Lawrence Collester "Hokie" HOLCOMB

Lawrence Collester "Hokie" HOLCOMB

Male 1917 - 2004  (86 years)
Person ID: I1714  Marsh/Holcomb Branch  |  Last Modified: 20 Mar 2023


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  • Name Lawrence Collester HOLCOMB  [1, 2
    Nickname Hokie 
    Birth 1 May 1917  Southwick, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    Gender Male 
    Died 26 Mar 2004  Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5, 6
    Buried 1 Apr 2004  New Cemetery, Southwick, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
  • Parents

    Family ID: F00134 Group Sheet  |  Family Chart  
    Father Lawrence HOLCOMB (ID:I1220),   b. 6 Apr 1894, East Granby, Hartford, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 May 1964, Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother Lucia Frances GLEASON (ID:I1275),   b. 22 Aug 1892, Wardsboro, Windham, Vermont, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Aug 1977, Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Marriage 18 Jul 1916  Wardsboro, Windham, Vermont, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [15, 16, 17, 18
    Documents
    Dewy House Donation
    Dewy House Donation
    Marriages
    Vermont US Marriage Records 1909-2008 Windham 1916 for Lawrence Holcomb
    Vermont US Marriage Records 1909-2008 Windham 1916 for Lawrence Holcomb
    Newspaper Clippings
    Wedding Announcement Lucia F Gleason and Lawrence Holcomb
Brattleboro Reformer, Pg 1 19 Jul 1916
    Wedding Announcement Lucia F Gleason and Lawrence Holcomb Brattleboro Reformer, Pg 1 19 Jul 1916
    Children
    +1. MaleLawrence Collester "Hokie" HOLCOMB (ID:I1714) (current person) ,   b. 1 May 1917, Southwick, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Mar 2004, Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years)
    +2. FemaleLucia Gleason HOLCOMB (ID:I1286),   b. 22 Apr 1920, Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Aug 2017, New Smyrna Beach, Volusia, Florida, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 97 years)
    +3. FemaleVirginia Irene GLEASON (ID:I0731),   b. 13 Jun 1925, Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
  • Family

    Family ID: F00479 Group Sheet  |  Family Chart  |  Last Modified: 21 Mar 2023  
    Wife Mae Elizabeth MARSH (ID:I1688),   b. 20 Jun 1915, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Nov 2010, Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 95 years)  [2
    Marriage 02 Apr 1940  Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [19
    Type: Religious 
    Children 
    + 1. FemaleLiving (ID:I1339)
    + 2. MaleLiving (ID:I1328)
    + 3. FemaleLiving (ID:I1429)
    Marriages
    Massachusetts Marriage Index 
1901-1955 and 1966-1970 1936-1940 
for Mae Elizabeth Marsh
    Massachusetts Marriage Index 1901-1955 and 1966-1970 1936-1940 for Mae Elizabeth Marsh
  • Other Personal Events

    Census 1920  Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Census 1930  Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Census 1940  Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Military 16 Oct 1940  Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    City Directory 1943  Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    City Directory 1945  Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [12
    Masonic Membership 14 Jan 1948  Mount Moriah Lodge, Westfield MA Find all individuals with events at this location  [13
    Lawrence Collester Holcomb 1 May 1917 Southwick Westfield Mount Moriah Maintenance 
    Census 1950  Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [14
    Patriarch & Matriarch
    Walter HOLCOMB,   b. 1368, Hole, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (15 x Great Grandfather) 
    Amy WALCOTT,   b. 1775, Vermont, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Jul 1860, Wardsboro, Windham, Vermont, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)  (3 x Great Grandmother) 
  • Photos At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
    Lawrence C. Holcomb
    Lawrence C. Holcomb
    Hokie
    Hokie
    Hokie and his mother
    Hokie and his mother
    Hokie holding Betsy and Nana
    Hokie holding Betsy and Nana
    Hokie Nana Kids in Burt's Pickup
    Hokie Nana Kids in Burt's Pickup
    Hokie The Donut Man
    Hokie The Donut Man
    Hokie The Park Ranger
    Hokie The Park Ranger
    Lawrence Collester Holcomb as a child
    Lawrence Collester Holcomb as a child
    Lawrence Collester Holcomb as a child
    Lawrence Collester Holcomb as a child
    Nana and Hokie
    Nana and Hokie
    Documents
    Hokie Park and Recreaction Commissioner Ward-II
    Hokie Park and Recreaction Commissioner Ward-II
    Hokie The Spoiler Holcomb
    Hokie The Spoiler Holcomb
    Hokie Ward-2 Article Grandmothers Garden
    Hokie Ward-2 Article Grandmothers Garden
    Headstones
    Lawrence C. Holcomb Headstone
    Lawrence C. Holcomb Headstone
    Plot: Sect. B, Row 5
    City Directory
    Price & Lee Co.
Westfield City Directory 1943 
Pg 195
    Price & Lee Co. Westfield City Directory 1943 Pg 195
    US City Directories 
1822-1995 
Massachusetts Westfield 
1945
    US City Directories 1822-1995 Massachusetts Westfield 1945
    Draft Cards
    US WWII Draft Cards Young Men 1940-1947
    US WWII Draft Cards Young Men 1940-1947
    Albums  Marsh - Holcomb (70)
    Photographs of the Marsh and Holcomb Families

  • Event Map

    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1 May 1917 - Southwick, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1920 - Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1930 - Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1940 - Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 02 Apr 1940 - Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMilitary - 16 Oct 1940 - Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCity Directory - 1943 - Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCity Directory - 1945 - Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1950 - Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 26 Mar 2004 - Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 1 Apr 2004 - New Cemetery, Southwick, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 
    Address Cemetery Location Village Town City County/Shire State Country Parish Province Region Township Area Continent Not Set
  • Reference  Mark and Amy Kosinski. "Lawrence Collester "Hokie" HOLCOMB". Four Branches Genealogy. http://www.fourbranches.org/tng/getperson.php?personID=I1714&tree=mhkr (accessed March 29, 2024).

  • Source Citations

    1. [S00001] D. Holcomb, Import from dholcomb.ged.

    2. [S00004] Mark and Amy Kosinski, GEDCOM File : Marsh.ged.

    3. [S527] Department of Public Health, Registry of Vital Records and Statistics, Massachusetts-Birth Index-1860-1970-Births-1916-1920-Hersam - Kuchka, 199.

    4. [S1066] Phyllis Gonska Bombard, Find a Grave Memorial 45033381, 45033381.

    5. [S00169] Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index, 1.

    6. [S676] United States Social Security Administration , US Social Security Applications and Claims Index 1936-2007.

    7. [S00182] United States Census Bureau, 1920 United States Federal Census Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, 16B.

    8. [S00118] United States Census Bureau, 1930 United States Federal Census Westfield Massachusetts, 13A.

    9. [S1067] United States Census Bureau, 1940 United States Federal Census Westfield Hamden Massachusetts, 61B.

    10. [S675] United States Selective Service System, U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, 27.

    11. [S770] Price & Lee Co., US City Directories 1822-1995 Massachusetts Westfield 1943, 195.

    12. [S1320] The price & Lee Co, US City Directories 1822-1995 Massachusetts Westfield 1945, 209.

    13. [S00351] Massachusetts Grand Lodge of Masons Membership Cards 1733–1990. New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, Mason Membership Cards, 1733-1990.

    14. [S2190] United States Census Bureau, 1950 United States Federal Census Massachusetts Hampden Westfield 7-172 Holcomb, 4.

    15. [S00050] Office of Vital Records VT, Marriage Certiciate Lawrence Holcomb and Lucia Gleason, Vermont Marriage Records, 1909-2003, 18 JUL 1916.

    16. [S1620] Vermont Phoenix Brattleboro, Vermont, Newspaper Wedding Announcement Gleason - Holcomb, 6.

    17. [S2060] The Brattleboro Reformer, Lucia F Gleason and Lawrence Holcomb Wedding Announcement, 1.

    18. [S2289] Vital Records Office, Vermont Department of Health, Burlington, Vermont., Vermont US Marriage Records 1909-2008 Windham 1916 for Lawrence Holcomb, 1521.

    19. [S1068] Department of Public Health, Registry of Vital Records and Statistics, Massachusetts, Marriage Index, 1901-1955 and 1966-1970, 109/54.