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Jessie Willard
HOLMES
(b.
17 June 1923
,
Tahoka, Lynn, Texas, USA
d.
13 September 1986
,
Carlsbad, New Mexico, USA
)
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Jessie Willard HOLMES was born 17 June 1923 in Tahoka, Lynn, Texas, USA. Jessie Willard HOLMES was the child of Nolie Everett HOLMES and Esther Mae NELSON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Mathew William HOLMES and Annie KIDD (maternal) John Henry NELSON and Freddie May JOHNSON
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Jessie Willard married Doris WILLIS 7 December 1942 . The couple had (at least) 1 child. Doris WILLIS was born 5 September 1925 in Carlsbad, New Mexico, USA. Doris died 17 January 2011 in Lexington, South Carolina, USA. Doris was the child of Otho Gridley WILLIS and Murtie Martelia MCCLURE.
Jessie Willard HOLMES died 13 September 1986 in Carlsbad, New Mexico, USA.
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Doris WILLIS was the child of Otho Gridley WILLIS and Murtie Martelia MCCLURE
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Doris WILLIS was the child of Otho Gridley WILLIS and Murtie Martelia MCCLURE
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Carlsbad, New Mexico, USA
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Birth
Name: Jessie Willard Holmes
Birth Date: 17 Jun 1923
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Tahoka, Lynn, Texas, USA
Father: N E Holmes
Father Birth Place: Jack County, Texas
Mother: Esther Nelson
Mother Birth Place: Moran County, Texas
Mother Residence: Tahoka, Texas
Ancestry.com. Texas, Birth Certificates, 1903-1932 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.
1930 U.S. Census
Name: Jessie Willard Holmes
Birth Date: 17 Jun 1923
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Tahoka, Lynn, Texas, USA
Father: N E Holmes
Father Birth Place: Jack County, Texas
Mother: Esther Nelson
Mother Birth Place: Moran County, Texas
Mother Residence: Tahoka, Texas
Ancestry.com. Texas, Birth Certificates, 1903-1932 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.
1930 U.S. Census
1930 Deaf Smith, Texas
Name: Willard Holmes
Birth Year: abt 1923
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Texas
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son
Home in 1930: Precinct 2, Deaf Smith, Texas
Map of Home: View Map
Dwelling Number: 146
Family Number: 158
Attended School: No
Father's Birthplace: Texas
Mother's Birthplace: Texas
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Nolie Holmes 34
Ester Holmes 25
Willard Holmes 7
Vida Holmes 5
Othell Holmes 1
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1930 U.S. Census
Name: Willard Holmes
Birth Year: abt 1923
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Texas
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son
Home in 1930: Precinct 2, Deaf Smith, Texas
Map of Home: View Map
Dwelling Number: 146
Family Number: 158
Attended School: No
Father's Birthplace: Texas
Mother's Birthplace: Texas
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Nolie Holmes 34
Ester Holmes 25
Willard Holmes 7
Vida Holmes 5
Othell Holmes 1
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1930 U.S. Census

Jessie Willard HOLMES and Doris WILLIS 7 December 1942,

13 September 1986
Carlsbad, New Mexico, USA
CARLSBAD CURRENT-ARGUS
Carlsbad, Eddy County, New Mexico
September 13, 1986
HOLMES
Services for Jess Willard Holmes, 63, 205 S. 11th St., will be held at 10 a.m. Monday in the Denton Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Will Steinsick of Hillcrest United Methodist Church officiating. Burial will follow in the Carlsbad Cemetery.
Mr. Holmes was born June 17, 1923, in Tahoka, Texas. He was in the U.S. Navy during World War II where he served in the Pacific from 1942 until 1946. He worked at Potash Company of America as a mine developing engineer. He retired in 1984.
Survivors include his wife, Doris Holmes, Carlsbad; one son, Jim Holmes, Berkeley Spring, W.Va.; a daughter, Marilyn Haddrill, Carlsbad; his father, Nolie Holmes, Carlsbad; four sisters, Pearl Sherrill, Othell Carlton and Addlene Hammond, all of Carlsbad, and Betty Teague, Eunice, N.M.; and three grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, Box 41, Carlsbad, 88220.
Jessie is buried at: Carlsbad Cemetery Carlsbad Eddy County New Mexico, USA Plot: Division A
Carlsbad, Eddy County, New Mexico
September 13, 1986
HOLMES
Services for Jess Willard Holmes, 63, 205 S. 11th St., will be held at 10 a.m. Monday in the Denton Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Will Steinsick of Hillcrest United Methodist Church officiating. Burial will follow in the Carlsbad Cemetery.
Mr. Holmes was born June 17, 1923, in Tahoka, Texas. He was in the U.S. Navy during World War II where he served in the Pacific from 1942 until 1946. He worked at Potash Company of America as a mine developing engineer. He retired in 1984.
Survivors include his wife, Doris Holmes, Carlsbad; one son, Jim Holmes, Berkeley Spring, W.Va.; a daughter, Marilyn Haddrill, Carlsbad; his father, Nolie Holmes, Carlsbad; four sisters, Pearl Sherrill, Othell Carlton and Addlene Hammond, all of Carlsbad, and Betty Teague, Eunice, N.M.; and three grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, Box 41, Carlsbad, 88220.
Jessie is buried at: Carlsbad Cemetery Carlsbad Eddy County New Mexico, USA Plot: Division A
Added: 8/29/2016 9:41:36 AM
- Updated: 9/19/2017 8:07:34 AM
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