Holmes, Zelotus Lee, 1815-1885.

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Presbyterian minister of Laurens, S.C., from 1840s until his death in 1885; native of Sheridan (Chautauqua County, N.Y.); name sometimes appears at "Zelotes"; in 1844, married Catherine Nancy Nickels in Laurens, S.C., a union that produced twelve children, including Joseph Austin Holmes (born, 1859 in Laurens, S.C. - died, 1915 in Denver, Colorado), and J. Nickles Holmes (who became a leader of the Pentecostal movement in the South).

From the description of Zelotes Lee Holmes papers, 1820-1888. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 301752115

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associatedWith Holmes, Joseph Austin, 1859-1915. person
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associatedWith Oberlin College corporateBody
associatedWith Stowe, Harriet Beecher, 1811-1896. person
associatedWith Thornwell, James Henley, 1812-1862. person
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Laurens County (S.C.)
Columbia (S.C.)
South Carolina--Laurens County
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South Carolina
Ohio
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United States
African Americans
Presbyterian Church
Plantation management
Presbyterians
Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)
Slavery and the church
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Birth 1815

Death 1885

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