Roy Joseph HOLMES

Father: Zadock HOLMES
Mother: Mary HOLMES

Family 1: Meta M. SYLVESTER

(1) Minnesota, Marriages Index, 1849-1950 via Ancestry.com

  1. Merrill Sylvester HOLMES
  2. Hettie Marie HOLMES
  3. John HOLMES
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 _Zadock HOLMES_|
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|--Roy Joseph HOLMES
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|                _Charles HOLMES____|
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|_Mary HOLMES___|
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                |_Maria HENDRICSON__|
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Notes

Updated February 25, 2015. Compiled by Howder (www.howderfamily.com) from the following source(s):

(1) Minnesota, Marriages Index, 1849-1950 via Ancestry.com

- Name: Roy J HOLMES
- Gender: Male
- Age: 22
- Birth Date: 1886
- Marriage Date: 25 Jun 1908
- Marriage Place: Plainview, Wabasha, Minnesota
- Spouse's Name: Meta M SYLVESTER
- Spouse Gender: Female
- Spouse Age: 20
- Spouse Birth Date: 1888
- Event Type: Marriage
- FHL Film Number: 1320201

(2) 1910 United States Census for Minnesota, Ramsey Co., St. Paul City, Ward 12: Supervisory District 4, Enumeration District 161; Sheet 12A; April 29, 1910.

Roy J. HOLMES is head of household, married to Meta S. [SYLVESTER] HOLMES. Their child Merrill S. HOLMES resides with them.

- Address: 1140 Argyle Street.
- Age: 22; married for 2 years.
- Birthplace: North Dakota with his parents from Minnesota.
- Occupation: None listed.
- Home: Owns his home.

(3) World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 via Ancestry.com

- Name: Roy J. HOLMES
- Home Address: 808 6th, Ames, Ia
- Date of Birth: November 28, 1886; 30 years old
- Birthplace: Mandan, North Dakota
- Employment: Instructor, Iowa State College
- Dependents: Wife and three children
- Physical Characteristics: height - 6'1"; build - medium; eyes - blue; hair - light brown; bald? - no.
- Date: June 5, 1917

(4) 1920 United States Census for North Dakota, Stutsman Co., Jamestown, 4th Ward: Supervisor's District 2; Enumeration District 239; Sheet 12A; January 15, 1920.

Roy J. HOLMES is head of household, married to Mrs. Meta [SYLVESTER] HOLMES. Children in the household are Merrill, Hatty-Marie and John.

- Address: College Campus
- Home ownership: Rents his home.
- Age: 33.
- Birthplace: North Dakota, with his father from Sweden and his mother from Illinois.
- Occupation: Professor, College.

(5) Manzow, Ron, ed., "The Sylvester Family of Plainview, Minnesota -- a collection of information taken from the Plainview News, other newspapers, letters, and diaries beginning in 1884" (Plainview, Minnesota: Plainview History Center, 2001).

- 1908: Marriage to Meta SYLVESTER (pages 45-46).

(6) Alumni quarterly of Hamline University, Volumes 10-15; Volume XV, Number 3, January 1919, page 28 via Google Books.

Roy J. HOLMES, '13, and his wife, Meta SYLVESTER HOLMES, ex-'11, are now living in Jamestown N. D. Roy is head of the department of English in Jamestown college and is well pleased with his situation. We wonder if he ever soothes the savage sophomores with the "Slumber Song" on muted strings.

(7) The History of Wabasha County [MN], 1920. Biography of Edwin L. Sylvester.

- "...a well known educator."

(8) (8) Van Lysol Family Records; October 14, 2012.

- His parents were Mary HOLMES and Zadock HOLMES (who were distantly related); Mary was the daughter of Maria HENDRICSON and Charles HOLMES.