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     Edgar Holcombe was born in 1820.¹ He was the son of Allen Holcombe and Collette Norton. Edgar Holcombe married Elizabeth Wakely. Edgar Holcombe died on 10 January 1874. He was buried at Quaker Burying Ground, Morris, Otsego Co., NY.

     Drayton Holcombe was the son of Allen Holcombe and Collette Norton.

     Elvira Holcombe was the daughter of Allen Holcombe and Collette Norton. Elvira Holcombe died young.

     Allen Holcombe II was born in 1810.^2,3 He was the son of Allen Holcombe and Collette Norton. Allen Holcombe II lived in 1850 at Victory, Cayuga Co., NY.

Allen and Nancy were enumerated in the 1850 Victory, Cayuga Co., NY, federal census as a farmer, age 40, Nancy was 39. Children in the household were Ann 12, Lucinda 10, and Mary 6. They were living next door to Almeron Holcombe, his 4th cousin, once removed.

Allen and Nancy were enumerated in the 1860 Cato, Cayuga Co., NY, federal census as a farmer, age 51. Mary age 16 was the only child in the household.

There was an Allen recorded in 1867-1868 in Cato, Cayuga County, as a farmer with 68 acres (Cuccinelo, Karen, ed. 1867-1868 Cayuga County Directory Orem, UT: Ancestry, Inc., 1999. Taken from Cayuga County, New York Directory, 1867-68 n.p.

     Orlin Holcombe was the son of Allen Holcombe and Collette Norton.

     Orville Holcombe was the son of Allen Holcombe and Collette Norton.

     Silversmith. George B. Holcombe was born in May 1811.^1,2 He was the son of Allen Holcombe and Collette Norton. George B. Holcombe died on 5 September 1868 at age 57; unmarried.^1,2 He was buried at Quaker Burying Ground, Morris, Otsego Co., NY.²

     Henry Holcombe was born in 1822.^2,3 He was the son of Allen Holcombe and Collette Norton. Henry Holcombe married Eliza Webb on 5 May 1847 at Otsego Co., NY. Henry Holcombe died in 1863 at Greenboro, NY.²

Henry was a locomotive engineer on the Hudson RR.

     Esther Holcombe was born in 1813. She was the daughter of Allen Holcombe and Collette Norton. Esther Holcombe died in 1838.

     Elizabeth Wakely was born in November 1823 at NY.¹ She married Edgar Holcombe, son of Allen Holcombe and Collette Norton. Elizabeth Wakely died on 23 March 1901 at age 77. She was buried at Quaker Burying Ground, Morris, Otsego Co., NY.

     Ann Holcombe was born circa 1837. She was the daughter of Allen Holcombe II and Nancy (?)

     Lucinda Holcombe was born circa 1839. She was the daughter of Allen Holcombe II and Nancy (?)

     Mary J. Holcombe was born circa 1843 at NY. She was the daughter of Allen Holcombe II and Nancy (?) Mary J. Holcombe married George O. Taylor on 14 January 1868 at Cato, Cayuga Co., NY.

     George was a Union soldier, who served 3 years in 45th NY Regt. George O. Taylor was born on 10 March 1842 at Cato, Cayuga Co., NY. He married Mary J. Holcombe, daughter of Allen Holcombe II and Nancy (?), on 14 January 1868 at Cato, Cayuga Co., NY.

     Eliza Webb was born circa 1836 at NY.¹ She married Henry Holcombe, son of Allen Holcombe and Collette Norton, on 5 May 1847 at Otsego Co., NY.

     George Holcombe was the son of Henry Holcombe and Mary C. VanLoon.

     Charles Holcombe was the son of Henry Holcombe and Mary C. VanLoon.

     Henry Holcombe was the son of Henry Holcombe and Mary C. VanLoon.

     Frank Lord Holcombe was born at Rensselaer, Rensselaer Co., NY. He was the son of Henry Holcombe and Eliza Webb.

     John Edgar Holcombe was born on 1 March 1859 at Rensselaer, Rensselaer Co., NY. He was the son of Henry Holcombe and Eliza Webb. John Edgar Holcombe married Eva St. C. Leggett at Rinebeck, Dutchess Co., NY.

John was listed in the 1888 Greer's History in the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers.

John and Eva were enumerated 32 Hubbard Street in the 1920 Winchester, Litchfield Co., CT, federal census, ED 230, page 3A. He was a locomotive engineer, age 60, she was 57. Children in the household were Earl, a mail carrier age 30, and Lewis, a sign writer, age 23.

John and Eva were enumerated in the 1930 Winchester, Litchfield Co., CT, federal census. He was 71, she was 67. The only child in the household was Earl 40, a mail carrier.

     William Allen Holcombe was born at Rensselaer, Rensselaer Co., NY. He was the son of Henry Holcombe and Eliza Webb.

     Mary Elizabeth Holcombe married Arthur Case. Mary Elizabeth Holcombe was born at Rensselaer, Rensselaer Co., NY. She was the daughter of Henry Holcombe and Eliza Webb.

     George Holcombe was the son of Frank Lord Holcombe. George Holcombe died in 1906.

     Ray Holcombe was the son of Frank Lord Holcombe. Ray Holcombe lived at Newark, New Jersey.

     Eva St. C. Leggett was born on 2 October 1862 at Ossinina Co. She married John Edgar Holcombe, son of Henry Holcombe and Eliza Webb, at Rinebeck, Dutchess Co., NY.

     Henry Lloyd Holcombe was born on 10 November 1886 at Hartford, Hartford Co., CT.² He was the son of John Edgar Holcombe and Eva St. C. Leggett.

Henry registered for the WWII draft while he was living at 59 Meadow St., Winsted, Litchfield Co., CT, and working at Holcomb's Stationery Store. Rena was listed as his closest relative.

     Earl Leon Holcombe was born on 2 October 1889 at Winsted, Litchfield Co., CT.¹ He was the son of John Edgar Holcombe and Eva St. C. Leggett.

Served in 1st World War.

Earl registered for the WWII draft while he was living at 32 Hubbard St., Winsted, Litchfield, Co., CT. He was a mail carrier and listed Mrs. Eva Holcombe at the same address as his closest relative.

     Lewis Pearson Holcombe was born on 8 August 1896 at CT. He was the son of John Edgar Holcombe and Eva St. C. Leggett.

     Henry Lloyd Holcombe II was born on 10 December 1917 at Hartford, Hartford Co., CT. He was the son of Henry Lloyd Holcombe and Rena Casey. Henry Lloyd Holcombe II died on 9 February 2005 at age 87.

From the Republican-American, 10 February 2005:

Henry L. Holcomb Jr., 87, of 81 Nottingham Terrace, and also of New Hampshire, died Wednesday, Feb. 9, at Abbott Terrace Health Center. He was the widower of Shirley (Porter) Holcomb.

Mr. Holcomb was born Dec. 10, 1917, in Hartford, son of the late Henry L. Holcomb Sr. and Rena (Casey) Holcomb. He was a graduate of the Gilbert School in Winsted, and worked as a metallurgist at Anaconda/American Brass for more than 45 years, until his retirement. He lived in Waterbury, and after his retirement he moved to New Hampshire, where he lived until returning to Waterbury in 2002. He was a veteran of the Army, and a member of the NRA and a grand squadron commander for the Waterbury Area Power Squadron.

He leaves a daughter, Jan Sullivan of Watertown; a granddaughter, and two great-grandchildren.

Arrangements: Funeral and burial are private and at the convenience of the family. There are no calling hours. Arrangements by O'Neill Funeral Home, 742 Main St., Oakville.

     Winfield Andrew Holcombe was the son of William Allen Holcombe. Winfield Andrew Holcombe lived at Poplar Bluff, MO.

     Frank Huysart Holcombe was the son of William Allen Holcombe.

     Arthur Case married Mary Elizabeth Holcombe, daughter of Henry Holcombe and Eliza Webb.

     Alma A. Hayes was born on 8 July 1815 at Granby, Hartford Co., CT. She was the daughter of Andrew Hayes III and Mary Holcombe. Alma A. Hayes married Justus Luther Allen, son of Truman Allen and Susanna Holcombe. Alma A. Hayes died on 2 March 1857 at age 41.

     Son Hayes died young. He was the son of Andrew Hayes III and Mary Holcombe.