BIO: HOLLINGSWORTH, William P.,s/o Bernard & Nancy A. (McKeigh) Hollingsworth

Submitted by:  phill@redrock.net   (Phyllis Hill)

HOLLINGSWORTH   McKEIGH   STEPHENSON

History of Knox and Daviess Counties, Indiana
Chicago:  The Goodspeed Publishing Co.  1886

Knox County, Widner Township, page 522

WILLIAM P. HOLLINGSWORTH, farmer, was born very near where he now lives
August 28, 1823, and is one of eleven children of Bernard and Nancy A. 
(McKeigh) Hollingsworth, natives of South Carolina and Kentucky, respectively.
William P. lived with his parents until twenty-five years of age, and was
reared on the home farm.  He secured a good common school education.  June
6, 1850, he led to hymeneal altar Miss Louisa Stephenson, a native of Indiana
and daughter of Samuel Stephenson.  Eight children were born to them, named:
Ferdinand, Jeannette and Eliza are deceased, Amanda, Lavina, Alexander, and
two who died in infancy.  Mr. Hollingsworth was not in the late war, but did
serve in the Home Guards.  After his marriage Mr. Hollingsworth's father
presented him with fifty acres of land, which he has increased to 103 acres,
all under cultivation.  He is a Republican in politics, and cast his first
vote for Harrison.  He and family are members of the Christian Church, and 
he is a good citizen and farmer.
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