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Penelope S. Holmes
1901 - 1986 (85 years)1. Penelope S. Holmes was born 19 Mar 1901, Camden, North Carolina, USA (daughter of James Manleff Holmes and Sara Jane Sawyer); died 5 Jul 1986, Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA. Penelope married Howard Toxey Sawyer Abt 1918, North Carolina, USA. Howard (son of Coston Sawyer Sawyer and Hasseltine Torksey) was born 17 Nov 1896, Camden, North Carolina, USA; died 5 Oct 1945. [Group Sheet]
Children:- Janie Marie Sawyer was born 1930, Camden, North Carolina, USA; died 3 Jan 2019, Elizabeth City, Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA.
- Ruby Hasseltine Sawyer was born 1920, Camden, North Carolina, USA; died 24 Jun 2013, Kindred Care, Elizabeth City, Pasquotank Co., NC.
- Thurman Sawyer
2. James Manleff Holmes was born 7 Feb 1877, Tyrrell, North Carolina, USA (son of Jerome Burton Holmes and Penelope Ann Basnight); died 14 Mar 1961, Shiloh Twp., Camden Co., NC. James married Sara Jane Sawyer. Sara (daughter of Levin V. Sawyer and Mary Twiford) was born 17 Sep 1877, Tyrrell, North Carolina, USA; died 14 Nov 1941, Shiloh Twp., Camden Co., NC. [Group Sheet]
3. Sara Jane Sawyer was born 17 Sep 1877, Tyrrell, North Carolina, USA (daughter of Levin V. Sawyer and Mary Twiford); died 14 Nov 1941, Shiloh Twp., Camden Co., NC. Children:
- 1. Penelope S. Holmes was born 19 Mar 1901, Camden, North Carolina, USA; died 5 Jul 1986, Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA.
Generation: 3
4. Jerome Burton Holmes was born 19 Oct 1849, Tyrrell, North Carolina, USA (son of Manliff Dickerson Holmes and Cynthia Sawyer); died 5 Jul 1927, Alligator Twp., Tyrrell Co., NC. Jerome married Penelope Ann Basnight. Penelope (daughter of James Basnight and Clarissa Creef) was born 27 Jun 1847, Tyrrell, North Carolina, USA; died 19 Aug 1900, Dare, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet]
5. Penelope Ann Basnight was born 27 Jun 1847, Tyrrell, North Carolina, USA (daughter of James Basnight and Clarissa Creef); died 19 Aug 1900, Dare, North Carolina, USA. Children:
- Ida Blanche Holmes was born 4 Feb 1880, Tyrrell, North Carolina, USA; died 23 Aug 1941, Elizabeth City, Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA.
- 2. James Manleff Holmes was born 7 Feb 1877, Tyrrell, North Carolina, USA; died 14 Mar 1961, Shiloh Twp., Camden Co., NC.
- Mary Caroline Holmes was born Abt 1872, Dare, North Carolina, USA; died 1907, Dare, North Carolina, USA.
6. Levin V. Sawyer was born 18 Jun 1851, Tyrrell, North Carolina, USA (son of W. Sawyer and Celia Cullipher); died 8 Mar 1934, Nags Head, Dare Co., NC. Levin married Mary Twiford. Mary (daughter of William Truxton Twiford and Biannthia Owens) was born 26 Dec 1856, Tyrrell, North Carolina, USA; died 17 Aug 1908, Dare, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet]
7. Mary Twiford was born 26 Dec 1856, Tyrrell, North Carolina, USA (daughter of William Truxton Twiford and Biannthia Owens); died 17 Aug 1908, Dare, North Carolina, USA. Children:
- 3. Sara Jane Sawyer was born 17 Sep 1877, Tyrrell, North Carolina, USA; died 14 Nov 1941, Shiloh Twp., Camden Co., NC.
Generation: 4
8. Manliff Dickerson Holmes was born Abt 1824, Tyrrell, North Carolina, USA (son of Henry Holmes, Jr. and Lovey Creef); died 1880, Tyrrell, North Carolina, USA. Manliff married Cynthia Sawyer 10 Sep 1846, Tyrrell, North Carolina, USA. Cynthia was born Abt 1826, North Carolina, USA; died Aft 1880, Dare, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet]
9. Cynthia Sawyer was born Abt 1826, North Carolina, USA; died Aft 1880, Dare, North Carolina, USA. Children:
- 4. Jerome Burton Holmes was born 19 Oct 1849, Tyrrell, North Carolina, USA; died 5 Jul 1927, Alligator Twp., Tyrrell Co., NC.
- Martha C. Holmes was born Abt 1845, Tyrrell, North Carolina, USA; died , North Carolina, USA.
10. James Basnight was born Abt 1823, Tyrrell, North Carolina, USA (son of Thomas Henry Basnight, Sr. and Elizabeth Hooker); died 26 Nov 1881, Tyrrell, North Carolina, USA. James married Clarissa Creef. Clarissa (daughter of Joseph Creef and Mary Amanda Holmes) was born 26 Feb 1819, Tyrrell, North Carolina, USA; died 1903, Tyrrell, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet]
11. Clarissa Creef was born 26 Feb 1819, Tyrrell, North Carolina, USA (daughter of Joseph Creef and Mary Amanda Holmes); died 1903, Tyrrell, North Carolina, USA. Children:
- 5. Penelope Ann Basnight was born 27 Jun 1847, Tyrrell, North Carolina, USA; died 19 Aug 1900, Dare, North Carolina, USA.
12. W. Sawyer was born Abt 1822, Tyrrell, North Carolina, USA. W. married Celia Cullipher. Celia was born Abt 1830, Tyrrell, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet]
13. Celia Cullipher was born Abt 1830, Tyrrell, North Carolina, USA. Children:
- 6. Levin V. Sawyer was born 18 Jun 1851, Tyrrell, North Carolina, USA; died 8 Mar 1934, Nags Head, Dare Co., NC.
14. William Truxton Twiford was born Abt 1805, North Carolina, USA; died Bef 1870, North Carolina, USA. William married Biannthia Owens 25 Jan 1841, Tyrrell, North Carolina, USA. Biannthia (daughter of William James Owens and Elizabeth Crane) was born 18 Mar 1819, North Carolina, USA; died 17 Dec 1901, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet]
15. Biannthia Owens was born 18 Mar 1819, North Carolina, USA (daughter of William James Owens and Elizabeth Crane); died 17 Dec 1901, North Carolina, USA. Children:
- George Washington Twiford was born 2 Mar 1849, Tyrrell, North Carolina, USA; died 8 Jul 1914, Dare, North Carolina, USA.
- 7. Mary Twiford was born 26 Dec 1856, Tyrrell, North Carolina, USA; died 17 Aug 1908, Dare, North Carolina, USA.
- Trimagen S. Twiford was born 24 Dec 1851, Dare, North Carolina, USA; died 24 Jan 1927, Dare, North Carolina, USA.