George Leslie Holmes

1911 - 1993  (82 years)

• Name	George Leslie Holmes  [1]
  Birth	5 May 1911	Ohio   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	3 Aug 1993	West Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts   [1, 3, 4, 5]
  Person ID	I68100	Descendants of William Hascall of Fontmell Magna (1490-1542)
  Last Modified	18 Mar 2018

  
  

  Father	George Hiram Holmes,   b. 8 Mar 1876, Plainville, Hartford, Connecticut d. 15 Mar 1963, Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts (Age 87 years)
  Mother	Amy May Colvin,   b. 9 Mar 1879, West Avon, Hartford, Connecticut d. 31 May 1938, Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts (Age 59 years)
  Marriage	14 Oct 1903	West Avon, Hartford, Connecticut   [1, 6]
  Family ID	F31750	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 Name: George L Holmes Birth Year: 1911 Race: White, citizen (White) Nativity State or Country: Ohio State: Massachusetts County or City: Hampden Enlistment Date: 10 Nov 1942 Enlistment State: Massachusetts Enlistment City: Springfield Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA Grade: Private Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men) Source: Civil Life Education: 4 years of high school Marital Status: Single, without dependents Height: 73 Weight: 200 ____ Union-News (Springfield, MA) August 4, 1993 George L. Holmes, 82, of 6 Sibley Ave., a master modeler and a retired machinist at the former Chicopee plant of Uniroyal Co., died on Tuesday at home. He worked for 38 years, and retired in 1973. Holmes built many meticulous, realistic replicas of historic area buildings, including churches, libraries, schoolhouses, and toll bridges. His biggest project was a scale model of 18th-century Storrowton Village on the Eastern States Exposition fairgrounds in West Springfield. The complex layout, commissioned by Storrowton Village, took Holmes about 1,500 hours to complete. The village church alone required 500 pieces of wood no bigger than one 16th of an inch square each for its window panes. Born in Port Clinton, Ohio, he was an Army veteran of World War II. He lived in West Springfield most of his life, and worshipped at the First Congregational Church. He was in the American Association of Retired Persons. He was an expert model builder, and was known for his replicas of area historic and town buildings. He leaves his brother, Frederic of La Porte, Ind.; two sisters, Dorothy Bowen of Norwood and Martha Fish of Agawam, and several nieces and nephew

  
  

• Sources

  [S22741] Descendants of Squire Hascall and Elizabeth Chandler/Russell, (compiled by Richard K. Hascall for the Haskell Family Association). [S29769] 1920 census, Massachusetts, Hampden county. [S53585] SSDI: Social Security Death Index. [S18027] Death index, Massachusetts, George L. Holmes. [S41483] Obituary, Union-News (Springfield, MA), George Holmes, (August 4, 1993). [S42792] JK Erickson, RootsWeb.com, Kelley Connections, (Extracted July 2008).