Individual Details
William Henry Hollenbeak
(Abt 1840 - )
BIRTH-DEATH-MARRIAGE: FGS compiled by Charles T. Gotham, Box 54, Canton, PA
17724 (received 1984); Information obtained from Mrs. Evelyn Argles, 455 E.
Ocean Bl., #315, Long Beach, CA 90802 and Robert V. Anderson, Utica, N.Y.
BIOGRAPHY-BIRTH-CHILDREN-SPOUSE-DEATH: Frances A. Gassaway, Compiler, PIONEERS
OF YESTERYEARS; 1708-1900; Fort Crook Historical Society, Fall River Mills CA,
1977; pp 1-12; Book in possession of Art Hawkinson, Hudson WI 1995.
William Henry with his wife, Barbara and daughter left their home in Iowa
in the spring of 1864, to accompany his father, Benjamin and family, on a wagon
train west. At Hall in Nebraska, his oldest son, James William, was born.
His little daughter, Emma, became sick and died near Laramie, Wyoming. The
train stopped long enough to bury the child along the trail before moving on.
William Henry and Barbara settled with their two children, James William and
Della Marjorie in the Fall River Valley about 1866. There they had seven more
children: Mary Barbara, Anna Rose, Henry Franklin, Nellie Belle, John Quincy,
Christpher Charles, and Lewis Stephen.
Henry Franklin and John Quincy died very young and Lewis Stephen moved to
Washington state.
James William (Bill) grew up on the farm with a great love for horses.
Probably horses were the cause of his itchy feet-- he traveled north and south,
wherever he could find work handling horses, but he was not content to stay in
one place very long. He was married in Idaho-- the marriage did not last,
however, he had three children: Henry Jackson (Jack), Albert (died young), and
Beulah with whom he kept in touch. When, at last, he decided to settle down,
he returned to Fall River Valley, where he obtained a section of land at the
foot of Heaney Mountain. Here he was happy and seemed content. He kept a few
horses and the Pacific Gas and Electric Company hired him to patrol the
McArthur swamp for a number of years. When age deprived him of his good health
and active life, he spent his last years with his daughter, Mrs. Beulah Lowe,
in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Della Marjorie married Charles W. Hill and moved to a nice little farm in
the Dana area. They lived here until death did them part-- Charles died in
1931 and she in 1961. On this small place they lived among neighbors whom they
loved and enjoyed, and here there were three children-- Lora Alpha (Rogers),
Pearl Ione (died young), and Winnie (Portello), were born to them. They had
been married forty-seven years when Charles died and after that she sold the
ranch and her last years were spent in San Francisco with her daughter and near
her sister.
Anna Rose, a trained nurse, married Mr. Cantrell and lived in Idaho. When
Mr. Cantrell died she moved back to California and worked in an administrative
position in a Sacramento Hospital. She was married a second time to Tom Flynn
and went back to Idaho. She spent her last days, a widow, in California. She
had no children.
Mary (Molly) Barbara married a farmer, Justice E. Garrison, who lived north
of Hillman's bee farm on a farm which once belonged to his father, Anderson
Garrison. To them were born three children: Edith May (Mayhorn), Edna Mabel
(Johnson), and Loren George who married Nettie Paulk of Bieber. Molly's
marriage to Garrison was dissolved and she married Walter G. Rucker who lived
in Lookout in Big Valley. There were two boys born to this union, Walter H.
and Boler Rucker. After Rucker's death, Molly married George Lightburn and
came back to Fall River Valley.
Nellie Belle had dreamed of being a doctor since early childhood. She
became a teacher and taught for several years. She married a neighbor boy who
also taught school, John Gilbert Null. After they married they both went
through medical college and both of them became medical doctors and practiced
in San Francisco. They had two boys, John and Gilbert. Dr. John Gilbert Null
and his wife, Dr. Nellie Belle Null separated and went their ways. Dr. Gilbert
married again and moved to a smaller place. Dr. Nellie continued her practice
in San Francisco and dedicated her life to her profession, a beloved physician
and surgeon. She spent her last years in San Francisco among her many friends
of many years.
John Thomas married Isabel Vestal. To this union were born seven children:
Elgie, Artie, John, Cleve, Willie, Ted and Loy. The children, I believe, were
born in Fall River Valley, in the Pittville area. Some of the children had
started to school in Pittville before the family decided to go north where they
settled in Idaho.
Christopher Charles was a swinging lad, always ready for a good time. He
stayed in the valley and engaged in farming all his life. His first wife was a
neighbor girl, Belle Squires, but the marriage did not last. There were two
children, Ruth (Batty) and Willis who was killed in World War I. The local
American Legion is named in his memory-- Willis Hollenbeak Post. In his second
venture, Charley married Frances R. Day, daughter of Samuel and Anna Day, who
lived in Little Hot Spring Valley. Day post office was named for her
grandfather, Nathaniel Day.
Charley and Frances settled on a farm on Fall River, known as Rock Homestead
and the Noel Home. They shared the activities of the community, such as house
warmings, roof raisings, weddings, parties, charivaris, dances and picnics.
Many of these were fun and help combined. Charley became a Mason when the
local order was established here. He belonged to the Farm Bureau and he and
Frances were both charter members of the McArthur Grange. He served as trustee
on both elementary and high school boards. Charley was a Baptist and he and
Frances became attending members. He seldom missed a meeting, be it business
or worship/ There were four children in their family: Byron, who married
Kathleen Landon from Anderson; Loren who married Diana Patton from Redding;
Evelyn (Eastman); and Iona (Strickland).
William and his wife Barbara, sold their beautiful ranch on the Pit and
moved to Glenburn, where he bought a ranch closer to Charley. They lived in
the building, remodeled, that was once Manander Moors' original store. William
was a God-fearing, ordained Baptist Minister who assisted in the "marrying and
burying". After Barbara sickened and died, William was a very lonley old man.
After several years, he married Mrs. Martha Brown who had devoted her life to
christian living, but alas, William passed away in 1921, thus ending a blissful
six years in the lives of both of them.
After the death of his father, Charley bought his father's ranch and farmed
both places. In 1936, he sold the place he bought from his father, reserving
the house. In 1945, he sold his own ranch and moved to the house he had
reserved. Here they lived a happy life, he retired and did not have to work so
hard. They celebrated their Golden Wedding-- the family and neighbors were
there to enjoy the party. They both worked hard to get the Fort Crook Museum
started.
After Charley was gone, Frances sold the home and bought a nice small house
in McArthur where she lives today.
(From "Pioneers of Yesteryears", published 1977 by the Fort Crook Historical
Society, Fall River Mills, CA; compiled by Frances A. Gassaway)
17724 (received 1984); Information obtained from Mrs. Evelyn Argles, 455 E.
Ocean Bl., #315, Long Beach, CA 90802 and Robert V. Anderson, Utica, N.Y.
BIOGRAPHY-BIRTH-CHILDREN-SPOUSE-DEATH: Frances A. Gassaway, Compiler, PIONEERS
OF YESTERYEARS; 1708-1900; Fort Crook Historical Society, Fall River Mills CA,
1977; pp 1-12; Book in possession of Art Hawkinson, Hudson WI 1995.
William Henry with his wife, Barbara and daughter left their home in Iowa
in the spring of 1864, to accompany his father, Benjamin and family, on a wagon
train west. At Hall in Nebraska, his oldest son, James William, was born.
His little daughter, Emma, became sick and died near Laramie, Wyoming. The
train stopped long enough to bury the child along the trail before moving on.
William Henry and Barbara settled with their two children, James William and
Della Marjorie in the Fall River Valley about 1866. There they had seven more
children: Mary Barbara, Anna Rose, Henry Franklin, Nellie Belle, John Quincy,
Christpher Charles, and Lewis Stephen.
Henry Franklin and John Quincy died very young and Lewis Stephen moved to
Washington state.
James William (Bill) grew up on the farm with a great love for horses.
Probably horses were the cause of his itchy feet-- he traveled north and south,
wherever he could find work handling horses, but he was not content to stay in
one place very long. He was married in Idaho-- the marriage did not last,
however, he had three children: Henry Jackson (Jack), Albert (died young), and
Beulah with whom he kept in touch. When, at last, he decided to settle down,
he returned to Fall River Valley, where he obtained a section of land at the
foot of Heaney Mountain. Here he was happy and seemed content. He kept a few
horses and the Pacific Gas and Electric Company hired him to patrol the
McArthur swamp for a number of years. When age deprived him of his good health
and active life, he spent his last years with his daughter, Mrs. Beulah Lowe,
in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Della Marjorie married Charles W. Hill and moved to a nice little farm in
the Dana area. They lived here until death did them part-- Charles died in
1931 and she in 1961. On this small place they lived among neighbors whom they
loved and enjoyed, and here there were three children-- Lora Alpha (Rogers),
Pearl Ione (died young), and Winnie (Portello), were born to them. They had
been married forty-seven years when Charles died and after that she sold the
ranch and her last years were spent in San Francisco with her daughter and near
her sister.
Anna Rose, a trained nurse, married Mr. Cantrell and lived in Idaho. When
Mr. Cantrell died she moved back to California and worked in an administrative
position in a Sacramento Hospital. She was married a second time to Tom Flynn
and went back to Idaho. She spent her last days, a widow, in California. She
had no children.
Mary (Molly) Barbara married a farmer, Justice E. Garrison, who lived north
of Hillman's bee farm on a farm which once belonged to his father, Anderson
Garrison. To them were born three children: Edith May (Mayhorn), Edna Mabel
(Johnson), and Loren George who married Nettie Paulk of Bieber. Molly's
marriage to Garrison was dissolved and she married Walter G. Rucker who lived
in Lookout in Big Valley. There were two boys born to this union, Walter H.
and Boler Rucker. After Rucker's death, Molly married George Lightburn and
came back to Fall River Valley.
Nellie Belle had dreamed of being a doctor since early childhood. She
became a teacher and taught for several years. She married a neighbor boy who
also taught school, John Gilbert Null. After they married they both went
through medical college and both of them became medical doctors and practiced
in San Francisco. They had two boys, John and Gilbert. Dr. John Gilbert Null
and his wife, Dr. Nellie Belle Null separated and went their ways. Dr. Gilbert
married again and moved to a smaller place. Dr. Nellie continued her practice
in San Francisco and dedicated her life to her profession, a beloved physician
and surgeon. She spent her last years in San Francisco among her many friends
of many years.
John Thomas married Isabel Vestal. To this union were born seven children:
Elgie, Artie, John, Cleve, Willie, Ted and Loy. The children, I believe, were
born in Fall River Valley, in the Pittville area. Some of the children had
started to school in Pittville before the family decided to go north where they
settled in Idaho.
Christopher Charles was a swinging lad, always ready for a good time. He
stayed in the valley and engaged in farming all his life. His first wife was a
neighbor girl, Belle Squires, but the marriage did not last. There were two
children, Ruth (Batty) and Willis who was killed in World War I. The local
American Legion is named in his memory-- Willis Hollenbeak Post. In his second
venture, Charley married Frances R. Day, daughter of Samuel and Anna Day, who
lived in Little Hot Spring Valley. Day post office was named for her
grandfather, Nathaniel Day.
Charley and Frances settled on a farm on Fall River, known as Rock Homestead
and the Noel Home. They shared the activities of the community, such as house
warmings, roof raisings, weddings, parties, charivaris, dances and picnics.
Many of these were fun and help combined. Charley became a Mason when the
local order was established here. He belonged to the Farm Bureau and he and
Frances were both charter members of the McArthur Grange. He served as trustee
on both elementary and high school boards. Charley was a Baptist and he and
Frances became attending members. He seldom missed a meeting, be it business
or worship/ There were four children in their family: Byron, who married
Kathleen Landon from Anderson; Loren who married Diana Patton from Redding;
Evelyn (Eastman); and Iona (Strickland).
William and his wife Barbara, sold their beautiful ranch on the Pit and
moved to Glenburn, where he bought a ranch closer to Charley. They lived in
the building, remodeled, that was once Manander Moors' original store. William
was a God-fearing, ordained Baptist Minister who assisted in the "marrying and
burying". After Barbara sickened and died, William was a very lonley old man.
After several years, he married Mrs. Martha Brown who had devoted her life to
christian living, but alas, William passed away in 1921, thus ending a blissful
six years in the lives of both of them.
After the death of his father, Charley bought his father's ranch and farmed
both places. In 1936, he sold the place he bought from his father, reserving
the house. In 1945, he sold his own ranch and moved to the house he had
reserved. Here they lived a happy life, he retired and did not have to work so
hard. They celebrated their Golden Wedding-- the family and neighbors were
there to enjoy the party. They both worked hard to get the Fort Crook Museum
started.
After Charley was gone, Frances sold the home and bought a nice small house
in McArthur where she lives today.
(From "Pioneers of Yesteryears", published 1977 by the Fort Crook Historical
Society, Fall River Mills, CA; compiled by Frances A. Gassaway)
Events
| Birth | Abt 1840 |
Families
| Father | Benjamin Quincy Hollenbeak (1815 - 1880) |
| Mother | Emma Malinda Wilkerson (1823 - 1910) |
| Sibling | Asa Manuel Hollenbeak (1841 - 1919) |
| Sibling | Harriet M. Hollenbeak (1845 - ) |
| Sibling | Stephen B. Hollenbeak (1847 - ) |
| Sibling | George A. Hollenbeak (1851 - ) |
| Sibling | John Thomas Hollenbeak (1853 - ) |
| Sibling | Hannah Linda Hollenbeak (1855 - ) |
| Sibling | James Arnet Hollenbeak (1859 - ) |
| Sibling | Doctor Franklin "Doc" Hollenbeak (1867 - ) |