Husband of Ella E. (Courter) Holmes.
Thomas Holmes, a veteran of the Civil War, died Monday afternoon at his family residence, 603 East 24th Street, after five months' illness from Bright's Disease. Mr. Holmes was born in Pushy, Scotland, Sept. 1, 1840. Fifty years ago, he came to America and settled in Brooklyn, where he learned the boilermaking trade. He enlisted in the 179th New York Highlanders at the outbreak if the Civil War, was wounded at Bull Run, was captured and spent three months in the Libby prison at Andersonville He was paroled and came to this city. The deceased man for some years worked as a night watchman in the I. A. Hall, mill on Fulton Street. He is survived by a widow and eight children. The funeral will take place tomorrow afternoon at 1 o'clock. Falls City Lodge I. O. O. F. will have charge.
(SOURCE: Paterson Morning Call, 12/15/1909, pg. 1)
Thomas Holmes, a veteran of the Civil War, died Monday afternoon at his family residence, 603 East 24th Street, after five months' illness from Bright's Disease. Mr. Holmes was born in Pushy, Scotland, Sept. 1, 1840. Fifty years ago, he came to America and settled in Brooklyn, where he learned the boilermaking trade. He enlisted in the 179th New York Highlanders at the outbreak if the Civil War, was wounded at Bull Run, was captured and spent three months in the Libby prison at Andersonville He was paroled and came to this city. The deceased man for some years worked as a night watchman in the I. A. Hall, mill on Fulton Street. He is survived by a widow and eight children. The funeral will take place tomorrow afternoon at 1 o'clock. Falls City Lodge I. O. O. F. will have charge.
(SOURCE: Paterson Morning Call, 12/15/1909, pg. 1)
Husband of Ella E. (Courter) Holmes.
Thomas Holmes, a veteran of the Civil War, died Monday afternoon at his family residence, 603 East 24th Street, after five months' illness from Bright's Disease. Mr. Holmes was born in Pushy, Scotland, Sept. 1, 1840. Fifty years ago, he came to America and settled in Brooklyn, where he learned the boilermaking trade. He enlisted in the 179th New York Highlanders at the outbreak if the Civil War, was wounded at Bull Run, was captured and spent three months in the Libby prison at Andersonville He was paroled and came to this city. The deceased man for some years worked as a night watchman in the I. A. Hall, mill on Fulton Street. He is survived by a widow and eight children. The funeral will take place tomorrow afternoon at 1 o'clock. Falls City Lodge I. O. O. F. will have charge.
(SOURCE: Paterson Morning Call, 12/15/1909, pg. 1)
Thomas Holmes, a veteran of the Civil War, died Monday afternoon at his family residence, 603 East 24th Street, after five months' illness from Bright's Disease. Mr. Holmes was born in Pushy, Scotland, Sept. 1, 1840. Fifty years ago, he came to America and settled in Brooklyn, where he learned the boilermaking trade. He enlisted in the 179th New York Highlanders at the outbreak if the Civil War, was wounded at Bull Run, was captured and spent three months in the Libby prison at Andersonville He was paroled and came to this city. The deceased man for some years worked as a night watchman in the I. A. Hall, mill on Fulton Street. He is survived by a widow and eight children. The funeral will take place tomorrow afternoon at 1 o'clock. Falls City Lodge I. O. O. F. will have charge.
(SOURCE: Paterson Morning Call, 12/15/1909, pg. 1)
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