Brief Life History of Abraham Riley
When Abraham Riley Hollenbeck was born on 5 February 1856, in Lexington, Lexington Township, Scott, Indiana, United States, his father, James Parry Hollenbeck, was 29 and his mother, Parthenia Jane Horner, was 27. He married Amelia C Robinett on 16 January 1879, in Clark, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Washington Township, Clark, Indiana, United States in 1910 and Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States in 1920. He died on 11 January 1928, in West Palm Beach, Dade, Florida, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in New Washington, Washington Township, Clark, Indiana, United States.
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- Abram R Hollenback, "United States Census, 1900"
- Abram R Hollenbeck, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
- A Hollenbeck, "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951"
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World Events (8)
1861
Florida has had 6 Constitutions since it became a state. The first Constitution was drafted in Saint Joseph, now known as Port St. Joe. Presently Florida is governed by the Constitution of 1968.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.
Name Meaning
North German: habitational name from a place so named near Hamburg or from Hollenbek near Ratzeburg.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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