Anthony Martin Holmes (McCavish)

Male 1872 - 1932  (59 years)


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  • Name Anthony Martin Holmes (McCavish) 
    Born 7 Oct 1872  Castleconnor, Sligo, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Christened 12 Oct 1872  Castleconnor, Sligo, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 6 Mar 1932  Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Chicago, Cook, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I6  Tekulve
    Last Modified 1 Oct 2020 

    Father Patrick Holmes (McCavish),   b. Abt 1831,   d. Feb 1876, Castleconnor, Sligo, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 45 years) 
    Mother Margaret Jordan,   b. Abt 1836,   d. 14 Sep 1920, Chicago, Cook, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 84 years) 
    Married 27 Mar 1856  Castleconnor, Sligo, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F4  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Margaret Jennings,   b. Bef 21 Mar 1875, Mountdelvin, Kiltullagh, Roscommon, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Dec 1937, Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 62 years) 
    Married 1 Aug 1906  Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Michael Holmes,   b. 25 Apr 1907, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    +2. Mary Ellen Holmes
    Last Modified 4 Nov 2020 
    Family ID F3  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
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  • Documents
    1872 CIVIL BIRTH record of Anthony (McCavish) Holmes
    1872 CIVIL BIRTH record of Anthony (McCavish) Holmes
    Dromore West/Castleconnor Registration District, Sligo, Ireland

    Born 1 Oct 1872 at Castleconnor
    Anthony Holmes
    father: Patt Holmes, Farmer, Castleconnor
    mother: Margaret Jordan

    informant: Maria Holmes of Castleconnor, present at the birth

    source: IrishGenealogy.ie. Civil Registration Records.
    1872 Baptism of Anthony (McCavish) Holmes
    1872 Baptism of Anthony (McCavish) Holmes
    Castleconnor, Sligo, Ireland

    12 Oct 1872
    Baptism of Antony
    Parents: Patrick McCavish, Margaret Jordan, res. Castleconnor

    Godparents: Thomas McCavish, Mary Flannelly

    source: National Library Ireland. Parish Registers of Castleconnor, Diocese of Killala.
    1879 Immigration of Margaret Jordan Holmes and children
    1879 Immigration of Margaret Jordan Holmes and children
    New York Harbor, New York

    ship The Queen, Liverpool to New York
    arrived 29 Dec 1879

    Margt Holmes, 44, wife
    Michl, 12
    Pat, 8
    Richard, 7
    Ann, 6
    Anthony, 5

    Note: ages are a bit off for the children
    No Ireland birth or baptism has yet been located to match the Michael in this record.

    source: Ancestry.com. New York, Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957
    1890 Navy Enlistment of Anthony Martin Holmes (McCavish)
    1890 Navy Enlistment of Anthony Martin Holmes (McCavish)
    Michigan City, Indiana

    27 Sep 1890
    Return of Enlistments of Apprentices on board the U.S. Steamer ship Michigan

    Anthony Martin Holmes
    Born 6 Oct 1873 Sligo, Ireland

    Enlisted at Chicago, IL on 24 Sep 1890

    source: Ancestry.com. U.S., Naval Enlistment Rendezvous, 1855-1891
    1897 Obituary of Michael (McCavish) Holmes
    1897 Obituary of Michael (McCavish) Holmes
    Chicago, Cook, Illinois

    Chicago Tribune. 11 Jan 1897, page 5

    Deaths
    HOLMES- Michael, beloved son of Margaret Holmes, nee Jordan, and the late Patrick Holmes and brother of Thomas, Patrick, Richard, Anthony, Annie and Mrs. John Gibbons, native of Castle Connor, County Sligo, Ireland.

    Funeral on Tuesday, Jan 12 1897 from his late residence, 929 Fletcher st. at 9:30 am, thence by carriages to Calvary [Cemetery].

    source: Newspapers.com.
    1906 Marriage Index for Anthony Holmes and Margaret Jennings
    1906 Marriage Index for Anthony Holmes and Margaret Jennings
    1 August 1906, Chicago, Cook, Illinois

    Groom: Anthony Holmes, age 28
    Bride: Margaret Jennings, age 26
    Marriage: 1 Aug 1906 in Chicago

    FamilySearch.org, Illinois, Cook County Marriages, 1871-1968
    1907 Birth Certificate for Michael Holmes
    1907 Birth Certificate for Michael Holmes
    25 April 1907, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania

    Name: Michael Holmes
    Birth: 25 Apr 1907
    Residence: Hoosac St
    Father: Anthony Holmes, age 31, b. Ireland, Plasterer
    Mother: Margaret Jennings, age 27, b. Ireland, Housewife

    Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, Birth Certificates, 1906-1911
    1909 City Directory for Wm Carney and Anthony Holmes
    1909 City Directory for Wm Carney and Anthony Holmes
    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

    Wm Carney, lab, 32 Hoosac
    Anthony Holmes, plasterer, 32 Hoosac

    Note: Wm and Anthony married sisters (Ellen and Margaret Jennings). They were living in the same house.

    Ancestry.com, U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995
    1937 Death Certificate for Margaret Jennings Holmes
    1937 Death Certificate for Margaret Jennings Holmes
    29 December 1937, Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio

    Name: Margaret Jennings Holmes
    Death: 29 Dec 1937
    Birth: 5 May 1879 in US
    Age: 58 years, 7 months, 22 days
    Spouse: Anthony Holmes (deceased)
    Father: Thomas Jennings, b. Ireland
    Mother: Mary McGuier, b. Ireland

    Note: Margaret's birth place is listed as the US, but all other records say she was born in Ireland

    Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1968