Person:John Hollins (2)

From internet about Hollins University: "Initially established in 1842 as Valley Union Seminary, a coeducational college, Hollins became an institution for women in 1852. Three years later, it was renamed Hollins in recognition of benefactors John and Anne Halsey Hollins who donated generously to the school.

1. ↑ Steven L. Franklin. Franklin Family History. (December 1994, 141 pages)
   105.

   John Hollins was born on an unrecorded date. John lived in Lynchburg, Virginia. He married Anne ? He supplied money for the founding of the Hollins Institute in Virginia. The Institute has their pictures and other data.

2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Smith, William Robert Lee. Charles Lewis Cocke.