SOURCES
1. Henry Albert Hollingsworth (deceased). Hollingsworth Register, Volume Six, June No. 22, Number 2 1970. 3250 West 108th St., Inglewood, California 90303.
2. Grave Marker. inscribed: He emigrated to this country in 1811 and settled this town.
3. Henry Albert Hollingsworth (deceased). Hollingsworth Register, Volume Six, June No. 22, Number 2 1970. 3250 West 108th St., Inglewood, California 90303. pg. 41: ("Blind") John's mother's parents were Samuel and Esther (Hollingsworth) Hollingsworth, who came from the County Wexford to Eaton with the "Irish Settlement" from the south of Ireland, in 1811. His parents were, therefore, first (or second) cousins, and his mother's parents too were first or second cousins. He had three grandparents of the same Hollingsworth lineage.
4. Grave Marker. Hollingsworth, Samuel, 6 Feb 1850 ae 67yr.
5. Ibid. inscribed date of death February 6, 1850 ae 67yr.
6. 1850 Census. 1850 Census, Mortality Schedule, Town of Eaton
Samuel Hollingsworth, 67 yrs., married, b. Ireland, died Feb., cause: inflamation of lungs, farmer.
7. Joyce C. Scott. 1821-1880 extracts. pp. 210: Suddenly, at Pratt's Hollow, Wednesday 6th inst., Samuel Hollingsworth (died) (12 Feb. 1850).
8. Grave Marker. inscribed date of death July 1, 1863 ae 75yr.
9. Isabel Bracy. Immigrants in Madison County. 1991. Hollingsworth, Esther - Stockbridge 1852, Ireland, Domestic.
10. Grave Marker. Inscribed date of death July 1, 1863.
11. Ibid. Inscribed: Eleanor daughter of Samuel and Ester Hollingsworth died June 16, 1840
26 years 7 months 6 days.
12. Hollingsworth Register - Vol. 3. Vol. 3, No. 4, Dec. 1967 p. 133
Ellenor: b. Nov. 7, 1813; d. July 16, 1840, aged 26.
13. Grave Marker.
14. Hollingsworth Register - Vol. 3. Dec. 1967 p. 133.
15. Grave Marker. Inscribed date of death: Mar. 3, 1844 ae 25yrs2mos3d.
16. Hollingsworth Register - Vol. 3. Vol. 3, No. 4, Dec. 1967, p. 133
Thomas: b. Dec. 31, 1818; d. Mar. 6, 1844, aged 25. Unmarried.
17. Henry Albert Hollingsworth (deceased). Hollingsworth Register, Volume Six, June No. 22, Number 2 1970. 3250 West 108th St., Inglewood, California 90303. Vol. Six Number Two June 1970 No. 22 pp. 54-56
Text of a letter written by Thomas (March 5, 1843) to his father Samuel and family located in the Town of Eaton, County of Madison, in care of Morrisville.
Notes by Harry Hollingsworth - author of the Hollingsworth Heritage - suggest the location where Thomas wrote the letter and also indicate that Thomas died March 6, 1844 though location of death is not given.
18. Spring Cemetery, Pratts Hollow, Madison County, NY list. Hollingsworth, Thomas d. 6 May1844 ae 25yr.
19. Grave Marker. Marker bears inscription: "Erected by his mother".
20. Henry Albert Hollingsworth (deceased). Hollingsworth Register, Volume Six, June No. 22, Number 2 1970. 3250 West 108th St., Inglewood, California 90303. The transcript of a letter (in the possession of LeRoy S. Hollingsworth) written by Thomas was presented on pg. 55, Volume Six, June No. 22... it is dated March 5 1843.
In leading into the letter, Henry Hollingsworth states: "Thomas Hollingsworth, the man who wrote the letter, was just 24 at the time. He died one year and a day later (March 6, 1844) and is buried in Spring (Pratt's) Cemetery in Eaton, Madison County.".
21. Spring Cemetery, Pratts Hollow, Madison County, NY list. Hollingsworth, Thomas D. d. 3 Mar 1844 ae 25y2m3d.
22. Hollingsworth Register - Vol. 3. Vol. 3, No. 4, Dec. 1967, p. 133
Samuel: b. c1825; d. Nov. 12, 1875, Eaton, aged 50, unmarried.
23. Spring Cemetery, Pratts Hollow, Madison County, NY list. Hollingsworth, Samuel d. 12 Nov 1875 ae 50yr.
24. Hollingsworth Register - Vol. 3. Dec. 1967 p. 133.
25. Ibid. Vol. 3, No. 3, Dec. 1967 p. 133
Alice: b. July 7, 1816; d. Feb. 27, 1891, Morrisville, Madison Co., NY, aged 74.
26. Ibid. Dec. 1967 p. 133.
27. Henry Albert Hollingsworth (deceased). Hollingsworth Register, Volume Six, June No. 22, Number 2 1970. 3250 West 108th St., Inglewood, California 90303. pg. 41: His (Blind John's) mother died 27 Feb. 1891, at the age of 75, of pneumonia brought on by "La Grippe".
28. Ibid. pg. 42: His ("Blind" John's) mother died 27 Feb. 1891, at the age of 75, of pneumonia brought on by "La Grippe". She is buried in Morrisville. (Death record 8136, New York.) The certificate was signed by mark by John. He also acted as Administrator of her estate.
29. Ibid. pg. 41: His father's parents were Nicholas and Lucinda (Styles) Hollingsworth... his mother's parents were Samuel and Esther (Hollingsworth) Hollingsworth... His parents were, therefore, first (or second) cousins. .. his mother's parents too were first or second cousins. He had three grandparents of the same Hollingsworth lineage.
30. Hollingsworth Register - Vol. 3. Dec. 1967 p. 133.
31. Ibid. Sept. 1967 p. 104.
32. Ibid. Sept. 1967 p. 101
Child: Joseph Hollingsworth, son of Nicholas & Lucy Hollingsworth, baptized Oct. 23, 1833, Parish Church of St. Mary's, Enniscorthy, Co Wexford. Born Sept. 3, 1833.
33. Ibid. Sept. 1967 p. 101
Child: Joseph Hollingsworth, son of Nicholas & Lucy Hollingsworth, baptized Oct. 23, 1833, Parish Church of St. Mary's, Enniscorthy, Co Wexford.
34. Oneida Democratic Union. 9 June 1888 page 3, column 3.
35. Henry Albert Hollingsworth (deceased). Hollingsworth Register, Volume Six, June No. 22, Number 2 1970. 3250 West 108th St., Inglewood, California 90303. pg. 41: His ("Blind" John's) father died first. We have a copy of a telegram dated June 4, 1988, by Central New York Telephone & Telegraph Company, at Morrisville, marked "To Mrs. Eliza Carey, Augusta, N.Y." It simply says: "My father is dead. Funeral Wednesday at 12 o'clock. John Hollingsworth." Eliza Carey was his mother's sister. (Courtesy of Mrs. Ralph G. Snyder, Herkimer, New York.) The date on the telegram is probably the date Joseph C. Hollingsworth died. [The Morrisville newspaper reported the date as June 3.].
36. Ibid. He was born in Eaton about 1857, the only child of Joseph C. and Alice (Hollingsworth) Hollingsworth.
37. Census. 1860, Munnsville, Madison County, page 491; John is not listed as blind.
38. Henry Albert Hollingsworth (deceased). Hollingsworth Register, Volume Six, June No. 22, Number 2 1970. 3250 West 108th St., Inglewood, California 90303. pg. 41: According to an old resident of Morrisville, now of Oneida, Mr. John Battey, in an article published in Mid-York Weekly, Hamilton, N.Y., John had been blind since about three years of age. This coincides with the fact that, when listed in the 1860 U.S. Census, he was not shown to be blind, though that information was called for. (Page 491, Munnsville, Madison County.) The 1870 Census (page 158, reverse, Eaton) shows John, aged 13, :blind". The 1860 showed his age as "3 years" which means his blindness had not yet occurred.
39. Census. 1870 Census, page 158, reverse, Eaton. shows John, aged 13, "blind".
40. Henry Albert Hollingsworth (deceased). Hollingsworth Register, Volume Six, June No. 22, Number 2 1970. 3250 West 108th St., Inglewood, California 90303. page 41: He died at Morrisville on 25 August 1911, from a cerebral hemmorhage at the age of about 54. He is buried at the cemetery there.
41. David Sadler. Hollingsworth, John, age 58, d. 25 Aug. 1911.
42. Henry Albert Hollingsworth (deceased). Hollingsworth Register, Volume Six, June No. 22, Number 2 1970. 3250 West 108th St., Inglewood, California 90303. pg. 41: "He was of average height, weighing about 180 pounds, and had grey hair, when Mr. Battey knew him. He had a full beard and moustaches.
43. Hollingsworth Register - Vol. 3. Vol. 3, No. 4, Dec. 1967, p. 133
Elizabeth Ann: b. c1820; d. Apr. 8, 1899, Augusta, Oneida Co., NY, aged about 79.
44. Henry Albert Hollingsworth (deceased). Hollingsworth Register, Volume Six, June No. 22, Number 2 1970. 3250 West 108th St., Inglewood, California 90303. Vol. 3, No. 4, December 1967 p. 133.
45. Hollingsworth Register - Vol. 3. Dec. 1967 p. 133.
46. Henry Albert Hollingsworth (deceased). Hollingsworth Register, Volume Six, June No. 22, Number 2 1970. 3250 West 108th St., Inglewood, California 90303. Page 41, Re: son John: His father died first. We have a copy of a telegram dated June 4, 1888, by Central New York Telephone & Telegraph Company, at Morrisville, marked "To Mrs. Eliza Carey, Augusta, N.Y. It simply says: "My father is dead. Funeral Wednesday at 12 o'clock. John Hollingsworth." Eliza Carey was his mother's sister.
47. Death, Births and Marriages From Newspapers Published in Hamilton, Madison Co, NY, 1818-1886. Pipe Creek Publications
Mt. Airy, Maryland (1991). p. 137 - Democratic Reflector paper 1853 - Apr. 5, at the Park House, by Rev. H. S. Norton, Rector of St. Thomas Church, Mr. Andrew M. Carey of Augusta, to Miss Elizabeth A. Hollingsworth of Eaton.
48. Hollingsworth Register - Vol. 3. Dec. 1967 p. 133.
49. Spring Cemetery, Pratts Hollow, Madison County, NY list. Hollingsworth, John d. 8 Feb 1863 ae 40yr5mo10d.
50. Hollingsworth Register - Vol. 3. Dec. 1967 p. 133
John: b. April 3, 1822 d. Feb.8, 1863, aged 40Stockbridge, Madison Co., NY.
51. 1855 Census Index, Town of Stockbridge. John Hollingsworth 33yrs head 6 yrs in town b. Madison Co. farmer
William Hollingsworth 28 yrs brother 4 yrs in town b. Madison Co. farmer
John Orowin 18 yrs hired 1 yr in town b. Ire farmer
Michael Gunea 16 yrs 1 yr in town b. Ire farmer
Margaret Snell 34 yrs servant 6 yrs in town b. Madison Co.
Samuel Snell 5 yrs boarder 5 yrs in town b. Madison Co.
Mary Snell 1 yr boarder 1 yr in town b. Madison Co.
52. Ibid. John Hollingsworth 54 yrs head 6 yrs in town b. Madison Co. farmer
William Hollingsworth 28 yrs brother 4 yrs in town b. Madison Co. farmer
John Orowin 18 yrs hired 1 yr in town b. Ire farmer
Michael Gunea 16 yrs hired 1 yr in town b. Ire farmer
Margaret Snell 34 yrs servant 6 yrs in town b. Madison Co.
Samuel Snell 5 yrs boarder 5 yrs in town b. Madison Co.
Mary Snell 1 yr boarder 1 yr in town b. Madison Co.
53. Spring Cemetery, Pratts Hollow, Madison County, NY list. Hollingsworth, John d. 8 Feb 1863 ae 40y5m10d.
54. Joyce C. Scott. 1821-1880 extracts. pp: 210: In Stockbridge, on the 8th inst., John Hollingsworth ae. 40y10m (died) (12 Feb. 1863).
55. Death, Births and Marriages From Newspapers Published in Hamilton, Madison Co, NY, 1818-1886. Pipe Creek Publications
Mt. Airy, Maryland (1991). p. 25: Democratic Republican paper 1863 - Feb. 8, in Peterboro, John Hollingsworth, age 40. [Note: Peterboro, not Stockbridge?].
56. Spring Cemetery, Pratts Hollow, Madison County, NY list. Hollingsworth, John 8 Feb 1866 ae 40yr.
57. Ibid. Hollingsworth, Samuel, son John & Jane d. 10 Oct 1862 ae 1yr7m13d.
58. Ibid.
59. Ibid. Samuel, son of John & Jane d. 10 Oct 1862 ae 1y7m13d.
60. 1860Census. 1860 Census, Town of Smithfield
Holensworth William 35 farmer $4571/$2114 NY
Holensworth Margaret 34 NY
Snell Isano (?) 19 NY
Snell Samuel 11 NY
Holensworth Mary 6 NY
Holensworth Esther 3 NY
Holensworth Eliza A. 1 NY
Holensworth Abraham 18 farm laborer Ireland.
61. 1880 Census, Madison Co., NY. Census place: Smithfield, Madison, New York
FHL Film 1254860 National Archives Film T9-0860 Page 379B
William Hollinsworth Self Male Married White 52 NY Occ: Farmer Fa: IRE Mo: IRE
Ester Hollinsworth Dau Female Single White 23 NY Occ: Keeping House Fa: NY Mo: NY
Samuel Snell SSon Male Maried White 25 NY Occ: Farmer Fa: NY Mo: NY
Hannah Snell Wife Female Married White 23 NY Occ: At Home Fa: NY Mo: NY
George Spencer Other Male Single White 26 NY Occ: Servant Fa: NY Mo: NY.
62. Hollingsworth Register - Vol. 3. Vol. 3, No. 4, Dec. 1967, p. 133
William: b. c18226; d. Sept. 12, 1905, smithfield, Madison Co., NY, aged 79.
63. 1855 Census Index, Town of Stockbridge. [See data for William's brother John Hollingsworth].
64. 1880 Census, Madison Co., NY. town of Smithfield, FHL Film 1254860, National Archives Film T9-0860, Page 379B.
65. Ibid. Town Of Smithfield
[See source info for William].
66. 1900 Census, Town of Smithfield. [Shows William as widowed and living with his son-in-law Jasper Northrup; see info on Jasper for census data.].
67. Hollingsworth Register - Vol. 3. Dec. 1967 p. 133
Says William is buried at Spring Cemetery without a marker.
68. (Unsure of Newspaper). Scrapbook Miriam Brown Bliss, p. 28: [1905 penciled in] Peterboro Sept. 14 - William Hollingsworth died at his home here last evening, aged 79 years. Death was caused from a cancerous growth. He was born at Pratts Hollow, where burial will be made Friday afternoon. He leaves two daughters.
69. 1860Census. Smithfield, Madison Co., NY
See source info - William and Mararet's oldest child is listed as six year old.
70. Hollingsworth Register - Vol. 3. Dec. 1967 p. 134.
71. 1855 Census Index, Town of Stockbridge. [See entry for John Hollingsworth, brother of William H. - William was Margaret's second husband.].
72. Spring Cemetery, Pratts Hollow, Madison County, NY list. Hollingsworth, Margaret; wife of Wm. d. 30 Sept 1879 ae 61yr.
73. Hollingsworth Register - Vol. 3. Dec. 1967 p. 134.
74. Spring Cemetery, Pratts Hollow, Madison County, NY list. Hollingsworth, Margaret, wf. Wm. d. 30 Sept 1879 ae 61yr.
75. Joyce C. Scott. 1821-1880 extracts. Madison Observer Death Index by David Sadler
Hollingsworth, Margaret, age 61, d. 1 Oct. 1879, dtae of newspaper notice:8 Oct. 1879.
76. Hollingsworth Register - Vol. 3. Dec. 1967 p. 133.
77. Spring Cemetery, Pratts Hollow, Madison County, NY list. Hollingsworth, Eliza, dau of William and Margaret d. 21 Nov 1861 ae 2yr.
78. Ibid. Hollingsworth, Eliza d. 21 Nov 1861 ae 2yr.
79. Hollingsworth Register - Vol. 3. Dec. 1967 p. 133
Sarah Maria: b. c1829; d. Nov.22, 1902, Fenner, Madison Co., NY, aged about 72.
80. Ibid. Vol. 3, No. 4, Dec. 1967, p. 133
No marker.
81. Ibid. Dec. 1967 p. 134.
82. Joyce C. Scott. 1821-1880 extracts. p. 210: In the Epscopal Church, Hamilton, on the 20th inst., by Rev. Hayes, Thomas Hollingsworth of New York [married] to Sarah M. Hollingsworth of this town (31 March 1855). ["this town" refers to Eaton or Morrisville].
83. Hollingsworth Register - Vol. 3. Sept. 1967 p. 104.
84. 1880 Census, Madison Co., NY. Smithfield, Madison Co., NY
FHL Film 1254860 National Archives Film T9-0860 page 380D
Samuel Hollingsworth Self Male Single White 23 NY Occ: Farmer Fa:IRE Mo:NY
Sarah Hollingsworth Mother Female Widowed White 45 NY Occ: Keeping House Fa: IRE Mo: IRE
Eddie Hollingsworth Brother Male Single White 11 NY Occ: School Fa: IRE Mo: NY
Willie Hollingsworth Other Male Single White 14 NY Occ: Laborer Fa: IRE No: NY.
85. Hollingsworth Register - Vol. 3. Sept. 1967 p. 104.
86. Ibid. Sept. 1967 p. 101
Child: Thomas Hollingsworth, son of Nicholas & Lucy Hollingsworth, baptized March 15, 1829, Parish Churh of St. Mary's, Enniscorthy, Co Wexford.
87. 1860Census. 1860 Town of Eaton, Madison Co., NY
ancestry image #3, dwg 423 fam 423
Tho Hollingsworth 28 day laborer Ireland
Sarah Hollingsworth 25 NY
Sanuel Hollingsworth 3 NY
Henry Holluingsworth 1 NY.
88. Hollingsworth Register - Vol. 3. Sept.1967 p. 104.
89. 1875 Census. 1875 Census, Mortality Schedule, Town of Smithfield
Thomas Hollingsworth, 42 yrs., male, married, died Aug. 18, b. Ireland, painter, cause: consumption.
90. Hollingsworth Register - Vol. 3. Sept. 1967 p. 104.
91. 1860Census. 1860 Town of Eaton, Madison Co., NY
ancestry image #3, dwg 423 fam 423
Tho Hollingsworth 28 day laborer Ireland
Sarah Hollingsworth 25 NY
Samuel Hollingsworth 3 NY
Henry Hollingsworth 1 NY.
92. Hollingsworth Register - Vol. 3. Vol. 3, No. 3, Sept. 1967 p. 104
Under notes for Thomas and Sarah Maria Hollingsworth... Issues of marriage show Henry as a son.
Same Heritage, p. 105 cites a note from the 1865 State Census where the census taker included a remark that Henry was "idiotic" (usually meaning "retarded" in the modern sense.
93. 1880 Census, Madison Co., NY. Town of Smithfield - see source entry for Williams brother Samuel.
94. Ibid. Town of Smithfield - see source notes for Edwin's brother Samuel.
95. Grave Marker. inscribed 1951.
96. Hollingsworth Register - Vol. 3. Dec. 1967 p. 134.
97. OU. Oneida Union, July 23, 1891
At the home of Byron Moon, near Munnsville, was a notable family gathering on Thursday, July 16, the descendants of the late Phillip Moon.
...
Those that were present were ... mr. and Mrs. John Diable and daughter, William Hollingsworth, Mrs. Hannah Snell and son, all ofPratt's Hollow.
98. History of the Mohawk Valley - Gateway to the West - 1614-1925
By: Greene
Volume III Illustrated
Chicago, S. J. Clark Publishing Co., 1925.
99. 1900 Census, Town of Smithfield. Hollingsworth Samuel D. head Nov 1857 age 43 married 19 yrs. farmer Born NY, father born England, mother born NY
Hollingsworth Etta wife Nov 1858 age 42 married 19 yrs.; NY NY NY 1ch, 1 living
Hollingsworth Grace dau Dec 1885 14 single NY NY NY at school
Hollingsworth Edwin bro June 1868 31 NY England NY farm laborer.
100. Hollingsworth Register - Vol. 3. Vol. 3, No. 4, Dec. 1967, p. 135
Notes from Mrs. Grace B. Snyder, daughter of Samuel D. Hollingsworth. show his birthdate as Nov. 28, 1856 and his death as Oct. 30, 1940).
101. 1880 Census, Madison Co., NY. Town of Smithfield
FHL Film 1254860 National Archives Film T9-0860 Page 380D
Samuel Hollingworth Self Male Single White 23 Born: NY Occ: Farmer Father: IRE
Sarah Hollingworth Mother Fem Wid White 45 NY Occ: Keeping House Fa: IRE Mo: IRE
Eddie Hollingworth Bro Male Sing White 11 NY Occ: School Fa: IRE Mo: NY
Willie Hollingworth Other Male Sing White 14 NY Occ: Laborer Fa: IRE Mo: NY
Charles Hollingworth Other Male Sing White 5 NY Fa: IRE Mo: NY
[Note: entry for Willie shows "other" for relation - Samuel had a brother William who matces the birth date of Willie.].
102. OU. Oneida Union, Merrillsville Brevities, September 29, 1904
S. D. Hollingsworth, of Morrisville, was a recent caller in town.
103. Grave Marker. Inscribed 1918.
104. Oneida Democratic Union. 23 May 1918.
105. History of the Mohawk Valley - Gateway to the West - 1614-1925
By: Greene
Volume III Illustrated
Chicago, S. J. Clark Publishing Co., 1925. Cites death as occuring in Morrisville vice St. Luke's Hospital, Utica, NY.
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