Alanson
"Allison, Allanson"
Hollister
Born in East Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Amasa Hollister
and Mehitable (Everts) Hollister
Brother of
Alpheus Hollister, Mary (Hollister) Keeney, Amasa Hollister, Ursula (Hollister) Steward, Wesley Hollister, Daphne (Hollister) Brown and John Fletcher Hollister
Husband of
Mary (Goodrich) Hollister
— married
27 Jan 1820 in Hollisterville, Salem Township, Wayne, Pennsylvania, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Harriet Gertrude (Hollister) Watres, Horace Hollister, Sarah Ann (Hollister) Stevens, Erastus Buck Hollister, Herschel Hunt Hollister, Arin Corbin (Hollister) Hall, Angeline H. (Hollister) Whitney and Frances Emeline (Hollister) Hamlin
Died about
at about age 77
in Hollisterville, Wayne, Pennsylvania, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 3 Feb 2013
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Biography
original record had first name of Allison, but grave affirms name in Hollister Family of America
Alanson Hollister and Sally Goodrich, daughter of Seth Goodrich, married 27 Jan 1820 in Wayne, Pennsylvania[1][2]
"In 1830 or 1831 Alanson and Alpheus built a carding-machine."[3]
1850 Census - Salem, Wayne, Pennsylvania, United States[4]
- Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
- Alanson Hollister Male 51 Connecticut
- Sally Hollister Female 51 Connecticut
- Hersche H Hollister Male 21 Pennsylvania
- Arian Hollister Female 18 Pennsylvania
- Angeline Hollister Female 14 Pennsylvania
- Frances E Hollister Female 11 Pennsylvania
Postmaster in 1856 in Hollisterville, PA[5]
1860 Census - Salem Township, Wayne, Pennsylvania, United States[6]
- Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
- Alanson Hollister Male 62 Connecticut
- Sally Hollister Female 62 Connecticut
- Cornelia F Hollister Female 21 Pennsylvania
- Minnie Stevens Female 10 Pennsylvania
- Lesley Stevens Male 7 Pennsylvania
- Dwight Goodrich Male 30 Pennsylvania
1870 Census - Salem, Wayne, Pennsylvania, United States[7]
- Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
- Lanson Hollister Male 70 Connecticut
- Sally Hollister Female 70 Pennsylvania
- Frances E Hollister Male 30 Pennsylvania
- Dwight Goodrich Male 56 Pennsylvania
- Lillian Stephens Female 46 Pennsylvania
Alanson Hollister was a methodical man in all business transactions, fixed in his opinions and determined in his purpose. He was appointed the first postmaster of Hollisterville.” His grandson, L. A. Watres, was a State Senator from Lackawanna County.[8]
Death date may be June or July[9] 30, 1876
Sources
- ↑ "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Marriage Records, 1512-1989", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6CYF-5RP2 : 13 January 2021), Alanson Hollister, 1820.
- ↑ "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Marriage Records, 1512-1989", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6CYF-5R5G : 13 January 2021), Alanson Hollister in entry for Sally Goodrich, 1820.
- ↑ pg 758 - History of Wayne, Pike, and Monroe Counties, Pennsylvania By Alfred Mathews 1886
- ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4ZW-P3J : 24 December 2020), Alanson Hollister, Salem, Wayne, Pennsylvania, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- ↑ pg. 226 - History of Wayne, Pike, and Monroe Counties, Pennsylvania By Alfred Mathews 1886
- ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXR6-C93 : 18 February 2021), Alanson Hollister, 1860.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZ2P-7HT : 29 May 2021), Lanson Hollister, 1870.
- ↑ pg 758 - History of Wayne, Pike, and Monroe Counties, Pennsylvania By Alfred Mathews 1886
- ↑ pg 758 - History of Wayne, Pike, and Monroe Counties, Pennsylvania By Alfred Mathews 1886
- No. 852, pg 135 and 263 - 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
- http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=pv&GRid=68891252&PIpi=59551875
- History of Wayne, Pike, and Monroe Counties, Pennsylvania By Alfred Mathews 1886
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Whitney Rapp
Hollister-346 and Hollister-1288 appear to represent the same person because: Hollister Family of America lists name as Alanson along with other records, such as http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=68891252
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