Albert Holmes & Milly Turner

Contributed by Brenda Davis
© 2001

ALBERT GARNER HOLMES son of ROBERT HOLMES and MARJARY BELL (See the Descendants of Robert Holmes & Marjary Bell ),was born April 25, 1804 in Iredell Co NC, and died February 04, 1854 in Macon Co Tennessee, Holmes Cemetery, Macon Co Tennessee. He married MILLY TURNER October 15, 1824 in Sumner County, Tennessee, daughter of YANCY TURNER and MARY DILLON. She was born December 10, 1810 in Sumner County, Tennessee, and died September 01, 1854 in Macon County, Tennessee.

Children of ALBERT HOLMES and MILLY TURNER are:

  1. ELIZABETH JANE HOLMES, b. 1825, Sumner Co Tennessee; d. 1850. She married HILLORY WEATHERFORD. For more information see below.

  2. JAMES HOLMES, b. 1829. Notes for JAMES HOLMES: James was retarded and died about 1860, he lived with Mary Frances Holmes, Bell. until his death.

  3. ALBERT F. HOLMES, b. 1831; d. 1931; m. AMANDA K. JOHNSON, January 02, 1855, Sumner Co Tennessee; b. 1836, Sumner Co Tennessee. Notes for ALBERT F. HOLMES: Albert T. Holmes moved to Missouri where he fought for the Union Army, then in his old age, returned to Sumner County Tennessee. He is buried in Missouri. He had a daughter in MO, we think she was illegitimate.

  4. MARY FRANCES HOLMES, b. August 10, 1831, Tennessee; d. January 12, 1913, Tennessee. She married QUINTON SARVER BELL June 22, 1854 in Tennessee. See Quinton Sarver Bell & Mary Frances Holmes.

  5. MARJORY A HOLMES, b. November 28, 1833; d. May 20, 1877. See married BIRD TROUTT. For more information see below.

  6. ROBERT "BOB' YANCEY HOLMES, b. November 10, 1836, Macon Co Tennessee; d. April 28, 1917, Sumner Co Tennessee. He married JULIA ANN DURHAM December 15, 1872 in Sumner Co Tennessee. She was born August 13, 1841 in Sumner Co Tennessee, and died March 03, 1918 in Sumner Co Tennessee.

  7. CALVIN B. HOLMES, b. December 16, 1838, Sumner Co. Tennessee; d. June 10, 1915, Sumner Co. Mt Vernon Cemetery. He married AMANDA MILINDA RIPPY. See Calvin Holmes & Amanda Rippy.

  8. MARGAET HOLMES, b. 1841. Notes for MARGAET HOLMES: Margaret died in childhood.

  9. LUCINDA MILLY HOLMES, b. December 15, 1843; d. November 07, 1922, Sumner Co , Tennessee. She married WILLIAM ALEXANDER ( SANDY) ESCUE November 20, 1866 in Sumner County, Tennessee. See William Escue & Lucinda Holmes.

  10. WILSON C. HOLMES, b. 1846, Died Very Young; d. 1868. Notes for WILSON C. HOLMES: He had no children and was named after his maternal grandmother. His name is an important clue that linked us to the correct Thomas Bell.

  11. LEATHA A HOLMES, b. May 25, 1851; d. June 02, 1872. 13. She married JAMES W DORRIS March 25, 1868. Child of LEATHA HOLMES and JAMES DORRIS is: SARAH ALICE5 DORRIS.

ELIZABETH JANE HOLMES (daughter of ALBERT GARNER & MILLY TURNER) was born 1825 in Sumner Co Tennessee, and died 1850. She married HILLORY J. WEATHERFORD. He was born 1825 in VA.

Children of ELIZABETH HOLMES and HILLORY WEATHERFORD are:

  1. EDWARD FRANK WEATHERFORD, b. April 19, 1852, VA. He married FLORENCE V AKINS January 04, 1876 in Sumner County, Tennessee, daughter of WILLIAMSON AKINS and MANERVA HUNTER. She was born 1858 in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, and died October 30, 1901. Children of EDWARD WEATHERFORD and FLORENCE AKINS are:
    1. SIDNEY T. WEATHERFORD, b. February 1875; d. 1954. 2. SOPHIA WEATHERFORD, b. May 22, 1878; d. January 11, 1949, Sumner County, Tennessee. 3. LOUISE W. WEATHERFORD, m. MR. EATON. 4. PYAS F. WEATHERFORD, b. May 1880. 5. MAGGIE W. WEATHERFORD, b. April 25, 1885; d. July 15, 1960. 6. CLARA G. WEATHERFORD, m. CHARLES W CALDWELL, June 29, 1912, Sumner County, Tennessee. 7. ROY WILSON WEATHERFORD, b. July 27, 1893; d. September 06, 1966, Sumner County, Tennessee. 8. MINNIE H. WEATHERFORD, b. August 1896; m. AMOS JERNINGAN.

  2. ROBERT YANCY WEATHERFORD.

  3. WILLIAM A. WEATHERFORD, b. 1847.

  4. JESSE C. WEATHERFORD, b. 1855.

  5. MARY A.E.A. WEATHERFORD, b. November 03, 1856; d. September 07, 1957, Macon Co Tennessee. Notes for MARY A.E.A. WEATHERFORD: She is buried in Polly Flag Tammell Creek, Macon Co Tennessee She died on September 7, 1957 in Macon Co Tennessee.

MARJORY A. HOLMES (daughter of ALBERT GARNER & MILLY TURNER) was born November 28, 1833, and died May 20, 1877. She married BIRD TROUTT January 25, 1855 in Sumner Co Tennessee, son of GEORGE TROUTT and NANCY BELL. He was born June 16, 1831 in Tennessee, and died July 03, 1862 in Corinth, Alcorn Co, MS.

Children of MARJORY HOLMES and BIRD TROUTT are:

  1. ROBERT CALVIN5 TROUTT.

  2. ROBERT G. TROUTT.

  3. JAMES ALBERT TROUTT, b. January 01, 1856; d. June 26, 1917.


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