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Nicholas Hollis 1916–1967 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 DEC 1916

Birth Location: Staunton, Macoupin Co., IL, USA

Death Date: 11 JUN 1967

Death Location: Gillespie, Macoupin Co., IL, USA

Father: John Hollis

Mother: Ella Wesselnyak

Spouse(s): Bessie Davis

Children(s):

Nicholas Hollis was born in 1916 in Staunton, Macoupin Co., IL, USA, the child of John Hollis And Ella Wesselnyak. Nicholas Hollis married Bessie Elioise Davis. Nicholas Hollis passed away in 1967 in Gillespie, Macoupin Co., IL, USA.

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Biography

  • Nicholas Hollis was born in 1916 in Staunton, Macoupin Co., IL, USA, the child of John Hollis And Ella Wesselnyak.
  • Nicholas Hollis married Bessie Elioise Davis.
  • Nicholas Hollis passed away in 1967 in Gillespie, Macoupin Co., IL, USA.

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Nicholas Hollis's Ancestors

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Nicholas Hollis
1916–1967
Birth Place: Staunton, Macoupin Co., IL, USA
Parents
John Hollis
1884–1937
AUSTRIA
Ella Wesselnyak
1890–1968
Beechtree, Jefferson, PA, USA
Grandparents
Andrew Smetanka
1864–1916
Papina, AUSTRIA
Elisabeth Hollis
1865–1913
Papina, AUSTRIA
John Wesselnyak
1857–1926
AUSTRIA
Mary (Palenchar) Palenschen
1859–1944
AUSTRIA
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Nicholas Hollis's Timeline

3 Records

1916
17 DEC 1916
Birth of Nicholas Hollis in Staunton, Macoupin Co., IL, USA
Staunton, Macoupin Co., IL, USA
1967
8 JUN 1967
Age 51
Death of Nicholas Hollis in Gillespie, Macoupin Co., IL, USA
Gillespie, Macoupin Co., IL, USA
1967
11 JUN 1967
Age 51
Burial of Nicholas Hollis in Gillespie, Macoupin Co., IL, USA
Gillespie, Macoupin Co., IL, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 DEC 1916
    Event Place: Staunton, Macoupin Co., IL, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 JUN 1967
    Event Place: Gillespie, Macoupin Co., IL, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 11 JUN 1967
    Event Place: Gillespie, Macoupin Co., IL, USA

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