- EDWARD A. HOLMES, merchant, Milton, born in Milton April
25, 1841; son of Harvey and
- Abby HOLMES, who came to Milton, Wis., in the fall of 1838,
with one child, and settled on Section 34; moved to Harmony in
1847. His father, Harvey HOLMES, died April 9, 1852. Edward
A. obtained his early education at District School No. 6, Harmony;
attended Milton College from 1856 till 1860, living on the farm
till 1869. The old homestead he now rents; bought out and succeeded
James McEWAN, in a general store. Married, Oct. 20, 1869, Miss
Alice WILKINS, daughter of Joseph and Celistta, of Darien, Walworth
Co.; had five children - Harvey E., born July 1, 1870; David
A., Dec. 22, 1873; Helen T., Sept. 28, 1875; Walter S., March
12, 1876, and an infant unnamed.
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- Taken from "The History of Rock County, Wis."
(c)1879, p. 824.
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- Courtesy of Carol
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