Person:George Hollister (1)

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George Washington Hollister
 
Facts and Events
Name George Washington Hollister
Gender Male
Birth[2] Abt 1805 New York, United States
Marriage to Mary A Corell

Family moved to Michigan via the Erie Canal and Lake Erie to Detroit, then by stagecoach to Hastings, Michigan. [Viola Gunn Hezler]

1840 Census
Name: George Hollister
Event Place: Ithaca, Tompkins, New York
Name: George Hollister
Event Place: Ithaca, Tompkins, New York, United States
2 boys under 5 (Thomas & James)
male 30 to 40 (George was 35)
2 girls 5 to 10 (Rhoda & Philanca)
female 30 to 40 (Mary was 25)
"United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch [4], George Hollister, Ithaca, Tompkins, New York, United States; citing p. 271, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 345; FHL microfilm 17,208.

1850 Census:
Name: George Holister
Event Place: Hastings, Barry, Michigan, United States
Age: 49
Birth Year (Estimated): 1801
Birthplace: New York
Occupation: Blacksmith
Household:
George Holister 49 [45]
Mary A Holister 36
Rhoda Holister 18
Philantha Holister 14
Thomas Holister 12
James Holister 10
Francis Holister 7
Mary E Holister 4
Joseph Fovill 28 (name may be Corell, brother of Mary)
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch [5], George Holister, Hastings, Barry, Michigan, United States; citing family 674, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

1860 Census:
Name: George W Hollister
Age in 1860: 55
Birth Year: abt 1805
Birthplace: New York
Home in 1860: Shelby, Macomb, Michigan
Post Office: Utica
Household Members:
George W Hollister 55 New York
Mary Hollister 45 New York
Thomas J Hollister 22 New York
James M Hollister 19 New York
William F Hollister 15 New York
Mary A Hollister 13 New York
"United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch [6], George W Hollister, 1860.

References
  1.   "United States Census, 1840".

    "United States Census, 1840," index and images, FamilySearch [1] Living in Ithaca, Tompkins, New York

  2. United States Census, 1850.

    FamilySearch [2], George Holister, Hastings, Barry, Michigan, United States; citing family 674, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

  3.   United States Census, 1860.

    FamilySearch [3], George W Hollister, 1860. Living in Shelby, Macomb, Michigan