Holmes, Verl Berg

1895 - 1953  (58 years)

• Name	Holmes, Verl Berg
  Birth	4 May 1895	Illinois   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Farmer  [3]
  Reference Number	HOLM.V001
  _FGRAVE	32783564
  Military Service	World War I, Corporal, 346th Infantry, 87th Infantry Division, United States Army  [3, 4, 5]
  	Awarded Purple Heart Medal
  		Military Service Ribbons, Holmes, Verl Berg (1895-1953) Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		87th Infantry Division, United States Army
  		87th Infantry Division, United States Army
  		United States Army
  		Corporal (abbreviated as Corporal), United States Army (1905-Sep 1920)
  		World War I (1914 - 1918)
  		Purple Heart Medal, United States Military
  		United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959, a…
  Death	5 Jun 1953	Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Burial	Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Holmes, Merl and Verl B.
  		Headstone, Holmes, Verl B. Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
  Person ID	I15848	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	16 Apr 2025

  
  

  Father	Holmes, Charles Samuel,   b. 1877   d. 1916 (Age 39 years)
  Mother	Berg, Lillian M.,   b. 1871   d. 1941 (Age 70 years)
  Family ID	F7307	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mayo, Merl,   b. 7 Jan 1904, Wayne County, Illinois d. 27 Sep 1990, Lawrenceville Methodist Village, Lawrenceville, Lawrence County, Illinois (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	Y  [1, 2, 3]
  Children	1. Holmes, Fred Harold,   b. 2 Mar 1922, Mount Erie, Wayne County, Illinois d. 28 Apr 1998 (Age 76 years) > 2. Holmes, Evelyn M.,   b. 27 Sep 1925, Illinois d. 17 Dec 2009, Heritage Woods, Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 84 years) > 3. Holmes, L.   4. Holmes, David Verl,   b. 17 Jul 1944   d. 12 Jun 1973, New Athens, St. Clair County, Illinois (Age 28 years)
  Family ID	F7262	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 4 May 1895 - Illinois Death - 5 Jun 1953 - Clay County, Illinois Burial - - Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S3986] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Holmes, Merl and Verl B., (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSsr=3041&GScid=105559&GRid=32783564&), none. (Reliability: 2). [S3895] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Illinois, (District 13-4) (Township), image 7, page 4a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00087?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 3). [S850] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 0004) (Township), image 03, page 2a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/6224/4584337_00620?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fd), none. (Reliability: 2). [S3987] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Holmes, Verl B., (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSsr=3041&GScid=105559&GRid=32783564&), none. (Reliability: 2). [S15884] Kaleb Beavers, List of Richland County World War I Veterans, Compiled by Kaleb Beavers, (24 October 2018) (Reliability: 2).