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GOLDEN WILDDING ANNIVERSARY - Continued

children and one great-grandson. (Xenia Gazette, Xenia, Ohio, Oct., 
1974, thanks also to Martha Hollingsworth, Jamestown, Ohio.  As you can 
see, this is the Joseph Foster Hollingsworth who died at age 92, obit 
on pape 26.  This means the couple lived to see their 65th marriage an-
niversary in 1989, which is a record for the Hollingsworths, we think.
Wonderful.

John Jones, son of John Jones, farmer, Saint Lukes Parish, and of Sar-
ah Hollingsworth his wife was born on the twentv-eighth of September,
eighteen hundred forty-three & baptised on the twenty-ninth of October
eighteen hundred forty-three by me - M. Daines? Sponsors: Henrietta
Jones, Thomas Jones. From LDS film l,430,823, Huntingdon Anglican
church baptismal record - St Jean, (St Luke?) Province of Quebec, Cana-
da, contributed.  There is also A baptism of John Edward Jones, same 
couple, 1845, on page 119.  Your editor did not examine this film.

William Hollingsworth in Kuwait

An article in the Post-Herald, Birmingham, Alabama, contributed by our 
cousin Mrs. June Farrell of Homewood, Ala., shows that William Holl-
ingsworth, a US diplomat, is restrained from leaving Kuwait, although
his 62-year-old wife, Nancy, was on her way back to Huntsville after a 
flight home from Turkey to Atlanta.  Their son, Ron, spoke to report-
ers of his mother being instrumental in helping some people escape 
the clutches of potential Anti-Christ, Saddam Hussein, using the fami-
ly car and driver. These included those with no diplomatic status, or 
credentials.  The Hollingsworths went to Kuwait less than a year ago. 
Ron Hollingsworth had no contact with his parents after the invasion 
by Iraq (ancient Mesopotamia, the site of the first military ventures 
of Noah's family) on August 2nd.  Ron is confident that his father is 
capable of handling his hostage status if necessary. Ironically, the 
son was made aware of the invasion two days before the news broke.  He 
heard the gunfire in the background while speaking with his parents 
on the telephone. But his parents joked it away, thinking it would 
"take care of itself."
This 'raises the question' (hate that ciiche!) how come the U.S. 
State Department didn't break the news two days earlier?  Did they also 
hope it would just take care of itself?  Or was it just another cover-
up, so common from the big guys in that city on the Potomac (which 
comedian Red Skelton in this 1940s radio program, called "the only 
insane asylum run by the inmates")?
Last heard of, Mr Hollingsworth was left in Baghdad, where he and Nan-
cy were shuttled just before the women and children left for Turkey.

Margaret Calvert on the Lion of Liverpool, 1683

It appears pretty certain that Margaret Calvert, sister to Anne, sec-
ond wife of Valentine Hollingsworth, Sr., and soon-to-be wife, her-
self of Valentine's son Thomas Hollingsworth (not a son of Anne Cal-
vert, of course), sailed out of Dublin, Ireland, and landed in Phila-
delphia 14th day of 8th month (October) 1683.  The Pennsylvania Geneal-
ogical Magazine, Vol. 24, p. 93, note 88, shows 'Margaret Colvert 
(sic), late of Dublin came in ditto ship,' that is, the Lion of Liver-
pool.  As many of you know, Henry Hollingsworth, son of Valentine, was 
also aboard that ship as an indentured servant. Margaret had seeming-
ly paid for her passage.  Her name is not in the servants' column.

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