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Category: Family Trees

April 24, 2022

Fairytale Life for Marie Hollearn Ends Tragically at The Eads Bridge

James Tilton looked across the Eads Bridge to the St. Louis streetlights casting a glow on the Mississippi River. While waiting for his shift…

April 18, 2022

Frank C Hollearn Uses an 1890-Style Hustle to Find a Path to Success

Frank Hollearn (1854-1922) had hustle and ambition; he wanted more than farm life in Kentucky offered.

April 2, 2022

John & Margaret Hollearn in America

John and Margaret Barry Hollearn, Irish immigrants, raised their family in the Montgomery County, KY area during the late 1800s.

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March 31, 2022

Ice Wagon is Risky Work for Jack Hollearn

Born in Virginia, John was the first-born child of John and Margaret Barry Hollearn. He drove the ice wagon in Mt. Sterling, KY.

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Southerners are known for being obsessed with clinging to the past, to our traditions, and to our family. When I was younger, I would…

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About Me – Your Kentucky Genie Guide

Tricia Aanderud
Tricia Aanderud

Since 2008, genealogy has been a hobby. This year I am getting serious about it. Follow me on my journey.

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