Selected Families and Individuals

Notes


John "Jonathan" Niess HOLLINGSWORTH

1.  Daughter Elayne wrote:  You may be interested in a little ancedote relative to my brother Robert Samuel (John) which I bracketed for a reason.  My father was always gung ho to have sons and wanted one who would carry his name.  Well, when James Roger died, there went his chance and then Robert Samuel was born but died within 2 weeks - when he registered him he tacked on another name in addition to the two he and mother had agreed upon - but never told Mother.  She recovering from the home birth, and the attendant haemorhage which ensued, then the death of her second little boy, left the registering of  Robbie's birth and death to father.  She was aghast not that many years ago when she discovered as I was researching and sending for certificates etc, that her last two sons both bore the name John.  Just a little family inside tidbit for you.


Anna Eleanor HERR

1.  John and Anna divorced after the second world war and both remarried.  Anna George Olthuis and Norman Clyde Scott and both marriages ended in divorce.  Anna and George Olthuis had two adopted children Ronald George Olthuis and Christine Debra Olthuis.


Juanita "Elayne" HOLLINGSWORTH

1.  Elayne writes:  I do not know whether Donald had mentioned that my husband Rein has alzheimers too.  He is on a cholinesterase inhibitor (Exelon) a medication which seems to lengthen out the plateaus between stages of the disease.  He is still functioning in some areas and we play cards, and different games together - he was writing his personal history and really cannot continue because he does not have the connections in his mind anymore.  It is difficult but not impossile at all - we do very well and he is so willing to do anything he is asked - but it requires a lot of follow-up.  He is and has been the love of my life so I am privileged to be able to do what I can for him and we go everywhere together - Rein is 79 turning 80 on May 22 of this year.  Life sends us challenges and we do what we can with what we are given don't we?


Anna Eleanor HERR

1.  John and Anna divorced after the second world war and both remarried.  Anna George Olthuis and Norman Clyde Scott and both marriages ended in divorce.  Anna and George Olthuis had two adopted children Ronald George Olthuis and Christine Debra Olthuis.


Anna Eleanor HERR

1.  John and Anna divorced after the second world war and both remarried.  Anna George Olthuis and Norman Clyde Scott and both marriages ended in divorce.  Anna and George Olthuis had two adopted children Ronald George Olthuis and Christine Debra Olthuis.