The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1886-08-18
HoLCoMBE REUNION NOTES.

ticing physician of that city.
Messrs. John and PEARSON HoLCoMBE.
of Lancaster county, Pa, were present at
the Reunion. They are the only Hol-
combes known to be living in that county.
Dr. j. r. Holcombe (above referred toy is
son of Pearson Holcombe.
AT the Holcombe Reunion Col. F.
S. Hocombe exhibited a chair, belong
ing to the Holcombes, that is over one
hundred years old.
Mr.. JOHN j. HoLcoMDE, of German
town, Pa, was present at the Reunion
and reported for the Germantown Tele-
graph, one of the leading papers of Penn
sylvania.
Mn. d. c. CARHART, a substantial
Philadelphia merchant doing business at
1873 s. I'd street, who is related to the
Holcombe family by marriage, was pres
ent at the Reunion.
Gro. F. HoLcoMBE, Esq, Mayor of
New Haven, Conn. "a New England Hol-
combe), wrote, regretting that owing to
having to attend convention of wheel
makers at Niagara Falls, he would not be
able to be present at the Hocombe Re-
union. Mayor Holcombe is an extensive
wheel manufactures.
Mr.. VIM. A. HoLooMBE, of Ravenna,
Ohio, 50 years of age, who attended the
Holcombe Reunion, is gentleman
whose faculties are well. preserved, and
he is full of incident and anecdote. He
made many friends during his visit to
this vicinity. His grandchildren held a
reunion the day of the Holcombe Re-
union but he felt so much interested in
seeing the Holcombes of this section
that he decided to come here.
Solomon HoLooMBE, whose picture
hung in the rear of the platform, was
born on the farm now occupied by Col.
f. s. Holcombe formerly occupied by
his grandfather. Samuel Holcombe)
Solomon went to Mount Airy when
eight years of age with his half-brother,
Samuel Holcombe, as clerk, until
about 10 years of age, when he and his
brother Elisha L. Holcombe, joined in
partnership by the name of s, & E. Hol-
combe. and they kept "bachelors' hall
until Solomon married He Solomon
remained there until His death, which
occurred Dec. co. 1850, he being about
81 years of age. He lived 70 years in
Mount Airy.
Captain IRVING HoLooMBE, OF Trout
Brook, Delaware County, N. Y, is ma
tive of Herkimer county, N. Y. He is
extensively engaged in the manufacture
and sale OF lumber, millions of feet o.
which, of his manufacture, have passed
this city in RATS on the Delaware river
Some twelve years since he was chosen
by the Republicans of Herkimer, Rep
resentative in the New York Legislature
and served two years. He served in til,
war of the rebellion. in defense of til,
Union, as Captain of a company of volun
teers, in one of the New York regiments
with credit for ability as an officer an(
bravery as soldier. He is an able ant
impressive speaker, and man of influ
enee in political circles in his section
He is descended from the Thomas brancl
of the Connecticut Holcombes, is sol
of the late Album, and grandson of tn
late Selah, descendant in direct lin
from tho original Thomas, from Devon
shire England, 1880.
-JUDsoN HoLooMBE, of Towanda, Pa.
editor and publisher of the "Bradfor
Republican. was born at LaRoy, Brad
ford county, Pa, was chosen, first b
the Wings, in the fall of 1864, and agai
in 1886 as q Republican, to represent hi
county in the Legislature of his State
He was one of the "charter members
under the lead of David Wilmot, of til
Republican party, and still stands b.
his political faith lie afterwards servet
one term as Reading Clerk of the House
and two terms as Reading Clerk of tn
Senate of Pennsylvania, and later wa
Book keeper in the State Treasury TO
three years. His last public service wa
rendered as IN Assistant Clerk in thu
National House of Representatives n
Washington, with the title of "Inde,
Clerk He became connected by pur
chase with the publication of the "Re
publican" now in its twelfth volume, il
May 1875. He is son of the late Hugl
Holcombe, grand son of Eli, and grea
grandson Of either Nathaniel or David
mot certain which, and descended in
direct line from the original Thomas, o
Connecticut, who came from Devonshire
England, in 1880. Though by differen
lines, the Holcombes of the Connection
line, and of the New Jersey and Bucks
county lines, all sprung from the Devon
shire Holcombes, the original emigran
Thomas, OF the Connecticut line, com
ing some 80 years earlier than John AM
Jacob Holcombe, the originals of tn
New Jersey and Bucks county line.
DIR. VIM. FREDERIC HoLooMBE, whit
took an active and prominent part in the
New Jersey Holcombe Reunion, was herr
to represent the New England Holcombes
He graduated at tho Medical Universit
of Albany, New York, in 1850, and the
studied in Paris, London and Dublin
After being in general practice of medi
cine and surgery several years, he return
cd to Europe and remained nearly tire
years, and was private pupil of Vo
Giefe, of Berlin, Sickel and Demarres
of Paris, and lamb, Of Prague. Sine
then he has often revisited Europe fc
professional improvement He was ar
| nointed in 1862 Professor Of Diseases &