Ellen Nellie Hollingsworth

30 April 1854–22 November 1930 (Age 76)
West Branch, Cedar, Iowa, United States

The Life Summary of Ellen Nellie

When Ellen Nellie Hollingsworth was born on 30 April 1854, in West Branch, Cedar, Iowa, United States, her father, Lawson Duncan Hollingsworth, was 30 and her mother, Lucinda Mauldin, was 28. She married William Townsend Vore about 1875, in United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. She lived in Springdale, Cedar, Iowa, United States in 1870 and Pasadena Judicial Township, Los Angeles, California, United States in 1900. She died on 22 November 1930, in Pasadena, Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Mountain View Cemetery and Mausoleum, Altadena, Los Angeles, California, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Townsend Vore
1855–1923
Ellen Nellie Hollingsworth
1854–1930
Marriage: about 1875
Jesse Raymond Vore
1876–1965
Frederick Hollingsworth Vore
1877–1945

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    about 1875United States
    • Children

    (2)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (7)

    +2 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1857 · 7.9 Earthquake In Fort Tejon
    Age 3
    The Fort Tejon earthquake, on January 9, 1857, registered at 7.9, making it one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded in the United States. Only two people were killed, largely due to the sparse population in the area where the earthquake occurred. As a result of the large scale shaking, the Kern River was turned upstream and fish were stranded miles from Tulare Lake as the waters were rocked so far from its banks.
    1863
    Age 9
    Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
    1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
    Age 21
    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

    (1997: 8694;2007: 17792; 2010: 23831)English: habitational name from Hollingworth (Cheshire), Hollingworth in Butterworth (Lancashire), or possibly Hollinworth Head in Charlesworth (Derbyshire), from Old English holegn ‘holly’ + worth ‘enclosure’. The surname, which was taken to Ireland in the 17th century, has developed a variant with an unexplained medial -s- not noted in any of the placename forms.Americanized form of some similar (like-sounding) Jewish name.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

    Possible Related Names

    Hollingworth
    Hollinsworth
    Hollandsworth

    Sources (14)

    • Nelly Hollingsworth in household of Louson Hollingsworth, "United States Census, 1870"
    • Nellie Hollingsworth in entry for Fred H Vore and May R Courser, "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952"
    • Hollingsworth in entry for Fred Hollingswort Vore, "California Death Index, 1940-1997"

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