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Bessie (Seal) and John Jr. Hollingsworth

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Dublin Core

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.

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

Citation

Morrison Studio, “Bessie (Seal) and John Jr. Hollingsworth,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed November 24, 2024, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/41146.

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