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     Plin R. Smith was born on 7 March 1895.^1,2 He was the son of Jasper Newton Smith and Louise Klotz.¹ Plin R. Smith died in November 1959 at age 64.^1,2

     Minnie Angus was born on 8 July 1873 at Genoa, Ottawa Co., OH.^1,2 She was the daughter of Samuel Angus and Elizabeth Smith.¹ Minnie Angus married Plin J. Holcombe, son of David Holcombe and Willmena Metzgar, on 11 September 1895.^1,2 Minnie Angus died on 14 December 1954 at Gibsonburg, Sandusky Co., OH, at age 81.^1,2 She was buried at Quinshan Cemetery, Gibsonburg, Sandusky Co., OH.²

     Orville Holcombe was born on 25 January 1911 at Rollersville, Sandusky Co., OH.² He was the son of Plin J. Holcombe and Minnie Angus.¹ Orville Holcombe died on 22 August 1919 at Sandusky Co., OH, at age 8.^3,2 He was buried at Quinshan Cemetery, Gibsonburg, Sandusky Co., OH.²

     Charles H. Holcombe was born on 14 April 1896 at Rollersville, Sandusky Co., OH.^1,2 He was the son of Plin J. Holcombe and Minnie Angus.¹ Charles H. Holcombe married Emma W. Wertz on 27 September 1915 at United Methodist Church, Fremont, Sandusky Co., OH.³ Charles H. Holcombe died on 13 June 1961 at Fremont, Sandusky Co., OH, at age 65.²

     David Delmar Holcombe was born on 24 July 1901 at Rollersville, Sandusky Co., OH.^1,2,3 He was the son of Plin J. Holcombe and Minnie Angus.¹ David Delmar Holcombe married Lucile Irene Smith, daughter of Benjamn Lewis Smith and Maude S. Garner, on 12 September 1922 at Fremont, Sandusky Co., OH.⁴ David Delmar Holcombe died on 9 July 1976 at Providence Hospital, Sandusky, Erie Co., OH, at age 74.^2,3 He was buried at Quinshan Cemetery, Gibsonburg, Sandusky Co., OH.

David D. Holcomb 1st, 74, County Road 55, died early today in Providence Hospital, Sandusky. He had been ill three years.

Mr. Holcomb, who retired in 1967 from the Pfiser Company, was a native of Gibsonburg and spent his lifetime here. He was born July 24, 1901, to the late Plin and Minnie (Angus) Holcomb. His wife, the former Lucille (Smith) died in 1954. Also preceding him were three brother and one sister.

Surviving are sons, David II, Richard, Merle, George, William and John all of Gibsonburg, and Michael, Shelby; 21 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; one brother, Orla, and a sister, Mrs. Everett (Ellen) Garey, both of Gibsonburg.

Friends may call Saturday after 2 p.m. and all day Sunday at the Veh and Son Funeral Home where services will be Monday at 1:30 p.. The Rev. John Seim will officiate. Burial will be in Quinshan Cemetery.

     Orla Leroy Holcombe was born on 25 August 1903 at Rollersville, Sandusky Co., OH.^2,1,3 He was the son of Plin J. Holcombe and Minnie Angus.¹ Orla Leroy Holcombe married Evelyn Garey, daughter of Charles Garey and Mabel Morgan, on 17 September 1928 at Covington, Kenton Co., KY.^1,3 Orla Leroy Holcombe died on 21 August 1979 at Fremont, Sandusky Co., OH, at age 75.^1,2,3 He was buried at Quinshan Cemetery, Gibsonburg, Sandusky Co., OH.³

Orla L. Holcomb Sr., 75, 450 State Route 300, Gibsonburg, died at Fremont Memorial Hospital at 6:25 this morning. He had been seriously ill the last three years with emphysema.

Born in Madison Township August 25, 1903, he was the son of Plin and Minnie (Angus) Holcomb.

He had retired from farming and from ownership and operation of Holcomb's General Store in Rollersville.

Surviving are his widow, the former Evelyn Garey, to whom he was married in Covinton, KY, Sept. 17, 1928; two sons, Orla L. Jr., South Bend, Ind; and James E. Holcomb, Gibsonburg; a sister, Mrs. Everett (Ellen) Garey, Gibsonburg; eight grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

He was a member of the Trinity United Methodist Church of Gibsonburg and a 50-year member of the Masonic Lodge 575 F&AM.

Friends may call at the Veh and Son Funeral Home from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday and all day Thursday. The body will lie in state at the Trinity United MethodistChurch from noon until the time of services which will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday at the church. The Rev. Robert Manter, pastor of the church will officiate at the funeral.

Burial will be in Quinshan Cemetery, Gibsonburg.

Memorial, if desired, may be made to the church.

Masonic services will be conducted byt the time has not yet been established.

     Harry Angus Holcombe was born on 4 December 1905 at Rollersville, Sandusky Co., OH.^1,2 He was the son of Plin J. Holcombe and Minnie Angus.¹ Harry Angus Holcombe married Mable Silverwood on 26 June 1928 at Bowling Green, Wood Co., OH.³ Harry Angus Holcombe died on 3 April 1961 at Fostoria, Hancock Co., OH, at age 55.² He was buried at Fountain Cemetery, Fostoria, Hancock Co., OH.²

Harry Angus Holcomb, 55, of 142 Fall St., a retired National Carbon employee died at 10:15 p.m. Monday, April 3, 1961, at City Hospital of complications. He had been ill one year.

He was born at Rollersville, Dec. 4, 1905, the son of Plin and Minnie Angus Holcomb and was married June 26, 1928 at Bowling Green to Mable Silverwood, who survives.

Also surviving are three brothers, Charles of Helena, Orla and David Holcomb of Rollersville; a sister, Mrs. Everett Garey of Gibsonburg and several nieces and nephews.

He was a member of the First Methodist Church.

Funeral services will be Thursday at 1:30 p.m. at the Harrold Funeral Home with the Rev. Mahlon Wenger officiating. Burial will be in Fountain Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home.

     Cora Ellen Holcombe was born on 5 December 1908 at Rollersville, Sandusky Co., OH.^1,2,3 She was the daughter of Plin J. Holcombe and Minnie Angus.^1,2 Cora Ellen Holcombe married Everet Garey on 10 October 1928 at Helena, Sandusky Co., OH.^1,4 Cora Ellen Holcombe died on 29 April 1987 at Toledo, Lucas Co., OH, at age 78.^1,2,3 She was buried at Quinshan Cemetery, Gibsonburg, Sandusky Co., OH.^1,3

SENTINEL TRIBUNE 30 APRIL 1987
Cora Garey, 78, rural Gibsonburg, died Wednesday in Toledo Hospital after being ill for two weeks. She was a member of Trinity United Methodist Chruch, Gibsonburg. Mrs. Garey was born on December 5, 1908, in Bradner to Mr. and Mrs. Plin Holcomb(Minnie Angus). She married Everett Garey, Sr. He died April 21, 1986. Surviving are one son, Everett Jr., Rochester, Mich., one daughter, Mrs. Mary Gerwin, Bradner; nine grandchildren; five great grandchildren. The funeral will be Saturday at 1:30 in Veh and Son funeral Home, Gibsonburg. Burial will be in Quinshan Cemetary. Rev. Edwin Beach will officiate. Visitation will be from 7 to 9 tonight and Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 pm.

     Everet Garey was born on 3 October 1907.^1,2,3 He married Cora Ellen Holcombe, daughter of Plin J. Holcombe and Minnie Angus, on 10 October 1928 at Helena, Sandusky Co., OH.^1,3 Everet Garey died on 21 April 1986 at Gibsonburg, Sandusky Co., OH, at age 78.^1,2,3 He was buried at Quinshan Cemetery, Sandusky Co., OH.^1,3

SENTINEL TRIBUNE 22 APRIL 1986
Everett W. Garey, Sr., 78, Gibsonburg, a native of Wayne, died Monday in the Fremont Memorial Hospital. He was a retired maintenance worker for the Gypsum Co., formerly of Gibsonburg. Born October 3, 1907 to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Garey( Mabel Morgan) he married Cora E. Holcomb on October 10, 1928 in Helena. Surviving are his wife, one son Everett W. Jr, Rochester, Mich., one daughter Mrs Mary Gerwin, Bradner; two brothers, Frank, Toledo and Charles, Walbridge; two sisters, Mrs. Betty Nagy and Mrs Evelyn Holcomb, both of Gibsonburg. and nine grandchildren. The funeral will be Wednesday, at 3:30 pm, in the Veh and Son Funeral Home, Gibsonburg. Burial will be in Quinshan Cemetary, Gibsonburg. Rev. Edwin Beach will officiate Visitation is tonight from 7-9.

     Pauline S. Kuns was born on 14 May 1889 at Gibsonburg, Sandusky Co., OH.^1,2 She was the daughter of Peter Kuns. Pauline S. Kuns married Martin Holcombe, son of David Holcombe and Willmena Metzgar.¹ Pauline S. Kuns died on 6 September 1967 at Oregon, Lucas Co., OH, at age 78.^1,2 She was buried at Quinshan Cemetery, Gibsonburg, Sandusky Co., OH.²

Mrs. Paulline Holcomb, 78, wife of Mart Holcomb of Luckey, died Wednesday at 8:30 p.m. in St. Charles Hospital, Oegon, of injuries suffered in a traffic accident at 2:55 p.m. The residence is 535 Krotzer Street.

The accident happened on County Road 26 three and a half miles west of Gibsonburg.

The automobile driven by Mr. Holcomb, 79, hit the iron railing of a bridge and flipped over, coming to a halt on the span according to Deputy Sheriff Leroy Bliss.

Mrs. Holcomb died of head and other injuries.

Mr. Holcomb was reported in serious condition in St. Charles Hospital. He had facial and leg injuries and a possible skull fracture.

The officer was unable toquestion either of the occupants of the automobile concerning cause of the accident.

Mr. and Mrs. Holcomb were taken to Memorial Hospital in Fremont and then transferred to St. Charles.

The traffic death was the 20th in Sandusky County this year compared with 18 the sametime a year ago.

Mrs. Holcomb was born May 14, 1889 near Gibsonburg, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Kuns. Mr. and Mrs. Holcomb observed their 56th wedding anniversary in June.

Surviving with the husband, who remains in a coma in the hospital are sons Gerald of Monroe, Mich. and Earl, operator of the Holcomb FuneralHome, Luckey; a sister, Mrs. Mary Leavitt, Monroe, Mich. and four grandchildren.

Mrs. Holcomb was a member of Zion Lutheran Church, Luckey.

Funeral arrangements are pending due tothe serious condition of Mr. Holcomb.

Funeral services for Mrs. Pauline Holcob, 78, 535 Krotzer Street, who was fatally injured Wednesday night in an automobile accident near Gibsonburg, will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. in Zion Lutheran Church. The Rev. Karl Oelschlager will officiate, with burial in Quinshan Cemetery near Gibsonburg.

Friends may call at the Holcomb FuneralHome Friday from 7 p.m. until Sunday at 11 a.m. when the body will be removed to the church to lie in state from noon until services at 2 p.m.

Mart Holcomb, husband of Mrs. Holcomb, injured in the same accident remains in a coma in St. Charles Hospital, Oregon.

     Earl Holcombe was born on 16 March 1918. He was the son of Martin Holcombe and Pauline S. Kuns. Earl Holcombe married Dorothy Pennington at IN. Earl Holcombe died on 20 January 2005 at Grace Living Center, Edmond, OK, at age 86. He was buried on 25 January 2005 at Troy Township Cemetery, Wood Co., OH.

from an obituary published 24 January, 2005:

LUCKEY - Earl K. Holcomb, 86, former co-owner with his wife of Holcomb Funeral Home here, died Thursday at Grace Living Center in Edmond, Okla. His family did not know the cause of death.
Mr. Holcomb, a Gibsonburg native, worked at a funeral home in Monroe in the 1960s before he and his wife moved in 1963 to Luckey, where they purchased the funeral home from J.H. Landwehr, and Mr. Holcomb became funeral director.

He and his wife, Dorothy, worked at the funeral home until retiring in 1983. They moved to Arizona a few years later and to Oklahoma about six years ago. Mrs. Holcomb died in 2003.
His daughter-in-law, Donna Holcomb, said he was very well-known in Luckey and the surrounding area during his years as funeral director and enjoyed meeting and visiting with friends.
"He was very outgoing and had a good sense of humor," she said.

She said her father-in-law also served on the board of directors of a nursing home in the Pemberville area. His hobbies included playing golf and watching football and, in later years, drawing and sculpting.
"He was a wonderful artist," she said, adding that he loved to do pencil and charcoal sketches of people, including his children and grandchildren.

Mr. Holcomb served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and was a member of the Troy Webster American Legion Post No. 240 in Luckey. He was a former member of Zion Lutheran Church in Luckey, and past president and member of the Luckey Kiwanis Club.

Surviving are his sons, Terry and Scott; four grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.

Private graveside services will be held Tuesday, with burial in the Troy Township Cemetery. Marsh Funeral Home, Luckey, is handling arrangements.

     Thomas Chaffee Jr. was also known as Thomas Chaffe. He was born on 10 December 1712 at Rehoboth, Bristol Co., MA.¹ He was the son of Thomas Chaffee and Margaret Carpenter.² Thomas Chaffee Jr. died before 27 March 1792.¹

     Thomas Chaffee was born on 19 October 1672 at Swansea, Bristol Co., MA.¹ He was the son of Nathaniel Chaffee and Experience Bliss.² Thomas Chaffee married Margaret Carpenter on 4 June 1695 at Rehoboth, Bristol Co., MA.¹ Thomas Chaffee died on 21 February 1754 at Rehoboth, Bristol Co., MA, at age 81.¹

     Margaret Carpenter was born on 4 May 1675.¹ She married Thomas Chaffee, son of Nathaniel Chaffee and Experience Bliss, on 4 June 1695 at Rehoboth, Bristol Co., MA.¹ Margaret Carpenter died on 6 May 1751 at Rehoboth, Bristol Co., MA, at age 76.¹

     Nathaniel Chaffee was also known as Nathaniel Chaffe.² He was born between 1638 and 1642 at probably Nantasket, MA.¹ He was the son of Thomas Chaffee and Dorothy (?)³ Nathaniel Chaffee married Experience Bliss, daughter of Jonathan Bliss and Miriam Harmon, on 19 August 1669 at Swansea, Bristol Co., MA. Nathaniel Chaffee died in September 1721 at Rehoboth, Bristol Co., MA.¹

     Experience Bliss was the daughter of Jonathan Bliss and Miriam Harmon.² Experience Bliss married Nathaniel Chaffee, son of Thomas Chaffee and Dorothy (?), on 19 August 1669 at Swansea, Bristol Co., MA. Experience Bliss died in September 1721.¹

     Thomas Chaffee was also known as Thomas Chaffe.² He died after 25 July 1680.¹

     Friend Griswold was born on 10 June 1764 at Windsor, Hartford Co., CT.¹ He was the son of Nathaniel Griswold and Abigail Pinney.² Friend Griswold married Dorothy Weller on 12 March 1787 at Bloomfield, Hartford Co., CT.¹ Friend Griswold died on 4 February 1831 at age 66.¹

Dorothy's parentage has not been proven, but it is probable she was the daughter of Ebenezer Weller and Sarah (--?--).³

Friend and Dorothy were enumerated in the 1810 Windsor, Hartford Co., CT federal census with three sons and one daughter.³

     Dorothy Weller was born on 22 February 1764.¹ She married Friend Griswold, son of Nathaniel Griswold and Abigail Pinney, on 12 March 1787 at Bloomfield, Hartford Co., CT.¹

     Norris Case was born on 25 April 1814 at West Granby, Granby, Hartford Co., CT.¹ He was the son of Noah Case and Olive Case.¹ Norris Case died on 2 May 1880 at age 66; single.¹

     Orrin Case was born on 11 June 1824 at West Granby, Granby, Hartford Co., CT.¹ He was the son of Noah Case and Olive Case.¹ Orrin Case married Susan Ellen Chickering on 24 December 1867 at Canton, Hartford Co., CT.² Orrin Case died in January 1911 at age 86.¹

     Mary Affia Holcombe was born on 6 June 1827.¹ She was the daughter of Anson Noadiah Holcombe and Harriet Maria Street.¹ Mary Affia Holcombe died on 8 May 1853 at age 25; unmarried.¹ She was buried at West Granby Cemetery, Granby, Hartford Co., CT; consumption.

He giveth his beloved sleep.

     Harris Holcombe was born on 5 May 1830.^1,2 He was the son of Anson Noadiah Holcombe and Harriet Maria Street.¹ Harris Holcombe died on 11 June 1906 at age 76; unmarried, Bright's disease.^1,2 He was buried at West Granby Cemetery, Granby, Hartford Co., CT.²

McPherson gives birth date as 10 May 1830.

Harris had been a whaler and California gold seeker. ³

     Mary Hayden was born circa 1845 at NY.¹ She was the daughter of Alfred Hayden and Adelia Briant.¹

     Alfred Hayden was born circa 1848 at NY.¹ He was the son of Alfred Hayden and Adelia Briant.¹

     Rebecca Fletcher was born circa 1842.¹ She was the daughter of Eber Fletcher and Deborah Holcombe.¹

Rebecca is place here solely based on her appearance in the 1850 census.

     Duell Holcombe was born on 4 July 1849.¹ He was the son of Milo A. Holcombe and Susan Jane Case.¹ Duell Holcombe married Ann Loretta Henderson in 1867.² Duell Holcombe died on 3 December 1917 at Hartford Hospital, Hartford, Hartford Co., CT, at age 68.³

Duell and Ann were enumerated in the 1870 Burlington, Hartford Co., CT, federal census. He was 31, she was 23. The only child in the household was Anna C. 1.

From the Courant 4 December 1917:

Duell Holcombe of Burlington died at the Hartford Hospital yesterday of pneumonia after a short illness. He was taken sick at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Ernest E. Ventress of No. 50 Burnside avenue, East Hartford, last Friday. He was born in Burlington, July 4, 1849, a son of Milo and Catherine (Buell) Holcomb, and was a farmer. He came to East Hartford a week ago to make a visit. He leaves four daughters. Mrs. C. A. Bence of New Britain, Mrs. E. E. Vertress of East Hartford, Miss Lillis Holcomb of Washington, D.C. and Miss Candace Holcomb of East Orange, N.J; and three sons, Stanley Holcomb and William Holcomb of New Britain and Cheney Holcomb of Newington. The funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2 o’clock at the home of Mrs. E. e. Ventress in East Hartford, and will be private. The burial will be in Bloomfield. Rev. Dr. P. Miles Snyder pastor of the First Congregational Church, East Hartford, will conduct the services.

     Major William H. H. Gore was born on 16 September 1835 at Sheshequin, Bradford Co., PA.¹ He was the son of Obadiah Gore and Matilda Shaw.¹

William received his early education in the public schools of his native township and in the academies at Towanda and Athens, Pennsylvania, where he graduated in classics and practical surveying. When nineteen years of age he entered business life as a clerk, and was for three years engaged in the drug business. He then removed to Peoria, Illinois, where he was in the wholesale drug trade for one year, and the following year engaged in the same business in Griggsville, Illinois, at the end of which time he sold his interests and returned to Pennsylvania and for a short time occupied a clerical position and then engaged in the manufacture of patent medicines. At the outbreak of the civil war he enlisted on the first call for volunteers, April 22, 1861, as a member of Company I, Sixth Pennsylvania Reserves, and served throughout the war, participating in all of the battles in which his regiment was engaged from Dranesville to Bethesda Church, at Cold Harbor. He was promoted to the rank of major on July 1, 1863, and on September 10, 1866, was brevetted lieutenant-colonel for gallant services in the battles of the Wilderness and Spottsylvania, and was mustered out of the service, June 11, 1864. He then returned to Pennsylvania and opened a store in Towanda which he conducted until 1870 when he retired to the old homestead in Sheshequin and for two years was occupied in the settlement of the estate of a deceased uncle. In 1874 he was appointed to the railway mail service on the Lehigh Valley and Erie railroads, in which lie remained until 1880, and later he established the Athens Sanitarium, which he conducted for some years. In 1894 he settled in Athens, where he is now living. He held various public offices in Sheshequin, and for three years was burgess of Athens. He has been a member of the Grand Army of the Republic since 1868, and is also a member of the Union Veterans’ League, of which he is commandant.¹

     Harry W. Gore was born on 29 November 1860.¹ He was the son of Major William H. H. Gore and Cynthia May Farnum.¹

     Harrison Rodgers Gore was born on 3 June 1886 at Waverly, PA.¹ He was the son of Harry W. Gore and Harriet Rodgers.¹

     Eliza May Gore was born on 6 March 1868.¹ She was the daughter of Major William H. H. Gore and Cynthia May Farnum.¹