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Joseph Stephens Hollingsworth 1871–1954 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 September 1871

Birth Location: Rockdale Co., GA, Georgia, USA

Death Date: 16 January 1954

Death Location: Decatur, DeKalb County, Georgia, United States of America

Father: George Hollingsworth

Mother: Teracy Hollingsworth

Spouse(s): Lennie Cowan

Children(s): Helen Tabb, Hugh Hollingsworth, Nancy Spires, James Hollingsworth, Mary Willis, Leon Hollingsworth, Carolyn Wells, Faye Hollingsworth, Edith Hollingsworth

Joseph Stephens Hollingsworth was born in 1871 in Rockdale Co., GA, Georgia, USA, the child of George W Hollingsworth And Teracy Malinda Night Hollingsworth. Joseph Stephens Hollingsworth married Lennie Viola Cowan, and had children including Carolyn Wells, Edith V Hollingsworth, Faye Louise Hollingsworth, Helen Margaret Tabb, Hugh Weldon Hollingsworth, James Frank Hollingsworth, Leon S Hollingsworth, Mary Frances Willis, Nancy Malinda Spires. Joseph Stephens Hollingsworth passed away in 1954 in Decatur, DeKalb County, Georgia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Joseph Stephens Hollingsworth was born in 1871 in Rockdale Co., GA, Georgia, USA, the child of George W Hollingsworth And Teracy Malinda Night Hollingsworth.
  • Joseph Stephens Hollingsworth married Lennie Viola Cowan, and had children including Carolyn Wells, Edith V Hollingsworth, Faye Louise Hollingsworth, Helen Margaret Tabb, Hugh Weldon Hollingsworth, James Frank Hollingsworth, Leon S Hollingsworth, Mary Frances Willis, Nancy Malinda Spires.
  • Joseph Stephens Hollingsworth passed away in 1954 in Decatur, DeKalb County, Georgia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Joseph Hollingsworth's Ancestors

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Joseph Hollingsworth
1871–1954
Birth Place: Rockdale Co., GA, Georgia, USA
Parents
George W Hollingsworth
1830–1903
South Carolina
Teracy (Malinda Night) Hollingsworth
1830–1907
North Carolina
Grandparents
Hollingsworth Aaron
1803–1887
Laurens, South Carolina, United States
Ruth Rogers
1809–1886
Laurens, Laurens County, South Carolina, USA
William (Jackson Knight) Sr
1800–
Obedient Knight
1805–1883
North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Hollingsworth
1765–1844
Rosannah Hollingsworth
1767–1839
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Elizabeth Nichols
1734–1799

Joseph Hollingsworth's Descendants

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Joseph (Stephens) Hollingsworth (10 September 1871–16 January 1954) m. Lennie (Viola) Cowan (5 June 1875–14 August 1953)
  1. 1. Helen (Margaret) Tabb 1915–1988
  2. 2. Hugh (Weldon) Hollingsworth 1899–1980
  3. 3. Nancy (Malinda) Spires 1903–1987
  4. 4. James (Frank) Hollingsworth 1912–1989
  5. 5. Mary (Frances) Willis 1912–1989
  6. 6. Leon (S) Hollingsworth 1896–1974
  7. 7. Carolyn Wells 1906–1993
  8. 8. Faye (Louise) Hollingsworth 1908–1914
  9. 9. Edith (V.) Hollingsworth 1898–1929

Joseph Hollingsworth's Timeline

2 Records

1871
10 September 1871
Birth of Joseph Stephens Hollingsworth in Rockdale Co., GA, Georgia, USA
Rockdale Co., GA, Georgia, USA
1954
16 January 1954
Age 83
Death of Joseph Stephens Hollingsworth in Atlanta, Fulton Co., GA, Georgia, USA
Atlanta, Fulton Co., GA, Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 September 1871
    Event Place: Rockdale Co., GA, Georgia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Alabama, U.S., Surname Files Expanded, Alabama Department of Archives and History; Montgomery, AL; Alabama Surname Files; Box or Film Number: M85.0339
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 January 1954
    Event Place: Atlanta, Fulton Co., GA, Georgia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Alabama, U.S., Surname Files Expanded, Alabama Department of Archives and History; Montgomery, AL; Alabama Surname Files; Box or Film Number: M85.0339
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Decatur, DeKalb County, Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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