Holyoke Family Genealogy - Person Sheet
Holyoke Family Genealogy - Person Sheet
NameHorace Parker HOLYOKE 
, M
, MBirth26 Jan 1840, Brewer, Penobscot, ME
Death24 Oct 1890, Shelton, O’Brien, IA94
BurialEast Lawn, Sheldon, IA95
FatherEdward HOLYOKE , M (1802-1861)
MotherMelinda SNOW , F (1808-1881)
Notes for Horace Parker HOLYOKE
• Served with 7 (?) - 1st Maine Cavalry during Civil War.
• No wife / widow mentioned in the Civil War Pension record … assumed he never married.
• Resident of Yarmouth, ME at the time of his enlistment in Civil War.
• Enlisted as a Private in Company F, 1st Cavalry Regiment Maine on 19 October 1861 … although some records say 3 Oct 1861 … Promoted to Full Corporal (1862) and to Full Sergeant (1863). … Discharged due to injury on 12 December 1863.
• In 1874, Horace purchased a homesteaded 160 acres of land in O’Brian County, IA
• He lived at Sheldon, where he was a deacon and active member of the Congregational Church.
[S:64], [S:106], [S:195] 96
• No wife / widow mentioned in the Civil War Pension record … assumed he never married.
• Resident of Yarmouth, ME at the time of his enlistment in Civil War.
• Enlisted as a Private in Company F, 1st Cavalry Regiment Maine on 19 October 1861 … although some records say 3 Oct 1861 … Promoted to Full Corporal (1862) and to Full Sergeant (1863). … Discharged due to injury on 12 December 1863.
• In 1874, Horace purchased a homesteaded 160 acres of land in O’Brian County, IA
• He lived at Sheldon, where he was a deacon and active member of the Congregational Church.
[S:64], [S:106], [S:195] 96