James Walter Hollis

Male 1889 - 1985  (96 years)


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  • Name James Walter Hollis 
    Birth 19 May 1889  New Hanover County, NC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 19 Oct 1985  Laurinburg, Scotland, NC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • North Carolina, Death Certificates
      Name: James Thomas Trollinger
      Gender: Male
      Race: White
      Age: 75years 6 Months 14Days
      Birth Date: 10 Aug 1855
      Birth Place: Caswell County
      Death Date: 24 Feb 1931
      Death Location: Laurinburg, Scotland
      Spouse's Name: Nellie (Nettie) Trollinger
      Father's Name: Frederick Trollinger, born Alamance County
      Mother's name: Anne E Trotman, born Alamance County
      Cause of Death: arteriotic myocarditis (sp?)
      Marital Status: Widower
      Occupation: Tobacco buyer
      Informant: J. W. Hollis (James Walter Hollis), Laurinburg, Scotland, NC
    Burial Masonboro, New Hanover, NC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Burial: Masonboro Baptist Church Cemetery
      Masonboro, New Hanover County, North Carolina, USA
    Person ID I21379  Drollinger Genealogy
    Last Modified 25 Aug 2023 

    Father William Hollis,   b. 1858   d. 1926 (Age 68 years) 
    Mother Maria Frances Hewlett,   b. 1855   d. 1942 (Age 87 years) 
    Family ID F6216  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Ann Elizabeth "Bessie" Trollinger,   b. 30 Jan 1888, Caswell County, NC Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Aug 1976, Laurinburg, Scotland, NC Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years) 
    Marriage 27 Apr 1916  Wake County, NC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • North Carolina, Marriage Records
      Name: Bessie Trollinger
      Gender: Female
      Race: White
      Age: 28
      Birth Year: abt 1888
      Marriage Date: 27 Apr 1916
      Marriage Place: Wake, North Carolina, USA
      Father: Jams[James] T Trollinger
      Mother: Nettie Trollinger
      Spouse: Jannis [James] W Hollis
      Spouse Gender: Male
      Spouse Race: White
      Spouse Age: 27
      Spouse Father: William Hollis
      Spouse Mother: Mariah Hollis
      Event Type: Marriage
    Children 
     1. James Walter "Jimmy" Hollis, Jr.,   b. 8 Mar 1917, Wilmington, New Hanover, NC Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Dec 1998, Laurinburg, Scotland, NC Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years)
     2. Infant Hollis,   b. 18 Apr 1922, Wilmington, New Hanover, NC Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Apr 1922, Wilmington, New Hanover, NC Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
    +3. Margaret Elizabeth Hollis,   b. 26 May 1923, NC Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Sep 2015, Gloucester, Gloucester, VA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 92 years)
    +4. Frances Estelle Hollis,   b. 4 Aug 1928, Scotland County, NC Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Dec 2015, Asheville, Buncombe, NC Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years)
     5. Annette "Anne" Hollis,   b. 30 Aug 1930, Laurinburg, Scotland, NC Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Oct 2002 (Age 72 years)
    Family ID F7367  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 10 Feb 2022 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 19 May 1889 - New Hanover County, NC Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 27 Apr 1916 - Wake County, NC Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 19 Oct 1985 - Laurinburg, Scotland, NC Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Masonboro, New Hanover, NC Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents

    Record of Marriage

    1920 United States Federal Census

    1930 United States Federal Census

    1940 United States Federal Census
    Mr. J. W. Hollis Weds Miss Bessie Trollinger
    Mr. J. W. Hollis Weds Miss Bessie Trollinger
    A wedding of interest to many friends in Wilmington was solemnized at the home of the bride's sister, Mrs. D. Duncan, in Raleigh yesterday at noon when Miss Bessie Trollinger, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. T. Trollinger, of Leesburg, N. C, became the bride of Mr. J. W. Hollis, of this city. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Dr. T. W. O'Kelley, pastor of the First Baptist church in that city. The wedding was a quiet home affair, attended by only a few friends. Mrs. Hollis was one of the teachers In the Winter Park school during the past session and is a young woman of charming personality. She made for herself an enviable reputation as an instructor and her many friends will be pleased to learn that she is to be a permanent resident of the city. Mr. Hollis is employed with the Atlantic Coast Line and is a young man of the finest character, who has been actively identified with many undertakings for the betterment and uplift of the community. Mr. and Mrs. Hollis returned to the city last night and are guests at the Hotel Wilmington. Later they will be at home to their friends at No. 505 South Fifth street.

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    The Wilmington Morning Star
    Wilmington, North Carolina
    28 Apr 1916, Fri • Page 6
    Death Notice
    Death Notice
    The Charlotte Observer
    Charlotte, North Carolina · Sunday, October 20, 1985 Page 96

    Headstones

    Masonboro Baptist Church Cemetery
    Masonboro, New Hanover, NC