Herman Webster Mudgett

1861 - 1896  (34 years)  Submit Photo / Document

• Name	Herman Webster Mudgett
  Born	16 May 1861	Gilmanton, Belknap, New Hampshire
  		Herman Webster Mudgett Birth. Herman Webster Mudgett Birth.
  Gender	Male
  Also Known As	Known as Dr. Henry Howard Holmes or more commonly known as H. H. Holmes.
  Biographical Information	He was a serial killer. He confessed to 27 murders. Only 9 of them could be confirmed. Some people think he may have murdered as many as 200 people.
  		Holmes Confesses. A newspaper account of Holmes confession. It comes from his Moyamensing prison diary kept at the Library of Congress. The clipping was divided into pieces so it would be small enough to be pasted onto the pages of the Diary.
  Census	1870
  		1870 Mudgett. 1870 US census, Gilmanton, Belknap, New Hampshire, Family Number 96, Mudgett.
  Census	1880
  		1880 Mudgett-Lovering. 1880 US census, Loudon, Merrimack, New Hampshire, enumeration district 81, Family Number 304, Mudgett-Lovering.
  Died	7 May 1896	Moyamensing Prison, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  		Herman Webster Mudgett (AKA H. H. Holmes) Death Record. Herman Webster Mudgett (AKA H. H. Holmes) Death Record.
  		Herman Webster Mudgett Death Certificate. Herman Webster Mudgett Death Certificate.
  		Holmes On The Scaffold. The World, New York, New York, Friday, May 8, 1896 page 3.
  Siblings	3 siblings
  1. Ellen P Mudgett,   b. Abt 1852, New Hampshire
  2. Arthur P Mudgett,   b. Abt 1857, New Hampshire
  3. Henry L Mudgett,   b. Abt 1865, New Hampshire
  Headstones	Submit Headstone Photo
  Person ID	I51481	Nagel
  Last Modified	23 May 2020

  
  

  Father	Levi Horton Mudgett,   b. 11 Nov 1827, Gilmanton, Belknap, New Hampshire ,   d. 9 Mar 1911, Arlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts  (Age 83 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Theodate Page Price,   b. 1 Oct 1827, Gilmanton, Belknap, New Hampshire ,   d. 23 Dec 1903, Arlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts  (Age 76 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F15181	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Clara Lovering,   b. Abt 1860, New Hampshire
  Married	4 Jul 1878
  		Mudgett-Lovering Marriage. Mudgett-Lovering Marriage.
  Children	1. Robert Lovering Mudgett,   b. 3 Feb 1880, Loudon, Merrimack, New Hampshire ,   d. 3 Nov 1956, Concord, Merrimack, New Hampshire  (Age 76 years)  [Birth]
  Last Modified	23 May 2020
  Family ID	F15209	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Myrta Belknap,   b. Oct 1862, Pennsylvania
  Married	1886
  Children	1. Lucy Theodate Holmes,   b. 1890, Duluth, Saint Louis, Minnesota  [Birth]
  Last Modified	23 May 2020
  Family ID	F15210	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 3	Georgiana Yoke
  Married	17 Jan 1894
  Last Modified	23 May 2020
  Family ID	F15211	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 16 May 1861 - Gilmanton, Belknap, New Hampshire Died - 7 May 1896 - Moyamensing Prison, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania  = Link to Google Earth
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• Photos		H. H. Holmes. This picture is the most commonly seen picture of Holmes. It is from his mug shot.
  		H. H. Holmes H. H. Holmes - Serial killer.