Eleanor (Holmes) Colson
Honor Code SignatorySigned 14 Jul 2020 | 28,453 contributions | 689 thank-yous | 7,966 connections
Signed 14 Jul 2020 | 28,453 contributions | 689 thank-yous | 7,966 connections
I have corresponded with several of the names I have seen on here. I've retired from teaching and have jumped back into my genealogy full throttle. I am currently sourcing for the Texas Project as well as adding cemetery categories. I am currently interested in Newton and Nacogdoches counties in Texas.
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Ancestors 
Daughter of Warren Milton Holmes Jr.
and Melva June (Randle) Stoilis
[sibling(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
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Eleanor (Holmes) Colson is a member of the US Southern Colonies Project.
Biography
Eleanor (Holmes) Colson participated with Southern Super Sweepers during the 2023 Connect-a-Thon, and added 102 connections.
Eleanor (Holmes) Colson participated with Southern Super Sweepers during the 2022 Source-a-Thon, adding sources to some previously unsourced profiles.
Eleanor (Holmes) Colson is a Project Member of the Texas Project.
Descendant of of a Southern Colonist.
Eleanor (Holmes) Colson is a graduate of the Scotland Tartan Trail II.
Eleanor (Holmes) Colson is a member of the Kernohan Name Study Project.
Eleanor (Holmes) Colson is a member of the Crawford Name Study Project.
Eleanor (Holmes) Colson is a member of the Spurlock Name Study Project.
Eleanor is the daughter of Warren Milton Holmes, Jr. and Melva June Randle Holmes Stoilis. She is a descendant of many southern colonists.
She was married to the late Howard Clint Colson and has three children.
Eleanor is a retired Biology teacher.
My Surnames
- Click on Surname to view EKA - Earliest Known Ancestor
- Ashby
- Barr, Barr , Bartlett , Benton , Bibbins , Brown , Buckley , Bugg
- Cargill, Chester , Cleveland , Coffee , Collier , Crawford
- Davis, Davis , DeJarnette , Diamond
- Flanagan (Flanakin) , Flood , Forrest , Foster , Fowler
- Graves, Grenvill , Grenvill , Grover
- Hale, Hartley , Hobson , Holden , Holmes , Howell , Huff , Huff , Hutson
- Johns, Johnson , Jones , Jordan
- Kernohan, Keyser , Kimbrough
- Lamar, Lane , Lewis , Lewis , Logan , Lundy , Lundy
- MacPherson, Marshall , Martin , Matthews , McCullar , McGehee , Meriwether , Miller , Mitchell , Morton , Mumbray
- Oliver, Ozment
- Paxson (Paxton, Paxston) , Pennington , Phelps , Pruyn
- Randle, Rashfield , Richerson , Roberts
- Saxon, Scott , Shelley , Sinclair , Smith , Spurgeon , Spurlock , Stacey
- Tinsley (Tynsley) , Traylor
- Varner
- Wadsworth, Wall , Watson
Sources
- First-hand information. Entered by Eleanor Colson at registration.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. Maternal line mitochondrial DNA test-takers:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. Maternal line mitochondrial DNA test-takers:
- Eleanor (Holmes) Colson: Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test Full Sequence, haplogroup H5a4a, FTDNA kit #B66684
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Eleanor (Holmes) Colson:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A215901 [compare], Ancestry member EleanorCol
Genealogist-to-Genealogist (G2G) Forum posts about Eleanor:
- Eleanor Colson is a Wonderful WikiTreer Dec 30, 2021.
- Eleanor Colson is a Wonderful WikiTreer Mar 28, 2021.
- Eleanor Colson is a Wonderful WikiTreer Feb 19, 2021.
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Eleanor Colson
Thanks for letting us know - we'll miss you from the Sourcerers team. If you'd like to re-join the project in the future, please just answer our G2G welcome thread which is linked from the main project page at https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Project:Scotland
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edited by Mary Richardson
Eleanor, thanks for your work to improve our shared tree.
Eleanor, thanks for your work to improve the tree.
We appreciate your consistent work in improving WikiTree through the Sourcerers Project in 2022!
Hi Eleanor. Thanks for your efforts in improving our shared tree.
Eleanor, thanks for your efforts to improve our shared tree.
Thanks for your efforts to improve our shared tree.
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I used to follow on the discord app but it quit working for some reason. I guess I need to figure it out. I keep forgetting to look on discord on my computer or on Goggle group. I don't seem to get that many emails from google group.
I'm not sure I am part of a team. I thought I was going to do Twisted Thistles but then never heard anything. I guess communication is the main problem that I'm seeing.
I am currently part of Sourcerers and am sourcing most every day for the Texas project. I would be happy to help source for the Scotland project.
Eleanor
We appreciate the help with sourcing Scottish profiles. There's always someone that needs sources added.
Great work on the March 2022 Sourcerers Challenge! Thank you for improving our tree.
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Yes I am happy with the County Antrim team although I am finding info hard to find. I was working just on my lines, became frustrated and then went on to other things. I see that I need to work on some of the profiles that need help which I will try to do soon. I don't think I've seen anything from the Google group or on Discord although I think I am signed up for both. If I'm not part of them, I would definitely like to join up.
Eleanor Colson
Thanks for participating with the Sourcers in February!
We appreciate your work, Mel
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edited by Mary Richardson
The Andrew Crawford line has been really messed up by the "family story" with a William Crawford being the immigrant. I have searched for years and cannot prove that story and I definitely cannot prove that his name was William Andrew Crawford. I can prove that the brothers in Pike County Georgia were from the Andrew Crawford-Mary B. Foster line although Andrew possibly had a first marriage. But then if so, then why is Robert's middle name Foster?
So you descend from Andrew Crawford who went to Panola County? I have always had trouble with him but everyone has the story of the brothers found in Pike, GA. There is definitely a son Andrew from Andrew d. 1818 and the 1800 census shows 2 sons under 5 which is correct.
Another problem I have with the letter is it says that they lived in Milledgeville which is Baldwin County and not that close to Pike. Has anyone looked at Crawford families in Baldwin County?
Mary
You probably noted that James Barr(father?) was the only family member in the house at that time of the Griffiths Valuation roll. Thomas Barr was a farmer, he appeared in Petty court sessions for allowing stock to "wander on the road". He was probably using the roadside verge for feeding his stock :-) .
edited by Terry Walsh
My main focus is Mary Ann Elder 1811.
edited by Terry Walsh
My William John Elder ancestor died Kirkinriola, Ballymena Co. Antrim about 1900 and was married to Ann Jane Perry. William Elder son of William John Elder (my ancestor) died 1906 in the Glasgow Poorhouse after being estranged from his wife Isabella McNeill daughter and my paternal G-mother Agnes Elder A person in Scotland whom I correspond with is also related to William John Elder and has Barr family in her Family tree.
I am researching Davis in Granville Co, NC. Thomas Davis m 1809 Elizabeth Jenkins, she was supposed to be born in VA. Most descendants moved to Texas-Henry Ward Davis was a son. There is a YDNA connection to a William Benjamin Davis, b 1838, who died in Palestine Anderson Co, TX in 1926 -No death certificate. Do you have ca 1800 Davis information that may tie into Thomas? He married in Warren Co, NC and bought property in Granville Co in 1832. Two daughters married men named Jenkins who were not 'related' one was from Maryland.
I was writing the biography for Thomas Cargill, Sr. and noticed that he was attached to three wives: Elizabeth Finley, Elizabeth Finley, and Elizabeth Unknown, the third one is what I have always had in my files. I had their son Thomas, Jr. married to Elizabeth Finley but had no dates for her. All of my info had come from the Cargill book by Patti Myers and I did additional research like deeds and wills, etc. If Elizabeth Finley was married to Thomas, Sr. then we need to fix that. But I think there is one married to the Jr. on there also. I just know Thomas Sr. didn't marry 2 Elizabeth Finleys and one Elizabeth Unknown.
Their son Thomas Tinsley Cargill Jr. (or II whichever is preferred) married Elizabeth Finley. Which child of Thomas and elizabeth LNU do you descend? I had the privilege of being able to spend some time with Patti Myers while she was writing the book. She was quite a gal. And, the legacy/documents she left us with is amazing. It has been immerse help to me researching the Cargill Line looking for one of (my direct) ancestors to be a Patriot. Cargill's were so loyal to the crown. I know there is a nephew or grandson (need my notes in front of me.) to John and Rachel who was a patriot. I do think I have found where John Cargill qualifies. Just need an geni-expert to help me with the information. Stay safe....wear your mask....barbara cargill easley
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