Gazlay Family History
Maria Lydia Holmes
Parents
| Father | Jonathan Gilbert Holmes (ca. 1797 - ) |
| Mother | Eliza Ann Cobb ( - ) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 14 February 2021; Last Edited: 15 February 2021 |
| Person ID | 10315 |
| Name | Maria Lydia Holmes |
| Gender | Female |
| Born | 5 April 1837 in Montville, New London County, Connecticut1, 2, 3 |
| Married | 9 October 1862 in Connecticut to Martin Van Beuren Dunbar4 |
| Died | 28 June 1906 in New London, New London County, Connecticut1 |
| Buried | in Jordan Cemetery, Waterford, New London County, Connecticut1 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Martin Van Beuren Dunbar (son of Moses Dunbar and Sarah Getchell) |
| Born | 15 November 1837 in Waterford, New London County, Connecticut |
| Married | 9 October 1862 in Connecticut to Maria Lydia Holmes |
| Died | 7 February 1917 in New London, New London County, Connecticut |
| Children | of Maria Lydia Holmes and Martin Van Beuren Dunbar: |
| 1. | Morton G. Dunbar |
| Born | 16 August 1865 in New London, New London County, Connecticut |
| Died | 10 June 1869 in New London, New London County, Connecticut |
| +2. | Bertis H. Dunbar |
| Born | 11 April 1871 in New London, New London County, Connecticut |
| Married | ca. 1895 to Nancy ‘Nannie’ Wheeler |
| Died | 6 December 1961 in New London, New London County, Connecticut |
| 3. | Gertrude E. Dunbar |
| Born | 22 May 1874 in Waterford, New London County, Connecticut |
| Married | ca. 1899 to Frederick Payne Slate |
| Married | 1 November 1911 in New London, New London County, Connecticut to Job Herman ‘Tubby’ Tubbs |
| Died | 23 May 1947 in New London, New London County, Connecticut |
Sources
- Find a Grave (website). Jordan Cemetery, Waterford, New London County, Connecticut, Maria Lydia Holmes Dunbar, born: 5 April 1837 in Montville, New London County, Connecticut; died: 28 June 1906 in New London, New London County, Connecticut (from record, which includes a note: Mother: Eliza Cobb; and provides the names and links for her father, siblings, husband, and three children).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1870, Connecticut, New London County, New London, Page 204, Martin V. Dunbar, 35, Conn., farmer; Maria L. Dunbar, 34, Conn.; Gilbert Holmes, 73, Conn., farmer.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Connecticut, New London County, New London, E.D. 466, Sheet No. 8A, Martin B. Dunbar, 66, Connecticut, Oct. 1833, janitor, public school; wife of 36 years Maria L. Dunbar, 65, Connecticut, Apr. 1835, 3 children, 2 living. Living next door is their son and family: Burtis H. Dunbar, 29, Connecticut, Apr. 1871, carpenter; wife of 5 years Nannie W. Dunbar, 36, Illinois, May 1864, 1 child, 1 living; son Harris W. Dunbar, 4, Connecticut, Nov. 1895; b. in law Charles A. Wheeler, 46, Rhode Island, Nov. 1854, carpenter. [Birth dates for several of these people differ from other records.]
- Connecticut Marriages, 1630-1997, Martin V. Dunbar and Maria L. Holmes, married on 9 October 1862 in Connecticut.