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| Moses HOLMES & Jennet/Jane Rogers were married in 1792 in Orange Co., NC and subsequently moved to Maury County, TN where they lived the remainder of their lives. Records indicate that Moses died about 1843 while Jane lived until the early months of 1849. Their known children were Robert who married three times: Jane MITCHELL, Nancy FORGEY and Rachel Emeline LATTA; Rachel who married Thomas FITZGERALD; William who married Margaret NICHOLS; Eleanor who married William WOLLARD; Ann who married John OLIPHANT; John who married three times to Martha A. EVANS, Jackey Rachel EVANS and Parthena THOMSON and Jane who married Allen DUNGAN. There may have been one other son whose given name is unknown. From Kay Holmes 8 March 1812. Andrew Mitchell conveys 60 acres on Leepers Lick Creek to Moses Holmes. Information taken from Early Tennessee Settlers 1700- 1800, Records from State and County Archives, Maury County, page 241 The following is passed down from family members Moses wanted to be buried on his land..and started a cemetery for family and slaves.. the slaves were separately buried ..behind his home and his wife wanting to be with her family.. whch most likely was on William Rogers land passed to them.. Deed book 25 page 388, Orange Co., North Carolina -- concerning selling the land willed to Moses & Jennet Holmes, Jennet's sister, Luke & Eleanor (Rogers) Pryor to which it was sold to John Rogers, Sr. John Rogers was probably a brother to Eleanor and Jennet and stayed on the home farm of William Rogers. . Both the Pryors and the Rogers went from Orange Co., North Carolina to Tennessee. The Pryors settled in Williamson Co., Tennessee and the Rogers in Maury Co., Tennessee. Polk County, Missouri. This district had always been strongly Republican, Orange Co. NC marriages Holms, John Catherine Gibbs 17 Oct. 1791 Joseph Clendenin Holmes, Moses Geney Rogers 8 Sept. 1792 Joseph Holmes Holmes, John Frances Dukes 29 July 1813 Thos. Christian Holms, Henry Sally Wilkins 16 Dec. 1825 John Wason Holmes, Lewallen Mary Moffett 2 Feb. 1829 --- ---- Holmes, Nichalos Nancy Moore 4 Mar. 1837 Wm. Holmes Holmes, Haywood Sarah Cooper 17 Aug. 1838 Anderson Glenn Holmes, Wm. Jane Thompson 8 Jan. 1840 J. C. Patterson Holmes, Lucian Mary Mitchell 2 Nov. 1847 E. J. Holte Holmes, John W. Mary M. Sykes 28 Aug. 1866 David Sykes Holmes, David H. Martha Moore 25 Sept. 1866 M. W. Moore The following is an excerpt from the Myra K. Nickla MyFamily website and was posted by Billie Hobbs Horn: Hi, Karen Thank you,,, Karen please feel free to change anything you see wrong I have given you that right...and any family member...please help me out...I have followed your work and you have helped me alot... Holmes information on my web is from family as far as William's birth it's from the dates of his father's marriage and passed on ...Karen give me a day..I will have to reserach it..I have only been at this one year...My family has given me alot of information passed from bibles and 90 year old women...now as time,,has passed I have realized my need to write it down..from the start it was fun and interesting, now I'm very serious.. Moses cemetery story is from. family stating that Moses wanted to be buried on his land..and started a cemetery for family and slaves.. the slaves were separately buried ..behind his home and his wife wanting to be with her family.. whch most likely was on William Rogers land passed to them.. :the Hickman County Courthouse burned in 1864, so records from previous years are scarce. Robert Holmes married Rachel Bruce,,, and witness Abner B Bruce, in ancestry.com thought to be her brother in Orange County North Carolina Bruce as brother need to check out“ Robert a Citizens of Mecklenburg County Virginia. Deed book 25 page 388, Orange Co., North Carolina -- concerning selling the land willed to Moses & Jennet Holmes, Jennet's sister, Luke & Eleanor (Rogers) Pryor to which it was sold to John Rogers, Sr. John Rogers was probably a brother to Eleanor and Jennet and stayed on the home farm of William Rogers. . Both the Pryors and the Rogers went from Orange Co., North Carolina to Tennessee. The Pryors settled in Williamson Co., Tennessee and the Rogers in Maury Co., Tennessee. Polk County, Missouri. This district had always been strongly Republican, Robert HOLMES his famiy buried in Bellefonte, Boone Co., AR in the holme’s grave yard have a picture of the site... The Yarbrough faimily were in Richmond Co., Virginia Lunenberg Co., Virginia. This family seems to have moved to Amelia/Lunenbert/Mecklenburg Co., to Stweart to Kentucky, and Missouri...The interesting fact is, Yarbrough and Moses Holmes Ancestors connected as your family in serveral places through other family members... The documentation for two things Iis family history....:There may be enough evidence to support the idea of the two William O Holmes’s brother one being Owen Holmes William Ottis Holmes..which again came from Mary Yarbrough who stayed with Mary Letitia Holmes who married my great great grand father James K Polk Yarbrough...part of the family fought for the North our Yarbrough side fought in the North...If I’m right the story is correct...most of the Holmes were on the side of the South..the Holmes and Yarbrough’s were spilt down the middle..we are the Walkers , Yarbrough,George,sloan,Hudson,Sims, , Holmes and we are kin to them both.. also we had salves in Arkansas..but our kin The George and Miller, Sloan, did not were for the North’s side... Family tradition says Owen Holmes left to fight with the North, Death: Abt. 1863 in TN (in Civil War) if he lived he would have stayed in Missouri or Arkansas, in Yell Couty a Northern settlement in the South..and would have been in touch with his Mary Letitia Yarbrough who’s husband was for the North..don’t you think...A Northern regiment was composed of men chiefly from Polk, Cedar, and Dallas Counties, and served mostly in Southwest Missouri, but was at different times in Arkansas. It was in no regular engagement as a whole unit, but at Springfield, a portion of the Regiment was engaged. One would be the source for the birth dates of William O. Holmes and his date is from you and Mary and Roxie Yarbrough again these ladies are the oldest living family from Walter lee Yarbrough. child of Mary Leitia Homes and James K Polk Yarbrough..Roxie lives in California..she has story after story...John Warren talks about the GRANDMOTHER Holmes AND YARBROUGH AND WARREN and twin brother, Owen Holmes. The other would be the location of the Holmes Cemetery in Maury Co TN where Moses Holmes is buried. Roxie Yarbrough WAS BORN January 31, 1925 IN Dardanelle, Yell County Arkansas...living in,5033 Darby Ln, Murphys California, 95247 Mary Elizabeth Yarbrough BORN November 14, 1917 IN Mimosa, Montgomery Co, Arkansas SHE KNOW THE MOST ABOUT HOLMES...Lives in Ola, Arkansas 72853 Mary and Roxie remembered Clint, Walter, Bob and Roy and our father Sam son's of William James Yarbrough and Ella Dement Yarbrough. the boy's .like to fish and hunt and the boys like to play jokes on everyone... grandmother, Mary Letitia Yarbrough and James Knox Polk Yarbrough always had a full house of children. Roxie said that she went to school with our mother Bettye Leigh Yarbrough, her maiden name Bettye Leigh Walker, dauhter to Jack Walker his real name, INTERVIEW 2002 July 1 Mary Yarbrough WAS BORN Mary Elizabeth Yarbrough children of Walter Lee Yarbrough born June 04, 1879 his SSN 432-24-2133, and born in Doniphan, Missouri and wife Alice April kiser was born April 18, 1891 in Piedmont, Wayne Co, Missouri, that both were in Bethel Cemetery. Yell County, Arkansas said in her interview with her stated she lived in Ola Arkansas and out lived two husbands and her birthday ,November 14, 1917 in Mimosa, Montgomery County, Arkansas that she was 84....Fowler, Mary E Ola, AR 72853....501-489-5038 that she married Lloyd Fowler born February 17, 1917 in Yell County, Arkansas they lived in Arkadelphia, Arkansas until he died July 30, 1994,,she had trouble with his will. and left to Ola...her 1th husband was Calvin A. Leach born 1910 in Yell County, Arkansas,Magazine, AR 72943 and died Ola, Yell County, Arkansas buried New Bethel Cemetery. Yell County, Arkansas. Mary never had any children... She said ,that William James Yarbrough child of James Yarbrough and Mary Letia Holmes Yarbrough live in, Mayfield County, Tennessee.Maury County, Tennessee., Oregon County., Missouri,Doniphan, Missouri, Danville, Yell County, Arkansas,New Hope , Dardanelle, Yell County, Arkansas, and Chickalah Mountain, in Yell County. Chickalah, Arkansas. That William James Yarbrough was strict, and hard on his women and selfish with money and a hard worker..That he married two young women both named Ella... the 1th wife ran off with three small baby boys...the 2th wife was Ella E . Dement,a beautiful women born January 08, 1888 in Dunklin County,Arkansas, close to Rector Arkansas. married her in New Hope, Yell County Aransas. August 29, 1906 this is found in the Montgomery County Arkansas Marriages 1900-1925..William’s own Parents are buried in New Salem,CemeteryAlton,Missouri Oregon County, Missouri.. that she and Walter had visted the graves as a small child and visted, James Knox Polk Yarbrough and Mary Letitia Holmes, who married in July 12, 1867...Maury County, Tennessee. marriage book records Roxie stated that Mary Letitia had a farm right out of the town of Missouri Oregon Alton, County Missourri,,,and raised all her food...she was a angel taking care of all her 13 children New Salem Cemertery, Alton, Oregan City, Missouri BURIED HERE IN HOLMES RECORD S WITH DAUGHTER page 310 in Maury County, Tennesse James K. Polk Yarbrough b. 7 Aug 1844 Graves Cty KY, d. 24 Mar 1917 Thayer, Oregon Cty, MO. Married to Mary L. Holmes b. 11 Nov 1846 Graves Cty KY, d. 27 Feb 1930 Thayer, Oregon Cty, MO James K. Polk Yarbrough was son of James M. and Margaret (Leech) Yarbrough.He was born 1844 i n Graves Co., Ky . His mother was Margaret Leech born 16 Sept. 1815 in Caldwe ll Co., Ky. and died 21 Oct. 1854 in Graves Co., Ky. His father was James Milton Yarbrough, born 14 Aug. 1816 in Stewart Co., TN. and died 25 Dec. 1885 in Graves Co., Ky. Jame's Parents are buried in the Yarbrough-Sims cemetery near Sedalia, Ky. , in Graves Co., Ky. have pictures Hopes this helps. CHILDREN Walter Lee Yarbrough Tisha Yarbrough Ella Yarbrough Della Yarbrough Neva Yarbrough John Yarbrough William Yarbrough Charlie Yarbrough November 05, 1872 Novel Yarbrough Bomer Yarbrough Tommy Yarbrough Elmer Polk Yarbrough George B. YARBROUGH RAISED TWO CHIDREN FROM Daughter Neva YARBROUGH AND Husband Basil John Warren;;;;the 1918 -1920 flu took their lives,,John, Neva and Baby...buried in one grave locked in morther’s arms.....contact grand son John Warren in Texas 1870 US Census, Graves Co., KY P. 395, Farmington Township: 65/65 Yarbor James 24 b. KY ___/1225 Farmer,,, Mary 22 b. TN [See Holmes] William 02 b. KY Harvie (?) 6/12 b. KY 1880 US Census, Oregon, MO: 43/43 Yarber James K 55(35?) Farmer KY TN TN Mary L. 32 Kpg house TN TN TN William James Yarbrough died of heart attack 1880 had him. 12 years son TN KY TN Noval S. 10 son KY K Y TN 1870 died young in New hope Arkansas of heart attcak his brother ‘s horse died from running him to get to his brother Walter lee trying to get to him signed Myra Yarbrough told by Walter’s daughter Roxie... George B. 09 son TN KY TN... 1871 died young John 07 son KY KY TN 1873 Margaret 06 dau KY KY TN...1874 died of old age,, Thomas known as Tommy died if heart attack 1880 cenus had him three 03 son KY KY TN...1877 Walter Lee Yarbrough in 1880 cenus 01 son KY KY TN...1870...August 07, 1844 died of heart attack.... WILL of MOSES HOLMES I Moses Holmes of the County of Maury and state of Tennessee being weak in body but sound and perfect mind and memory do make and publish this my last will and testament in manner and form following To wit First it is my will and desire that all my just debts together with my funeral expenses be paid by my executors as soon after my decease as ____________ Secondly I give and bequeath to my wife Jane Holmes all my estate real and personal during her natural life Thirdly At the death of my [wife] said Jane Holmes I give and bequeath to my son John Holmes seventy five acres of land on the western boundary of the lands of which seized and possessed including that part known by the name of Skeley tract Fourthly At the death of my wife aforesaid I give and bequeath to my sons Robert Holmes and William Holmes the remainder of my land to be equally divided between according to quantity and quality Fifthly I will and devise that the residue of my estate at the decease of my said wife Jane Holmes aforesaid be equally divided between my daughters Eleanor Wollard Ann Oliphant the children of my daughter Rachel Fitzgerald to wit Parthena, Jane, Patrick, Christopher M. Nancy Ann Mary and Rachel R. Fitzgerald and Betsy A. P. Dungan daughter of my daughter Jane Dungan and William O. Holmes The children of my said daughter Rachel Fitzgerald to represent their mother and be entitled to one share provided that if the said Betsy A. P. Dungan or William O. Holmes should die without bodily issue the other shall be entitled to the whole share, which otherwise would belong to both equally. Further it is my will that my slaves with my other personal property be valued and if the valuation of the same should amount to than the value of the lands willed to my sons that the surplus be equally divided among all my children the children of my daughter Rachel to represent one share and Betsy A. P. Dungan and William O. Holmes one share as before named and in the event the value of the lands willed to my sons exceed the value of my slaves and other personal property the surplus to be divided as above specified so as to make each share equal in value. Lastly I hereby appoint my son William Holmes Executor to this my last will and testament revoking all former wills by me made In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this eighth day of January One Thousand Eight hundred and forty two. Moses Holmes (seal) Witness Ishmael Stevens Jurat Robert H. Stevens Jurat I Moses Holmes of Maury County & state of Tennessee do make and establish this as a codicil and supplement to my last will and testament some time since mad(e) and now in the hands of Ishmael Stevens In addition to what I have already given and bequeathed to my Grandson William O. Holmes I do hereby give and bequeath to my said grandson William O. Holmes a certain negro child Jane (now aged about nine months) at the death of his grandmother Jane Holmes provided she the said Jane Holmes should outlive me otherwise at my decease. In witness I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 27th day of April A.D. 1843. 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