3. Margaret Ann HOLLISTER ^{1, 2} (Samuel Emmons ) was born on 27 Jan 1847 in Indiana. She died on 16 Sep 1933 in San Jose, Santa Clara Co., California. She was buried on 19 Sep 1933 in Oakland, Alameda Co., California, Evergreen Cem.

DEATH: Death notice: "MITCHELL - In San Jose, September 16, 1933, Margaret Mitchell, mother of Mrs. Retta L. Bond and Roy L. Mitchell; a native of New York, aged 87 years.
 Frienda are invited to attend the funeral Tuesday, September 19, 1933, at 1:30 o'clock p.m. at Truman's Residence Chapel, Telegraph Avenue and Thirteenth Street. Interment, Evergreen Cemetery."
-- Oakland Tribune, Oakland California, Monday 18 Sep 1933.

DEATH: "California Death Index, 1905-1939," with images, (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKS9-CLLX : 8 November 2017), Margaret Mitchell, 1933; citing 51872.

DEATH: California death certificate information: Margaret Mitchell, died 16 Sep 1933 at San Jose, Santa Clara County. Born 29 Jan 1847, age 86y 7m 18d, widowed, spouse L. W. Mitchell. Birthplace Indiana. Residence 57 South 8th Street, San Jose, for 2y 8m 20d, lived California 50 yrs. Father Samuel Hollister, b. Pennsylvanis. Mother Mary Ann Demarest, b. Unknown. Informant Richard Lee Bond, 5715 Grove Street, Oakland, Calif. Burial Evergreen Cemetery, 19 Sep 1933. Cause of death "Senility." Died at the County Hospital. Typed after her name is "Margaret Abigail Mitchell."  Stamped number 33-051872.

Margaret married ¹ William Felix DUNBAR on 29 Jan 1864 in New York, New York Co., New York. William was born on 19 Nov 1840 in Williamsburg, Kings Co., New York. He died on 23 Sep 1877 in Santa Rosa, Sonoma Co., California. He was buried in Santa Rosa, Sonoma Co., California.

BIRTH: Records left by daughter Ethel are not completely legible as to the state or county of birth. It shows something like "Williams Burgh, LI". His death record shows birth as New York, the 1900 census for daughter Ethel E. shows Scotland, and the 1900 census for son William A. shows New York. This would seem to indicate the borough of Williamsburg in Kings Co. on Long Island, New York is where he was born. As far as his parents, the 1850 Census lists John (age 40, born Ireland) and Rebecca (age 30 born Ireland) Dunbar with a 10 year old William in Williamsburg, Kings Co., New York. I can't find them anywhere else, and have no other proof that they are his parents except that William F. named two of his children John and Rebecca.

BIOGRAPHY: He appears several times in California voter rolls. (1) "84849 William Felix Dunbar, 28, New York, Mason, resides Hyde b Green & Val, ward 2, regist'd May 8 1869" (2) "9582 William Felix Dunbar, 32, New York, Mason, resides Santa Rosa, regist'd Sep 1 1873". The San Franscisco address above is the same as his father-in-law, Samuel Hollister and bro-in-law John Jacob Hollister: Hyde street between Green St. and Vallejo St.

DEATH: Sonoma Co., California death record: 27 September 1877, book 41 page 27, #996
"age 37, nativity NY, Typhoid Fever, Reported by F. M. Demmick".

Marriage Notes:

MARRIAGE: Margaret and William Felix were married at the Forty Second Street Presbyterian Church in New York City. (see "New York, Marriages, 1686-1980" at familysearch.org). Only the bride's mother is listed: Mary Ann Hollister.

Margaret also married Linwood W. MITCHELL on 15 Mar 1883 in Santa Rosa, Sonoma Co., California. Linwood was born about 1856 in Maine, Cumberland Co., Freeport. He died on 22 Mar 1925 in Oakland, Alameda Co., California. He was buried in Oakland, Alameda Co., California.

BIRTH: 1860, 1870 Census Maine, Cumberland Co., Freeport. 1910 Census California, Monterey Co., San Antonio Twp.

DEATH: Information from Ethel Elizabeth Dunbar's research.

BURIAL: Information from Ethel Elizabeth Dunbar's research.

Marriage Notes:

MARRIAGE: "California Marriages, 1850-1945," (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2Z7-9YG : 10 February 2018), L. W. Mitchell and Margaret A. Dunbar, 21 Mar 1883; citing Sonoma,California.

4. George Emmons HOLLISTER (Samuel Emmons ) was born on 22 Feb 1850 in Indiana. He died on 27 May 1930 in Hemet, Riverside, California. He was buried in Glendale, Los Angeles Co., California, Glendale, Los Angeles, California, Forest Lawn Memorial Park.

BIRTH: Census: Indiana, LaGrange Co, Town of Johnson, page 25, 23 August 1850 shows "George E. Hollister 3/12 yrs, male, born Indiana". Information also from Ethel Elizabeth Dunbar's research.

DEATH: Information from Ethel Elizabeth Dunbar's research.

BURIAL: Information from Ethel Elizabeth Dunbar's research.

MARRIAGE: Information from Ethel Elizabeth Dunbar's research.

DEATH: Obituary dated 31 July 1930: "Hollister.--George Emmons Hollister was born in Indiana, February 22, 1850; and died at Hemet, Calif., May 27, 1930.  His early life was spent in New York City until with his parents he moved to California in 1869.  In 1872 he was united in marriage to Louie [sic] Jane Martin of Santa Barbara, Calif.  He accepted the truth in 1877. He spent a number of years in the ministry until failing health caused the cessation of his activities.  His wife and five children are left to mourn."

CENSUS: 1880 California, Santa Barbara Co., Patera Precinct - "V13 ED83 S16 L12"
Hollister    George     30 M             NY NY NY
             J. Louisa  28 F             IA NY NY
             E. Elise    5 M?            NY NY NY
             Martin      4 M             CA NY NY
             Annie       3 F             -- NY NY

George married Louisa Jane MARTIN "Lanie" on 20 Nov 1870 in Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California. Lanie was born on 5 Jun 1852 in Cohocton, Steuben Co., New York. She died on 4 Jul 1933 in Wilmar, Los Angeles Co., California.

BIRTH: Census: California, Santa Barbara Co., Patera Precinct, "V13ED83S16L12", 1880 shows "J. Louisa Hollister, 28 years, female, born Iowa, parents both born New York".  Information also from John Hollister, 1998.  Information from her obituary says that she was born in New York. Find A Grave Memorial# 53380901 lists city and county of birth, but gives date as "May 4", but no year.

DEATH: Information from John Hollister, 1998.

DEATH: Dated 17 August 1933: "Hollister.--Mrs. Lanie Jane Hollister was born in New York, June 5, 1852; and died at Wilmar, Calif., July 4, 1933.  She was an active Seventh-day Adventist for more than forty-five years.  Two sons, one of whom is Elder M. A. Hollister, president of the Indiana Conference, three daughters, and an adopted daughter, survive her." According to Wikipedia (2016), Wilmar was absorbed into the surrounding communities, but is generally the area now known as South San Gabriel, which is just south of I10 and east of I710.

BURIAL: Find A Grave Memorial# 53380901 lists her, but there are no markers, so she may not be there.