James Madison Hollis

  General Notes:

1860 Census for St. John's Town, NW Fork Hd., Sussex Co., DE: James Hollis, 23, clerk in store. In the same dwelling were Wm. H. Richardson, 44, agent of the Del. RR, and his family; J. Dawson, 48, house carpenter; A. R. Fisher, male, 48, school teacher; Nathan Johnson, 28, huckster; C. W. Jones, male, 27, merchant; James H. Willey, 24, house carpenter; Sarah Passwaters, white, 27, domestic.
1870 Census: Not found.
1-8-1873 Marriage bond of $200 was signed by James M. Hollis and John Ellingsworth.
1900 Census for NW Hd., Sussex Co., DE: James M. Hollis, 63, born Sept. 1837 in DE; Elizabeth R., born Jan. 1841 in DE, married 27 years and mother of 1 child, still living. Home is owned and free of mortgage. Worked as PA RR station master in Greenwood, DE.

James married 'Lizzie' Elizabeth R. Kinder, daughter of Jacob Kinder and Mary, on Jan 20, 1873 in Delaware by Rev. J. Barnett Mann. ('Lizzie' Elizabeth R. Kinder was born on Jan 7, 1841 in DE, died on Apr 27, 1917 and was buried in Seaford Odd Fellows Cmtry.)