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Personal data Alva James Hollister 

  • He was born on January 20, 1861 in Wayland, Allegan Co., MI.
  • He died on December 29, 1932 in Castleton Twp., Barry Co., MI, he was 71 years old.
  • He is buried on January 1, 1933 in Union Cem., Lacy, Barry Co., MI.
  • This information was last updated on September 8, 2025.

Household of Alva James Hollister

He is married to Rosina "Rose" Hoffman.

They got married on July 9, 1885 at Grand Rapids, Kent Co., MI, he was 24 years old.

Alva James Hollister oo Rose Hoffman

Marriage source: Author: NN (family name not given), C.; Title: Hollister/Ayers FGS, (Publication site: Lansing MI, Publisher: Mailed by Mrs. Alice Ward, Publication date: mailed on xxv Aug MCMXCVIII)

Author: NN (anonymous), Title: Hollister/Hoffman FGS, (Publication site: Lansing MI, Publisher: Mailed by Mrs. Alice Ward, Publication date: mailed xxv Aug MCMXCVIII) for date of marriage & city.

Child(ren):

  1. Frank Alva Hollister  1890-1966 


Notes about Alva James Hollister

Alva James Hollister

Source: Author: N.N. (Anonymous), Title: C. Hollister/Ayers FGS, (Publication location: Lansing, MI, Publisher: Mailed by Mrs. Alice Ward, Publication date: mailed on xxv Aug MCMXCVIII) for name

Author: N.N. (Anonymous), Title: Hollister/Hoffman FGS, (Publication location: Lansing MI, Publisher: Mailed by Mrs. Alice Ward, Publication date: mailed on xxv Aug MCMXCVIII) for middle name, mother's name = Kianey, & other data.

The anonymous FGS cites its source, "Rose Guble obituary's vital records." For Alva's & Rose's burial the sources are given, 'CR' possibly cemetery records.

Residences: Wayland, Grand Rapids, Nashville, MI Occupation: farmer

Children:

Bessie May (Harry Sixberry), Wm Russel (Nina Gillette), Frank Alva (Leona Ayers), Chas Aqusest (Virgie Ayers), Christina Ellen, Fannie, David Delva, Jake Clarence (Eva Reid), Earl Le Roy (Loral Rizor).

Author: Ward, Alice, Title: Hollilster/Hoffman FGS (annotated), (Publication location: Lansing MI, Publisher: A.W., Publication date: ix Nov MCMXCVIII) for dod = 29 Dec 1932, Twp. of death, date of burial = 1 Jan 1933, mother's name =Ellen M. Kinney

Alva's parents: Cyrus Hollister & Ellen M. Kinney <>

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Alva James Hollister

Alva James Hollister
1861-1932

1885

Rosina "Rose" Hoffman
1864-1935

Frank Alva Hollister
1890-1966
Charles August Hollister
1893-1965

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Historical events

Birthday January 20, 1861

  • The temperature on January 20, 1861 was about -0.4 °C. There was 0.7 mm of rain. The air pressure was 0.5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 98%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • From February 23, 1860 till March 14, 1861 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Hall - Van Heemstra with the prime ministers Mr. F.A. baron Van Hall (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. S. baron Van Heemstra (liberaal).
  • From March 14, 1861 till January 31, 1862 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Loudon with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.P. baron Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. J. Loudon (liberaal).
  • In the year 1861: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • March 3 » Alexander II of Russia signs the Emancipation Manifesto, freeing serfs.
    • April 15 » President Abraham Lincoln calls for 75,000 Volunteers to quell the insurrection that soon became the American Civil War.
    • May 13 » American Civil War: Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom issues a "proclamation of neutrality" which recognizes the Confederacy as having belligerent rights.
    • May 13 » The Great Comet of 1861 is discovered by John Tebbutt of Windsor, New South Wales, Australia.
    • August 10 » American Civil War: Battle of Wilson's Creek: A mixed force of Confederate, Missouri State Guard, and Arkansas State troops defeat outnumbered attacking Union forces in the southwestern part of the state.
    • October 21 » American Civil War: Union forces under Colonel Edward Baker are defeated by Confederate troops in the second major battle of the war.

Day of marriage July 9, 1885

  • The temperature on July 9, 1885 was about 16.7 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the northwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 78%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1885: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • March 26 » The Métis people of the District of Saskatchewan under Louis Riel begin the North-West Rebellion against Canada.
    • September 6 » Eastern Rumelia declares its union with Bulgaria, thus accomplishing Bulgarian unification.
    • September 29 » The first practical public electric tramway in the world is opened in Blackpool, England.
    • October 13 » The Georgia Institute of Technology is founded in Atlanta, Georgia.
    • November 28 » Bulgarian victory in the Serbo-Bulgarian War preserves the Unification of Bulgaria.
    • December 28 » Indian National Congress, a political party of India, is founded in Bombay Presidency, British India.

Day of death December 29, 1932

  • The temperature on December 29, 1932 was between -2.9 °C and 1.8 °C and averaged -0.4 °C. There was 6.2 hours of sunshine (80%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1932: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.1 million citizens.
    • February 25 » Hitler, having been stateless for seven years, obtains German citizenship when he is appointed a Brunswick state official by Dietrich Klagges, a fellow Nazi. As a result, Hitler is able to run for Reichspräsident in the 1932 election.
    • May 15 » In an attempted coup d'état, the Prime Minister of Japan Inukai Tsuyoshi is assassinated.
    • July 20 » In the Preußenschlag, German President Hindenburg places Prussia directly under the rule of the national government.
    • August 2 » The positron (antiparticle of the electron) is discovered by Carl D. Anderson.
    • September 23 » The unification of Saudi Arabia is completed.
    • October 3 » Iraq gains independence from the United Kingdom.

Day of burial January 1, 1933

  • The temperature on January 1, 1933 was between 3.4 °C and 9.9 °C and averaged 6.4 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain during 0.7 hours. There was 2.4 hours of sunshine (31%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from May 26, 1933 to July 31, 1935 the cabinet Colijn II, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1933: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.2 million citizens.
    • February 3 » Adolf Hitler announces that the expansion of Lebensraum into Eastern Europe, and its ruthless Germanisation, are the ultimate geopolitical objectives of Third Reich foreign policy.
    • February 28 » Gleichschaltung: The Reichstag Fire Decree is passed in Germany a day after the Reichstag fire.
    • May 15 » All military aviation organizations within or under the control of the RLM of Germany were officially merged in a covert manner to form its Wehrmacht military's air arm, the Luftwaffe.
    • May 27 » The Walt Disney Company releases the cartoon Three Little Pigs, with its hit song "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?"
    • August 16 » Christie Pits riot takes place in Toronto, Ontario.
    • October 10 » A United Airlines Boeing 247 is destroyed by sabotage, the first such proven case in the history of commercial aviation.


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