Georgia Snapp1
F, #124081, b. November 1899
Parents
Biography
Georgia Snapp was born in November 1899 in Frederick Co., VA.
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Citations
- [S641] Gainesboro, Dist. 0023, sheet 7B, Dwelling 137, Family 139, 1900 Federal Census, Frederick County, Virginia. Microfilm Image, NARA Series T623, Roll 1740; FHL #1241740.
Edward Bennett Snapp1
M, #124082, b. 28 April 1813, d. 14 February 1862
Parents
Biography
Edward Bennett Snapp was born on 28 April 1813 in Virginia.
1 He married
Elizabeth Dutton on 25 February 1835 in Frederick Co., VA. He married
Cornelia Tilden Albin on 14 June 1843. He died on 14 February 1862 in Bloomery Gap, Hampshire Co., VA (now WV), Killed in Bloomery Gap skirmish. He was buried in February 1862 in St. Paul Lutheran Church Cemetery, Mount Williams, Frederick Co., VA, Findagrave #11730034.
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Citations
- [S380] District 3, pp.514-15, Dwelling 2259, Family 2215, 1860 Federal Census, Frederick County, Virginia. Microfilm Image, NARA Series M653, Roll 1347; FHL #805347.
Cornelia Tilden Albin1
F, #124083, b. December 1826, d. 1901
Biography
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Citations
- [S380] District 3, pp.514-15, Dwelling 2259, Family 2215, 1860 Federal Census, Frederick County, Virginia. Microfilm Image, NARA Series M653, Roll 1347; FHL #805347.
- [S641] Gainesboro, Dist. 0023, sheet 7B, Dwelling 133, Family 135, 1900 Federal Census, Frederick County, Virginia. Microfilm Image, NARA Series T623, Roll 1740; FHL #1241740.
William H. Snapp1
M, #124084, b. about 1843
Parents
Biography
William H. Snapp was born about 1843 in Frederick Co., VA.
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Citations
- [S380] District 3, pp.514-15, Dwelling 2259, Family 2215, 1860 Federal Census, Frederick County, Virginia. Microfilm Image, NARA Series M653, Roll 1347; FHL #805347.
Ellicas Snapp1
F, #124085, b. about 1854
Parents
Biography
Ellicas Snapp was born about 1854 in Frederick Co., VA.
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Citations
- [S380] District 3, pp.514-15, Dwelling 2259, Family 2215, 1860 Federal Census, Frederick County, Virginia. Microfilm Image, NARA Series M653, Roll 1347; FHL #805347.
James N. Snapp1
M, #124086, b. about 1857
Parents
Biography
James N. Snapp was born about 1857 in Frederick Co., VA.
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Citations
- [S380] District 3, pp.514-15, Dwelling 2259, Family 2215, 1860 Federal Census, Frederick County, Virginia. Microfilm Image, NARA Series M653, Roll 1347; FHL #805347.
George William Hawkins
M, #124087, b. April 1820, d. 1902
Biography
George William Hawkins was born in April 1820 in Virginia.
1 He married
Cornelia Tilden Albin in 1868. He died in 1902. He was buried in 1902 in St. Paul Lutheran Church Cemetery, Mount Williams, Frederick Co., VA, Findagrave #34649173.
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Citations
- [S641] Gainesboro, Dist. 0023, sheet 7B, Dwelling 133, Family 135, 1900 Federal Census, Frederick County, Virginia. Microfilm Image, NARA Series T623, Roll 1740; FHL #1241740.
William M. Hawkins1
M, #124088, b. June 1871
Parents
Biography
William M. Hawkins was born in June 1871 in Frederick Co., VA.
1 He married
Mary E. about 1896.
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Citations
- [S641] Gainesboro, Dist. 0023, sheet 7B, Dwelling 133, Family 135, 1900 Federal Census, Frederick County, Virginia. Microfilm Image, NARA Series T623, Roll 1740; FHL #1241740.
Mary E.1
F, #124089, b. July 1878
Biography
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Citations
- [S641] Gainesboro, Dist. 0023, sheet 7B, Dwelling 133, Family 135, 1900 Federal Census, Frederick County, Virginia. Microfilm Image, NARA Series T623, Roll 1740; FHL #1241740.
Pearl C. Hawkins1
F, #124090, b. December 1898
Parents
Biography
Pearl C. Hawkins was born in December 1898 in Frederick Co., VA.
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Citations
- [S641] Gainesboro, Dist. 0023, sheet 7B, Dwelling 133, Family 135, 1900 Federal Census, Frederick County, Virginia. Microfilm Image, NARA Series T623, Roll 1740; FHL #1241740.
Elizabeth Dutton
F, #124091, b. 1816, d. before June 1843
Biography
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Frances Virginia Snapp
F, #124092, b. 25 May 1834, d. 1911
Parents
Biography
Frances Virginia Snapp was born on 25 May 1834 in Frederick Co., VA. She married
Amos Henry Foreman, son of
John A. Foreman and
Mary Ann Klauser, on 11 November 1853 in Frederick Co., VA. Frances Virginia Snapp died in 1911 in Frederick Co., VA.
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Amos Henry Foreman
M, #124093, b. 22 August 1831, d. 7 May 1917
Parents
Biography
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Mary C. Snapp
F, #124094, b. 1839, d. 1888
Parents
Biography
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Citations
- [S381] District 16, p.320B, Dwelling 1698, Family 1724, 1850 Federal Census, Frederick County, Virginia. Microfilm Image, NARA Series M432, Roll 954, Book 1.
Josiah L. Foreman1
M, #124095, b. about 1834
Parents
Biography
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Citations
- [S381] District 16, p.320B, Dwelling 1698, Family 1724, 1850 Federal Census, Frederick County, Virginia. Microfilm Image, NARA Series M432, Roll 954, Book 1.
John A. Foreman1
M, #124096, b. about 1801, d. 1871
Biography
John A. Foreman was born about 1801 in Virginia.
1 He married
Mary Ann Klauser on 14 October 1828 in Frederick Co., VA,
per Virginia Select Marriages, 1785-1940 (ancestry.com), or 11 OCT per other sources.
He died in 1871. He was buried in 1871 in Hall-Clowser Cemetery, Frederick Co., VA.
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Citations
- [S381] District 16, p.320B, Dwelling 1698, Family 1724, 1850 Federal Census, Frederick County, Virginia. Microfilm Image, NARA Series M432, Roll 954, Book 1.
Mary Ann Klauser1
F, #124097, b. about 1809, d. 1896
Biography
Mary Ann Klauser was born about 1809 in Virginia.
1 She married
John A. Foreman on 14 October 1828 in Frederick Co., VA,
per Virginia Select Marriages, 1785-1940 (ancestry.com), or 11 OCT per other sources.
She died in 1896. She was buried in 1896 in Hall-Clowser Cemetery, Frederick Co., VA, Findagrave #30604658.
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Citations
- [S381] District 16, p.320B, Dwelling 1698, Family 1724, 1850 Federal Census, Frederick County, Virginia. Microfilm Image, NARA Series M432, Roll 954, Book 1.
William Henry Snapp
M, #124098, b. 1786, d. 2 January 1862
Parents
Biography
William Henry Snapp was born in 1786. He married
Elizabeth Pfeifer, daughter of
Joh. H. Pfeifer, on 21 March 1811 in Frederick Co., VA.
1 William Henry Snapp married
Margaret Ann Frye in 1840. He died on 2 January 1862 in Frederick Co., VA. He was buried in January 1862 in St. Paul Lutheran Church, Mount Williams, Frederick Co., VA, Findagrave #11717863.
Note: Henry Snapp donated the ground on which St. Paul Lutheran Church stands and was one of its founders and first members.
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Citations
- [S4737] Dodd, Jordan R., Virginia Marriages, 1740 - 1850, from Early American Marriages: Virginia to 1850 (Bountiful, UT: Ancestry.com, 2014). Hereinafter cited as Virginia Marriages, 1740-1850.
Alice Blondel
F, #124099, b. 25 March 1874, d. 7 June 1874
Parents
Biography
Alice Blondel was born on 25 March 1874 in Martinsburg, Berkeley Co., WV. She died on 7 June 1874 in Martinsburg, Berkeley Co., WV. She was buried in June 1874 in Green Hill Cemetery, Martinsburg, Berkeley Co., WV, Findagrave #109061353.
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Jay Henry Blondel
M, #124100, b. 15 September 1875, d. 14 February 1951
Parents
Biography
Jay Henry Blondel was born on 15 September 1875 in Martinsburg, Berkeley Co., WV,
On Jay's death certificate it gives his birth date as 15 Sep 1874. Census records and the fact that 15 Sep 1874 is too close to his older sister's birthdate, suggests that the correct birthdate is 15 Sep 1875.
The informant on Jay's death certificate was his half-sister, Katherine Reeser "Kate" (Blondel) Kearney.1
He married
Anna Mira Hardy in August 1901 in Hagerstown, Washington Co., MD,
Shepherdstown Register, Shepherdstown, WV; Thursday, Aug 15, 1901; Vol: 36; Page: 3; (GenealogyBank.com):
"Notes from Nearby":
Mr. Jay H. Blondell and Miss Annie B. (sic) Hardy, both of Martinsburg, were married in Hagerstown a few days ago.
He died on 14 February 1951 in Paw Paw, Hampshire Co., WV. He was buried in February 1951 in Green Hill Cemetery, Martinsburg, Berkeley Co., WV, Findagrave #64807856.
Jay Henry Blondel was also known as "Harry" Blondel. Occupation: per censuses and draft registration: tinner (1900); tinner, railroad (1910); pipe fitter for P.
Note:
Article - The Pittsburgh Press (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Saturday, 09 February 1946; Page 3; (Newspapers.com):
McKees Rocks Man Reported Missing
Jay H. Blondell, 72-year-old retired railroad foreman, of 411 Island Ave., McKees Rocks, has been missing since Tuesday.
He was last reported seen Tuesday afternoon by a cashier in the First National Bank, downtown where he went to get money to pay bills.
Relatives said the missing man, who worked for the P. & L. E. Railroad 45 years, had been brooding over being retired recently. He also had been in poor health. He had approximately $100 when he disappeared.
Mr. Blondell was wearing a long black overcoat and working clothes. He is partly bald, has a prominent forehead, walks with a limp, wears size 12 shoes despite his short five-foot-six stature and has a sailor tattoo on his right arm.
Police have not discounted the possibility of foul play.
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Citations
- [S3416] Martinsburg, Dist. 010, p.173C, Dwelling 264, Family 271, 1880 Federal Census, Berkeley County, West Virginia. Microfilm Image, NARA Series T9, Roll 1400; FHL #1255400.
Anna Mira Hardy
F, #124101, b. 3 November 1867, d. 23 March 1948
Biography
Anna Mira Hardy was born on 3 November 1867 in Piedmont, Mineral Co., WV. She married
Jay Henry Blondel, son of
John Henry Blondel, Jr., and
Sarah Elizabeth Fitz, in August 1901 in Hagerstown, Washington Co., MD,
Shepherdstown Register, Shepherdstown, WV; Thursday, Aug 15, 1901; Vol: 36; Page: 3; (GenealogyBank.com):
"Notes from Nearby":
Mr. Jay H. Blondell and Miss Annie B. (sic) Hardy, both of Martinsburg, were married in Hagerstown a few days ago.
Anna Mira Hardy died on 23 March 1948 in McKees Rocks, Allegheny Co., PA,
Obituary -- The Pittsburgh Press (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Wednesday, 24 Mar 1948; Page 30; (Newspapers.com):
BLONDELL - On Tuesday, March 23. Mrs. Anna A. Blondell, wife of Jay H., of 411 Island Ave., McKees Rocks; mother of Mrs. Lillian McFadden, of Niles, Ohio and Charles Robey. Friends received at McDemott Bros, 1225 Chartiers Ave., McKees Rocks. Services on Friday, March 26, at 2 p.m.
She was buried in March 1948 in Mount Calvary Cemetery, McKees Rocks, Allegheny Co., PA.
Anna Mira Hardy was also known as "Annie" Hardy.
Note: Anna had first married James T. Roby in 1886 in Morgan County, West Virginia. In the 1900 Census, Anna, divorced, is shown with four children: Lillie Roby, Bertha Roby, Gertrude Roby, and Charles Roby. In the 1910 Census, Anna, now married to Jay Henry Blondel, says she has only been married once and has had no children. (Also in the 1910 Census, Anna's son, Charles William Roby, is shown living with Anna's mother.)
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Elizabeth May Blondel
F, #124102, b. 15 September 1877, d. 26 October 1957
Parents
Biography
Elizabeth May Blondel was born on 15 September 1877 in Martinsburg, Berkeley Co., WV.
1 She married
Milton Purdy Lent on 14 December 1907 in Chicago, Cook Co., IL,
The Inter Ocean (Chicago, Illinois); Saturday, 14 Dec 1907; Page 10; (Newspapers.com):
Marriage Licenses
Milton P. Lent, Elizabeth M. Blindell (sic), ages 40-30.
She died on 26 October 1957 in Indianapolis, Marion Co., IN,
Obituary -- The Indianapolis Star, Indianapolis, Indiana; Tuesday, 29 Oct 1957; Page 11; (Ancestry.com):
Mrs. Elizabeth Lent
Funeral services for Mrs. Elizabeth M. Lent, 80 years old, 4240 Cornelius Avenue, who was found dead Saturday in her home, will be held at 3 p.m. Tuesday in Flanner and Buchanan Fall Creek Mortuary. Burial will be in Crown Hill Cemetery.
Mrs. Lent was born at Martinsburg, W.Va. and had lived in Indianapolis for the last 52 years. She was a member of the Fairview Presbyterian Church.
A niece, Mrs. George Lippincott of Cambridge, MD., and a nephew, George R. Hollida of Martinsburg, W.Va., survive.
She was buried in 1957 in Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion Co., IN, Findagrave #45959196.
Elizabeth May Blondel was Presbyterian. She lived in Indianapolis, Marion Co., IN.
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Citations
- [S3416] Martinsburg, Dist. 010, p.173C, Dwelling 264, Family 271, 1880 Federal Census, Berkeley County, West Virginia. Microfilm Image, NARA Series T9, Roll 1400; FHL #1255400.
John Raymond Blondel1
M, #124103, b. 12 December 1878, d. after 27 April 1942
Parents
Biography
John Raymond Blondel was born on 12 December 1878 in Martinsburg, Berkeley Co., WV.
1,2 He married
Emma Malissa Livezey on 21 June 1908 in Delaware Co., PA, no children. Emma was first married to Harry Hoffman on 21 APR 1893 at Grantsville, Garrett County, Maryland. He died after 27 April 1942 WW II draft registration. 1930 census listing indicates he was not a veteran.
John Raymond Blondel was also known as Jean R. Blondel.
2 He was also known as "Raymond" Blondel. He lived on 9 April 1930 in Woodlynn Borough, Camden Co., NJ.
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Citations
- [S3416] Martinsburg, Dist. 010, p.173C, Dwelling 264, Family 271, 1880 Federal Census, Berkeley County, West Virginia. Microfilm Image, NARA Series T9, Roll 1400; FHL #1255400.
- [S5306] Woodlynn, Dist. 0179, sheet 11A, Dwelling 180, Family 191, 1930 Federal Census, Camden County, New Jersey. Microfilm Image, NARA Series T626, Rolls 1319-25; FHL #2341054-60.
Sarah Rosalie Blondel1
F, #124104, b. 6 April 1880, d. 29 March 1914
Parents
Biography
Sarah Rosalie Blondel was born on 6 April 1880 in Martinsburg, Berkeley Co., WV.
1 She married
George Shannon Hollida, son of
George R. Hollida and
Mary J. Rumbaugh, on 28 March 1899 in Martinsburg, Berkeley Co., WV,
Shepherdstown Register, Shepherdstown, WV; Thursday, March 30, 1899; Vol: 34; Page: 4; (GenealogyBank.com):
Mr. George S. Hollida, one of Berkley County's popular young men, and Mis Rosa Lee (sic) Blondel, daughter of Mr. John H. Blondel, were married Tuesday evening at the home of the bride in Martinsburg, Rev. Dr. J. A. Hoffbeins performing the ceremony. After the wedding a reception was held, when a number of relatives and friends tendered their congratulations to the happy couple. The bride and groom took a train later for a trip to Washington. We extend to them our best wishes for their future happiness.
NOTE: About six years after Sarah passed, George remarrid:
Shepherdstown Register; Shepherdstown, West Virginia; Thursday, February 5, 1920; Page 2 (GenealogyBank.com):
Wedding Bells
A wedding to which peculiar interest attaches occurred in Martinsburg last Saturday, when Miss Rose Lee Cline was married to Mr. George Shannon Hollida, Rev. Dr. Fred Wagner, of the Lutheran Church, officiating.? ? The ceremony was performed at the home of the bride's father, Mr. D. Aaron Cline, who at the same time celebrated his 96th birthday.? ? The patriarchal father of the bride is the oldest resident of Martinsburg, and is also the Oldest Odd Fellow in West Virginia.? ? After the wedding Mr. and Mrs. Hollida left on a wedding trip to Cumberland.? ? The groom has friends in this neighborhood, who will wish for him and his wife great happiness.
NOTE: After Sarah died, George remarried to Rosa Lee Cline on 31 JAN 1920, daughter of D. Aaron Cline.
Sarah Rosalie Blondel died on 29 March 1914 in Martinsburg, Berkeley Co., WV,
Death notice -- Pioneer Press, Martinsburg, West Virginia; April 4, 1914; image 2; (Chronicling America, Library of Congress; Internet):
In the death of Mrs. Rosalie Hollida, daughter of Mr. John H. Blondel, this city lost one of its best women. She was a devoted daughter, a loving wife, a tender, careful and dutiful mother.
OBITUARY - Shepherdstown Register; Shepherdstown, West Virginia; Thursday, April 2, 1914; Volume 49, Page 4 (GenealogyBank.com):
Mrs. Sarah Rosalie Hollida, wife of Mr. George S. Hollida, died at her home in Martinsburg early last Sunday, after a long period of ill health, age 34 years. The deceased, who was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John H. Blondel, was a sweet and lovable woman, and she calmly faced death with quiet resignation, passing away peacefully. Besides her husband and two children, she is survived by her parents, two brothers and two sisters. She was buried in Martinsburg on Tuesday.
She was buried in 1914 in Green Hill Cemetery, Martinsburg, Berkeley Co., WV, Findagrave #87447524.
Sarah Rosalie Blondel was Society of Friends.
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Citations
- [S3416] Martinsburg, Dist. 010, p.173C, Dwelling 264, Family 271, 1880 Federal Census, Berkeley County, West Virginia. Microfilm Image, NARA Series T9, Roll 1400; FHL #1255400.
Emma Malissa Livezey
F, #124105, b. 29 October 1869, d. after 27 April 1942
Biography
Emma Malissa Livezey was born on 29 October 1869 in Sharon Hill, Delaware Co., PA. She married
John Raymond Blondel, son of
John Henry Blondel, Jr., and
Sarah Elizabeth Fitz, on 21 June 1908 in Delaware Co., PA, no children. Emma was first married to Harry Hoffman on 21 APR 1893 at Grantsville, Garrett County, Maryland. Emma Malissa Livezey died after 27 April 1942.
Emma Malissa Livezey began military service on 16 September 1904 U.S. Marine Corps, enlisted, released January 1905, stationed at Marine Barracks, Navy Yard, League Island, Pennsylvania; entered Naval Hospital Philadelphia on 11 JAN 1905 for disease or injury not in line of duty.
Note:
Articles:
Woodlynne News - Courier-Post (Camden, New Jersey); Friday, 24 Sep 1926; Page 21; (Newspapers.com):
The local W. C. T. U. was represented at the forty-first annual convention of the Camden County Women's Christian Temperance Union, held yesterday in the North Baptist Church, Camden, by the following delegates, Mrs. Mary Louise Scott, Mrs. Emma Blondell, Mrs. Effie Havens, Mrs. Mary Farrow and Mrs. Caroline Walton. Mrs. Scott was honored by being elected corresponding secretary for Camden County.
Courier-Post (Camden, New Jersey); Thursday, 14 Oct 1926; Page 8; (Newspapers.com):
Convention Echoes Heard by W. C. T. U.
The second fall meeting of the Woodlynne W. C. T. U. was held on Tuesday evening at the home of Mrs. Frank Havens, of Parker avenue. Devotional services were in charge of Mrs. Emma Blondell.
Echoes from the county convention were given by Mrs. Mary Louise Scott, Mrs. Frank Havens and Mrs. Emma Blondell.
.................."
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George Shannon Hollida
M, #124106, b. 7 May 1863, d. 14 April 1931
Parents
Biography
George Shannon Hollida was born on 7 May 1863 in Martinsburg, Berkeley Co., WV.
1 He married
Sarah Rosalie Blondel, daughter of
John Henry Blondel, Jr., and
Sarah Elizabeth Fitz, on 28 March 1899 in Martinsburg, Berkeley Co., WV,
Shepherdstown Register, Shepherdstown, WV; Thursday, March 30, 1899; Vol: 34; Page: 4; (GenealogyBank.com):
Mr. George S. Hollida, one of Berkley County's popular young men, and Mis Rosa Lee (sic) Blondel, daughter of Mr. John H. Blondel, were married Tuesday evening at the home of the bride in Martinsburg, Rev. Dr. J. A. Hoffbeins performing the ceremony. After the wedding a reception was held, when a number of relatives and friends tendered their congratulations to the happy couple. The bride and groom took a train later for a trip to Washington. We extend to them our best wishes for their future happiness.
NOTE: About six years after Sarah passed, George remarrid:
Shepherdstown Register; Shepherdstown, West Virginia; Thursday, February 5, 1920; Page 2 (GenealogyBank.com):
Wedding Bells
A wedding to which peculiar interest attaches occurred in Martinsburg last Saturday, when Miss Rose Lee Cline was married to Mr. George Shannon Hollida, Rev. Dr. Fred Wagner, of the Lutheran Church, officiating.? ? The ceremony was performed at the home of the bride's father, Mr. D. Aaron Cline, who at the same time celebrated his 96th birthday.? ? The patriarchal father of the bride is the oldest resident of Martinsburg, and is also the Oldest Odd Fellow in West Virginia.? ? After the wedding Mr. and Mrs. Hollida left on a wedding trip to Cumberland.? ? The groom has friends in this neighborhood, who will wish for him and his wife great happiness.
NOTE: After Sarah died, George remarried to Rosa Lee Cline on 31 JAN 1920, daughter of D. Aaron Cline.
George Shannon Hollida died on 14 April 1931 in Martinsburg, Berkeley Co., WV,
Death notice - Evening Star; Washington, D.C.; Wednesday, April 15, 1931; Page 5 (Newspapers.com)
Berkeley man Stricken
MARTINSBURG, W. Va., April 15 (Special). -- George S. Hollida, 68, native of this county and member of a well known Berkeley County family, died suddenly at his home yesterday, the result of a heart attack.
He was buried in April 1931 in Green Hill Cemetery, Martinsburg, Berkeley Co., WV, Findagrave #85077687.
Note:
Newspaper article - Shepherdstown Register; Shepherdstown; Saturday, February 10, 1883; Page 3 (GenealogyBank.com)
LETTER FROM NEWTOWN.
NEWTOWN, January 29, 1883
Messrs. Editors. -- The company of cave explorers, under command of Miss Bettie Billmyer, of Jefferson County, proceeded to the cave at Whiting's Neck, prepared with ropes, torches, ladders, &c. Of the original large company only the following responded to the roll-call at the mouth of the cavern: Misses Ida Lemen, Mollie and Jennie Hollida, John Hollida, Esq., of Scrabble City, and Messers. John H. Lemen, Thomas Turner, George Folk, Jr. and George S. Hollida. At the point where daylight is gone a council was held and pilots appointed. Mr. John Hollida, having been in the late war, was chosen to protect the ladies from bats. The pilots kneeled and advanced single file, the rest following. There is not room to turn in the narrow passage of 100 feet. Then there was a grandly ceilinged room, with pillars and fountains, and dangerous openings in the floor, after which there was a long avenue to the dining hall, on to the brink of the cliff, down which the party was lowered by ropes to the firm bottom below, about fifty feet. Then along narrow ledges to the war-paint mountain. Having painted each other's faces, a positive proof to the outside world that they had been to the present terminus of the cave, the pilots were lowered to the bottom of some rooms that were flooded with water, and they had to be drawn back. After four hours had been used up in this way the ascent to the outside world was made safely, nobody hurt, and everybody glad they had explored partly the nineteenth century wonder.
NOTE: George is shown twice in the 1900 census - on June 7th boarding out in Martinsburg without his family & on June 27th in the house on North Queen with his wife & son. In both records he is a night clerk at a hotel.
After Sarah Rosalie "Rosalie" (Blondel) Hollida died, George later married Rosa Lee Cline (Saturday, 31 Jan 1920, daughter of D. Aaron Cline).
George's death certificate says he was going to be buried in the Old Norbourne Cemetery (aka Norbourne Parish Cemetery); however, his Find a Grave memorial says George and his second wife are buried in Green Hill Cemetery.
George Shannon Hollida lived between 1899 and 1921 in Martinsburg, Berkeley Co., WV.
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Citations
- [S3416] Opequon District, Dist. 009, p.151A, Dwelling 146, Family 152, 1880 Federal Census, Berkeley County, West Virginia. Microfilm Image, NARA Series T9, Roll 1400; FHL #1255400.
George R. Hollida
M, #124107, b. 24 October 1824, d. 7 September 1889
Biography
George R. Hollida was born on 24 October 1824 in Virginia (now WV.)
1 He married
Mary J. Rumbaugh. He died on 7 September 1889 in Elmwood Cemetery, Shepherdstown, Jefferson Co., WV, Findagrave #69589774.
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Citations
- [S3416] Opequon District, Dist. 009, p.151A, Dwelling 146, Family 152, 1880 Federal Census, Berkeley County, West Virginia. Microfilm Image, NARA Series T9, Roll 1400; FHL #1255400.
Mary J. Rumbaugh
F, #124108, b. 22 April 1830, d. 5 March 1903
Biography
Mary J. Rumbaugh was born on 22 April 1830 in Maryland calculated from headstone inscription "72Y 10M 11D."
1 She married
George R. Hollida. She died on 5 March 1903. She was buried in March 1903 in Elmwood Cemetery, Shepherdstown, Jefferson Co., WV, Findagrave #69589781.
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Citations
- [S3416] Opequon District, Dist. 009, p.151A, Dwelling 146, Family 152, 1880 Federal Census, Berkeley County, West Virginia. Microfilm Image, NARA Series T9, Roll 1400; FHL #1255400.
George Reynolds Hollida
M, #124109, b. 9 April 1900, d. 27 April 1973
Parents
Biography
George Reynolds Hollida was born on 9 April 1900 in Martinsburg, Berkeley Co., WV. He married
Virginia Glen Brunk, daughter of
Rev. John H. Brunk and
Viola Frances Funk, on 16 April 1934 in Baltimore, MD, or 15 APR per a second obituary. George Reynolds Hollida died on 27 April 1973 in Martinsburg, Berkeley Co., WV. He was buried in April 1973 in Rosedale Cemetery, Martinsburg, Berkeley Co., WV, Findagrave #127515523.
Note: George was the informant on his Aunt Elizabeth Mary (Blondel) Lent's death certificate.
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Virginia Glen Brunk
F, #124110, b. 13 March 1908, d. 1 November 2005
Parents
Biography
Virginia Glen Brunk was born on 13 March 1908 in Singers Glen, Rockingham Co., VA. She married
George Reynolds Hollida, son of
George Shannon Hollida and
Sarah Rosalie Blondel, on 16 April 1934 in Baltimore, MD, or 15 APR per a second obituary. Virginia Glen Brunk died on 1 November 2005 in Woodstock, Shenandoah Co., VA,
Obituary (via Findagrave.com):
WOODSTOCK, Va. - Virginia "Ginny" Brunk Hollida, 97, of Craven Hall, Woodstock, Va., formerly of Martinsburg, died Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2005.
A graveside service will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, Nov. 4, 2005, at the Rosedale Cemetery, Martinsburg. The Rev. James Embrey will officiate.
Mrs. Hollida was born March 13, 1908, in Singers Glenn, Va., daughter of the late Rev. John H. and Viola Funk Brunk.
She was formerly employed by Potomac Edison Power and Citizens National Bank of Martinsburg, before leaving the work force to become a full time wife and mother. She was a member of Christ Reformed Church and the Dillon Sunday School Class. She was a volunteer for the American Red Cross.
Mrs. Hollida married George Reynolds Hollida on April 16, 1934, in Baltimore, Md.
She was preceded in death by her husband; five brothers, Welby Brunk, Edgar Brunk, Joseph Brunk, Byard Brunk and Dwight Brunk; and two sisters, Leona Stewart and Marguerite Landis.
Mrs. Hollida is survived by a son, George S. and his wife, Mary C. Hollida of Maurertown, Va.; a sister, Dorothy B Michael of Martinsburg; three grandchildren, Laurie Thomas of Edgewater, Fla., Tammy Weigel of Dublin, Ga. and Tony Bauserman of Maurertown, Va.; six great-grandchildren, Joshua Thomas, Lauren Weigel, Matthew Weigel, Paige Weigel, Justin Bauserman and Trevor Kerns; and a number of nieces and nephews.
Sun-Gazette (Williamsport, PA) Thursday, November 3, 2005.
She was buried on 4 November 2005 in Rosedale Cemetery, Martinsburg, Berkeley Co., WV, Findagrave #125623344.
Virginia Glen Brunk lived in 1920 in Berkeley Springs, Morgan Co., WV.
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