Background
Holmes, John Simcox was born on May 31, 1868 in Cobourg, Ontario, Canada. Son of George and Georgina Beatrice (Simcox) Holmes.
Holmes, John Simcox was born on May 31, 1868 in Cobourg, Ontario, Canada. Son of George and Georgina Beatrice (Simcox) Holmes.
Educated private schools, England and North Carolina, 1875-1886, University of North Carolina, 1886-1888. Master of Forestry, Yale School of Forestry, 1905.
Farmer, 1888-1902; entered United States bureau of Forestry as student assistant, November 1902, forest assistant, 1905-1906, forest inspector, 1906-1907, forest examiner, 1907-1909. State forester North Carolina Geological and Economics Survey (now Department of Conservation and Development) since 1909.
Fellow Society American Foresters. Member North Carolina Academy Science. Club: Civitan (Raleigh).
Married Emilie Rose Smedes, November 1, 1909.