 Luna Holcomb genealogical files
Collection DescriptionHistorical NoteMother: Alice Varina Tucker Father: William Jasper Thomason Maternal Grandmother: Martha Grogan Maternal Grandfather: Richard Tucker Paternal Grandmother: Dolly Ingram Paternal Grandfather: Simeon Thomason Sisters: Ila Pearl Thomason Caldwell Ineva Thomason Houston Naomi Thomason (died at age 3 months) Verna Thomason Brothers: Raymond Thadeus Thomason William Earnest Thomason Homer Madison Thomason (died at age 10 years) Malvin Thomason Dorris Thomason Husband: Elton DeWitt Holcomb Married June 8, 1913 Son: Elton DeWitt Holcomb, Jr. Born September 12, 1914 Luna Thomason Holcomb (1891-) was born in in Texas, became interested in genealogy when she wanted to join the Daughters of the American Revolution. During the 1930's and 1940's, she traveled over much of the South and wrote anyone who might help her with her research. Scope and ContentThe collection consists of genealogical materials gathered by Luna Holcomb and sorted through by her distant relative Griffin Chesser with the help of the genealogist Watson Dyer. The major part of the collection concerns the family names Ingram, Thomason, and Holcomb. Each family name includes any related correspondence, clippings, maps, names and addresses of researchers, and research reference sources. Administrative InformationPreferred CitationLuna Holcomb genealogical files, ms2366, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries. Finding Aid PublicationFinding aid prepared on: 2009 Septemer 11. Related Materials and SubjectsSubject Terms | ||||||||||||||||||||||