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Hollingsworth Miscellany
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    (12) Correspondent Mary D. Hollingsworth, Columbus, Ohio, in her 
note of 26 Mar 1990 remarks about the Gregg and Hollingsworth families 
being tied in over several centuries. She says the Gregg surname was 
originally Macgregor.
    (13) Correspondent Chapman Sullivan, Margate, Florida, formerly 
of Cranford, N.J. sends a cutting from the Cranford Chronicle, Sun
Mar 25, 1990, p. A-15, telling of Eileen Hollingsworth-Gell, daughter 
of Edward B. Hollingsworth, 207 Columbia Avenue, Cranford (a former 
subscriber, by the way) who recently got her glider pilot rating. She 
lives in New York City and shares her hobby with husband Larry Gell.  
She is a graduate of Cranford High and Union County College, as well 
as New York University, and is also a pilot of single and twin engine 
aircraft (private, not commercial).
    (14) Martha Hollingsworth of Jamestown, Ohio, sent a clipping 
out of the Wilmington, Ohio, News-Journal, Tues. Sept 26, 1989 p 3,
last column, where a Baby pageant contestant is one of "us." Leah 
Beth Hollingsworth, 16 month old daughter of David and Lisa Hollings-
worth, of Wilmington, competed in the America's Most Beautiful Baby 
regional contest, held at Dayton, Ohio. She won first place in the 
most photogenic catagory, and first runner-up in 'Dayton's Most Beau-
tiful Babies.!  She later entered the national competition, held at
Richfield, Ohio, in October.  We have not heard how she placed. 
Martha traces Leah Beth's lineage: Leah B.13, Lisa12, David11, Milton
D.10, Orville9, Jarius8, Levi7, Jarius6, Israel5, David4, Jacob3,
Thomas2, Valentine1 Henry HollinworthA. (Whew! Such a little tyke
with a pedigree that long could get top heavy!) (See pic in Gallery.)

Letter to the editor:

                                                 (March, 1986)
                                           Carrigmore, Meetings, Avoca, 
Dear Mr. Hollingsworth,                    County Wicklow, Ireland.
                             I was just thinking of you the other night
and I said I must write to you to see how you are keeping. I hope well.
Well, I suppose you know that my mother Maria Ho11ingsworth died May 
llth, 1973 (no: nobody ever told us-HH) after a short illness, age 80.
She used to write to you and her son Billy my brother died September 
28th 1983 from heart trouble he lived in Poulaphouca.  My Mothers two 
sisters died too. Bessie Noblet and Kate Pierce she died in Australia 
they were both in their eighties.  Bessie Noblet's son Johnny had a gun 
in his car, was taking it out and forgot it was loaded and he got shot 
to the chest.  He was 49 years old & his brother died a month before 
that from an enlarged heart.  So all my Mother's brothers & sisters are 
dead. I have two sons Michael is 28 years old he is a member of the 
Garda (police-HH) and is stationed in Gorey (Co Wexford-HH) the town-
land of his Grandmother (my mother Maria). My other son is a fitter. 
Michael got married in Sep. 1983, he has a son also named Michael. 
My other son John called after my Father got married in June 1985. 
My sister Mona lives in Sligo. How many children have you? or are you 
married?  Any news of the fortune? that is supposed to be out there?  
How is your writing the family tree going?  Have you any copies of it?  
I would love to read them. I believed you sended some to my mother. I
never read them.  My sons are very interested in the history of the 
family.  My son Michael's duty is around Ballycanew & Gorey.  Well I 
must conclude now. Hope to hear from you in the near future. 
God Bless you.
                                      Dorothy Murphy (Mrs)


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