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Amanda Holmes
Aft 1870 - Yes, date unknown-
Name Amanda Holmes [1] Birth Aft 1870 Gender Female Death Yes, date unknown Notes - "Mandy served as postmistress of Wilhan, a temporary post office in the vicinity of Old Salem. She had sheep cut, spun, dyed and wove the wool to make her clothing & used a 28 gauge shotgun with accuracy. She lived in an old homeplace in Old Salem, now just across the road from Camp Bill Stark....Tony and Amanda had 5 daughters, all of whom lived in the Call area. Georgia, Ola, Trudy, Laura and Paul Jones (we called her Paulie). All 5 married, two, Laura and Trudy died young. I believe I was told it was of "consumption." Ola married Clarence Wightman, a lawyer, partner of Handcock, and they had three children, Tom, Ola Amanda and George. All married, moved away and had their families away from this area. Paulie married & divorced Royal McMahon, she had one daughter, Mary Lynn, who married and lived until her death in Alaska" (email from Phyllis Martin
Person ID I10216 Strong Family Tree Last Modified 17 Aug 2014
Father Thomas Harrison Holmes, b. Abt 1843 d. Yes, date unknown Mother Sarah Ann "Lizzie" Hawthorne, b. 9 Aug 1843, Decatur County, Georgia 
d. Aft 1872, Newton County, Texas (Age 29 years) Marriage 10 Aug 1865 [1] - It appears that Sarah may have died sometime between the birth of her youngest son, Buck, and the 1880 Federal Census. In 1880, Thomas Holmes was shown as married to a Teresa, born in Georgia, and with two younger children, Mary and Laura.
Family ID F4546 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family James Edward "Tony" West, b. Abt 1869 d. Yes, date unknown Children 1. Georgia West, b. Aft 1889 d. Yes, date unknown 2. Ola West, b. Aft 1891 3. Paul "Paulie" Jones West, b. Aft 1893 d. Yes, date unknown 4. Trudy West, b. Aft 1895 5. Laura West, b. Aft 1897 Family ID F4560 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 9 Dec 2006
- "Mandy served as postmistress of Wilhan, a temporary post office in the vicinity of Old Salem. She had sheep cut, spun, dyed and wove the wool to make her clothing & used a 28 gauge shotgun with accuracy. She lived in an old homeplace in Old Salem, now just across the road from Camp Bill Stark....Tony and Amanda had 5 daughters, all of whom lived in the Call area. Georgia, Ola, Trudy, Laura and Paul Jones (we called her Paulie). All 5 married, two, Laura and Trudy died young. I believe I was told it was of "consumption." Ola married Clarence Wightman, a lawyer, partner of Handcock, and they had three children, Tom, Ola Amanda and George. All married, moved away and had their families away from this area. Paulie married & divorced Royal McMahon, she had one daughter, Mary Lynn, who married and lived until her death in Alaska" (email from Phyllis Martin
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Sources - [S369] Smith, Barbara--Family Researcher (bbsmith2@swbell.net).
- [S369] Smith, Barbara--Family Researcher (bbsmith2@swbell.net).
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