Daniel B. Holmes was born in Lexington, Kentucky,
March 14, 1850. He received his early education in the public
schools, then attended the Transylvania High School, and in 1870
graduated from Kentucky University at Lexington with the degree of A.
B. He then entered the Harvard Law School, and was graduated
from there in 1872 with the degree of L. L. D. He came to Kansas
City in the same year, and soon formed a law partnership with
ex-Senator T. V. Bryant, which continued for thirteen years. For
two years he was alone, and then the firm of Karnes, Holmes, &
Krauthoff was formed in 1889 and continued for ten years. He is
now senior member of the firm of Holmes & Perry.
It was in February 6, 1877, that Mr. Holmes
married Miss Lyda A. Massey, of Jefferson City, daughter of Hon. James
F. Massey, Secretary of State at the commencement of the civil war,
and also a member of the Constitutional Convention. Mr. Holmes
is the father of four children, Massey B., now practicing law in New
York; Mrs. George B. Langford, Miss Mignon, and Gilbert. * Mr. Holmes has served a term as president of
the Kansas City Bar Association.
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...It was in
February 6, 1877 (05
Mar 1877 at Cole County, Mo), that Mr. Holmes
married Miss Lyda A.(Elizabeth Lydia
Adelaide Massey, of Jefferson City, daughter of
Hon. -James
(Benjamin) F.(Franklin) Massey, Secretary of State
at the commencement of the civil war, and also a member of the
Constitutional Convention. Mr. Holmes is the father of four
children, Massey B., now practicing law in New York;
Mrs. George B. Langford, Miss Mignon, and
Gilbert.
Three Children:
Massey Bryant Holmes-Male-
Born: 28 Jan 1878,
Sydney Holmes-Male-Born: Aug
1881,
Mignon Gilbert Holmes-Male-Born:
Jun 1884
Daniel Boone Holmes died:05
Nov 1911, Kansas City, Jackson Co., Missouri
Eliza Lydia Adelaide Massey
died 1929, Kansas City, Jackson Co., Missouri |
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