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William Winfield “Billy” Holcomb

Birth	:	20 Aug 1861 San Bernardino County, California, USA
Death	:	11 Feb 1939 San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, California, USA
Burial	:	Home of Peace Cemetery, Sacramento, Sacramento County, USA
Coordinate	:	38.5137558, -121.4382782
Plot	:	New Cemetery-Block 2
Description	:	William Winfield Holcomb's parents were: William Francis Holcomb, b. Jan. 27, 1831 in Tippecanoe County, IN. and d. Jan. 25, 1912 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA. & Nancy Cilicia/Cecilia/Celia Stewart, b. Mar. 25, 1838 in Hancock County, IL. and d. Nov. 16, 1919 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA. William Winfield Holcomb, San Bernardino, CA., served as bailiff and deputy sheriff, and was lumberman, fuel and feed dealer there. He married Isabella Grant, daughter of John & Margaret (Nish) Grant. William's obituary lists his birthplace as Holcomb Valley, San Bernardino county, CA. In... Read More	William Winfield Holcomb's parents were: William Francis Holcomb, b. Jan. 27, 1831 in Tippecanoe County, IN. and d. Jan. 25, 1912 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA. & Nancy Cilicia/Cecilia/Celia Stewart, b. Mar. 25, 1838 in Hancock County, IL. and d. Nov. 16, 1919 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA. William Winfield Holcomb, San Bernardino, CA., served as bailiff and deputy sheriff, and was lumberman, fuel and feed dealer there. He married Isabella Grant, daughter of John & Margaret (Nish) Grant. William's obituary lists his birthplace as Holcomb Valley, San Bernardino county, CA. In the 1870 U.S. census, 8 yr. old William Holcomb, b. in CA., was living in San Bernardino, San Bernardino, CA. with his 40 yr. old father, William Holcomb, a lumberman, b. in IN. 37 yr. old mother, Nancy Holcomb, b. in IL. 11 yr. old step-brother, Charles S. Holcomb, b. in UT. 7 yr. old brother, Francis Holcomb, b. in CA. 4 yr. old sister, Minna Holcomb, b. in CA. 1 yr. old brother, George V. Holcomb, b. in CA. In the 1880 U.S. census, 18 yr. old William W. Holcum, working on a farm, b. in CA., was living at 25 8th St. in San Bernardino, San Bernardino, CA. with his 49 yr. old father, William F. Holcum [Holcomb], a farmer, b. in IN. 42 yr. old mother, Nancy C. Holcum, keeping house, b. in IL. 17 yr. old brother, Francis L. Holcum, attending school and working on a farm, b. in CA. 14 yr. old sister, Minnie C. Holcum, attending school, b. in CA. 11 yr. old brother, George V. Holcum, attending school, b. in CA. 4 yr. old sister, Mary Jane Holcum, b. in CA. 2 yr. old brother, Lewis Clark Holcum, b. in CA. William's father was b. in OH. and his mother in VA. William Winfield & Isabel(la) Holcomb had one child: Grant Holcomb Sr., b. Oct. 8, 1888 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA. and d. Feb. 5, 1943 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA. In the 1900 U. S. census, 38 yr. old William W. Holcomb, a merchant, b. Aug. 1861 in CA., was living in a home he owned free and clear at 892 'G' St. in San Bernardino Ward 4, San Bernardino, CA. with his 31 yr. old wife, Isabella Halcomb (Holcomb), b. Jan. 1869 in CA. 11 yr. old son, Grant Halcomb (Holcomb), b. Oct. 1898 in CA. 17 yr. old cousin, Minnie Egloff, b. Aug. 1882 in AZ. *Note: After Minnie's father died in 1890 and her mother in 1893, Minnie Egloff came to live with William and Isabella Holcomb, and was regarded in every way as a daughter of the house. William and Isabella had been marr. for 13 years. Isabella was the mother of one child, still alive by this census. William's father was b. in IN. and his mother in IL. In the 1910 U. S. census, 48 yr. old William W. Kobonite (Holcomb), a self-employed coal merchant in a coal yard, b. in CA., was living in a home he owned free and clear at 892 'G' St. in San Bernardino Ward 4, San Bernardino, CA. with his 41 yr. old wife, Isabelle Kobonite (Holcomb), b. in CA. 21 yr. old son, Grant Kobonite (Holcomb), b. in CA. This was a first marriage for William and Isabelle. They had been marr. for 22 years. Isabelle was the mother of one child, still alive by this census. William's father was b. in IN. and his mother in IL. Isabelle's father was b;. in Scotland and her mother in UT. San Bernardino Daily Sun (San Bernardino, CA.), P.5, Col. 1 Sun., Apr. 21, 1918 ENOUGH DYNAMITE TO BLOW UP THE CITY IS FOUND A small sized riot was created in the county jail yesterday when Charles Mattison and Jack Buck, two lads of tender years, brought 50 stick of dynamite and many feet of fuse into the jail on their backs, saying that they found it under a palm tree near the corner of Arrowhead avenue and Third street. Jailer W. W. Holcomb and Deputy Sheriff Joe Berry examined the find with precious care, and asked the police to aid in finding the owner. Theories of German agents to blow up the city were thick in the air. Pictured falling of buildings, maybe the court house or the Katz building were in the minds of the officers and people who stopped to see the explosives which were so carelessly left under a tree. W. W. Holcomb got busy and located H.L. Martin, who admitted that he owned the dynamite and was going to use it for no other purpose than to blow up much gold, he hoped, out of the ground on the desert. He stated that he placed it under a tree near his home, explaining that dynamite should be left in the sun or a warm place to insure its preservation. When he came after it and walked away with it under his arm, Jailer Holcomb breathed an easy sigh. San Bernardino Daily Sun (San Bernardino, CA.), P. 6, Col. 3 Sat., May 4, 1918 The W. W. Holcombs Celebrate Their Thirty-First Birthday - A happy gathering of relatives were entertained last evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Holcomb in G street, at a dinner party given as a celebration of the thirty-first anniversary of the Holcomb’s wedding day. The table was decorated in orange blossoms, the dining room in red roses and the living room in Cecil Bruner roses. The piece de resistance of the feast, or one of them, was a fine turkey sent to the Holcombs by Mrs. Omer Cox of Imperial. Those who participated in the pleasant occasion with Mr. and Mrs. Holcom were Mr. and Mrs. Grant Holcomb and Grant Kr., Mrs. Burkham of San Francisco, Mrs. Ida Nish and son Jimmie of Rialto, Mr. and Mrs. Justin Seiple and daughter, Elaine of Rialto. In the 1920 U. S. census, 58 yr. old William W Holcomb Jr., a Bailiff at the Court House, b. in CA., was living in a home he owned at 892 'G' St. in San Bernardino, San Bernardino, CA. with his 50 yr. old wife, Isabell Holcomb, b. in CA. William's father was b. in IN. and his mother in IL. Isabelle's father was b;. in Scotland and her mother in UT. William's wife, Isabelle died on Jul. 26, 1924 at the age of 55 in San Bernardino, S.B. Co., CA. In the 1930 U. S. census, William W Holcamb (Holcomb), a Deputy Sheriff for the county, b. in CA., was living in a home he owned, valued at $6,000 at 892 'G' St. in San Bernardino, San Bernardino, CA. with 73 yr. old Mary O. Clements, a house servant, b. in IN. There was a radio in the house. William's father was b. in IN. and his mother in IL. San Bernardino Daily Sun (San Bernardino, CA.), P. 13, Col. 3 Mon., Feb. 13, 1939 IN THE SHADOWS WILLIAM W. HOLCOMB William W. (Billy) Holcomb, veteran bailiff in the superior court who died suddenly Saturday, will be buried today in City cemetery following funeral services conducted at 3:30 p.m. in Stephens & Bobbitt chapel. Mr. Holcomb, member of a noted pioneer family, was 77 years old and the father of Grant Holcomb, prominent San Bernardino attorney and former mayor. San Bernardino Daily Sun (San Bernardino, CA.), P. 11, Col. 2 Tue., Feb. 14, 1939 LAST SERVICES ARE HELD FOR W.W. HOLCOMB Brother-in-Law Officiates at Funeral of Noted Pioneer; Scores Are Mourners Friends filled the Stephens & Bobbitt chapel yesterday afternoon to pay final tribute to William W. (Billy) Holcomb, member of an early-day San Bernardino family, who died suddenly Saturday. He was 77 years old. Mr. Holcomb, bailiff in the superior court for the past 23 years, was the father of Grant Holcomb, San Bernardino attorney and former mayor. He was stricken with a heart attack at his home, 892 G street. NEPHEWS PALLBEARERS Mr. Holcomb’s brother-in-law, the Rev. James L. Robertson, for 25 years pastor of the First Methodist church of Downey, conducted the funeral rites attended by 300 persons. Two solos, “In the Garden,” and “Crossing the Bar”, were sung by Everton Stidham, baritone, with Horace Martinez as accompanist. Six nephew served as pallbearers. They were Howard L. Holcomb, Vernon Holcomb, M.W. Holcomb and Roland Swarthout, all of San Bernardino; Harry Holcomb, Whittier, and Fred Holcomb, Los Angeles. At City cemetery, graveside rites were conducted by the I.O.O.F., of which Mr. Holcomb once served as treasurer. Mr. Holcomb was born in Holcomb Valley during the exciting period that followed the discovery of gold there in 1859 by his father, the late W. F. Holcomb.

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William Winfield “Billy” Holcomb death on 11 Feb 1939 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, California, USA
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Latitude: 38.5137558
Longitude: -121.4382782

Family Members:

Parent

William Francis “Grizzly Bill / Uncle Billy” Holcomb

(1831 - 1912)

Nancy Celicia Stewart Holcomb

(1838 - 1919)

Spouse

Isabel Grant Holcomb

(1869 - 1924)

Siblings

Francis Leroy “Frank” Holcomb

(1863 - 1939)

Lewis Clark Holcomb

(1877 - 1892)

Children

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