564. Parker Hollingsworth
Information obtained from the 1850 Indiana Census for Jackson Township, Howard County: Dwelling House #22 Hollingsworth, Parker, age 28, male, merchant, property valued at $800, born Ohio Hollingsworth, Polly, age 19, female, born Indiana Hollingsworth, Levi, age 6, male, born Indiana Morris (or Norris), Daniel (or Darryl--handwriting is very poor), age 19, male, clerk, born Indiana
Son Levi had to be the child from an earlier marriage to Mary Jay or Kay last unknown.
Gulielma was disowned from Marlborough Meeting of Quakers (Randolph County) in North Carolina for marrying Horace Cannon, which inplies that Horace was not a Friend in good standing at the time of the marriage.
When his son was four years old in 1840 the family moved to Parke County, Indiana. Horace was drowned in Sugar Creek when tryhing to cross it in the dark during a high flood.Though his body was never recovered, a clavicle (collar bone) was found in the spring and Gulie took it to be her husbands and dept it until her own passing, about 1880 in Tuscola, Illinoise, when it was placed in the coffin with her.
Horace Cannon had studied medicine at a Quaker School, in view of the information we find in the Quaker Meetings, we wonder if he ever did actuall become in good standing.
610. Jason William Hollingsworth
Jason William Hollingsworth left Tennesse and headed to Kentucky, where he met Hannah Honor Sturgeon, the daughter of a minister. They were married in Platte Co., MO on May 9, 1861. They had 6 children, James, Elizabeth, John, Joseph, Amanda Lee and Alexander (nicknamed Babe). According to her birth certificate, Amanda Lee was born in Iatan, Platte Co., MO, however, family history handed down in her sister, Elizabeth's family, indicates that all 5 children were born in Atchison, KS. In 1875, down the road from the Reuben Ratliff family, lived the Hollingsworth's. Reuben's son, James, would eventually marry Elizabeth Hollingsworth. Jason and Hannah were quite well off for that period in history. Jason listed real estate property worth $800 and personal property amounting to $225. They were farmers. They had migrated from the south to Atchison, Kansas soon after their marriage. Two of Hannah's brothers accompanied them to Kansas to help on the farm. Therefore, the Hollingsworth children weren't needed to supply labor as most poor farmers children were and they all attended school. Not long after the birth of their last child, Jason died (sometime between 1877 & 1880). He was 40 years old. This, along with a severe drought and the illness of both of Hannah's brothers (they had Tuberculosis), financially destroyed the family. After Jason's death, Hannah tried to keep the farm running by herself, but James, her oldest son, was only 14 years old. The odds were against her and she lost. Her faith, however, caused them to survive, even if only to a meager existence. Hannah died within several years and her two youngest children, Amanda and Alexander, were raised by their older sister, Elizabeth and her husband, James Ratliff.
was born 1838 in Hardin Co, TN, and died Bet. 1876 - 1880 in Atchison, KS. He married HANNAH HONOR STURGEON May 09, 1861 in Platte Co, MO. She was born 1837 in KY, and died Bet. 1880 - 1900 in KS.
Amanda Lee Hollingsworth could not remember her parents. Stories she told insisted that she was raised by "some" family. I took this to heart, because I could not imagine going through life and not know who your parents were. It was a known fact that the Ratliff family had raised her. After some intense research, I managed to locate a descendant of the Ratliff's that was able to fill in the blanks. I'm certain that she knew Elizabeth Ratliff was her sister, but perhaps the strife that their family went through was too much for them to bear, therefore she buried it deeply and chose not to remember.
615. Jordan Parker Hollingsworth
was born October 28, 1846 in Hardin Co, TN, and died August 29, 1930 in Chester Co, TN. He married SARAH AMANDA MAY February 29, 1876 in Hardin Co, TN, daughter of THOMAS MAY and MARTHA ?. She was born February 04, 1852 in TN, and died July 04, 1935 in Chester Co, TN. In 1910 all six of their children were still living. Jordan and Amanda are buried in the Henderson Cemetery, Chester Co, TN