Editing Lucius Roy Holbrook (section)

==Early life and family history==
Holbrook was born in [[Arkansaw, Wisconsin]].<ref name="auto">{{cite book|last=Davis|first=Henry Blaine Jr.|title=Generals in Khaki|publisher=Pentland Press, Inc.|year= 1998|ISBN= 1571970886|oclc=40298151|page=185}}</ref> He was a son of Willard Francis and Mary (Ames) Holbrook.<ref name="auto1">{{cite book|title=Who Was Who in American History - the Military|date=1975|publisher=Marquis Who's Who|location=Chicago|isbn=0837932017|page=262}}</ref> His father was born at [[Wrentham, Massachusetts]], on April 27, 1827, and died September 17, 1886. Holbrook's mother, Mary Ames, was born November 19, 1840, at [[West Bridgewater, Massachusetts]], and died on July 12, 1889.

Holbrook graduated from high school in [[Northfield, Minnesota]], in 1892. He entered the [[United States Military Academy]] on June 15, 1892, and graduated on June 12, 1896,<ref name="auto"/> as a [[Second lieutenant (United States)|second lieutenant]] of [[United States Cavalry|Cavalry]].

His brother, [[Willard Ames Holbrook|Willard]] was an army officer who attained the rank of major general.<ref name="auto"/> His nephew, [[Willard Ames Holbrook Jr.]], also pursued an army career and retired as a [[Brigadier general (United States)|brigadier general]].