Robert "Return" Ira HOLCOMBE

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• AFN: RH42-CD
• Name: Return
• Reference Number: H2749
• _UID: EDD3A20FDB97446FB5B9760CCE5DA1EC3E50
• Military Service: 25 Jul 1861, Bloomfield, Cavi, Iowa; 10th MO Union Regiment

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From Minnesota Historical Society:
Mr. Holcombe was born in Huntington Township, Gallia County, Ohio, February 24, 1845, and was named Robert Ira, but he changed his first name to Return, which was the name of his grandfather's grandfather, a soldier of Connecticut in the army of the American Revolution. His parents and the family removed to Missouri when he was six years old, and there he received a serviceable education in the district or vil- lage school; after the war he attended an academy in Troy, Iowa. In our last conversation, five hours before his death, he told me of having learned "small Latin and less Greek," as one of his favorite old authors, Ben Jonson, wrote of Shake- speare.

During the Civil War Holcombe served on the Union side in the Tenth Missouri Regiment. Ever afterward, throughout his life, he took great interest in all phases of the history of that great war, and much enjoyed fellowship with those who wore the blue in 1861-65, being a member of the Garfield Post of St. Paul, Grand Army of the Republic. But his interest and breadth of sympathy extended also to those who wore the gray; he carefully read their monthly magazine, the Confederate Veteran, and collected many articles from newspapers and much information through correspondence concerning the southern side of the war.

He was sixteen years of age when that conflict began, and, as the early limit for recruits was eighteen years, he entered the service as a drummer boy, later taking a musket as a soldier. After the war he resumed his school studies for a time ; learned the printer's trade, at which he worked about four years ; was married and resided several years at Clarinda, Iowa; and engaged as editor of newspapers in Iowa and Missouri. His only child, a daughter named Lillian Maude, was born in 1872, and was married to 0. E. McAnulty in 1898. She died September 13, 1916, leaving a little daughter., Lillian Audrey, as her only surviving child.

For further info see Historical Society.

Robert married Lucinda Hannah DEARING about 1870 in Clarinda, Page, Iowa. Lucinda was born about 1839 in Indiana; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: H2751
• _UID: 935CF80D2BEE480C8145730470C835333EAD

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Lillian was a DAR Member, Number 72338, in Washington, DC, 1909.

From Jim Jennings:
R. I. Holcombe's daughter, Lillian Maude, died on 9/13/1916. Sketchy information suggests she died of pregnancy complications. His granddaughter, Lillian Audrey McAnulty, d. 2007, remembered her grandfather playing a game of catch with her, possibly during the funeral for Lillian Maude.

Family/Spouse: Orra Eugene MCANULTY. Orra was born about 1868 in Centerville, Appanoose, Iowa; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]