Horatio Emory Hollister

Male3 December 1862–1928

Brief Life History of Horatio Emory

When Horatio Emory Hollister was born on 3 December 1862, in Felicity, Franklin Township, Clermont, Ohio, United States, his father, Richard Hollister, was 37 and his mother, Susannah Hoover, was 31. He lived in Illinois, United States in 1870 and Bloomington, McLean, Illinois, United States in 1880. He died in 1928, at the age of 66, and was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Chanute, Neosho, Kansas, United States.

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Family Time Line

Richard Hollister
1825–1903
Susannah Hoover
1831–1903
Charles Fremont Hollister
1856–1865
William Dayton Hollister
1858–1913
Edward Everett Hollister
1860–1945
Horatio Emory Hollister
1862–1928
Margaret D Hollister
1865–1947
Jesse W Hollister
1867–1937
Winnette "Minnie" H. Hollister
1869–1953
Mallie Hollister
1871–1960

Sources (4)

  • Emory Holister in household of Richard Holister, "United States Census, 1870"
  • H. Emory Hollister, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Emory Hollister in household of Richard Hollister, "United States Census, 1880"

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World Events (8)

1863

Age 1

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1871

Age 9

In 1871, a cow kicked over a lantern, causing a fire that burned down half of Chicago. Today this city is the third largest in the US.

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Age 19

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

Name Meaning

English (Gloucestershire): nickname from a derivative of Old French holier ‘adulterer, lecher’. Compare Hollier .

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

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