Howard County Indiana Pioneer -- Joel HOLLINGSWORTH

Ancestor: Joel HOLLINGSWORTH

Year settled in Indiana: 1839
County in Indiana where ancestor first settled: Howard
Year settled in Howard County:1839
Date Born: Dec. 29, 1778
Location of Birth: Newberry, South Carolina
Date Married:1798
Location of Marriage: Union County, South Carolina
Date Died:1857
Location of Burial: Pioneer Cemetery in Howard County Indiana
Name of Ancestor's Father: Isaac (Big Isaac) HOLLINGSWORTH
Name of Ancestor's Mother: Susannah WRIGHT
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Spouse: Anna Barbara MCCONNELL

Date Born: Feb. 2, 1784
Location of Birth: Co Armaugh, Ireland
Date Died: 29 aug 1860
Location of Burial: Pioneer Cemetery in Howard County, Indiana
Name of Spouse's Father:Joseph MCCONNELL
Name of Spouse's Mother:Mary MCCURDY

Sources:

1790 Census Unknown Twp, Union, South Carolina pg 92
1820 Census Union, Miami, Ohio, online image 1
1830 Census Union Twp, Miami, Ohio
1840 Census Helt, Vermillion, Indiana
1850 Census Monroe Township, Howard County, Imdiana
1816 TAX LIST OF MIAMI COUNTY, OHIO
Book Sources History of Miami County, Ohio
Book Sources ANNALS OF NEWBERRY County, South Carolina
Book Sources Hollingsworth Genealogical Memoranda in the United States, William B. Hollingsworth 1884
Book Sources The HOLLINGSWORTH and McCoy Families , by Hulda Wright
Book Sources William Wade Hinshaw's ENCYCLOPEDICA OF AMERICAN QUAKER GENEALOGY
Land grant 18 AUG 1806 Land Patent #1874 Miami County, Ohio
14 AUG 1806 Received On Certificate From Bush River Mm, SC To Miami Mm, Waren Co, OH 3
HOLLINGSWORTH Marriages in Indiana Through 1850 (Source: Indiana State Library Genealogy Division)  Compiled and organized by Stacy Cox <banner1@sonicwave.net> 


 According to Judge O'Neall in his ANNALS OF NEWBERRY [County, S.C.], as quoted by the Rev. Silas Emmett Lucas, Jr. in his compilation entitled QUAKERS IN SOUTH CAROLINA (p.65):
"Joel HOLLINGSWORTH merits a place in Newberry history. Born in that district in 1778 he married there and came to Ohio with two children. Possessing the size, strength and courage of his father, he had more suaviter in his deportment, making himself agreeable to every one. Of his five stalwart sons, none were quite equal to him, and the man was not known who could break him down at the handspike. The forest soon show his power and industry, for it melted away, succeeded by teeming fields of grain and grass. Being of an adventurous spirit he made frequent voyages to New Orleans on flat-bottomed boats loaded with pork and flour, for himself and neighbors. These enterprises were attended with much hardship and danger, yet Joel appeared to delight in them. During the year 1830 he, with his wife, returned on a visit to Newberry and hunted up their friends and relatives yet living. Boating and clearing having measureably ceased, Joel's rather restless spirit induced him to move again and settle in the Indiana forests. There he cleared another farm and lived until near his 80th year, when one day being engaged in butchering and rendering lard, he fell upon the floor and died, perhaps of heart disease. I believe he is the only Newberry man emigrant that met with instantaneous death. His elder brother William and younger brother John had left Ohio long before he did and the deaths of the three occurred withing three months of each other, the news of which was received by their only surviving sister all in one day."
According to the History of Miami County, Ohio,
Joel HOLLINGSWORTH went to Miami County with his family in 1806 and settled on Section 11 on the North Branch of Ludlow's Creek. Strong and fearless as his father, he encountered and overcame every difficulty that presented itself, and in the course of years had a large farm under cultivation; being also of an adventurous spirit, he repeatedly build flat-bottomed boats upon the Stillwater, which he loaded not only with his own pork and flour, but with that of his neighbors, and transported to New Orleans. These were enterprises both difficult and dangerous, yet Joel delighted in them. At such times, he left the management and work on his farm to his sons. From one of these trips, he brought home the first telescope ever possessed in this township, which was an object of wonder to his neighbors and their children. They would draw it out and view distant objects with wonder. In 1839, he removed to Indiana, where he died.
He had five strong sons, namely, Joseph, Absolom, Cyrus, Isaac and Yates.
There were also seven daughters, as follows: Rachel, Sophia, Susannah, Rhoda, Laodicea, Ruth and Anna. These twelve children all lived to be married and had families.

Children

1  M  Isaac HOLLINGSWORTH
          Born: 19 Jan 1821 - Union MM, Miami County, OH
    Christened:
          Died: 2 Feb 1902
        Buried:
        Spouse: Peninah COSAND (1832-1887)
    Marr. Date: Nov 1858 - IN
        Spouse: Phariba JOHNSON (1822-1855)
    Marr. Date: dec14 1854 - IN
        Spouse: Elizabeth MILLER (1823-1853)
    Marr. Date: 4 May 1843 - IN
    Occupation: Farmer and owner of a sawmill
   
 Benjamin Cosand HOLLINGSWORTH b: 14 Oct 1859 Russiaville,Howard County,Indiana d:29 Jul 1932 Honey Creek, Howard County, Indiana. M:Laura Ann CARTER 10 Oct 1889 Howard County, Indiana
 Samuel P. HOLLINGSWORTH  b:5 Mar 1861 Honeycreek Twp., Russiaville,Howard County, IN d: 5 Jul 1940 Honeycreek Twp., Russiaville, Howard County, IN m: Charlotte Mae HAUN 2 May 1888 Howard County, IN
 Lindley M. HOLLINGSWORTH  b:4 Jul 1863 Russiaville,Howard County,IN M: Elizabeth RICHARDSON
 Clarkson J. HOLLINGSWORTH b: 8 Dec 1865  d: 7 Nov 1910 m: Bell SMITH 4 Jan 1893 IN
 Hannah M. HOLLINGSWORTH  b:26 May 1868 d:  28 May 1894 
 Calvin W. HOLLINGSWORTH  b:  2 Oct 1871  M: Mary NEWLIN 17 Nov 1904 IN
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2  F  Rachel HOLLINGSWORTH
          Born: 18 Jun 1803
          Died: 26 Feb 1874
        Buried:
        Spouse: John COPPOCK (          -          )
    Marr. Date: 11 Aug 1824 - Union Ohio
       Children
Sarah COPPOCK b: 18 SEP 1825 in Miami County, Ohio
Mary COPPOCK b: 9 NOV 1827 in Miami County, Ohio
Susannah COPPOCK  b: 23 SEP 1829 in Miami County, Ohio
William Riley COPPOCK b: 27 MAY 1831 in Miami County, Ohio
Cyrus COPPOCK b: 30 JUN 1833 in Miami County, Ohio
Uriah COPPOCK b: 21 JUN 1835 in Miami County, Ohio
Joel COPPOCK  b: 23 SEP 1837 in Miami County, Ohio
John COPPOCK  b: 18 AUG 1839 in Grant County, Indiana
Rachel COPPOCK b: 23 JUL 1842 in Grant County, Indiana
Thomas COPPOCK b: 18 FEB 1845 in Grant County, Indiana
 
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3  F  Sophia HOLLINGSWORTH
          Born: 7 Jun 1805
          Died:
        Buried:
        Spouse: James LUNDY (          -          )
    Marr. Date: 1833 - Center Monthly Meeting In Clinton County, Ohio
     
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4  F  Susannah HOLLINGSWORTH
          Born: 9 Apr 1807
    Christened:
          Died: 8 Dec 1876
        Buried:
        Spouse: John PEMBERTON (1812-          )
    Marr. Date: 30 Dec 1830 - West Branch Monthly Meeting In Miami County Ohio
    Children
Sophia PEMBERTON  b: 28 DEC 1831 in Ohio
Lemuel PEMBERTON  b: 16 FEB 1833 in Ohio
Joel Hollingsworth PEMBERTON  b: 13 JUL 1835 in Ohio
Elihu  PEMBERTON b: 27 NOV 1837 in Indiana
Cyrus PEMBERTON  b: 13 NOV 1840 in Indiana
Anna  PEMBERTON b: 6 MAY 1843 in Indiana
Mary PEMBERTON b: 27 AUG 1845 in Indiana
Jesse K. PEMBERTON b: 13 AUG 1848 in Indiana
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5  M  Joseph HOLLINGSWORTH
          Born: 28 Jan 1809 - SC
          Died:
        Buried:
        Spouse: Margaret Coate (1807-          )
    Marr. Date: 25 Sep 1833 - West Branch Monthly Meeting In Miami County, Ohio
 Children
William HOLLINGSWORTH: b: Abt 1835 Indiana
IsaacHOLLINGSWORTH : b:Abt 1837 Indiana
Nancy  HOLLINGSWORTH: b:Abt 1843 Indiana
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6  F  Rhoda HOLLINGSWORTH
          Born: 1 Jan 1811
          Died:
        Buried:
        Spouse: Aaron unknown    
    Marr. Date: 19 Jun 1834 - Ohio
        Spouse: MATHEWS DAVID W.
          Date: 7-29-1841
          No known children
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7  M  Absolom HOLLINGSWORTH
          Born: 12 Jun 1812 - Ohio
    Occupation:  - Wool Carder
          Died:
        Buried:
        Spouse: Anne  PEMBERTON (1816-          )
    Marr. Date: 21 May 1834 - Union Monthly Meeting In Miami County, Ohio
 Children:
 
 HOLLINGSWORTH, Barkley b: abt 1837
 HOLLINGSWORTH, Mary    b: abt 1839 M: Isaiah GLAZE
 HOLLINGSWORTH, Joel    b: abt 1841 d: 1867
 HOLLINGSWORTH, Eunice  b: abt 1843 m: John B, PANCOAST
 HOLLINGSWORTH, Robert  b: abt 1845
 HOLLINGSWORTH, Anna    b: abt 1847 d: 1852
 HOLLINGSWORTH, Susanna b:1850 d: 1852
 HOLLINGSWORTH, John    b: 1852 d: 1852
 HOLLINGSWORTH, Lemuel  b: 1854 d: 1935
 HOLLINGSWORTH, Martha  b: 1857 d: 1933
 HOLLINGSWORTH, Leodica b: 1860 d: 1919
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8  M  Cyrus H HOLLINGSWORTH
          Born: 18 Jan 1815 - Miami County, Ohio
          Died: 19 Mar 1887 - Howard County, Indiana
        Buried:  - New London Friends Cemetery, New London, Howard County,
                 Indiana
        Spouse: Elizabeth Caroline MCCOY (          -          )
    Marr. Date: 2 Jun 1838
Children 1850 census
HOLLINGSWORTH Amasa 11 M . . . Ohio
HOLLINGSWORTH Isaac 8 M . . . Ohio
HOLLINGSWORTH Joseph G. 6 M . . . Ohio
HOLLINGSWORTH Huldah A. 3 F . . . Ind

Note:
From the Kokomo (Howard County, IN) Gazette Tribune, Saturday, March 26, 1887
Obituary
Cyrus HOLLINGSWORTH, a member of the Society of Friends and one of the time-honored pioneers of Howard county, passed from labor to reward on Saturday morning, at his home in New London. At the time of his death he was over 70 years of age. Early in life he removed to Indiana from Ludlow Falls, Miami, county, Ohio; since which time he has mostly resided in Monroe township in this county, and for years was one of the leading business men of that section, being largely engaged in the manufacture of stocking yarns and woollen fabrics. A few years ago, a reverse of fortune swept away his property and he removed to Darlington, but soon returned to New London, where in his old age he succeeded in partly regaining a lost fortune. Mr. Hollingsworth was noted for his kindness and sympathy for the poor, and especially was he a friend to those who had been tempest tossed by misfortune. In his death New London loses one of her most active citizens, and the county one who has borne the heat and burden of the day; one who has done his full share in life's fierce battle, in transforming a wilderness into the beautiful domain which is now teeming with prosperity and whose waste places blossom as the rose.
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9  F  Lodica HOLLINGSWORTH
          Born: 18 Jan 1817 - Ohio
          Died: 28 Feb 1908
        Buried:
        Spouse: Joesph G McCoy (Abt 1819-          )
    Marr. Date: 24 Oct 1839
     Children:
     MCCOY Christopher abt 1840 Ind
MCCOY  Huldah     abt 1845 Ind
MCCOY  Barbary A. abt 1847 Ind
MCCOY  Harvey     abt 1849 Ind
MCCOY  Elmira         1853 Ind
MCCOY  Mary Jane      1857 Ind
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10  F  Ruth HOLLINGSWORTH
          Born: 27 Apr 1819
          Died: 1845
        Buried:
        Spouse: Greenbury HEPNER (1827-          )
    Marr. Date: 1843
Children:
HEPNER Nancy     b: ABT:1850 Vermillion County IN
HEPNER George O. b: 1853 Jasper County IL d: 1931 Jasper County IL
HEPNER Isobel    b: 1854 Illinois d: 1871 Cumberland County IL
HEPNER Melvin G. b: 1857  Cumberland County IL d: 1928 Illinois
HEPNER Susan     b: abt 1859 Cumberland County IL
HEPNER Mary E.   b: abt 1861 Cumberland County IL
HEPNER Rebecca   b:abt 1863 Cumberland County IL d:1871 Hazel Dell IL
HEPNER William   b" 1867 Cumberland County IL d: 1944 Coles County IL
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11  M  Yates HOLLINGSWORTH
          Born: 12 Jun 1823 - Ohio
          Died:
        Buried:
        Spouse: Nancy V. MOTE (Abt 1829-          )
    Marr. Date:
  Children:
 
 HOLLINGSWORTH, Charity b: abt 1847 Ohio
 HOLLINGSWORTH, Elijah  b: abt 1848 Ohio
 HOLLINGSWORTH, Rachel  b: abt 1850 Indiana  M: Elijah Fay
 HOLLINGSWORTH, Jordon  b: abt 1855 Indiana
 HOLLINGSWORTH, Lida    b: abt 1866 Indiana
 HOLLINGSWORTH, Ella    b: abt 1863 Indiana M: Douglas FAY
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12  F  Anna B HOLLINGSWORTH
          Born: 12 Aug 1825
          Died: 6 Apr 1906 - Middlefork Clinton Co In
        Buried:
        Spouse: Dudley MILNER (Abt 1820-          )
    Marr. Date: 10 Feb 1848
 Children:  Eli Milner b: 14 APR 1849 in Clinton County, Indiana
Beverly Joel MILNER b: 14 SEP 1850 in Clinton County, Indiana
Cyrus Hollingsworth MILNER b: 9 DEC 1851 in Clinton County, Indiana
Ruth  MILNER b: 31 MAY 1853
Martha MILNER  b: 31 JAN 1857
Mary Martha MILNER  b: 31 JAN 1857 in Indiana
Leodocia MILNER  b: 1 JAN 1862
Sarah MILNER  b: 24 SEP 1864 in Clinton County, Indiana
William Dudley MILNER  b: 10 APR 1868 in Clinton County, Indiana
Austin MILNER  b: ABT 1869

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