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worth, Lake, and one son, Guy Hollingsworth of Lake.  Also included are 
two grandchildren, Gregg and Kent Hollingsworth.  Pallbearers were Jim-
my Hollingsworth, James Edger Johnston, Duey Parker, Andy Myers, Jack
Smith and D.A. May. Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Forest in charge of ar-
rangements. (Newton Record, Miss., 1986, courtesy Dr. Harold Graham, 
Belle Chasse, Louisiana.)

  (3) Mable Cavely Hollingsworth, 1944, Los Angeles, CA.
Hollingsworth, Mable Cavely, Remains were forwarded last evening to 
Tulsa, Oklahoma, by Cunningham and O'Connor Mortuary. (Los Angeles Ex-
aminer,  Fri Feb 4, 1944, Sec I page 10 col one and L.A. Times, same 
date, Section Two, page 8 col 5. Found by HR editor in routine search 
at L.A. Public Library on Dec 24, 1989.)

  (4) Minnie Hollingsworth, Green Bay, Wisconsin, 1887.
DIED - of consumption on Tuesday morning, December 13, 1887 in Green 
Bay, MINNIE, daughter of J.S. and A.F. Hollingsworth, aged 19 years. 
(Green Bay Advocate, Thurs, Dec 15, 1887, courtesy of somebody way
back in 1960 or 1961. Think it was the Public Library in Green Bay.
The parents lost all their own children in childhood or young adult-
hood. Their names - the parents - were (Dr.) J. Samuel Hollingsworth 
and Fidelia Addy (Vandyke) Hollingsworth, his wife.  Samuel was the 3d 
child of our Frederick1 and Elizabeth (Brown) Hollingsworth and was a 
veterinarian in Green Bay.)

  (5) Ethelin Ho11ingsworth, Green Bay, Wisconsin, 1889.  
DEATH OF MISS HOLLINGSWORTH.  Miss Ethelin, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. 
J. S. Hollingsworth, who had long been ill with consumption, died on 
Tuesday morning, April 16, at the age of 19 years.  The family has 
been sadly stricken, this beloved daughter being the last of their fam-
ily of five children. The funeral takes place at two o'clock on this 
Thursday afternoon from the residence, corner of Crooks and Eleventh 
streets, (Green Bay Advocate,  Thurs Apr 18, 1889, same authority,
solicited for by your editor.  See picture of these two daughters in
our gallery,)

  (6) Samuel Hollingsworth, Green Bay, Wis., 1883.
DIED, in this city, September 18, 1883, SAMUEL, son of Mr. & Mrs. J.S.
Hollingsworth, aged 1 year, 9 months, and 24 days. (Green Bay Advo-
cate, Thurs. Sept. 20, 1883, same source. The other children who died
in infancy were: Frederick, in 1877 aged 4 years, 9 months (Woodlawn 
Cemetery books) and John Samuel, Sept 18, 1879 (same day and month as 
his brother Samuel as if an ironic joke) aged 4 years, 10 months-
same source.)

  (7) Ethelen Hollingsworth - 1889 - as above, No. 5.
Miss Ethelen Hollingsworth, daughter of Mr. an Mrs. J. S. Hollings-
worth, died this morning of consumption after an illness of over six 
months.  For the past three months she had been confined to the bed and 
was a great sufferer.  She was nineteen years old on March 15th.  Her 
death leaves her parents childless they having already lost three
young sons and a daughter about nineteen years old, who died a year 
ago.  The funeral takes place on Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock from 
the residence, corner of Crooks and Eleventh Streets. (Green Bay Dai-
ly State Gazette, Tues, Apr 16, 1889.) These items are reprinted in 
HR from our December, 1965 issue, p. 160, where they were interpolated
in the story of Dr. Samuel Hollingsworth, before we had a regular 
Obituary column.)


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