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James Crews,
[1]
son of Ellison and
Sarah was born on August 08, 1818 in Terre Haute, Vigo, IN. He was of
English descent, a religious man, member of the
Christian church. After his father Ellison Crews died in 1835, his mother
Sarah and three sons, James, Ellison and William Crews
moved to Monroe County, Iowa where they are listed in the
1850 US census. James was married here to
Rhoda McMulin, daughter of Joseph McMulin and Mary Young. All of
their children were born in Iowa. In 1877 the family moved west in a
covered wagon, 608 miles, and settled on a school section near
Austin, Sumner County, Kansas. James and family are on the 1880 Census . James Crews came home ill from work one day.
Rhoda helped him to bed and sent for a doctor. He did
not regain consciousness and died of a stroke in 1881,
age 63 years.
James and neighbors laid out the Austin, Kansas cemetery and
received burial lots for the work so when he died he had a home to go to.
Rhoda appears on the 1900 Census
age
67 and living with son John and family.
Source: "Crews(e) Family Record" by James Holloway
(1988) (page 29) - (page
30). Rhoda appears to have been buried without a gravestone next
to her late husband.
The 9 children of
James and Rhoda are:
| 1 |
Sarah Elizabeth Cruse
(Jan, 1854 in Monroe Co., IA - Mar 6, 1877 in
IL)
 Married James
C. Booth (1838-1908)
on Jan 21, 1871 - 4 DNA matches
1. James David Booth (Jan 2,
1872 in IA - May 16, 1947 in CA)
1. James Orval Booth, Sr.
(1902-1955)
1. James Orval Booth, Jr.
(1922-2001)
2. Ila Mae Booth (Aug 27,
1874 in Cerro Gordo Co, IA - May 16, 1954 CA)
Married Lewis Edgar Henkell (1871-) 1.
Marie Henkell (Abt. 1903 in IL - ) 2.
Harold Eugene Henkell (Nov 2, 1912 in KS - Mar 16, 1992 in CA)
Married Myrtle Lila Henkell (1916-1998) |
| 2 |
Mary Ann
Crewse (Jan 24, 1857 - Apr 10, 1897)
- 35 DNA matches

Married Abijah Richard Fagg
(Oct 8, 1854 - Mar 9, 1917)
on Oct, 1878 in Sumner, KS. - Census:
1880
1. Emma Jane Fagg (Aug 3,
1879 in KS - Mar 10, 1920 in KS)

Census:
1880,
1900,
1910 Married William Monroe Hare (1876-1941)
1.
Dewey Lee Hare (May 11, 1898 - Jun 6, 1948)
1900 Census
,
1910 Census
,
1940 Census
 Married
True L. Diemer
1. Lillie W. Hare (Abt. 1921 - ) : 1930 Census
Married Robert Lawhorn
1. Bertha Mae Lawhorn (1937-2004) Married Walker Ray Woodle
(1931-1999)

2. Leslie E. Hare (Abt. 1924 - ) : 1940 Census

3. Betty R Hare (Abt. 1926 - ) : 1940 Census

4. Eva F. Hare (Abt. 1931 - ) : 1940 Census

2. Katie A. Hare (1900 - 1922)
: 1900 Census

3.
Lola Hare (Jan 10, 1901 - Aug 28, 1924)

Married Wiley Austin
Creed (Dec 20, 1898 - Nov 5, 1982)
on Apr 25, 1922 in Wellington, KS
1. Eliga Austin Creed (Oct 12, 1925 - Apr 6, 2014)
1930 Census
,
1940 Census

2. Kerry M. Creed (Oct 5, 1928 - Nov 23, 2010)
1930 Census
,
1940 Census

3. Necia K. Creed (Dec 2, 1946 - Dec 2, 2011)

4. Robert Theodore Hare (Nov 23, 1903 - Oct 1, 1986)

Married Ova
Flora Mae Bengs (Nov 21, 1906 - Nov 26, 1997)
on Jul 30, 1925 -
1930 Census
,
1940 Census

1. Alfred T. Hare (Mar 21, 1928 - Jan 2, 2000)
1930 Census
,
1940 Census
 2.
Jesse Eli Hare (Nov 20, 1929 - ) :
1930 Census
,
1940 Census

5. Dollie Louise Hare (Apr 4, 1906 - Oct 15, 1996)

Married Wiley
Austin Creed (Dec 20, 1898 - Nov 5, 1982)
 1930
Census
,
1940 Census

2. Mary Elizabeth Fagg
(May 27, 1885 - Jan 7, 1951)

Married Francis Abraham Doramus
(Mar 6, 1879 - Apr 30, 1954)
on Dec 11, 1901
in Sedan, KS
1. Nettie Olive Doramus (May 22, 1902 - Jan 22, 1954)

Married James Bryan Peirsol
on Jun 1, 1921
1. Robert Harold Peirsol
(1925-2020)
2.
Annie Doramus (Abt, 1904 - Abt. 1904)
3.
William A. Doramus (Feb 28, 1905 - Jun 16, 1985)
Married
Lois Susie Cruzan on Mar 16, 1927
1. Dwayne Doramus (1928-1967)
4. Velda Lee Doramus (1907 - 1907)
5.
Mon Morrow Doramus (Mar 20, 1909 - 1968)
Married Edna
McKague on Sep, 1933
6.
Dollie Eva Doramus (Aug 29, 1912 - May 30, 1986)
Married
Lei Murphey on Mar 19, 1932
7.
Dewnis Milton Doramus (Jul 14, 1914 - )
Married
Ella
Irene Richardson Jones
8.
Frances O'dell Doramus (Apr 28, 1916 - Aug 13, 1998)

Married
Rollie Elmer Wood

9. Elmer Harold Doramus (Jan 24, 1919 - Jun 9, 1974)
Married
Iola Marie Hunter
10.
Abijah Richard Doramus (Jan 9, 1921 - Jan 5, 1971)
Married Illa Serena Oney on Aug 6, 1942
11. Lydia Jane Doramus (1923 - )
12.
George Leroy Doramus (Jun 11, 1924 - Oct 24, 1947)
Married Opal M. Ode in 1947
13.
Abijah Richard Doramus (Jan 9, 1921 - Jan 5, 1971)
Married Illa Serena Oney on Aug 6, 1942
14.
Mary Louise Doramus (Jun 11, 1926 - )
Married Elven
Charles Oney on Dec 1, 1942
15.
Doris Mae Doramus (Jan 26, 1929 - )
Married Stanley
Boyd Case on Sep 2, 1948
3. Lydia Olive Fagg (1889-1952)

Married Arthur Sherman Stewart on Aug 3, 1906 in Wellington,
KS
1. Wanda A Stewart (Jan 12, 1907 - Mar 2, 1907)

2.
Zelan Betty Stewart (Jan 21, 1908 - Jun 29, 1983)
Married
Arly Bradley (1903-) in 1925
1. Warren Lee Bradley
(1928-2010)
2. Wilbur Gene Bradley (1931-1965)
3.
Wesley Bradley (1936-2013)
3.
Susie Flo Stewart (Dec 27, 1911 -
Sep 29, 2004)
Married James Paul
Byrum (1903-1998) on Aug 23, 1930
4.
Erma Nevada Stewart (Aug 30, 1913 - Nov 18, 1943)
Married
Reamey Carpenter (1906-1977) in 1931
5.
Artie Norma Stewart (Apr 2, 1916 -
Jul 4, 1996)
Married (1) Sylvan R. Rodabaugh
Married (2) Floyd Kenneth Cox |
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James
Ellison Crewse (Jul 25, 1858 - Dec 26, 1915)
 1900 Census
- living with brother John
Married
Elizabeth Hare 1. Louis Crewse (Jan 14, 1891 - Dec
26, 1892) |
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John Ezra
Crewse (Jul 25, 1858 - Dec 24, 1933)
-
6 DNA matches
1900 Census
,
1930 Census

Married Charlotte Rosella Pierson
on Nov 1, 1882 in Ottumwa, IA
1. James Crewse (Died in
infancy)
2. William Crewse
(Died in infancy)
3. George Crewse (Died in
infancy)
4. Lewis Crewse
(Died in infancy)
5. Charles Crewse (Died
in infancy)
6. Florence Mable Crewse
(1893-1974)
: 1900 Census

Married Cyrus Oren Troxel
on Jun 7, 1914
1.
John Harold Troxel (Dec 21, 1914 - Jul 7, 2004)

Married Frances
Mae Helms
on Sep 26, 1937
7. Sarah Jane Crewse
(Jan 1, 1899 - 1959)
Married David Wilson
Howard
: 1900 Census

1.
Karrel Edwin Howard 2.
Vurlie Charlotte
Howard - married Lester Levin
1. Drake Maxwell Levin (Aug 17, 1946 - Jul 4, 2009)
 
guitarist with the band "Paul Revere and the Raiders" 3.
Albert Truman Howard (Oct 3, 1924 - Jun 24, 1940)
 4.
Ralph Russell Howard
(Aug 6, 1929 - Oct 29, 2014)

8. Jerry Ellison Crews
(1902-1952)

Married Emalee Ellen Doramus
on Oct 14, 1928 :
1930 Census

1. Charlottte Mae Crews
2. Florence Elizabeth Crews - married Carl Adolph Beiser
(1929-2015)

3. John Laroy Crews
4. Jeraldine Ellen Crews (Jun 5, 1939 - Aug 31, 1980)

9. Mary Crewse (1906-) |
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Nancy Emily
Crewse (See
Generation #5 Below)
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| 6 |
George
Marion Crewse (Nov 7, 1862 - May 27, 1911)
-
34 DNA matches
(picture from Kathern Strickert)
Census: 1880,
1910
Married Emily
Mae Doramus (1868-1959)
on Jan 31, 1893 in Matfield Green, KS
1. Rhoda Ellen Crewse
(Dec 14, 1893 - Mar 1, 1979)
Census:
1910
Married William Shadrick Burden
on Dec 22, 1912
1. Cecil Burden
2.
Eva Mae Burden (Oct 2, 1913 - May 2, 2004)

Married Schuyler Fremont Moser (1901-1989) in 1939 3.
Esther Marie Burden (Feb 1, 1916 - Feb 28,
2006)

Married Lloyd R. Shoup (1908-1991) 4.
Mary B. Burden (Feb 5, 1919 - Jun 25, 1996)

Married William Harold Yeager (1910-1983) 5.
Marjorie M. Burden (Nov 30, 1920 - Apr 23,
1984)

Married Richard E. Willison (1922-1987) 6.
Floyd I. Burden (Jan 4, 1922 - Feb 10, 1987)
 7.
Robert Neal Burden (Feb 5, 1923 - Nov 13, 1990)
 8.
Lester Levi Burden (1924-1990)
 9.
Cleo A. Burden (Apr 9, 1925 - Jun 27, 2008)
 10. Maudie Lucille Burden
(Aug 10, 1927 - Feb 8,
2014)
 Married William Louis Watkins (1925-2006)
11. Verlyn R. Burden (Jan 8, 1928 - Nov 29, 2015)
Married Betty June Gray (1928-2012)
2. Mary Anna Crewse
(Mar 7, 1896 - May 27, 1972)

Census: 1910
Married Walter LeRoy Burden
on
Jan 17, 1915 1.
Vera Eileen Burden (Aug 19, 1916 - May 7, 2001)

Married Pete H. Androes (1909-1995) in 1936 2. Marion Hershel Burden (Oct 3, 1918 - Aug
31,1990)
Married Erma Lee Dickson (1923-1980) in 1950 3. Viola Mae Burden (Mar 18, 1922 - Nov 27, 2009)

Married Francis Glenn Johnson (1916-2003) in 1950 4.
Cleora Dean Burden (May 18, 1923 - Jul 26,
2017)

Married Herbert G. Bentz (1918-1994) in 1951 5.
Beulah F. Burden (May 6, 1927 - Jun 4, 1931)

3. John Lewis Crewse (Aug 1897 - Jan 31, 1898)
4. James Henry Crewse, Sr.
(Jan 22, 1898 - Dec 13, 1965)
 Census:
1910
Married Ethel Vivian Holloway
(1904-1943)
abt. 1936
5. Ellison Crewse (Mar 3,
1899 - )

Census:
1910
6. Elizabeth Rilla Crewse
(Jun 23, 1901 in KS - Oct 23, 1983 in KS)

Census:
1910
Married William Alexander Headley
(1898-1955)
1. George Edmund Headley (Jan 13,
1920 in KS - Dec 3, 1981)
2. Hershel Henry Headley (Jun 7,
1921 in KS - Oct 16, 2005 in KS)

Married Geraldine Ruby Nelson (1922-2018) in 1943
3. Harold Sherman Headley (Nov 12,
1922 in KS - Jun 12, 2000 in KS)
4. Ellison William Headley (Sep
26, 1924 in KS - Feb 16, 2005 in KS)
7. Peter Ellison Crewse
(Mar 9, 1905 in KS - May 6, 1987 in WA)

Census:
1910
Married (1)
Jean (1909-)
1.
Peter Ellison Crewse (Sep 30, 1928 in KS - Sep 30,
1992 in UT)
Married Lynda S. Todd (-) on Jan 24, 1982
Married (2) Cecelia Irene Nelson (1908-1990)
8. Ernest Levi Crewse (Aug 7 1907
in KS - Jun 24, 1992)

Married Alice Ruthamy McDannald (1913-1998) in 1929
1. Ruth Nadine Crewse
(Aug 13, 1933 in KS - Feb 28, 1953 in KS)

2. Opal Louise Crewse (Nov 23,
1935 in KS - Jun 7, 2021 in KS)
Married George Nelson Davis, Jr. (1932-2017) in 1952
3. Donna Rae Crewse (Sep 13, 1940
in KS - Jul 18, 2021)

9. George Jesse Crewse
(Apr 15, 1909 - Mar 23, 1925)
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Lydia Arilla
Crewse (Jan 24, 1865 in IA - Jun 1, 1954
in ID)
-
8 DNA matches

Census:
1880,
1910,
1930 Married Lewis Irwin Snyder
(1863-1910) in 1882
1. Kathryn Mary Snyder
(May 1, 1884 in IA - Jul 17, 1968 in CO)

Census:
1900,
1910
Married Theodore H Westbrook
(1880-1935) on Nov 26, 1906 in OK
1. Lewis Eugene Westbrook (Jul 30, 1921 -
May 4, 2000) WW2 Vet

Married Ruth Emma Badgley
(1922-2019) on Jan 14, 1945
2. Mary Arilla Westbrook (May 1, 1924 - Jul 27, 2011)
 Married
Earl Hill (1922-2017)
2. George Cecil Snyder
(Aug 19, 1892 in KS - Mar 4, 1940)

Census:
1900, 1910
Married Jesse Kincaid (1899-1968) in 1918
1. Katherine Jene Snyder (Jul 1,
1919 - Jan 25, 2015)

Married Glen Alva Rolfe (1914-2000)
2. Dolly J. Snyder (May 21, 1921 -
Jun 2, 2014)

Married Gerald James Hite (1922-2009)
3. Lydiann Snyder (Nov 19, 1925 -
Jul 25, 2011)

Married Harriman Barnes (1920-2008)
3. Sherman Lewis Snyder (Apr 24, 1898
- Nov, 1981)
Census:
1910,
1930,
1940
Married Marjorie L Thompson
(1901-1990) on Jun 1, 1920 in ID
1. John Clark Snyder
(May 21, 1921 in ID - Aug 21, 2006 in MT)

Married Phyllis Annn Baker (1922-2003) on Jan 29, 1954
2. Shirley Margaret Snyder
(Jul 27, 1925 in WA - Mar 18, 1998 in CA)
Married Edward Lucillis Cosens (1923-2017) on May 15, 1948 in MT
3. George R. Snyder
(Aug 9, 1927 - Sep 16,
1983)
Married Mary Adair Carmichael
(-)
4.
Charlotte L. Snyder (Apr 25, 1930
in ID - Dec 9, 2014 in FL)

Married (1) Leroy Warren Spain (1926-1984) on Jul 12, 1951 in MT
Married (2) Norman Waldo Rockholm (1914-2004) in 1970
4. Richard Ivin
Paul Snyder (Jan 13, 1902 - Feb 9, 1982)
1910 Census |
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Rhoda Jane
Crewse (Nov 16, 1867 - 1956)
-
3 DNA matches
Census:
1880,
1920,
1940 Married
William Sherman
Tecumseh Griswold (1865-1943)
on Oct 6, 1892
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"Rhoda Jane Jennie Crewse Griswold about
the time of marriage"
Picture courtesy of Angela Loy |
1. James Levi Griswold
(Jul 6, 1893 - Jan 8, 1974)
 Married Bonnie Nelson
(1893-1985) on Oct 16, 1915
2. Esther Ellen Griswold
(Jun 24, 1898 - Apr 9, 1981)

Census:
1920 Married Harry Clifford Loy
(1896-1938) on Jun 18, 1924
1. Harry Griswold Loy (Sep 27, 1925 - Jan
2, 2010) WW2 Vet

Married Pauline Marie Owens (1927-1960)
3. Betty Rhoda Charlotte Griswold
(Nov 1, 1902 - Jan 10, 1984)

Census:
1920 Married
Ernest Edward Offen (1892-1969) abt. 1917
Married Jack H. Koen (1898-) on Oct 4, 1924
1. Jack S. Koen (May 27, 1925
in OK - Jun 18, 1950 in KS)
WW2 Vet
#1 = Betty Griswold
#2 = Esther Griswold
#3 = George Snyder
#4 = Sherman Snyder
#5 = James Levi Griswold (centered)
#6 = Richard Snyder (Dick)
Picture courtesy of Angela Loy |
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Dollie Sophia Ellen
Crewse (Sep 25, 1870 - Feb 10, 1958
in ID)

Census:
1880,
1900,
1910,
1920,
1930 Married James Irwin
Holloway (1858-1933)
on Feb 29, 1888 -
28 DNA matches
1. Jennie Rhoda Holloway
(Dec 20, 1888 in CO - Oct 27, 1918 in ID)
Census:
1900,
1910
Married Lenard Newton Butcher
(1888-1955)
on Mar 6, 1913
1. Mildred Marian Dessie Butcher (Dec 20, 1913
in ID -
Mar 15, 1971)
 Married
(1) George William Reed, Jr. (1913-1971) in 1931
Married (2) Ervin Leo Reed (1902-1982) in 1949
1. Evelyn Joan Reed (Oct 22, 1934
- Nov 7, 2018)

2. Jenny Lee Reed (Nov 3, 1937 -
Feb 2, 2009)
3. Donald William Reed (Mar 31,
1941 - May 8, 2015)

2.
Myrtle Olive Butcher (Jan 9, 1915
in ID - Oct 3, 2005 in CA) Married Howard Henry
Cope (1914-1982) in July 1939
1. Linda Rae Cope (May 31, 1940 -
Aug 18, 2019)
2. Daniel Vaughn Cope (Sep 28,
1945 - Oct 4, 1989) 3.
Emory Cecil Butcher (May 30, 1916
in ID - Jul 2, 2001 in CA)
Married
Lillian Shelton (1924-1958) in 1944 on Feb 11, 1944 4.
Anna May Butcher
(Sep 18, 1917 - Mar 10, 1919)

2. Ellison Edward Holloway
(Sep 3, 1890 in OK - Jan 5, 1977 in ID)

Census:
1900,
1910 Married Dora
Alice Clinton (1894-1951) on Jan 1, 1914
1. Irvin Lynn Holloway (Oct 7, 1914 - Sep
1981)
 Married Verna Fuller on Aug 3, 1935
1. Beverly Ann Holloway (Apr 16, 1940 - Oct 22, 2015)
2. Paul Clinton Holloway
(Jan 12, 1917 - Dec 24,
2011)
 Married Clarabelle Jones on May 8, 1937
3. Edward Everett Holloway
(Sep 8, 1921 - Jul
1981)
 Married Esther Boyd on Nov 6, 1941
1. Peggy Lou Holloway (Feb 20, 1944 - Mar 6, 2015)
2. Larry Edward Holloway (Feb 14, 1948 - May 4, 2017)

4. George M. Holloway (Mar 20, 1924 - 1925)

5. Imogene Jean Holloway
(Sep 20, 1926 -
Sep 28, 2014)
 Married Lloyd Charles Matthews on Aug 3, 1942
6. Mary Alice Holloway (May 14, 1931 - Apr 10,
1993)
 Married Harold Duane Edwards on Jan 2, 1950
7. Charlotte Juanita Holloway
(Apr 27, 1935 - Jan 13, 2025)
3. John Ray Holloway (Mar
12, 1892 - Dec 21, 1978)

Married Nellie Alpha Clark (1895-1974)
on Dec 21, 1913
1900 Census ,
1910 Census
1. Dorothy Lucille Holloway (Dec 13, 1914
- Nov 21, 2003)
 Married Van Richard Webb on Sep 13, 1935
1. Andrew Ray Webb (Dec 31, 1938 - Jul 9, 2008)

2. James Lafayette Holloway (Jul 8, 1918
- Feb 3, 2013)
 Married Genevive Alma Scurini
(1920-1992)
on Aug 26, 1946
Author of the book "Crews(e) Family Record"
3. Lewis Raymond Holloway
(May 4, 1920 -
Apr 21, 1980)
 Married Livia Teresa Scurini
(1924-2004)

1. Raymond Ronald Holloway (Jul 13, 1952 - Sep 24, 2010)

4. Triplet Girls Holloway
(May 28, 1924 -
May 28, 1924) - Premature birth
5. Nellie Florine Holloway
(Jan 2, 1934 in ID - Jun 16, 2024)
Married Howard Robert Stephens (1932-1980)
4. Marion Abijah Holloway
(Nov 15, 1894 - Mar 12, 1969)

Married Ila Smith (1906-1982)
on Aug 6, 1925
1900 Census ,
1910 Census ,
1920 Census ,1930
Census
1. Marjorie Esther Holloway (Nov 17, 1926
- Aug 17, 1990)

Married Oren Lee McDonald on May 19, 1946
2. Phyllis Lorene Holloway
(Dec 13, 1928
- Feb 21, 1994)
 Married Harlan
W. Blough
(1925-1983)
on Aug 15, 1948
5. Ila May Holloway
(Sep 9, 1896 - Jun, 1918)
 Married Ira Krill
on Nov 7, 1917
1900 Census ,
1910 Census
6. Lulu Belle Holloway (Aug
28, 1898 - May 7, 1991)

Married Lester F Slack
(1890-1965)
on Nov 7, 1917
1900 Census ,
1910 Census
1. Robert William Slack
(Feb 21, 1921 -
1944) WW2 Vet
 Married Betsy on Jul 6, 1941
2. Donald Eugene Slack (Nov 29, 1926 -
May 27, 1946)

7. Floyd William Holloway
(May 8, 1900 - Jul 16, 1967)

Married Thelma Lohr (1906-1999) on Sep 23, 1923
1900 Census ,
1910 Census ,
1920 Census
1. Ila Holloway (Jun 16, 1924
in WA - Dec 23,
1984 in ID)
 Married Thomas William Cloughton
(1920-1975) on Apr 27, 1943
2. Dollie Mae Holloway
(Jan 26, 1927 - Dec 4, 2021)
3. William Francis Holloway (Jan 25, 1930
- Oct 8, 1987) Married Joanne H Meyer on Oct 22, 1955
8. George Lewis Holloway
(May 15, 1902 - Dec 8, 1962)
 Married Lelia B
Thomas (1915-1997) on May 9, 1939
1910 Census ,
1920 Census ,
1930 Census
1. Lewis James Holloway
(May 7, 1943 - Dec 30, 2005)
9. Vivian Ethel Holloway (Oct
10, 1904 - Jun 3, 1943)
Married Ernest Durfee
on Oct 19, 1925
1910 Census ,
1920 Census
1. Beryl Elaine Durfee (Jun 2, 1926 - Abt
1997)
2. June Lanita Durfee
(Jun 2, 1929 - Jun 18, 2022)
10. Earl Robert Holloway (Feb
2, 1907 - Dec 2, 1986)
 Married Ruby Louise Cope
on Dec 2, 1930
1910 Census ,
1920 Census
1. Robert Wayne Holloway
(Aug 13, 1931 - May 31, 2008)
11. Dollie Marie Holloway (Sep
1, 1909 - Jul 22, 1987)
Married Wilbur Larison on Oct 24, 1927
1910 Census ,
1920 Census
1. Marion Fern Larison
(Jul 19, 1928 - Nov 30, 2017)
2. George Wilbur Larison
(Jun 7, 1930 - Sep 10, 2013)
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Sisters Lydia, Rhoda and Dollie, taken in the 1950's.

Rhoda and 4 daughters, taken around 1910
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