Holmes, Forrest Shepperson
Title
Holmes, Forrest Shepperson
Last Name
Holmes
First and Middle Name
Forrest Shepperson
Biographical Text
Forrest Shepperson Holmes of Pulaski Virginia was among the men of VPI graduating class of 1907 who went over to Europe to fight in WWI. He survived the war, married, had two children and died of natural causes in 1971.
Hometown
Pine, Virginia
County and/or State
Pulaski County, Virignia
Birth Date
12.31.1884
Birthplace
Pulaski County, Virginia
Death Date
11.6.1971
Cause of Death
Natural Causes
Place of Death
Hyattsville, Maryland
Parents
Father: Joseph Anderson Holmes - born 4.10.1854, died 3.14.1948
Mother: Eulalia Cora Holmes (nee Shepperson) - born 11.16.1857, died 7.10.1896
Mother: Eulalia Cora Holmes (nee Shepperson) - born 11.16.1857, died 7.10.1896
Siblings
Sister: Margaret Elizabeth Holmes - born 7.19.1886, died 4.28.1978
Sister: Olivia L. Holmes - born 12.1887, death unknown
Brother: Joseph Clarence Holmes - born 10.7.1889, died 1.18.1962
Sister: Sadie W. Holmes - born 8.1894, death unknown
Sister: Mary L. Holmes - born 8.1894, death unknown
Brother: Atchley Irvin Holmes - born 6.7.1896, died 8.25.1921
Sister: Olivia L. Holmes - born 12.1887, death unknown
Brother: Joseph Clarence Holmes - born 10.7.1889, died 1.18.1962
Sister: Sadie W. Holmes - born 8.1894, death unknown
Sister: Mary L. Holmes - born 8.1894, death unknown
Brother: Atchley Irvin Holmes - born 6.7.1896, died 8.25.1921
Spouse(s)
Miriam N. Holmes - born 11.2.1894, died 4.2.1992
Children
Daughter: Margaret V. Holmes - born 1917, death unknown
Son: Forrest S. Holmes Jr. - born 9.20.1922, died 11.7.2007
Son: Forrest S. Holmes Jr. - born 9.20.1922, died 11.7.2007
VPI Graduating Class
1907
Undergraduate Major
Agriculture
Graduated
Yes
Service Branch
Army
Unit
305th Military Police, 80th Division
Rank
First Lieutenant
Additional Notes
Served in France from 1918-1919
Secretary and Treasurer of VPI Pulaski Club
Secretary and Treasurer of VPI Pulaski Club
Contributing Researchers
Liv Wisnewski
Bibliography
1907 Virginia Tech Bugle
Find a Grave Index
Maryland Military Men list, 1917-1918
1930 United States Census
Seymore / Walenter Family Tree
Find a Grave Index
Maryland Military Men list, 1917-1918
1930 United States Census
Seymore / Walenter Family Tree
Files
Collection
Citation
“Holmes, Forrest Shepperson,” VPI in World War I, accessed March 13, 2025, https://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/items/show/624.
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