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	\|Additional Remarks: Enlisted at the age of 20.<ref name="Ancestry"/> "Taken prisoner at the [[Battle of Bull Run]] Paroled on the field Discharged Jan 13th 1863 P.O. Address Bern Albany Co N.Y."<ref name="Town and City Registers"/>		\|Additional Remarks: Enlisted at the age of 20.<ref name="Ancestry"/> "Taken prisoner at the [[Battle of Bull Run]] Paroled on the field Discharged Jan 13th 1863 P.O. Address Bern Albany Co N.Y."<ref name="Town and City Registers"/>

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[[Image:Holmes K. Nelson.jpg|300px|thumb|right|<center>Holmes K. Nelson<br.>photo courtesy of Fawn Murphy</center>]] 

==Birth==
Holmes K. Nelson was born in about 1837 in Berne, Albany Co, NY to [[Carpenter Nelson]] (B. June 9, 1799, D. Dec 17, 1876) and [[Sally Ann Northrup]] (B. May 13, 1808, D. June 23, 1872).<ref name="Bernehistory">Bernehistory.org</ref> He was a middle child of eleven.<ref name="Bernehistory"/> His middle initial has been recorded both as R. and K.<ref name="USCensuses">US Censuses</ref>

==Marriage & Children== 
On July 20, 1865 Holmes married [[Mary Leddy]] at [[St. Paul's Lutheran Church]] in Berne.<ref name="Bernehistory"/>

Holmes and Mary had the following children:
* Joy Nelson (B. abt 1867)<ref name="1870Census">1870 US Census, Milo, Yates Co, NY</ref><ref name="1880Census">1880 US Census, Watervliet, Albany Co, NY</ref>
*Guy Leddy Nelson (B. May 1870, D. abt June 13, 1937)<ref name="1870Census">1870 US Census, Milo, Yates Co, NY</ref><ref name="1880Census">1880 US Census, Watervliet, Albany Co, NY</ref><ref name="1900Census">1900 US Census, Amsterdam, Montgomery Co, NY</ref><ref name="PineGrove">Pine Grove Cemetery Records, Tribes Hill, Montgomery Co, NY, transcribed by Nancy Robinson, http://montgomery.nygenweb.net</ref>
*Ward Nelson (B. abt 1872)<ref name="1880Census">1880 US Census, Watervliet, Albany Co, NY</ref>
*Elmira Nelson (B. abt 1878)<ref name="1880Census">1880 US Census, Watervliet, Albany Co, NY</ref>

==Occupation==
Holmes Nelson was a farmer by occupation.



==Military Service==
{| style="color:black;background-color:#ccffff;" cellspacing="1" border="2"
|Name:
|Holmes Nelson
|-
|Residence at Enlistment:
|Berne<ref name="Town and City Registers">Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War</ref>
|-
|Place of Birth:
|Berne, NY<ref name="Town and City Registers"/>
|-
|Date of Birth:
|12 Feb 1838<ref name="Town and City Registers"/>
|-
|Names of Parents:
|Carpenter (Nelson) and Sally Ann Northrop<ref name="Town and City Registers"/>
|-
|Marital Status:
|Single<ref name="Town and City Registers"/>
|-
|Occupation:
|Farmer<ref name="Town and City Registers"/>
|-
|Term of Enlistment:
|3 years<ref name="Town and City Registers"/>
|-
|Bounty Received:
|None<ref name="Town and City Registers"/>
|-
|Enlistment Date:
|21 Oct 1861
|-
|Enlistment Place:
|Middletown, New York
|-
|Enlistment Rank:
|Private
|-
|State Served:
|New York
|-
|Regiment:
|76th Infantry
|-
|Company:
|Company I
|-
|Discharged for Disability on:
|13 Jan 1863
|-
|Discharged at:
|Washington, DC
|-
|}
{| style="color:black;background-color:#ccffff;" cellspacing="1" border="2"
|Additional Remarks: Enlisted at the age of 20.<ref name="Ancestry"/> "Taken prisoner at the [[Battle of Bull Run]] Paroled on the field Discharged Jan 13th 1863 P.O. Address Bern Albany Co N.Y."<ref name="Town and City Registers"/>

|-
|Sources Used: Ancestry.com, American Civil War Soldiers; 1865 census Berne, Albany Co., NY; 1890 US Veterans Census, Amsterdam, Montgomery Co, NY; Howell, George Rogers, [[History of the County of Albany]], NY from 1609-1886, W. W. Munsell & Co., 1886, page 817; Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War
|}

==Life==
Holmes Nelson was born and married in Berne, Albany Co, NY, but as an adult he moved around New York State. In 1870, he was living in Milo, Yates Co, NY with his young family and was working as a farm laborer. They were living with the family of Oscar Nelson (B. abt 1843), who was also a farm laborer.<ref name="1870Census">1870 US Census, Milo, Yates Co, NY</ref> By 1880, living in Watervliet, Albany Co, NY near what is today the Albany Airport, Holmes was a farmer.<ref name="1880Census">1880 US Census, Watervliet, Albany Co, NY</ref> By 1890, he was living in Amsterdam, Montgomery Co, NY.<ref name="1890Census">1890 US Veterans Census, Amsterdam, Montgomery Co, NY</ref>

==Organizations==
Holmes was a member of the E. S. Young Post No. 33 of the G. A. R. in Amsterdam, NY.<ref>Post documents</ref>

==Death==
Holmes died on April 10, 1900 in Amsterdam, Montgomery Co, NY.<ref name="Ancestry">Ancestry.com</ref> He was buried at Pine Grove Cemetery in Tribes Hill, Montgomery County, NY.<ref name="Ancestry">Ancestry.com</ref> His son Guy and his family were buried at this cemetery as well.<ref name="PineGrove"/>

==Obituary== 


==Additional Research Notes== 


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