560. Thomas Hollingsworth
Thomas's stone in The Wesleyan Cemetery reads: "Sacred to the memory of Thomas Hollingsworth Born in Wexford, Ireland July 12, 1795. Died at Mount Holly Farm, Nov. 21, 1842. "I would not live always (was his motto) and now the conflicts of his life are past and an eternity in Heaven gained through faith in Jesus blood."
Thomas was a "soap boiler & tallow chandler", and had as a young apprentice James Gamble who went on to become the maker of "Ivory Soap", and the owner of Proctor and Gamble Company. It was said that James Gamble paid for Thomas's grave as a thank you for their long and rich association together.
This Thomas is most likely a cousin to Nicholas and Samuel of Ballycanew, ancestors of Thomas James Hollingsworth and Donald Page Hollingsworth. We have no records as to who his parents were. Thomas only had one child we know of, a daughter named Elizabeth Jane. I believe she was name after his mother Elizabeth Jones and grandmother Elizabeth Tackaberry and maybe his sister. Thomas was the only one among is brothers and sisters that "went out", all the others lived and died in County Wexford.
561. Martha Hollingsworth
The witnesses to her wedding on June 5, 1823 were her brothers John and Samuel Hollingsworth. She was married to George Kidd in Askamore, a townland in the Parish of Carnew. They were married by licence by Rev. Arthur Colley.
Martha's husband George Kidd was one of the many children of old Thomas Kidd, dubbed "Thomas a-hundred" by the late Professor Franklin Kidd of Cambridge University, England. "He walked round his farm the day he died at age a 100," it was always said. George married Martha Hollingsworth,from Cranacrower, the daughter of my Frederick's (HR) uncle William Hollinsworth (d. 1827). Whatever wealth George Kidd had inherited was supplemented by the fortune which Martha had brought to the union.
George Kidd was one of the many children of old Thomas Kidd, dubbed "Thomas a-hundred" by the late Professor Franklin Kidd of Cambridge University, England.
"He walked around his farm the day he died at age a 100," it was always said. George married Martha Hollingsworth, from Cranacrower, the daughter of my Frederick's uncle William Hollinsworth (d. 1827).
Whatever wealth George Kidd had inherited was supplemented by the fortune which Martha had brought to the union. But George Kidd was an investor and apparently backed or sank, a bundle of his upper crust money in the wrong scheme and went belly up.
In a letter written on July 26, 1849, by Henry Lee of Carnew Par- ish, County Wexford/Wicklow border region, to Thomas Kidd in Clermont County, Ohio, brother to George Kidd, we have only these portions ex- tracted for us 20 years ago: "Dear Thomas, The government was good and prosperous under George III, until the subjects of the Pope of Rome were admit- ted into the Councils of the Crown ... Uncle George Kidd is leaving Ireland - his family (to go out) later. He went secur- ity for some people and lost it... Richard Smith is employed as a newspaper officer at a good salary in Cincinnati..." Smith, whose mother was one of the Kidds, later was editor of the Cincinnati Gatette and the fabled Price Current. Another letter, this one from Thomas Kidd, P.O.Bantam, Ohio, to John Kidd, Sr., at Ovid, same state - his brother - dated Dec 12, 1849, reads in part: "You will be surprised that George was obliged to run away from executions, one from Captain somebody in Gorey, and an- other from young Goodisson that keeps a loaning bank at 50%. A son to John Hollingsworth of Ballinakill is in Cincinnati, at present, who came out with George's family, as (George) was obliged to come away before them." And a letter of April 11, 1850 from Samuel Lee at Barnadown (townland), County Wexford, to Alice Kidd his niece in Ovid, Ohio, (after telling of her grandfather Thomas Kidd's death at 100 "two weeks ago," says "Your uncle George left with family, we thought in an embarrassed
568. Anne Hollingsworth
Anne's husband William Warren was a farmer and schoolteacher in Ballycanew. The Warrens emigrated to Canada about 1835.
William Warren of the parish of Ballycanew and Ann Hollingsworth of said Parish were married in this Church by licence this 15th day of January 1817 by me, Arthur Colley. (no witnesses named)
1067. Thomas John Warren
In 1861 John was single and a farmer.
572. Samuel Hollingsworth
Believed to have gone to Quebec in 1817, settling in Prescott, Ontario, and who died there in 1833 at aged 32.
A recent mention of Samuel in the HR shows Samuel being confirmed at the Church of Ferns on October 5, 1821 by Robert Lord Bishop of Ferns. So he could not have left for Quebec until after 1821.
573. Thomas Hollingsworth
Thomas was raised in Ballycanew and became a shopkeeper with a fine accommodation selling wine and spirituous liquors. His landlord was Mr Henry Furney, Esq., whose own daughter was the wife of Samuel Hollingsworth son of Daniel Hollingsworth of Arklow.
Thomas is listed as a "Innkeeper and Carman" in the baptism record for the birth of his son William.
The family home and property was leased to Thomas upon the death of his mother Mary. Thomas is again shown on a lease in 1818, at age 14 of A Capital Over-Shot Water Mill, that supplied with a powerful Head of Water, by a Stream flowing from the River Ounavarra. The mill worked two pairs of stones with rooms and lofts over an excellent dwelling house, offices, an oak mill with warehouse and lofts over gardens and land.
In Thomas's will dated March 24, 1858 he mentions his living sons Nicholas, Frederick, Samuel and wife Alice. All of his other brothers and sisters died young. One of the yeoman who witnessed the will was John Rathwell, most likely an uncle and brother to his mother Mary Rathwell.
Thomas was confirmed in the Church of Ferns on the 5th day of October 1821 at the age of 17, by Robert Lord Bishop of Ferns. Confirmed along with Thomas was his brother Samuel and his sister Harriot.
I got this document from Henry Hollingsworth. It is a notice of land
auction dated 1 May 1857 for 'Town and Lands of Ballycanew and Part of
Neville's Court' It outlines all the leases for this area...one of which
is described as the following. Unfortunately it does not describe the exact
location of the land.
"Lease dated 30 August, 1818, from the Right Hon. George Earl of Mountnorris
to Henry Furney, for the lives of Henry Furney, aged 7 hears, son of lessee,
William Barney, aged 6 years, and Thomas Hollingsworth aged 14 years, or 21
years from the 25th March then last; the lease describes the premises as
being together with the 2 mills, dwelling-house, offices, and 4 workmen's
houses thereon, the rent reserved is 300 sterling, late currency, but the
tenant having bound himself by covenant not to demise, underlet or otherwise
dispose thereof, save to his wife, his child or children, or nearest
relation or relations, without the consent in writing of lessor, his heirs
or assigns; the Lesser convenanted to receive the sum of 150 a year late
currency, in lieu of said reserved rent on the tenant observing and
fulfilling the convenant therein."
2/14/2007
There are two other leases, one dated 1 May 1821 saying Thomas is 17 (born
1804) referencing the same Henry Furney and William Barney. The other lease
states "Lease dated 10th August 1844 from Andrew Thunder Esq. to William
Maguire, for the life of Thomas Hollingsworth then aged about 40 years -
still living. The rent re-served by the lease is L117. 15 s; but besides
the usual covenant between landlord and tenant, the tenant covenants not to
set, sell, demise or underlet to any person other than his wife, child, or
nearest relation, or to more than one person, without the consent of lessor,
his heirs and assigns. And also not to build or allow or suffer to be built
or erected on said premises, or any part thereof, any house or cabin,
without such consent in writing; and the lessor covenant, on the lessee
performing and fulfilling the convenant, to accept the yearly rent of L88 17
s 6d in lieu of said reserved rent."Very interesting why a 14 year old Thomas is listed in a lease to a Henry
Furney?? email from cousin Don Hollingsworth in Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaNOTES FROM DON HOLLINGSWORTH ON TRYING TO FIND SHIP THAT THOMAS HOLLINGSWORTH IMMIGRATED ON:
I went into the Canadian Archives site at:
http://www.genealogie.gc.ca/06/0602_e.html and put in Hollingsworth. Guess what I got.....entries for John, Henry and Thomas Hollingsworth for 1847 lists at 'Grosse-Isle'. I thought I finally hit the jackpot, but then noticed the ages of 18,14. and 9 yrs. Then I noticed these are memorial records??? I found out that Grosse-Isle was a quarantine station for ships into Canada. Thousands of Irish Immigrants who either died enroute or died in quarantine are buried in mass graves there.
Obviously this is not my Thomas as he was born in 1804 but good old Harry H once said Thomas came to Canada in 1847 because of the Irish Famine. I then noticed that the ages of 18, 14, and 9 correspond to the ages of the children of Thomas Sr.. It looks like with some certainty Thomas and Alice were on the ship 'William S. Hamilton' in 1847 and they lost 3 of there kids in route.
I have spent several hours trying to find a passenger list at both ends for this ship, but to no avail. I did find out more information in general about the ship. It sailed from New Ross, County Wexford on May 20th, 1847; arrived June 29th at Grosse Isle; and arrived in Quebec City on July 7th. The crossing took 42 days and was in quarantine for 6 days. 4 died in route, 2 died at quarantine, and 18 died in the quarantine hospital. It is unbelievable how many people died enroute on some of the ships, as high as 170 passengers. Here is one of the links:
http://www.theshipslist.com/1847/BPP-1847.html
I thought I had found something very interesting at another site that gave the captain's name as William Joyce. On my 'Page' side of the family a Captain Joyce married one of the Page ladies but I don't think the dates match up. Wouldn't that be something.
Here is the second site on the ship, line 168:
http://www.theshipslist.com/1847/GIRegister1847.htm
Here is another site that you might want to file for the Ireland visit next year. It is the particulars of the Co. Wexford Heritage & Genealogy Society:
https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/csi/centre_details.cfm?ID=5
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Memorial
Name: Hollingsworth, Thomas
(Immigrant)
Date: entre le 1er et le 7 août 1847
Sex: M
Age: 9 Year(s)
Place of death: Hôpital de la Grosse-Île
Ship: William S. Hamilton
Port of departure: New Ross, Irlande
Fiche No.: 1723
Reference:
Weekly returns of deaths in the quarantine hospital at Grosse Isle
The Morning Chronicle (Québec), 1847-09-07
Memorial
Name: Hollingsworth, Henry
(Immigrant)
Date: entre le 1er et le 7 août 1847
Sex: M
Age: 18 Year(s)
Place of death: Hôpital de la Grosse-Île
Ship: William S. Hamilton
Port of departure: New Ross, Irlande
Fiche No.: 1612
Reference:
Weekly returns of deaths in the quarantine hospital at Grosse Isle
The Morning Chronicle (Québec), 1847-09-07
Memorial
Name: Hollingsworth, Thomas
(Immigrant)
Date: entre le 1er et le 7 août 1847
Sex: M
Age: 9 Year(s)
Place of death: Hôpital de la Grosse-Île
Ship: William S. Hamilton
Port of departure: New Ross, Irlande
Fiche No.: 1723
Reference: Weekly returns of deaths in the quarantine hospital at Grosse Isle
The Morning Chronicle (Québec), 1847-09-07
Imigrated to Escott, Leeds County, Ontario in 1846 and died there in 1858. When her husband Thomas died "Ally" erected a nice memorial stone. Her son Nicholas erected her stone.
Story about the captain and ship that the Hollingsworth came over from Ireland in. Web site is:
http://www.hhpl.on.ca/GreatLakes/Documents/Andreas/default.asp?ID=s003
"CAPTAIN WILLIAM WALSH was born near New Ross, County Wexford, Ireland, in 1829. He graduated at the public schools at the age of thirteen, and then took a commercial course of six months. He afterwards studied navigation, and, in 1843, shipped as cabin-boy from New Ross on the schooner "Victoria of Wexford," going to ports in England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales, and the Baltic and Black seas. In March, 1844, he bound himself as apprentice to Mr. Howlett of New Ross, who had several vessels trading in different parts of the world. He first joined an expedition for the release of the barque " Clarinda," on shore at the Isle of Skye, Scotland, loaded with deals from Nova Scotia. She was taken off the beach and towed to Dublin, Ireland, where she underwent repairs, was fitted out, and sailed for St. John's, N.B., about November 1, 1844; and after several attempts abandoned her voyage and put in at Newport, Wales, where she was loaded with coals for Wexford, Ireland, and was finally driven by contrary winds to Liverpool, where she was sold. He was then transferred to the barque "John Bell," owned by the same proprietors, and sailed to Baltimore, Md., from whence he returned on the ''John Bell" to Waterford, where he arrived safely, and again sailed for Quebec, Canada, and on return trip brought a load of square timber for Cardiff, Wales. He shipped next on the barque "William Stewart Hamilton," in January, 1846, loaded at Liverpool with a cargo of general merchandise for Calcutta, and returned to London in 1847. He next joined the ship "Margaret Pemberton," same line, sailing from London, England for New Ross, to take a load of passengers to Quebec, Canada. Owing to the prevalence of ship fever at Quebec, nearly half the list of passengers died, either from ship-cholera or ship-fever. Captain Walsh was taken down with the disease on his arrival, and sent to the Marine Hospital, where he recovered, and finding that his ship had sailed, he shipped aboard a new vessel named the "Plantagenet" for Liverpool, and found the "Margaret Pemberton" fitting out for New Orleans. He joined the "Pemberton" and sailed in her about October, 1847. She was dis-masted during the trip, about four hundred miles southwest of Cape Clear, and put into Milford Haven, Wales, and repaired......
574. John Hollingsworth
From HR the "Tithe-Composition Appoltment Books, Ballycanew, County Wexford, Ireland 1833" list in Ballyankill, Mrs. Hollingsworth (I believe this lady to be my ancestor's mother and John Hollingsworth who I believe to be his older brother.)
There is another Mrs. Hollingsworth listed in Ballycanew, she I believe is the widow of Nicholas Hollingsworth who died in 1826. Actually either one of these two ladies and gentlemen could be my ancestor's parent. At this point I am not sure which one.
They both used the same first names for the children that carried over to my ancestor James Nicholas Hollingsworth (born 1811, Ballycanew) Have now determined the first listed Mrs. Hollingsworth above to be my ancestor and Nicholas to be the direct ancestor of my cousin Donald Page Hollingsworth in Edmonton.
The family house was two stories, slated roof,and stone built, not in bad repair. The house in later years was divided into two parts so two families could occupy it.
No graves or plates on the house are known to have existed. Harry thinks it is possible his "Frederick" was born in this house about 1803 and who knows maybe James (1811) was born there too.
Ad in the (Gorey Correspondent newspaper)
Sat. March 23, 1861, Column 4: "FOR SALE -- A serviceable Mare, now Five years old, trained to all kinds of farming work, or would make a first - rate poster, to be seen at J. Hollingsworth of Ballinakill."
Family legend: JOHN HOLLINGSWORTH, Esq.
Of Ballinakill, Wexford County, Ireland -- Died December
16th, 1877, age 88 years. Pure Angle-Saxon (family tradition not proven) stock, came
from England about 1665. Since this date the family have
lived there. (The pure Angle-Saxon stock is in doubt but the fact he died in his house at Ballinakill is a known fact.)1877
"This week we have the painful duty of recording the death of one of the oldest and best members of civil society in our locality. At this repe age of eighty-eight years, without a blot on his moral character and in the faith, fear and love of God his Savior, without a pain or struggle and in great peace, our much esteemed and lamented friend John Hollingsworth, Esq., of Ballinakill, paid the debt of nature, and went to his reward above - greatly lamented by his sorrowing family and a large circle of friends and acquaintances."The above appeared December 16th (1877), in the Gorey Correspondent and Arklow Standard, County of Wicklow. It announces the death of the father of Mr. Edward Thomas Hollingsworth, the Cashier of the ENQUIRER Company.
John Hollingsworth of Ballinakill married Susannah Hollingsworth of
Cranacrower - his first cousin - and named their first two children
Samuel, and William. (See following article, page 6 paragraph 3 for
further discussion.)
The name Thomas appears as a second name in the
third son - Edward Thomas Hollingsworth. Note also in the above family
record, that the name Thomas does not appear at all in the Johnston
children, though the name Samuel does. The given name of the wife of
Samuel Hollingsworth of Ballinakill was Anne. Not the usage of this
name too. Anne Hollingsworth's maiden surname is quite probably Anne
Earl, daughter of Edward and Esther Earl of Knockduff. Note the name
Esther above. Susan Hollingsworth, whom we believe to be a child of
Samuel & Anne, married Edward Dalton of Raheenduff, Co. Wexford. Again,
see the record above.The rents which John Hollingsworth rode to Dublin to collect are
easily explained. Upon his marriage to Susannah, her father, William
Hollingsworth of Cranacrower - who was not only John's father-in-law,
but his uncle - bestowed upon them a rent charge from "the lands of
Clonard or Great Fowkestown, in County Dublin." William had a full
one third title to them, along with the sister of his deceased wife
Elizabeth (Jones), Mary Dalton and her brother-in-law William Robinson.
The Edward Dalton above referred to who married Susan Hollingsworth, was
a son of this said Mary (Jones) Dalton. The land descended to them from
John Jones of Abbeybrenney, Co. Wexford (died 1798), Leigh, after Jones'
death. Clonard totalled 182 acres.
The Whitneys were known to have lost a number of family members in the Scullabogue Barn fire and the remains of the victims were buried in the Old Ross Cemetery. In 1969 Martha Hubbard (nee Whitney) wrote Harry Hollingsworth and said her sister and husband are living in the Scullabogue House with two sons, and there is still one wall of the old ill faded barn still standing after all those years. That was about 32 years ago, wonder if it is still there, I doubt it.
Benjamin Whitney was without much dubt a sescendant of Eustace, styled de Whitney, of Whitney, Herefordshire, England, and of Sir Robert Whitney.
577. William Samuel Hollingsworth
William and Elizabeth came to Canada in 1850 or about that time.
Two Jones brothers Samuel and John were captured along with 221 other individuals by the rebels on 4 June 1798. The two brothers were shot while on their knees with one of their wives standing between them and holding their hands. She ask to be shot, the rebels refused, later that day a group of rebel women wanted her shot and again the rebels refused. All told that day at Scullaboge, County Wexford near New Ross in the house and barn of Captain King all 221 citizen were murdered.
Is is believed Elizabeth was unborn at the time her father was murdered at Scullabogue House on June 5, 1798, and her mother Mary Jeffares held the hands of the Jones brothers as they were being shot. She begged to be shot but the rebels refused, so later put the two bodies in a cart for burial.
The Captain of the rebels was John Murphy of Loughnageer, when the battle turned against them, he received orders to kill the hostages, but refused and refused a second time. A third order was received and this time from a Priest named Brian Murphy from Taghmon, and this time the hostages were killed. One hundred and eighty-four (184) were burned alive in the barn, one of the people was John Dalton, son-in-law to John Jones. Another leader of the rebels was Father Michael Murphy the curate of Ballycanew chapel, later in another battle near Arklow Michael's head was blown off by an English cannon ball.
I have been told by a friend in Gorey (14 Jun 2004) that all of the rebels were not only Catholics, many of them were Protestants. No doubt looking for revenge and opportunity. In any case it was another sad time for Ireland.
1098. Elizabeth Jane Hollingsworth
Elizabeth Jane was christened on 24 of June 1836 by H.W. Browne at the Ballycanew Parish Church.
1100. William Samuel Hollingsworth
William served in H.M., 16th Batallion, #1 Company, as a corporal, during 1866-1867. In his application for sick pay, dated at Picton, Feb 20 1867, Corp. W.S. Hollingsworth states he has his father and mother living with him age 74 and 68.
578. Esther Hollingsworth
Esther of Ballinakill, Ballycanew was the first cousin of John and the daughter of Samuel and Anne (Earl) Hollingsworth.
John and Esther's marriage was witnessed by John and Charlotte Colley on 4 November 1819.
Esther and her husband John Hollingsworth's grave stone is right next to her father and grandfather's stone. Located in the St. Mogue's church grave yard next to the south wall under the yew.
Esther died on 14 Jun 1868 at Cranacrower Townland, Ballycanew, County Wexford, Ireland. Cause of death: disease of the heart, immediate, Certified. J.B. Allen was the coroner for the County Wexford.
Inherited lands and leases of Cranacrower. Married his first cousin, daughter of Samuel & Anne of Ballinakill. In John's will he bequeath to his wife Esther (maiden name Hollingsworth) all of his right title and interest in Clonard County Dublin and Raheenderrigg County Wexford.
John bequeath in his will a fiddle to his grandson John Tackaberry, son of his daugther Susanna. He also appointed Henry Johnston of Tomagaddy and his wife Esther sole Executors of his will.
Memorial in Ballycanew Church Cemetery:
Erected by John Hollingsworth of Cranacrower in memory of his mother Eliz (Elizabeth Jones) d. Feb 12th 1805 aged 52 yrs. Also, his father William Hollingsworth died March 19th 1827 aged 76 yrs. Also, John Hollingsworth of Cranacrower/ their son died Nov. 15th 1865 aged 80 yrs. esteemed by all who knew him and Ester Hollingsworth his beloved wife d. June 14th 1868 age 74 yrs. (Esther was his cousin daughter of Samuel Hollingsworth of Ballinakill and Anne Earl of Knockduff.John Hollingsworth of Ballynakill was appointed Church Warden for the year for Ballycanew at a Vestry meeting on 9 April 1822.
Frederick married Elizabeth Brown in 1836 and settled at Cherry Valley, Illinois the following May.
by: Harry Hollingsworth (HR)
Frederick Hollingsworth was born at a tiny townland called Ballinakill, which contained about 96 acres according to the Townland Survey, a part of the Ordnance Survey of 1841 for Ireland. Nearly all of the property was under lease to the Hollingsworths. The townland is in the Protestant (Episcopal) Parish of Ballycanew, in the Barony of Gorey, in north County Wexford, Ireland. The year of his birth was about 1802 or 1803,(Note by Tom Hollingsworth: Based on the age he gave when arriving in America, he was born in 1806.) according to his age given in the U.S. Census enumerations of 1850 and 1860. His parents were Samuel Hollingsworth and Anne Earl. * Note by Tom Hollingsworth June 12, 2004 The Editor has been trying to get this information for over five years! He died on Feb. 2, 1869, in Jasper County, Iowa. The location of his burial is not known. (The five year search also has included all Jasper County and surrounding county cemeteries, with no result.) He may be buried in the "Our Silent City" outside of Kellogg, in Jasper County, where his wife and one son and one grandchild are buried. But if he is laid to rest there, there are no markers or cemetery records to prove or disprove it. Frederick's grave has never been found.
Note by Tom Hollingsworth (22 Feb 2004)
My ancestor James b:1811 Ballycanew named his children, Thomas, James, Samuel, John and Frederick. As you can see Frederick certainly fits as a family name and most likely an older brother to James.
After a search of the records in Ireland was carried out, one record became as priceless as the above Family Dictionary Record. This was a Marriage Settlement, bearing the date of June 4, 1823, and registered at Gorey, in County Wexford, Ireland. (Gorey is a small town about 4 miles north of Ballinakilll, Frederick Hollingsworth's residence as of that date.) The name of the Commissioner who supervised the legal completion of the transaction was Richard Brownrigg, Esq., of ?H?oneylawn, in the Parish of Leskinfere, Co. Wexford, which Parish adjoins Ballycanew to the west. In his own certification, Brownrigg says "...and I know the Deponent." (Frederick Hollingsworth.) Frederick was called upon to sign the document twice. Fortunately for us, his descendents, in Ireland, the original memorials of deeds, etc., are placed on file in the Registry of Deeds, Henrietta Street, Dublin. These were first so registered and filed in 1708, and are in lead-lined storage boxes in the basement vaulte. Since a fire in the year 1922 during the Irish Civil War destroyed a great amount of records at the Four Courts Buildings, the Deeds now constitute a very valuable substitute depository of genealogical information, untouched or marred by any such disasterNew York Port arrival Record of Frederick Hollingsworth in America:
Frederick Hollingsworth 24, Private Gentleman; Ireland to U.S.A Brig "William", from Dublin, Ireland, July 20 1829, Richard Keating Jr., the Master. 169 tons List #163, Cargo was salt and raisins, to Locke & Keating, J. McBride, G. Mackie & Co., 62 passengers, and the trip took 49 days from Dublin.
Frederick died in the middle of building a house and left his wife Elizabeth with a terrible burden of debt with the lumber dealer. Unable to pay the bill Elizabeth was taken to court in 1873 and the case became a pioneer precedent case in the subject of "Husband and Wife...Mechanics liens...etc.
Where is Frederick Hollingsworth Buried?
In our issue of Dec. 1980, at p. 65 we hashed this over. Now we present this blurb. The mention of W. J. Morgan, undertaker of Newton, Iowa, brings to mind our visit to that city in 1978. Upon speaking with the Clerks in the Recorder's Office, we went to the City Hall and examined there the burial entry book for Newton Union Cemetery. It was very sad to note that their index book and burial books begin in 1889, 20 years too late for Frederick. Phyllis Franzen said that the first book was burned! We then visited the Reese Funeral Home on North 3rd Avenue East who had the old record book which belonged to the W. J. Morgan Undertakers, but the "earlier book was lost" the one I examinedFrederick turned up in LaPorte County, Indiana, in early 1836, at the latest. (As you can see - it is possible that he emigrated any time between 1823 and 1835.) Jacob Brown, who had two marriages, was on his way West from Morgan County, Ohio. Elizabeth was his only child by his unknown first wife. He subsequently married Mary Ann Keith and was at that time the father of four sons. Eventually, he became father to eleven sons and three more daughters. Frederick Hollingsworth was at that time 34, and his bride was a "teenager" of fifteen! They took out their license at LaPorte Circuit Court on April 14th, but it was never returned by the Minister or Justice of the Peace who married them three days later.
Elizabeth Brown died of Paralysis at age 72 years, 4 months and 22 days. She was a good mother and a "believer in God". Funeral services were held at the Christian Church of which society she was an honored member on Saturday afternoon, conducted by the pastor Elder T. F. Odenweller, attended by a large concourse of sympathizing friends.
Adam W. Brown was the brother-in-law of Frederick Hollingsworth, half brother of his wife Elizabeth Brown, and half uncle to Edward Earl Hollingsworth above. W. J. Morgan was the undertaker who buried Frederick Hollingsworth on 8 Feb 1869 - but where? Fred P. Miller was the lumber dealer who sold Frederick the 5,000 feet of lumber to build his house.* That was in 1868. Hollingsworth died without paying. You can read all about it in HR June, 1978 pages 26-34. On Page 531 of the Atlas, in the Patrons' Directory, more is given:
Frederick Hollingsworth was at that time 34, and his bride was a "teenager" of fifteen! They took out their license at LaPorte Circuit Court on April 14th, but it was never returned by the Minister or Justice of the Peace who married them three days later.
Elizabeth's own mother had died before Elizabeth was five, as the family tradition goes. The sorrow Elizabeth felt seems to come through in these lines. It seems to be original verse, not a copy of another's work.
From mother a tear 1856 paus frends view the spot where youth and beautys form lies silent and forgot free from care and storm Once happy blithe and gay that form among us played a flower of day blooming but to fade frends marke the grave with but a single tear from death we could not save that little form so dear he will bless you with his love for the little tribute given and pray for you above till we meet him once in heaven E.H.
1111. John Samuel Hollingsworth
John Hollingsworth was born 28 Sep 1850 and was just 5 years and 11 months old when he died at the family farm in New Milford Township, Winnebago County, Illinois. It was the first intimate family death that Elizabeth had experienced. All of her father, Jacob Brown's fifteen children by two wives achieved adulthood. In fact, the youngest half-sister, Martha Brown, was born in 1855 and was five years younger than her little nephew John Hollingsworth. Elizabeth's own mother had died before Elizabeth was five, as the family tradition goes. The sorrow Elizabeth felt seems to come through in these lines. It seems to be original verse, not a copy of another's work.
From mother a tear 1856 paus frends view the spot where youth and beautys form lies silent and forgot free from care and storm Once happy blithe and gay that form among us played a flower of day blooming but to fade frends marke the grave with but a single tear from death we could not save that little form so dear he will bless you with his love for the little tribute given and pray for you above till we meet him once in heaven E.H.
582. Thomas Hollingsworth
POSSIBLE BROTHER OF JAMES born 1811 IN BALLYCANEW
(a) Lease of 30 Aug 1818, Earl of Mount Norris to Henry Furney of Ballycanew, 22 acres, townland of Ballycanew, for the lives of Henry Furney, Jr., aged 7 years, son of the lessee, William Barney, aged 6 years, and THOMAS HOLLINGSWORTH, aged 14 years etc. (Incumbered Estate Rental Books, Vol 79, PRONI, Belfast, duplicates in National Library and P.R.O., Dublin, and filmed by FHC in Salt Lake.) (b) Lease of 10 Aug 1844 from Andrew Thunder, Aston Park, Co Dub- lin, Esqr. to William Maguire of Ballycanew, 54 acres for (one) life of THOMAS HOLLINGSWORTH, aged about 40 years. (Same source.) These and other similar documents all use this same Thomas, born in 1804 as computed by all said clauses for "lives in being." The In- cumbered Estates rental showed he was still alive in 1857, not saying where he was living.
583. Mary Hollingsworth
Mary was baptized on 14 July 1806 at Ballycanew Church by Rev. Arthur Colley, Curate.
Mary was married in the same church she was baptised in, Ballycanew Parish St. Mogue's Church to John Agar of the Parish of Bagnalstown, Parish of Dunleckney and County of Carlow, by H.W. Browne. (no witnesses named)