Joseph A Hollister (1872 - 1918)

Born 6 May 1872 in Iowa, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Susie Bell (Watkins) Hollister — married 13 Dec 1905 in Onawa, Monona, Iowa, United States

Descendants

Died 14 Jul 1918 at age 46 in Smithland, Woodbury, Iowa, United States

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Biography

Joseph A Hollister was born on May 6, 1872 in Iowa to Hiram Harrison Hollister and Sarah Batman.^[1]

At the time of the 1880 Census, Joseph and his family were living in Maple Township, Iowa, just a mile or two due west of present-day Mapleton, Iowa. Joseph was attending school with three of his siblings while the two youngest stayed at home. Joseph's father was working as a farmer while his mother was at home with the house and children.^[2]

Five years later, at the time of the 1885 Iowa State Census, little other info is given but this census does provide us with the county of birth for Joseph - Adams County, Iowa. Another interesting detail provided on this census is the fact that Joseph's father, Hiram, was able to vote, a right the United States had afforded to few residents.^[3]

The 1895 Iowa State Census shows that Joseph is still living with his siblings and widowed mother in Woodbury County, Iowa. Joseph was able to vote and was also subjected to military duty. This census also contradicts the last available census in regards to the birth location of Joesph. Here, the location is listed as Pottawattamie County, Iowa.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951
2. ↑ United States Census, 1880
3. ↑ Iowa State Census, 1885
4. ↑ Iowa State Census, 1895

• "United States Census, 1880," (FamilySearch : 7 September 2017), Joseph Hollister in household of Hiram Hollister, Maple, Monona, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district ED 150, sheet 22A.
• "Iowa State Census, 1885," (FamilySearch : 2 December 2019), Joseph A Hollister in household of Hiram M Hollister, Maple, Monona, Iowa.
• "Iowa State Census, 1895," (FamilySearch : 4 April 2020), Joseph A Holister in household of Sarah C Holister, Woodbury, Iowa, United States; citing p. 545.
• "Iowa Marriages, 1809-1992", (FamilySearch, [1] FamilySearch], FamilySearch, FamilySearch : 13 January 2020), Joseph Hollister, 1905.
• "United States Census, 1910," (FamilySearch : accessed 29 August 2020), Joseph A Hollister, Oto, Woodbury, Iowa, United States; ED 172, sheet 5A, family 94.
• "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951," (FamilySearch : 18 October 2019), Joseph A Hollister, 14 Jul 1918, Smithland, Woodbury, Iowa, United States; citing certificate #9706894, State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines.
• "Iowa, County Death Records, 1880-1992," (FamilySearch, FamilySearch : 17 March 2018), Joseph A Hollister, 14 Jul 1918; citing Death, Smithland, Woodbury, Iowa, United States, page 3, offices of county clerk from various counties; FHL microfilm 1,451,571.
• Find A Grave: Memorial #102306333