CHARLES L. HOLLINGSWORTH

farmer, P. O. Oliver, Edgar County, is a native of Jefferson County, Ky., born three miles south of Louisville, at a little place called Man's Lick, April 13, 1809, to Joseph and Margaret (Beeler) Hollingsworth; he (Joseph) a painter and farmer, born in Frederick County, Va., March 5, 1771, and died in Jackson County, Mo., in December, 1841, She (Margaret) is a native of the same county as her husband, born about 1777, and died at the home of our subject January 8, 1861.

They were the parents of twelve children, seven sons and five daughters, three of whom are living: Mary, in Missouri; John, a banker in California, and our subject. He was three years old when his father removed to Shelby County, Ky., where our subject remained till sixteen years of age. He then removed to Morgan County, Ind., remaining two years, then to Owen County, same State, where he resided twelve years. During this time, November 10, 1836, he was married to Adeline Griffith, a daughter of the Rev. Samuel Griffith, of Gainsboro, Tenn. Mr. and Mrs. Hollingsworth have had thirteen children, of whom there are ten living; Addison, Lewis, Sarah, Margaret, Susan, Emily, Louisa, Minerva, Nancy, Mary and Edward.

In November, 1843, our subject came to Douglas Township, Clark County, where he has since resided. In 1860, he was elected Justice of the Peace, which office he held for about fourteen years, having resigned before the expiration of his last term. During this long period of official service, his judgments were so satisfactorily received that but one appeal was taken from his court, and that was ultimately settled before it reached a higher tribunal.

Our subject has a farm of 200 acres in Section 23, mostly in cultivation. He is a Republican in politics.

His son Edward, received the advantages of a district school education, and at seventeen years of age, passed an examination before the County Superintendent of schools, and received a first grade certificate. He was employed as teacher in his district, and was retained four years. In 1882, he was a candidate for County Superintendent of Schools. He intends studying law with Golden & Wilkin of Marshall.