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From: Gail Howard <>
Subject: Re: [CASCLARA-L] HOLMES & LAKE families-obituaries
Date: Mon, 05 Jul 1999 14:25:38 -0400


Hi Kris,

Do you have your Holmes line done back any further yet. I tie into that
name but not until the 1600's on the east coast. I do know some branches
went west as there are decendants of the Rev. Obadiah Holmes out there.

Gail

Kris Hall wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> I've been "lurking" for several weeks now, and would like to introduce
> myself and my own San Jose family ties.
>
> My mother's family came to San Jose in about 1852-53. Charles LAKE and his
> wife Priscilla (Hancock) settled in Berryessa in the eastern side of the
> valley (now part of San Jose), and tended fruit orchards, raising apricots,
> prunes and the like. They came across the country via covered wagon after
> meeting and marrying in IL.
>
> The other side, Ahira HOLMES, arrived in San Francisco in 1850, and was a
> teacher and administrator and was principal of the Calif. State Normal
> School, which later moved to San Jose and became San Jose State University.
> He retired to Berryessa and his sons, Arthur and Frank, were fairly
> prominent men in SJ in their time. They married two LAKE sisters, Nancy and
> Hattie (Harriet).
>
> If anyone here has a connection to those two families, I'd love to hear from
> you <g>! If it wouldn't be too much trouble, could our kind obituary
> "checker" have a look for:
>
> Charles LAKE, b. 18 Dec. 1825, d. 01 Feb 1906, SJ
> Priscilla Hancock LAKE, b. 01 May 1832, d. Jan 1915, SJ
> Ahira HOLMES, b. 03 May 1823, d. 30 Dec 1902, SJ
> Arthur Ellis HOLMES, b. 31 Mar 1868, d. 11 Mar 1943, SJ
>
> Thank you SO much.
>
> regards,
> Kris Hall
>
> Kris

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