Highland HomePage

Discovering the pioneer settlers of the Cumberland Highlands

First Name Last Name
Home Search  
Share Print Bookmark

Holbrook, Jesse S.[1, 2]

Male 1837 - 1909  (71 years)


Personal Information    |    Media    |    Sources    |    Event Map    |    All    |    PDF

  • Name Holbrook, Jesse S. 
    Birth 24 Feb 1837  Perry (Now Letcher), Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1870  Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    Precinct 2 
    Census 1880  Cumberland River, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4] 
    • The household was enumerated as follows:
      Jesse, 42, Ky.
      Elizabeth, 32, Ky.
      William, 15
      Benjamin, 15
      Marget, 13
      Adam, 8
      Randolph, 6
      Nicky, 4, female [probably Victoria N.]
      Noah, 2
    Death 9 Feb 1909  Millstone, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    • His death was reported in the Mountain Eagle as follows:

      DEATH
      Comes to Uncle Jesse Holbrooks at His Home on Millstone.
      Tuesday night, and almost suddenly, Uncle Jesse Holbrooks, of Millstone, passed from life into the great beyond. Two or three days ago he was taken suddenly ill but soon became better and it was thought that he was on the road to recovery, but on the night of his death he was seized with vomiting and died within a few minutes. No better man than Uncle Jesse lived in Letcher county or elsewhere and he will be greatly missed by a host of friends. He was a Confederate soldier during the civil war and was on many a hot battlefield, being one of the few to escape when Gen. Morgan was captured and confined in prison at Columbus, O. After the war he returned to the peaceful pursuits of agriculture. He became a consistent member of the regular Baptist church and died in that faith. He leaves many relatives and friends to mourn his death.
    Burial Chunk Craft Cemetery, Millstone, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Jesse S. Holbrook (1837-1909)    		 Jesse S. Holbrook (1837-1909)
    Confederate memorial marker
    Person ID I5069  Pioneers of the Appalachian Highlands
    Last Modified 27 Sep 2018 

    Father Holbrook, Benjamin,   b. 2 Mar 1802, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Dec 1874, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years) 
    Mother Jenkins, Nancy,   b. Abt 1805, South Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Between 1880 and 1900, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 75 years) 
    Marriage 2 Mar 1820  Floyd, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1436  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Adams, Elizabeth,   b. 23 Nov 1844, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Feb 1910, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1861  Harlan, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Holbrook, William P.,   b. 2 Feb 1863, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Feb 1909, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 46 years)
    +2. Holbrook, Benjamin Franklin,   b. 10 Mar 1863, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Jun 1930, Clinton, Anderson, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years)
    +3. Holbrook, Margaret Emeline,   b. Jun 1867, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1901, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 33 years)
     4. Holbrook, Lee,   b. Abt 1869, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    +5. Holbrook, Jesse Adam,   b. 26 Mar 1871, Floyd, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Apr 1949, Brodhead, Rockcastle, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)
    +6. Holbrook, Randolph D.,   b. 11 Aug 1873, Millstone, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Jun 1941, Millstone, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years)
     7. Holbrook, Victoria,   b. 26 Mar 1875, Millstone, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Oct 1903, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 28 years)
    +8. Holbrook, Noah H.,   b. 12 Apr 1878, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Apr 1950, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)
     9. Holbrook, Mary,   b. 20 Mar 1881, Millstone, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Apr 1910, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 29 years)
     10. Holbrook, John Q.,   b. 1882
    +11. Holbrook, Israel Mannon,   b. 24 Jun 1884, Millstone, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Mar 1975, Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years)
    +12. Holbrook, Abbott,   b. 25 May 1885, Millstone, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Aug 1964, Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)
    +13. Holbrook, Miles Mayo,   b. 12 Jul 1888, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Jun 1967, Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)
     14. Holbrook, Sue,   b. Oct 1889, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Photos
    Holbrook brothers (left - right): Mayo, Abbot, Jake, Noah, Randolph, and Addie    		Holbrook brothers (left - right): Mayo, Abbot, Jake, Noah, Randolph, and Addie
    Jesse and Elizabeth (Adams) Holbrook    		Jesse and Elizabeth (Adams) Holbrook
    Family ID F2136  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 24 Feb 1837 - Perry (Now Letcher), Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - Abt 1861 - Harlan, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Address:
    Precinct 2 - 1870 - Letcher, Kentucky, United States    		 Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1880 - Cumberland River, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 9 Feb 1909 - Millstone, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Chunk Craft Cemetery, Millstone, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 
    Pin Legend Address Cemetery Populated Place Township Parish City County/Shire State/Province Country Region Not Set

  • Photos
    Holbrook brothers (left - right): Mayo, Abbot, Jake, Noah, Randolph, and Addie    		Holbrook brothers (left - right): Mayo, Abbot, Jake, Noah, Randolph, and Addie
    Jesse and Elizabeth (Adams) Holbrook    		Jesse and Elizabeth (Adams) Holbrook

  • Sources 
    1. [S19968] Jessie S. Holbrook in entry for Jessie Adam Holbrook, "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1961".

    2. [S32262] Jess Holbrook in entry for William T Holbrook, "Tennessee Death Records, 1914-1963".

    3. [S32261] Jesse Halebraths, "United States Census, 1880".

    4. [S586] 1880 Census Letcher Co KY, 8-546.

    5. [S605] News Article Mtn Eagle, 11 February 1909; p. 3.