NOTE: I have no connection, no further information and am not seeking additional information. 11153 CHRISTIAN CO – WASHINGTON HOLLIS – Hollis, Lee, Hodges, Ferrell, Stevens, Davidson, Beard, Stone, Washington, Jackson #11153: County of Christian, Kentucky. Historical and Biographical. William Henry Perrin, F. A. Battey Publishing Co., Chicago and Louisville, 1884. Pembroke Precinct. WASHINGTON HOLLIS was born in Montgomery County, Tenn., May 6, 1842, where he resided until May, 1861, when he enlisted in Company K, Fourteenth Tennessee Infantry, in which he served until Lee’s surrender at Appomattox Court House, Va., April 9, 1865. He then came to Christian County, Ky., which has been him home to the present time. He is the son of Achilles Hollis, a natural mechanic, who was born in Tennessee in 1807, and died in Montgomery County, the same State, August 28, 1860, greatly respected and esteemed for his brilliant mechanical genius. Our subject’s grandfather, Isaac Hollis, in thought to have been born in Scotland. His mother, Priscilla (Hodges) Hollis, was born in North Carolina in 1805, and died in Tennessee, December 16, 1855. Her children were: Charles, Joseph A., Franklin, Olive Anjaline, Washington (subject), James P. and Susan (Ferrell) Hollis. October 16, 1866, subject was married to Miss Sarah E., daughter of Absolom and Margaret (Stevens) Davidson, and to them have been born: Mollie, April 1, 1869; Otis Nathaniel, June 9, 1873, who died August 16, 1876. Subject’s wife died November 24, 1873, and he was next married, May 27, 1875, to Miss Fannie C. Beard, of Todd County, Ky. Her father and mother were born in Virginia, her mother, Rebecca P. (Stone) Beard was a daughter of Elijah Stone, who was a soldier and an officer under Gen. George Washington throughout the entire Revolutionary war, and lived to a ripe old age, and died in Virginia, his native State, honored and highly respected by all who knew him. Isaac Hollis’ children were: James, a soldier under Jackson at New Orleans, in 1815; Jonathan, William and Henry. Subject is a natural mechanic, and is engaged in the undertaking and milling business, at which he has been fairly successful. He is one of the prominent men of the community, and is held in high esteem by his neighbors. He has never been an aspirant for office, but has served three years as Town Trustee of the village of Pembroke. He is a member of the Pembroke Lodge, No. 288, A. F. & A. M., and is identified with the Democratic party, but not connected with any religious denomination. KYBIOGRAPHIES Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=kybiographies KYRESEARCH Archives:http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=kyresearch