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John Dorman Hollis 1874 – 1938 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Jun 1874

Birth Location: Sanford now, Lamar, Alabama, United States

Death Date: 29 Dec 1938

Death Location: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, United States

Father: Daniel Hollis

Mother: Rachel Guyton

Spouse(s): Myrtle Waldrop

Children(s): Robert Hollis

In 1874, John Dorman Hollis entered the world in Sanford now, Lamar, Alabama, United States, born to Daniel William Hollis and Rachel Sophronia Guyton. John Dorman Hollis married Myrtle (Mertie) Lee Waldrop, and had children including Robert Lee Hollis. John Dorman Hollis passed away in 1938 in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1874, John Dorman Hollis entered the world in Sanford now, Lamar, Alabama, United States, born to Daniel William Hollis and Rachel Sophronia Guyton.
  • John Dorman Hollis married Myrtle (Mertie) Lee Waldrop, and had children including Robert Lee Hollis.
  • John Dorman Hollis passed away in 1938 in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, United States.

Immediate Family

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Children(s)

John Hollis's Ancestors

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John Hollis
1874 – 1938
Birth Place: Sanford now, Lamar, Alabama, United States
Parents
Daniel William Hollis
1829 – 1902
Moscow, Marion, Alabama, United States
Rachel (Sophronia) Guyton
1840 – 1936
Mississippi
Grandparents
Derrill (Upright "Capt") Hollis
1802 – 1870
Winnsboro, Fairfield, South Carolina, United States
Mary (Elizabeth) Goodwin
1805 – 1843
United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Berryman Hollis
1764 – 1805
Priscilla Knighton
1774 – 1836
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Rosannah Hagan
1735 – 1817
Isaac Knighton
1754 – 1824
Elizabeth EVANS
1766 – 1839

John Hollis's Descendants

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John (Dorman) Hollis (29 Jun 1874 – 29 Dec 1938) m. Myrtle ((Mertie) Lee) Waldrop (12 April 1884 – 05 Feb 1955)
  1. 1. Robert (Lee) Hollis (1 Jul 1924 – 19 Jul 2001)

John Hollis's Timeline

2 Records

1874
29 Jun 1874
Birth of John Dorman Hollis in Sanford now, Lamar, Alabama, United States
Sanford now, Lamar, Alabama, United States
1938
29 Dec 1938
Age 64
Death of John Dorman Hollis in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, United States
Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Jun 1874
    Event Place: Sanford now, Lamar, Alabama, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Dec 1938
    Event Place: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, United States

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