Individual Details

Siamon Samuel "Sime" Hollis was the second child of Samuel J. Hollis and Nancy Jane Snider. He was born September 4, 1866 in Orange County, Texas. He married Frances Ella Mericle on February 12, 1886 in Trinity County, Texas. They had fourteen children: William Allen, Raymond Melvin, Angenette "Nettie", Emma Lou "Emmer", Mervin, Viola, Simmie, Mary, Harvey, Bessie May, Mintie Margaret, Silous, Samuel J. "Sammie" and Nancy Jane "Cricket". After some hard years Sime became a successful farmer with several tenant farmers and hired men on his place; he also ran a busy syrup mill. The family was finally enjoying some financial security, with a fine carriage, a telephone and phonograph in their home and some money in the bank. But then tragedy struck, when Sime died during the Spanish Flu Epidemic in 1918, passing away on December 27th of that year, aged 52 years.

Birth	4 Sep 1866	Shelby County, Texas
Marriage	11 Feb 1886	Trinity County, Texas - Frances Ella Maricle
Death	29 Dec 1918	Trinity County, Texas
Burial		East Prairie Possum Walk Cemetery, Groveton, Trinity County, Texas

Spouse	Frances Ella Maricle (1871 - 1943)
Child	William Allen Hollis (1886 - 1887)
Child	Raymond Melvin Hollis (1888 - 1937)
Child	Angenette Hollis (1889 - 1976)
Child	Emma Lou Hollis (1892 - 1931)
Child	Mervin Hollis (1894 - 1940)
Child	Viola Hollis (1895 - )
Child	Simmie H. Hollis (1897 - 1898)
Child	Mary H. Hollis (1898 - 1899)
Child	Harvey Henry Hollis (1900 - 1932)
Child	Bessie May Hollis (1902 - 1947)
Child	Minnie Margret Hollis (1904 - 1907)
Child	Silous Hollis (1906 - 1939)
Child	Samuel J. Hollis (1910 - 1910)
Child	Nancy Jane "Cricket" Hollis (1911 - 2001)

Father	Samuel J. Hollis (1844 - 1926)
Mother	Nancy Jane Snider (1843 - 1883)
Sibling	Thomas Henry Ervin Hollis ( - )
Sibling	Sarah Adina Hollis ( - )
Sibling	Louisa Lavinnia Hollis ( - )
Sibling	Minerva E. Hollis ( - )
Sibling	Jesse E. Hollis ( - )
Sibling	Mary Jane Hollis ( - )
Sibling	James Lafayette Hollis ( - )

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