Bessie (Seal) and John Jr. Hollingsworth
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Title
Bessie (Seal) and John Jr. Hollingsworth
Subject
Hollingsworth, Bessie Caroline (Seal) (1909-1970)
Hollingsworth, John Roland, Jr. (1932-2009)
Description
Bessie (Seal) Hollingsworth, wearing a winter coat with a fur collar, is seated on a bench with her son, John R. Hollingworth, Jr., standing beside her.
Bessie was the daughter of Otha W.O. and Lula Blanche (Henry) Seal and the second wife of John R. Hollingsworth, Sr.
John appeared in the 1950 census as the oldest of four children living on his parent’s farm near Woodstock.
He was a policeman in Woodstock when he married Ailon Katherine Lineweaver (1938-2021) in 1961. She was the daughter of Frank Gilbert and Katherine Lee (Clowser) Lineweaver and lived in Star Tannery. She worked as a clerk typist.
The couple raised at least two sons together: John Roland Hollingsworth, III (born 1963), and Kevin Lee Hollingworth (born 1964).
John R. Hollingsworth, Jr. and his wife are buried together in Woodstock.
Bessie was the daughter of Otha W.O. and Lula Blanche (Henry) Seal and the second wife of John R. Hollingsworth, Sr.
John appeared in the 1950 census as the oldest of four children living on his parent’s farm near Woodstock.
He was a policeman in Woodstock when he married Ailon Katherine Lineweaver (1938-2021) in 1961. She was the daughter of Frank Gilbert and Katherine Lee (Clowser) Lineweaver and lived in Star Tannery. She worked as a clerk typist.
The couple raised at least two sons together: John Roland Hollingsworth, III (born 1963), and Kevin Lee Hollingworth (born 1964).
John R. Hollingsworth, Jr. and his wife are buried together in Woodstock.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
Labelled "May 1935" on box of plates.
Contributor
Identified in 2005 by Phyllis Wright, a first cousin of Bessie (Seal) Hollingworth. Phyllis had the same photograph at home.
Biographical information was compiled from public records.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Relation
John R. Hollingsworth, Jr. appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 012231 and 012395.
Identifier
012395
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Glass Negative
Collection
Citation
Morrison Studio, “Bessie (Seal) and John Jr. Hollingsworth,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed June 25, 2024, http://archives.countylib.org/items/show/41146.
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