Ruth Hollister
Ruth Hollister (maiden name: Kellogg) was born around 1817 in Connecticut to Elisha and Emily Kellogg. She married Martin T. Hollister around 1836, and they had at least nine children: Eliza, born around 1837; William, born around 1837; Arthur, born around 1841; Emily, born around 1843; Andrew, born around 1845; Martin, born around 1847; Julia, born around 1859; George, born around 1852; and Jane, born around 1858.
They lived in Glastonbury, Connecticut, and her husband worked as a miller and manufacturer. By 1850, they owned $2,500 of real estate, and a decade later, they owned $7,000 of real estate and $4,000 of personal property. Her husband died in 1878, and by 1900, she was living in her daughter Emily’s household in Syracuse, New York. She died on September 26, 1906.
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| (1387) | Hollister, Ruth ~ Kellogg, Ruth | 1817 | 1906-09-26 |
- Conflict Side: Union
- Role: Civilian
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- Gender: Female
- Race: White
Documents - Records: 1
- (5295) [recipient] ~ Martin T. Hollister to Ruth Hollister, 18 July 1865
People - Records: 1
- (1387) Hollister, Ruth is the [parent of] (1382) Hollister, Martin T.
Places - Records: 1
- (294) [birth] ~ Connecticut
SOURCES
1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, and 1900 United States Federal Censuses, available from Ancestry.com.
