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Richard Best Hollingsworth 1865–1927 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Feb 1865

Birth Location: Clinton County, Pennsylvania

Death Date: 1927

Death Location: Woodstock, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States

Father: Roland Hollingsworth

Mother: Sarah Best

Spouse(s): Emma Peer

Children(s): John Hollingsworth, Sarah Hollingsworth, Margaret Hollingsworth, Katherine Hollingsworth

Richard Best Hollingsworth was born in 1865 in Clinton County, Pennsylvania, the child of Roland Mahon Hollingsworth And Sarah Best. Richard Best Hollingsworth married Emma Elizabeth Peer, and had children including John Roland Hollingsworth, Katherine Pearl Hollingsworth, Margaret Irene Hollingsworth, Sarah Josephine Hollingsworth. Richard Best Hollingsworth passed away in 1927 in Woodstock, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • Richard Best Hollingsworth was born in 1865 in Clinton County, Pennsylvania, the child of Roland Mahon Hollingsworth And Sarah Best.
  • Richard Best Hollingsworth married Emma Elizabeth Peer, and had children including John Roland Hollingsworth, Katherine Pearl Hollingsworth, Margaret Irene Hollingsworth, Sarah Josephine Hollingsworth.
  • Richard Best Hollingsworth passed away in 1927 in Woodstock, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States.

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Richard Hollingsworth's Ancestors

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Richard Hollingsworth
1865–1927
Birth Place: Clinton County, Pennsylvania
Parents
Roland Mahon Hollingsworth
1830–1885
Clinton Co, PA
Sarah Best
1836–1903
Clinton Co, PA
Grandparents
David Hollingsworth
1802–1863
Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Margaret Mahon
1814–1835
Great-Grandparents
Isaiah Hollingsworth
1777–1829
Jane Morrison
1774–1829
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Valentine Hollingsworth
1748–1790
Deborah Harlan
1757–1790
Robert Pvt
1749–1832
Elizabeth Culbertson
1753–1816

Richard Hollingsworth's Descendants

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Richard (Best) Hollingsworth (Feb 1865–1927) m. Emma (Elizabeth) Peer (14 Apr 1866–12 Mar 1957)
  1. 1. John (Roland) Hollingsworth 1906–
  2. 2. Sarah (Josephine) Hollingsworth 1901–1985
  3. 3. Margaret (Irene) Hollingsworth 1899–1996
  4. 4. Katherine (Pearl) Hollingsworth 1895–1960

Richard Hollingsworth's Timeline

2 Records

1865
Feb 1865
Birth of Richard Best Hollingsworth in Clinton County, Pennsylvania
Clinton County, Pennsylvania
1927
1927
Age 62
Death of Richard Best Hollingsworth in Woodstock, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States
Woodstock, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Feb 1865
    Event Place: Clinton County, Pennsylvania

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1927
    Event Place: Woodstock, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States

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