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Family HistoryFamily History - Jacob A. Holem


Key:1.“+” before a child’s name indicates the child has their own entry in the next generation.
 2.“born xxxx” indicates the child is under 18 years of age so the birth date is not shown.
This family history features Jacob A. Holem and two of his descendants down to the third generation.


First Generation
1. Jacob A. Holem,1 born ____ (parents not determined). Jacob married Bessie H. _____ (born ____, parents not determined).

Child of Jacob A. Holem and Bessie H. _____:

+2i. Elva Ruth Holem, born 7 August 1908 in Plymouth, Marshall County, Indiana; died 27 December 1951. Married Neil Lawton Crumb.

Second Generation
2. Elva Ruth Holem2 (Jacob1), born 7 August 1908 in Plymouth, Marshall County, Indiana;1, 2 died 27 December 1951.1, 2 Elva married, 5 June 1931 in St. Joseph County, Indiana, Neil Lawton Crumb5 (born 30 August 1908, the son of Harry Clifford Crumb and Etta Louise Beach;3, 4 Neil died February 19773, 4). Elva and Neil are buried in Saint Joseph Valley Memorial Park, Granger, St. Joseph County, Indiana.1, 3

Child of Elva Ruth Holem and Neil Lawton Crumb:

+3i. Martha Sue Crumb, born 4 March 1936 in Dowagiac, Cass County, Michigan. Married John C. McCoy III.

  1. Find a Grave (website). Saint Joseph Valley Memorial Park, Granger, St. Joseph County, Indiana, Elva Ruth Holem Crumb, born: 7 August 1908; died: 27 December 1951 (from record, which provides the names and links for her parents and husband).
  2. Michigan Obituaries, 1820-2006, Muriel Link Collection, Obituary dated 29 December 1951, Crumb, Mrs. Neil, died: Thursday, 27 December 1951; born: 7 August 1908 in Plymouth, Indiana. The article provides vital and biographical details and the names of her parents, husband and daughter.
  3. Find a Grave (website). Saint Joseph Valley Memorial Park, Granger, St. Joseph County, Indiana, Neil L. Crumb, born: 1908; died: 1977 (from record, which provides the names and links for his parents, sibling, and wife).
  4. Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Family Search (website), Neil Crumb, died: February 1977; born: 30 August 1908.
  5. Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007, Neil Lawton Crumb and Elva Ruth Holem, married on 5 September 1931 in St. Joseph County, Indiana.
Third Generation
3. Martha Sue Crumb3 (Elva,2 Jacob1), born 4 March 1936 in Dowagiac, Cass County, Michigan.1, 2 Martha married, 20 June 1957 in St. Joseph County, Indiana, John C. McCoy III1 (born 25 June 1935 in Sturgis, St. Joseph County, Michigan, the son of John C. McCoy and Mary Young1).

  1. Indiana Marriages, 1811-2018/2019, John C. McCoy III, born: 25 June 1935 in Sturgis, Michigan; father: John C. McCoy; mother: Mary Young; and Martha Sue Crumb, born: 4 March 1936 in Dowozioc, Michigan; father: Neil L. Crumb; mother: Elva R. Halem; married on 20 June 1957 in St. Joseph, Indiana.
  2. Michigan Obituaries, 1820-2006, Muriel Link Collection, Obituary dated 29 December 1951, Crumb, Mrs. Neil, died: Thursday, 27 December 1951; born: 7 August 1908 in Plymouth, Indiana. The article provides vital and biographical details and the names of her parents, husband and daughter.