Forest Vale Cemetery, Jefferson, Coos County, New Hampshire (Partial--only Holmes Stones)

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Name:  Forest Vale Cemetery (south lot) [aka "Old Cem." or "Turnpike Cem."]
Legal:  NH, Coos Co., Jefferson
Location:  US Rt. 2 in Jefferson village to 115A; left onto Turnpike Rd. for less than 1 mile; 
           SW side of Turnpike Rd.
Inventory Date:  1998.09.14
Inventoried by:  S.L.Holmes  (All stones containing the name Holmes were recorded.)

Family: Holmes
George E.    d. 1890-10-28 ae. 1y 11m 
son of
L.S. and E.J. Holmes
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Jennie B.    d. 1886-04-17    ae. 20y 10m 17d
wife of
Lewis S. Holmes (note: not buried in Forest Vale Cemetery)

Family:  Holmes
Guy C. Holmes    b. 1850    d. 1920
Flora A. Holmes    b. 1852    d. 1932
Baby Hening    b. 1895    d. 1895
Eldora Holmes Hening    b. 1871    d. 1895

Family:  Holmes (group of 8 stones)
Charles Holmes    d. 1875-05-19    ae. 54
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Clarissa T.    d. 1868-04-11    ae. 18
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Mary S. Davis    b. 1835-06-09    d. 1902-06-08
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Walter C. Holmes    b. 1867-12-06    d. 1875-12-08
Son of Mary S. and Charles Holmes
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Clara J. Holmes    d. 1887-01-31    ae. 36
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Fred    d. 1912-02-12    ae. 56
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Nathaniel Holmes    d. 1858-09-21    ae. 75
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Mary wife of Nathaniel Holmes    d. 1874-12-18    ae. 87y 8m

Family:  Davis
Joseph P. Davis    b. 1842-08-01    d. 1904-06-26
wife
Ellen A. Holmes    b. 1845-05-28    d. 1928-01-04

Family:  Button
Jared W. Button    b. 1863-11-19    d. 1951-04-06
wife
Annie H. Holmes    b. 1865-11-10    d. 1918-05-16

Family:  Davis
Charlotte A. Holmes    b. 1854-07-31    d. 1901-04-04

Family:  Holmes - Unmarked Graves
Source of information:  Family members (siblings) and death records at
Jefferson Town Office.
Location of graves:  Center-back along edge of banking.

Three sets of twins were born to Walter Llewellyn Holmes and Alice
Evelyn Perry, all were born premature, all died.

Bettina    b. 1921-03-24    d. 1921-03-24
Carolyn    b. 1921-03-24    d. 1921-03-24
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Walter Jr.   b. 1922-05-26    d. 1922-06-10
Julia A.    b. 1922-05-26    d. 1922-06-12
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Andrea Joy    b. 1924-09-30    d.1924-10-11
Nancy Jean    b. 1924-09-30    d. 1924-10-11