Calvin Holmes & Amanda Rippy

Contributed by Brenda Davis
© 2001

CALVIN B. HOLMES son of ALBERT GARNER HOLMES & MILLY TURNER. (See the Albert Holmes & Milly Turner ), was born December 16, 1838 in Sumner Co. Tennessee, and died June 10, 1915 in Sumner Co. Mt Vernon Cemetery. He married AMANDA MILINDA RIPPY February 12, 1865 in Sumner County Tennessee, daughter of THOMAS RIPPY and ROSANNAH WILLIAMS. She was born February 25, 1844 in Sumner Co Tennessee, and died January 27, 1913 in Sumner Co Tennessee.

Children of CALVIN HOLMES and AMANDA RIPPY are:

  1. LUCINDA M "LOU" HOLMES, b. Macon County Tennessee; d. November 07, 1922, Sumner Co Tennessee. She married WILLIAM ALEXANDER ESCUE November 10, 1866 in Sumner Co. Tennessee, son of JAMES ESCUE and ELIZABETH HOUDERSHELL. He was born July 06, 1837 in Sumner Co Tennessee, and died October 29, 1885. Children of LUCINDA HOLMES and WILLIAM EASCUE are: 1. BAKER E ESCUE. 2. JAMES G ESCUE. 3. WILLIAM H. ESCUE. 4. BRODIE B. ESCUE. 5. LUELLA ESCUE, b. 1870. 6. MINNESOTA ESCUE, b. 1879.

  2. THOMAS ALONZO LONNIE HOLMES, b. 1866, Sumner County, Tennessee. Children of THOMAS ALONZO LONNIE HOLMES are: 1. BEDFORD HOLMES. 2. PAUL HOLMES. 3. MARUS HOLMES. 4. KATHLEEN HOLMES. 5. LOVIE HOLMES. 6. FLOSSIE HOLMES.

  3. ROBERT YANCEY HOLMES, b. November 29, 1867, Angletown Tenn; d. July 25, 1945, Bethpage, Angletown Tennessee. He married CLARINA ROMELIA (MELIA) HUNTER. For more information see below.

  4. MARY LOUISE HOLMES, b. March 28, 1870, Sumner County, Tennessee; d. May 29, 1941, Sumner County, Tennessee. She married J.F.WITHAM. He was born September 17, 1866 in Sumner County, Tennessee, and died October 28, 1930 in Sumner County, Tennessee. Child of MARY HOLMES and J.F.WITHAM is: RUSSELL WITHAM, b. August 03, 1894, Sumner County, Tennessee; d. July 23, 1896, as a small child.

  5. ROSA ALLEN HOLMES, b. May 28, 1872, Sumner County, Tennessee; d. August 27, 1891, Sumner County, Tennessee; m. J. R. KEY.

  6. FRANCES FANNY HOLMES, b. 1875, Sumner County, Tennessee.

  7. JULIA OMA HOLMES, b. July 13, 1878, Sumner County, Tennessee; d. November 06, 1904, Sumner County, Tennessee. She married GIDEON ROBERT MONCRIEF August 15, 1894 in Sumner County, Tennessee, son of JOHN MONCRIEF and SARAH HUNTER. He was born November 08, 1874 in Bethpage, Angletown Tennessee, and died February 18, 1936 in Sumner County, Tennessee.

  8. CHARLES WILSON HOLMES, b. January 02, 1880, Sumner Co Tennessee; d. March 21, 1925, Sumner Co. Mt. Vernon Cemetery. He married WILLIE JANE SIMPSON January 10, 1905 in Sumner Co Tennessee, daughter of ROBERT SIMPSON and ROSEELLA SHEARON. She was born October 12, 1888 in Sumner Co., and died March 18, 1925 in Sumner Co. Mt. Vernon Cemetery.

  9. HARRY CLEVELAND HOLMES, b. January 31, 1885, Sumner County, Tennessee; d. September 26, 1961, Sumner County, Tennessee Anglea Town.

  10. MARSHAL H. HOLMES, b. January 31, 1885, Sumner County, Tennessee; d. July 26, 1885, Sumner County, Tennessee.

ROBERT YANCEY HOLMES son of CALVIN B. HOLMES & AMANDA RIPPY, was born November 29, 1867 in Angletown Tenn, and died July 25, 1945 in Bethpage, Angletown Tennessee. He married CLARINA ROMELIA (MELIA) HUNTER December 29, 1889 in Sumner County, Tennessee, daughter of ANDREW HUNTER and CLARINDA TAYLOR. She was born December 12, 1868 in Bethpage, Angletown Tenn, and died June 28, 1949 in Bethpage, Sumner Co, Tennessee Angletown, Tenn.

Children of ROBERT HOLMES and CLARINA HUNTER are:

  1. WESLEY ELDRIDGE HOLMES, b. June 15, 1906, Sumner County, Tennessee.
  2. WILSON HOLMES.
  3. CLAIRABELL HOLMES, b. September 24, 1891, Sumner County, Tennessee; d. 1959, Sumner County, Tennessee; m. JAMES A. HUGHS, June 04, 1921, Sumner County, Tennessee; b. 1888; d. 1967.
  4. JAMES ERSKINE HOLMES, b. August 29, 1893, Sumner County, Tennessee; m. (1) ETHEL CATES, November 12, 1916, Sumner County, Tennessee; m. (2) LAUNA ADAMA WHITE, July 1951, Sumner County, Tennessee.
  5. CALLIE MYRTLE HOLMES, b. April 15, 1896, Sumner County, Tennessee; d. February 17, 1923, Sumner County, Tennessee; m. JAMES POLK REDDICK, May 20, 1915, Sumner County, Tennessee; b. January 21, 1893, Sumner County, Tennessee; d. November 08, 1923, Sumner County, Tennessee.
  6. BESSY LOU HOLMES, b. May 22, 1898, Sumner County, Tennessee; d. April 17, 1965, Sumner County, Tennessee; m. NOAH B. THOMPSON, January 01, 1921, Sumner County, Tennessee; b. January 19, 1902.
  7. LESLIE CALVIN HOLMES, b. June 07, 1900, Sumner County, Tennessee; d. December 02, 1957, Sumner County, Tennessee; m. ROBERTA MILTON REDDICK, December 30, 1922, Sumner County, Tennessee; b. January 03, 1909, Sumner County, Tennessee.
  8. VIRGIL BAKER HOLMES, b. April 08, 1903; m. (1) JESSIE MAE; m. (2) EVA.
  9. VALLIE LILLIAN HOLMES, b. April 25, 1911, Sumner County, Tennessee; d. 1971; m. HOYT THORTON.
  10. JOE GILBERT HOLMES, b. November 13, 1908, Sumner County, Tennessee; m. JESSIE.
  11. ALBERT WILSON HOLMES, b. April 15, 1913, Sumner County, Tennessee; d. April 01, 1971, Sumner County, Tennessee; m. VIRGINIA M. PRITCHARD, June 1934, Sumner County, Tennessee.


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