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Father Unknown Holmes

Father Unknown Holmes



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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Father Unknown HolmesFather Unknown Holmes

    Family/Spouse: Nancy Mary Spindle. Nancy (daughter of Armstead Spindle and Daughter Unknown Frazier) was born in Apr 1852 in Virginia, USA; died on 26 Jun 1902 in 1408 Fulton, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 201 South 30th, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Sarah Holmes  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1870 in Pennsylvania, USA; died on 24 Feb 1899 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 201 South 30th, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.
    2. 3. William Holmes  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1873 in Pennsylvania, USA.
    3. 4. Moses Holmes  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 12 Sep 1877 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 31 Aug 1964 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 201 South 30th, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Sarah HolmesSarah Holmes Descendancy chart to this point (1.Father1) was born about 1870 in Pennsylvania, USA; died on 24 Feb 1899 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 201 South 30th, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.

    Family/Spouse: Charles Payton. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 5. Edith Jane Payton  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 18 Jan 1893 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 9 Nov 1973 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.
    2. 6. Helen Payton  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 7. Clara Payton  Descendancy chart to this point

  2. 3.  William HolmesWilliam Holmes Descendancy chart to this point (1.Father1) was born about 1873 in Pennsylvania, USA.

  3. 4.  Moses HolmesMoses Holmes Descendancy chart to this point (1.Father1) was born on 12 Sep 1877 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 31 Aug 1964 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 201 South 30th, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.

    Family/Spouse: Emma Ellen Turner. Emma (daughter of William Henry Turner and Betty T Williams) was born about 1879 in Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 8. Ester Holmes  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1901 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.
    2. 9. Living Holmes  Descendancy chart to this point


Generation: 3

  1. 5.  Edith Jane PaytonEdith Jane Payton Descendancy chart to this point (2.Sarah2, 1.Father1) was born on 18 Jan 1893 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 9 Nov 1973 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.

    Family/Spouse: Charles Augustus Finley, I. Charles (son of John Finley, I and Hannah Jane Johnson) was born on 12 Dec 1885 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 10. Myrtle Angeline Finley  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 14 Nov 1927 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 25 Sep 1967 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried .
    2. 11. Living Finley  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 12. Living Finley  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 13. Living Finley  Descendancy chart to this point
    5. 14. Living Finley  Descendancy chart to this point
    6. 15. Clara Finley  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 22 Dec 1919 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 3 Nov 1920 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 201 South 30th, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.
    7. 16. Helen Finley  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 4 Sep 1921 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 11 May 1962 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.
    8. 17. Sarah Brown  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 5 Apr 1924 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 21 Jan 1991.
    9. 18. Rachael Finley  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 12 Nov 1913 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 4 Sep 1914 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.

  2. 6.  Helen PaytonHelen Payton Descendancy chart to this point (2.Sarah2, 1.Father1)

  3. 7.  Clara PaytonClara Payton Descendancy chart to this point (2.Sarah2, 1.Father1)

  4. 8.  Ester HolmesEster Holmes Descendancy chart to this point (4.Moses2, 1.Father1) was born in 1901 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.

    Ester married John Robert Curtis on 11 May 1920 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. John was born in Aug 1898 in West Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  5. 9.  Living HolmesLiving Holmes Descendancy chart to this point (4.Moses2, 1.Father1)


Generation: 4

  1. 10.  Myrtle Angeline FinleyMyrtle Angeline Finley Descendancy chart to this point (5.Edith3, 2.Sarah2, 1.Father1) was born on 14 Nov 1927 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 25 Sep 1967 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried .

    Myrtle married Wendell Samuel Banks, Sr on 11 Jan 1947 in Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. Wendell (son of Charles Elwood Banks and Naomi Gumby) was born on 18 Jan 1926 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 9 Aug 1985 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 201 South 30th, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 19. Winston Arnold Banks  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 27 Jun 1948 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 14 Feb 1998.
    2. 20. Wendell Samuel Banks, II  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 25 Nov 1946 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 19 May 2020 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried on 27 May 2020 in Annville, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, USA.

  2. 11.  Living FinleyLiving Finley Descendancy chart to this point (5.Edith3, 2.Sarah2, 1.Father1)

    Family/Spouse: Living Caromartie. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 21. Elizabeth Anna Caromartie  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 27 Jan 1928 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 27 May 1928 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 201 South 30th, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.

  3. 12.  Living FinleyLiving Finley Descendancy chart to this point (5.Edith3, 2.Sarah2, 1.Father1)

  4. 13.  Living FinleyLiving Finley Descendancy chart to this point (5.Edith3, 2.Sarah2, 1.Father1)

  5. 14.  Living FinleyLiving Finley Descendancy chart to this point (5.Edith3, 2.Sarah2, 1.Father1)

  6. 15.  Clara FinleyClara Finley Descendancy chart to this point (5.Edith3, 2.Sarah2, 1.Father1) was born on 22 Dec 1919 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 3 Nov 1920 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 201 South 30th, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.

  7. 16.  Helen FinleyHelen Finley Descendancy chart to this point (5.Edith3, 2.Sarah2, 1.Father1) was born on 4 Sep 1921 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 11 May 1962 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.

    Family/Spouse: Living Steel. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  8. 17.  Sarah BrownSarah Brown Descendancy chart to this point (5.Edith3, 2.Sarah2, 1.Father1) was born on 5 Apr 1924 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 21 Jan 1991.

    Family/Spouse: Living Brown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 22. Alexis JoAnn Brown  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 9 Nov 1943 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 2 Dec 1964 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA.

    Sarah married Walter Kaylor Smith on 4 May 1943 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. Walter was born on 21 Mar 1925 in Cape May, Cape May, New Jersey, USA; died on 2 Mar 1979 in Baltimore, Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  9. 18.  Rachael FinleyRachael Finley Descendancy chart to this point (5.Edith3, 2.Sarah2, 1.Father1) was born on 12 Nov 1913 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 4 Sep 1914 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.



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