Holyoke Family Genealogy - Person Sheet
Holyoke Family Genealogy - Person Sheet
NameWesley Oliver HOLYOKE , M
Birth10 Jul 1901, , , IL
Death18 Nov 1983, Richmond, Macomb, MI123
FatherEdward Roy HOLYOKE , M (1880-1934)
MotherMatilda Sophia FOSSELL , F (1881-1959)
Spouses
Birth19 Mar 1898, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, OH
Deathaft 1940
Family ID148
Marriage30 Jul 1927, South Bend, St. Joseph, IN124
Divorce11 Jun 1945, , Macomb, MI
Birth16 Aug 1910, , Oakland, MI
Death19 Jul 1988, Richmond, Macomb, MI123
Family ID637
Marriage26 Sep 1946, Rochester, Oakland, MI
Notes for Wesley Oliver HOLYOKE
• Some records record his first name as “Westley”

• There is also a record that list his death location as “Columbus, Saint Clair, MI”, and also “Oakland, Oakland, MI”

• While some credit Wesley with inventing the “white cane” symbol for the blind, however, history gives credit to James Biggs of Bristol, England, at least he claimed to have invented the white cane in 1921.
Notes for Josephine (Spouse 1)
• Some records list their marriage date as 1928.
Notes for Eila Mae (Spouse 2)
• A record also lists her death location as “Columbus, Saint Clair, MI”
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