HOLMES, Dr. James
Date of death: 12 Jan 1891 – Franklin, Johnson County, Indiana
The Franklin Democrat, Friday, January 15, 1892,
Volume XXXII Number 30, page 1 column 6
DEATH’S HARVEST.
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JAMES HOLMES.
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Dr. James Holmes, aged 73 years, died Tuesday evening at six o’clock at his residence in West Franklin. He has for many years been a sufferer from consumption which was the final cause of his death. Mr. Holmes was born in Jefferson county, Ind., graduated at the medical college at Indianapolis and began the practice of medicine in Shelby county. In 1856 he came to Franklin where he established the first cash store ever carried on in this city. His mercantile career was a success. He retired from business several years ago. For forty-five years he was an exemplary member of the Christian church, fulfilling many of its important trusts. The funeral occurred Wednesday at three p.m. at his late residence, conducted by Elder T. M. Wiles, after which the remains were sent to Seymour for burial.
The Franklin Democrat, Friday, January 22, 1892,
Volume XXXII Number 31, page 3 column 1
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CHURCH NOTES
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CHRISTIAN.
The regular Lord’s Day services are quite well attended. Considering that so many people are sick with grippe. Two very prominent members of this congregation have recently been removed by death. Dr. James Holmes, an old pioneer citizen, was buried from his home in this city last week...
Note: Note: The Johnson County Indiana WPA Death Index, 1882–1920, page 97, referencing Book H-16, page 28, records that James Holmes, a seventy-three-year-old white male, died 12 Jan 1892 in Franklin.
Submitted by Mark McCrady and Cathea Curry