Horace J. Hollister (1801 - 1876)

Born 14 Jul 1801 in Owego, Tioga, New York, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Mercy (Pearl) Hollister — married 24 Sep 1829 in Tioga Co., NY

Descendants

Died 29 Jan 1876 at age 74 in Owego, Tioga, New York, United States

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Biography

Birth date Jul 14 or 19, 1800/1^[1][2]

The birth date of July 14, 1801 for Horace J. Hollister is from a copy of his father's Rev War Pension papers. This information was transcribed from David Hollister's family bible, a copy of which is part of David's pension papers.

1830 Census - Owego, Tioga, New York, United States^[3]

1 male 30-40 yo

1 female 20-30 yo

1840 Census - Owego, Tioga, New York, United States^[4]

2 male <5 yo Joseph Hollister (abt.1835-) and Albert Lucius Hollister (1837-1918)

1 male 30-40 yo Horace J. Hollister (1801-1876)

1 female 10-15 yo Pernicia Hollister (1830-1851)

1 female 20-30 yo Mercy (Pearl) Hollister (1811-1895)

1850 Census - Owego, Tioga, New York, United States^[5]

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

Horace Hollister Male 46 New York

Mercy Hollister Female 38 Connecticut

Pernicia Hollister Female 18 New York

Joseph Hollister Male 14 New York

Albert Hollister Male 13 New York

Myron Hollister Male 10 New York

Delphin Hollister Female 5 New York

Henry Hollister Male 0 New York

Hend* Hollister Male 0 New York

1855, Owego, Tioga, New York^[6]

Horace J. Hollister; age 53, b. Otsego

Mercy, wife, age 43, b. Connecticut

Joseph, child, age 20, b. Tioga

Albert C., child, age 17, b. Tioga

Myron, child, age 13, b. Tioga

Delphine, child, age 10, b. Tioga

Henry, child, age 5, b. Tioga

Hendridge, child, age 5, b. Tioga

Polly Pearl, mother, age 72, b. Connecticut.

1860 Census - Owego, Tioga, New York, United States^[7]

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

Horace Hollister Male 59 New York

Marcy Hollister Female 48 New York

Miram Hollister Male 20 New York

Delphene Hollister Female 16 New York

Henry Hollister Male 11 New York

Hendridge Hollister Male 11 New York

1865 NY State Census - Owego, Tioga, New York, United States^[8]

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

Holister Male 64

Mercy Holister Wife Female 54

Henry Holister Son Male 15

Hendridge Holister Son Male 15

1870 Census - Owego, Tioga, New York, United States^[9]

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

Harry Hollister Male 69 Connecticut

Mercy Hollister Female 69 Connecticut

Hendrict Hollister Male 19 New York

1875 NY State Census - Owego, Tioga, New York, United States^[10]

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

Horace J Hollister Male 74

Mercy Hollister Wife Female 64

Delphene Hollister Daughter Female 31

Hendridge Hollister Son Male 26

carpenter by trade

Burial:

Evergreen Cemetery

Owego, Tioga County, New York, USA^[11]

Sources

1. ↑ No. 823, pg 259 - Hollister Family of America compiled by Lafayette Wallace Case, MD 1886 - https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=5eNUAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&output=reader&hl=en&pg=GBS.PA1
2. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=109984774
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHPQ-GBC : 20 February 2021), Horace Hollister, Owego, Tioga, New York, United States; citing 290, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 109; FHL microfilm 17,169.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHTJ-MHP : 30 September 2021), Horace Holister, Owego, Tioga, New York, United States; citing p. 97, NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC1T-L69 : 24 December 2020), Horace Hollister, Owego, Tioga, New York, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
6. ↑ "New York State Census, 1855," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K63K-HXZ : 3 March 2021), Horace J Hollister, E.D. 1, Owego, Tioga, New York, United States; citing p. 80, line #15, family #642, county clerk offices, New York; FHL microfilm 816,364.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCHC-LT3 : 18 February 2021), Horace Hollister, 1860.
8. ↑ "New York State Census, 1865," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVNN-NY16 : 8 March 2021), Holister, , Owego, Tioga, New York, United States; citing Census, p. 46, citing multiple county Clerks; Warren and Lewis County Board of Supervisors; multiple counties in New York; Utica and East Hampton Public Libraries, New York.
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8K5-HZH : 29 May 2021), Harry Hollister, 1870.
10. ↑ "New York State Census, 1875," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNVR-X9Z : 18 February 2021), Horace J Hollister, Owego, Tioga, New York, United States; citing p. 43, line 23, State Library, Albany; FHL microfilm 816,368.
11. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=109984774

• Horace and Mercy's burial is from Tioga County New York Cemetery Listings, Read by The Beulah Patterson Brown Chapter of the DAR, Newark Valley, Tioga County, N.Y. 1927; Typed by: Judith Boatman tioga.nygenweb.net
• No. 823, pg 133 and 259 - Hollister Family of America compiled by Lafayette Wallace Case, MD 1886 - https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=5eNUAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&output=reader&hl=en&pg=GBS.PA1
• David Hollister's Rev War Pension papers, file no. W21409, NARA