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Edward W. Tupper HOLCOMBE[1]
1822 - 1895 (73 years)-
Name Edward W. Tupper HOLCOMBE [2, 3] Birth 4 Jan 1822 Vinton, Gallia, Ohio 
[2] Gender Male Residence 1850 Huntington Township, Gallia, Ohio [4] Residence 1870 Huntington Township, Gallia, Ohio [4] Census 1880 Huntington, Gallia Co., Ohio [4] FamilySearch ID LCD7-8KL LifeSketch [4] Was born in Vinton, Gallia county, January 4, 1822. His father, Samuel R. Holcomb, moved into Huntington township in April, 1805, carrying all his household goods on a horse behind him. He lived in a tent until they erected a log cabin; in the same year h LifeSketch [4] Was born in Vinton, Gallia county, January 4, 1822. His father, Samuel R. Holcomb, moved into Huntington township in April, 1805, carrying all his household goods on a horse behind him. He lived in a tent until they erected a log cabin; in the same year h Name Edward W Tupper HOLCOMB [4] Name Edward W. T. HOLCOMB [4] Reference Number H10901 Residence 1880 Huntington Township, Gallia, Ohio [4] _UID C6393B54861C44E2A4F40DED38B079E32CCB Death 6 Feb 1895 Vinton, Gallia, Ohio [2] Burial Old Holcomb Cemetery, Huntington Twp., Gallia, Ohio [2] Person ID I19539 Carney Wehofer 2024 Genealogy Last Modified 28 Nov 2022
Father Samuel Robert HOLCOMBE, b. 28 Feb 1777, Spencertown, Columbia, New York d. 24 Jun 1867, Vinton, Gallia, Ohio (Age 90 years) Mother Sarah "Sallie" EWING, b. 2 Apr 1782, Greenbrier, West Virginia d. 26 Sep 1850, Vinton, Gallia, Ohio (Age 68 years) Marriage 16 Jan 1802 Galliopolis, Gallia, Ohio [2] Family ID F9354 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Elizabeth MITCHEL, b. 14 Nov 1814, England d. 29 Mar 1901, Gallia, Ohio (Age 86 years) Children 1. Chauncey HOLCOMBE, b. Abt 1849, Gallia, Ohio d. Yes, date unknown2. Elizabeth HOLCOMBE, b. Abt 1852, Gallia, Ohio d. Yes, date unknown3. Walter HOLCOMBE, b. Abt 1855, Ohio d. Yes, date unknownFamily ID F9366 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 29 Aug 2016
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Notes - Was born in Vinton, Gallia county, January 4, 1822. His father, Samuel R. Holcomb, moved into Huntington township in April, 1805, carrying all his household goods on a horse behind him. He lived in a tent until they erected a log cabin; in the same year he started a settlement on the very ground where Vinton now stands. He continued to reside in the neighborhood until his death, which took place in the year 1867, at the age of 90 years. He was a native of Columbia county, New York. He was representative several terms in the Ohio legislature; was also sheriff of the county for eighteen years, besides holding several other county offices, among them county commissioner and treasurer. He was a brigadier-general in the late war, and he was also elected a presidential elector.
During his life he accumulated considerable property, gave his children a good schooling, and he enjoyed a good reputation in Huntington township. He raised a family of ten children; two died in early life. A. T. Holcomb, the eldest of the family, died in his seventy-seventh year; he was also a man of some note, having been elected to the legislature of his native State three terms; he was a legal gentleman; both himself and wife were of the hardy pioneer class. Sarah (Ewing) Holcomb, the mother of Edward, died in 1850, aged 68 years. Edward Holcomb and Elizabeth Mitchell were married in Vinton, February 23, 1847. She is a native of England, a daughter of John and Mary Mitchell, both of whom are deceased. The children of this union are: Victoria, born December 12, 1847; Chauncey, September 4, 1849; Elizabeth, August 17, 1853; Walter, March 20, 1856; they all reside in Vinton. Mr. Holcomb was elected trustee of Huntington township in 1862. His son-in-law, C. Fogg, was a soldier in the late war; he enlisted in the 38th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and was wounded at the battle of Winchester, July 24, 1864, and he died from the effect of his wound, April 26, 1882; he was an invalid pensioner. He leaves a wife and two children. Mr. Holcomb is engaged in farming in Huntington township.
His address is Vinton, Gallia county, Ohio. [SOURCE: History of Gallia County: Containing A Condensed History of the County; Biographical Sketches; General Statistics, Miscellaneous Matters, &c; James P. Averill; Hardesty & CO., Publishers, Chicago and Toledo. 1882. - Tr. by GT Team]
- Was born in Vinton, Gallia county, January 4, 1822. His father, Samuel R. Holcomb, moved into Huntington township in April, 1805, carrying all his household goods on a horse behind him. He lived in a tent until they erected a log cabin; in the same year he started a settlement on the very ground where Vinton now stands. He continued to reside in the neighborhood until his death, which took place in the year 1867, at the age of 90 years. He was a native of Columbia county, New York. He was representative several terms in the Ohio legislature; was also sheriff of the county for eighteen years, besides holding several other county offices, among them county commissioner and treasurer. He was a brigadier-general in the late war, and he was also elected a presidential elector.
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Sources - [S896] Paul Ebert.
- [S134] http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/, REG&db=charae&id=I03499 (Reliability: 3).
- [S305] The Holcombes, Nation Builders; by McPherson; 1947, Page 39-2; A-4-2-10-5-3-10 (Reliability: 3).
- [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 28 Nov 2022), entry for Edward Tupper HOLCOMBE, person ID LCD7-8KL. (Reliability: 3).
- [S896] Paul Ebert.