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LINCOLN COUNTY WEST VIRGINIA - BIOS: HOLLANDSWORTH, Jermon
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Submitted to the West Virginia Biographies Project by:
PJAFLA@aol.com
September 20, 1999
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Source: hardesty, Henry H. Hardesty's Historical and Geographical
Encyclopedia, New York: H. H. Hardesty and Company, 1884. Rpt. in West
Virginia heritage encyclopedia. Ed. Jim Comstock. Richwood: Comstock, 1974
JERMON HOLLANDSWORTH--is one of the farming
population in Carroll district, Lincoln county, owning about 200 acries of
land on Big Creek five miles north of Hamlin, which has the best
improvements; is well-watered; heavily timbered with pine, poplar, locust,
hickory, sugar beech, maple and walnut; a fine young orchard of rare fruit;
coal and iron ore in abundance and good indication of silver. Mr.
Hollandsworth was baptized in April, 1878 and joined the United Baptist
Church. His wife joined the same church in July, 1878; their sons; C. S.
November 24, 1878; Thomas R. January 4, 1880; John F., January 1, 1882. The
subject of this sketch was born in Henry county Virginia, December 20, 1832
and came to Lincoln county, November 11, 1865 and he is a son of Madison and
Susan (Hollandsworth) Hollandsworth. In Franklin county Virginia January 14,
1857, the words were pronounced which made Jermon Hollandsworth and Martha
Jane McGee man and wife. She was born in Franklin county, August 29, 1839 and
her parents are Nelson and Susan (Richards) McGeeThe children born to Mr. and
Mrs. Hollandsworth are: Charles Smith, April 9, 1859; Thomas Reed, September
19, 1862; John Franklin November 14, 1865; Edward Lee, February 5, 1869;
Madison Vinton January 1, 1872; Sera Alwilda, December 20, 1874; Laura Susan
January 9, 1878 all at home but Charles who resides at Trace Fork, Putnam
County West Virginia. Mr. Hollandsworth was trustee of schools several years;
he served in the late war in the Confederate army. Direct mail to Hamlin
Lincoln county, West Virginia.
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