Thurlow Cleon Holcomb

1894 - 1990  (95 years)

• Name	Thurlow Cleon Holcomb
  Birth	19 Apr 1894	Noble Co., IN
  Gender	Male
  Death	5 Apr 1990	Burial: Christian Chapel Cem., Merriam, Noble Co., IN
  Person ID	I4303	forneyclark
  Last Modified	12 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Elmer R. Holcomb,   b. 1867   d. 1942, York Twp., Noble Co., IN; burial: Christian Chapel Cem., Merriam, Noble Co., IN (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Leona M. "Ona" Skeels,   b. 2 Apr 1875, IN; of York Twp., Noble Co., IN d. 1948, Noble Co., IN; burial: Christian Chapel Cem., Merriam, Noble Co., IN (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	8 Oct 1892	Noble Co., IN
  Family ID	F1660	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos		Holcomb, Elmer R. (1867-1942) & Leona M. “Ona” Skeels (1875-1948) & Thurlow Cleon Holcomb (1894-1990) & Fay Holcomb (b. 1893) & Jesse Elfleda Holcomb (1900-1917) Group photo of (L-R) Elmer R. Holcomb & Fay Holcomb Switzer & Thurlow Cleon Holcomb & Jesse Elfleda Holcomb & Leona M. “Ona” Skeels Holcomb Brumbaugh probably was taken about 1903 and came from Richard E. Skeels. It originally appeared in Skeels Family History 1720-1980 (which includes the text of a hard back bound book, compiled and printed by George Roof in 1903 in Albion, IN). Important contributors to Section II of the above text were Hazel Brown McCollough & Mrs. J. Harry Kidwell & Mrs. Edmund Schafer & Col. Mortimer Bennet. Kenton M. Kidd organized and compiled the combined three book edition of Skeels Family History 1720-1980. Part of the earlier books were set in type at South Side Press by Wayne Favinger, aged 15 yrs.
  		Holcomb, Fay (b. 1893) & Leona M. “Ona” Skeels (1875-1948) & Thurlow Cleon Holcomb (1894-1990) & Elmer R. Holcomb (1867-1942) & Jesse Elfleda Holcomb (1900-1917) Group/ Postcard photo was taken in Indiana about 1910 and came from the Skeels/ Holcomb Collection by Michael Young. Included (L-R) are Fay Holcomb Switzer & Leona M. “Ona” Skeels Holcomb Brumbaugh & Thurlow Cleon Holcomb & Elmer R. Holcomb & Jesse Elfleda Holcomb. Back of postcard reads: Taken at Grandpa Skeel’s farm (the old Allen Farm) on US 33 & junction of Angling Road to Albion thru Port Mitchell (Near Churubusco in Whitley County) Taken about 1910. Faye (Holcomb) Switzer Leona (Skeels) Holcomb Thurlow C. Holcomb Elmer Holcomb Jessie Holcomb

  
  

• Notes

  Source: Information came from Richard E. Skeels. It originally appeared in Skeels Family History 1720-1980 (which includes the text of a hard back bound book, compiled and printed by George W. Roof in 1903 in Albion, IN). Important contributors to Section II of the above text were: Hazel Brown McCollough & Mrs. J. Harry Kidwell & Mrs. Edmund Schafer & Col. Mortimer Bennet. Kenton M. Kidd organized and compiled the combined three book edition of Skeels Family History 1720-1980. Part of the earlier books were set in type at South Side Press by Wayne Favinger, aged 15 yrs: Name Source: http://sites.google.com/site/noblecountyingenweb/biographies/holcomb-thurlo-c Noble County, INGenWeb ©2010-2011. All Rights Reserved • INGenWeb • Denise Wells There is a photo of Thurlo C. Holcomb at the above site: Thurlo C. HOLCOMB was born April 19, 1894 in Noble County, IN. His parents were Elmer and Leona SKEELS HOLCOMB. He graduated in 1912 from Wolf Lake High School. He attended Indiana Normal, Tri-State College in Angola, North Manchester, Winona College, Gregg of Chicago and Indiana University. In all, Mr. HOLCOMB was in the education field in Indiana for 43 years. Mr. HOLCOMB began teaching in Allen Twp., Noble Co., IN in 1913. He also taught at Wayne, Green, Elkhart and Washington Twps. in Noble County. He was also principal of North Ward Elementary School in Crown Point, IN and taught at St. Joseph and Howard counties (in IN) and Summit County (in OH). He retired from teaching in 1963. He married Carrie WHEELER (also a school teacher) and they lived in York Twp., Noble Co. They were active members of the Asbury Methodist Church in Albion.... Mr. HOLCOMB authored and compiled the books Early Schools of Noble County, Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 and Ghost Towns of Noble County. Source: SEE JAMES HUG'S SITE FOR COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION AND REFERENCES: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:3317764&id=I28013 Hug 10-07: James Hug: ID: I28013 Name: Elmer R. HOLCOMB Given Name: Elmer R. Surname: Holcomb Sex: M Birth: 1867 Death: 1942 Burial: Christian Chapel Cem. Noble Co, IN _UID: 66255970F3624BA992BD97FE542527C3E49D Change Date: 31 Jan 2006 at 00:56 Note: Holcomb Elmer, 76, died at his home in York Twp Sunday morning. Surviving are the widow; a son Thurlow of Albion; and a daughter, Mrs.Wayne Switzer of Cromwell. Funeral was at Albion U. B. Church Tuesday. Burial, Christian Chapel Cemetery. + 8-?-1942 Marriage 1 Leona M. SKEELS b: 2 Apr 1875 in Noble Co, IN Married: 8 Oct 1892 in Noble Co, IN Change Date: 31 Jan 2006 Children Fay HOLCOMB b: 25 Jun 1893 Jessie HOLCOMB Source: SEE JAMES HUG'S SITE FOR COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION AND REFERENCES: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:3317764&id=I28006 Hug 10-07: James Hug: ID: I28006 Name: Leona M. SKEELS Given Name: Leona M. Surname: Skeels Sex: F Birth: 2 Apr 1875 in Noble Co, IN Death: 1948 in Noble Co, IN Burial: Christian Chapel Cem. Noble Co, IN _UID: 0CAEB138DE244D0F920FDCC183A509A3138B Change Date: 31 Jan 2006 at 00:56 Note: Brumbaugh Leona (Skeels), second of a family of eight, was born April 2, 1875 in Noble Twp, Noble County, Ind. and died at McCray Hospital July 16, 1948. Two brothers, William and Charles of Wolf Lake, survive. In October 1892 she married Elmer Holcomb, who died in 1942. They spent their entire lives in Noble County. Three children were born to this union, Thurlo of near Albion, Fay Switzer of Cromwell, and Jessie, who died in 1917. Other survivors are a grandson, Dr.Robert Switzer, and two great-grandsons of Denver, Colo.; one granddaughter, Rosalyn Meador; and one great-grandson of Hawaii. She became an active member of the Burr Oak and Wolf Lake Baptists Churches early in life. She later transferred her membership to the Albion U. B. Church. Funeral was July 18 from the local Evangelical U.B. Church. Burial, Christian Chapel Cemetery. + 7-?-1948 Father: Isaac Scott SKEELS b: 11 Apr 1848 in Tuscarawas Co, OH Mother: Sarah Jane NICODEMAS Marriage 1 Elmer R. HOLCOMB b: 1867 Married: 8 Oct 1892 in Noble Co, IN Change Date: 31 Jan 2006 Children Fay HOLCOMB b: 25 Jun 1893 Jessie HOLCOMB Marriage 2 William BRUMBAUGH Married: in Noble Co, IN Change Date: 31 Jan 2006 Source: SEE JIM COX'S SITE FOR COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION AND REFERENCES: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=holcomb&GSfn=thurlo&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSob=n&GRid=25748278&df=all& Jim Cox: Thurlow Cleon Holcomb: Birth: Apr. 19, 1894 Death: Apr. 5, 1990 World War I - Co. C, 347 MG Bat, 91st Division Note: 95y, 11m, 17d Burial: Christian Chapel Cemetery Merriam Noble County Indiana, USA Plot: Section 3, Row 2 Created by: Jim Cox Record added: Apr 04, 2008 Find A Grave Memorial# 25748278