Herkimer County NyArchives Biographies.....Holmes, Brainerd O. April 26, 1847 - 
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Author: Hardin & Willard

Holmes, Brainerd O., Winfield, was bom on the farm where he now lives, April 
26, 1847. He is a son of Orange Holmes, born on the same farm, of which this 
is a part, December 25, 1803, and died December 13, 1864. He married Henrietta 
Brainerd, January 15, 1829, who died March 28, 1891. Orange was a son of 
Elijah Holmes, who settled on this farm at an early date. The house is one of 
the oldest in Winfield.  Brainerd O. Holmes married Mary J. Hadley, September 
21, 1869, and they have two children: Mabel M., and Harold B.  Mrs. Mary J. 
Holmes was a daughter Harry and Mary Hadley, residents and natives of 
Litchfield. Orange Holmes had six children : Pamela A., Leonidas B., Sarah R., 
Caroline E., Ellen C, and Brainerd O. Deacon Elijah Holmes came from 
Connecticut and settled in Winfield about 1794. He was the first shoemaker, 
and tanned his own leather, grinding the bark by horse power, and the ruins of 
his tannery are still to be seen at North Winfield.

Additional Comments:
source:
History of Herkimer County, New York : illustrated with portraits of many of 
its citizens
edited by George A. Hardin ; assisted by Frank H. Willard
Syracuse, New York : D. Mason, 1893
550 p., 276 p. : ill., maps, ports.


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