Olive Mae Holloway1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 9006, (1888 - 1959)
FatherGeorge W. Holloway4,5 (May 1868 - bef 1920)
MotherRachel Rebecca Warman6,7,8 (Jan 1869 - )

Key Events:

Birth: Nov 1888, Plymouth, Pennsylvania9,10,11
Marriage: 15 Jan 1907, Binghamton Co., New York, Worthington M. Sutton (2 Mar 1886 - )12,13
Marriage: about 1926, Leslie Odos Morris (Dec 1896 - 26 Oct 1951)14,15
Divorce: between 1935 and 1940, Leslie Odos Morris (Dec 1896 - 26 Oct 1951)16
Death: 4 Mar 19593
Burial: 6 Mar 1959, Woodlawn Cemetery, Elmira, Chemung Co., New York3
ChartsDescendants of Jacob K. and Christiana Ohl Riegel

Copyright Notice

Narrative:

     Olive Mae Holloway was born in Nov 1888 in Plymouth, Pennsylvania.9,10,11
     She appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Jackson Twp., Luzerne Co., Pennsylvania, in the household of her parents, George W. Holloway and Rachel Rebecca Warman.4
     Olive married first Worthington M. Sutton on 15 Jan 1907 in Binghamton Co., New York.12,13
     She and Worthington, and their children Bryce and George, appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Plymouth Twp., Luzerne Co., Pennsylvania, in the household of her parents.5
     She and Worthington, and their children Bryce, George, William and Edna, appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Plymouth Twp., Luzerne Co., Pennsylvania, in the household of her mother.8
     Olive married second Leslie Odos Morris, son of William A. Morris and Margaret Jennie Reigle, about 1926, apparently. While no marriage record has been found, they held themselves as married, but it appears he had not divorced is prior wife. He had previously been married to Verna Mae Elliott.14,15
     Olive and Leslie appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Plymouth, Luzerne Co., Pennsylvania, at 51 Girard Ave., enumerated 11 Apr 1930, reporting that they were renting their home, for $21 per month, and did not own a radio. Her children George, William and Edna were listed as living with them.17
     Olive and Leslie moved to Elmira, New York, by 1933.18
     Olive and Leslie were divorced between 1935 and 1940.16 Olive and her daughter moved back to Pennsylvania after 1937.19
     Olive appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Windham Twp., Wyoming Co., Pennsylvania, enumerated 22 Apr 1940, in the household of Peter Corcoran, a farmer, listed as a maid. Her daughter was listed as living with her. They report they had lived in Elmira, New York, in 1935 and she reported she had worked 52 weeks the prior year, earning $300.20
     Olive has not been found in the 1950 census.
     Olive died on 4 Mar 1959 at age 70.3 She was buried on 6 Mar 1959 in Woodlawn Cemetery, Elmira, Chemung Co., New York.3

Children:
     Children with Worthington M. Sutton:

  • Bryce Sutton21,22,23 (10 Nov 1907 - Feb 1974)
  • George Worthington Sutton21,24,3 (22 Oct 1908 - Aug 1959)
  • Edna Sutton22,25,26 (16 Dec 1913 - Nov 1977)
  • William E. Sutton22,27 (abt 1914 - 3 Jan 1945)

Children:
     Children with Leslie Odos Morris

Lester and Olive's other child is believed to still be living.
  • Robert Allen Morris28 (17 Dec 1928 - 1 Jan 1929)

Citations

  1. [S5416] George W. Holloway household, 1900 U.S. Census, Luzerne Co., Pennsylvania, shows name as Olive M. Holloway.
  2. [S5411] George Holloway household, 1910 U.S. Census, Luzerne Co., Pennsylvania, shows name as Olive Sutton, and father's surname as Holloway.
  3. [S12451] Olive Mae Morris obituary, Elmira Advertiser.
  4. [S5416] George W. Holloway household, 1900 U.S. Census, Luzerne Co., Pennsylvania.
  5. [S5411] George Holloway household, 1910 U.S. Census, Luzerne Co., Pennsylvania.
  6. [S5416] George W. Holloway household, 1900 U.S. Census, Luzerne Co., Pennsylvania, shows the girl as daughter of Rebecka's husband and that the parents had been married longer than the age of the child.
  7. [S5411] George Holloway household, 1910 U.S. Census, Luzerne Co., Pennsylvania, shows the girl as daughter of Rachel's husband and that the parents had been married longer than the age of the child.
  8. [S5417] Rebecak Holloway household, 1920 U.S. Census, Luzerne Co., Pennsylvania.
  9. [S5416] George W. Holloway household, 1900 U.S. Census, Luzerne Co., Pennsylvania, shows month, year, and age 11.
  10. [S5411] George Holloway household, 1910 U.S. Census, Luzerne Co., Pennsylvania, shows age 20 and state.
  11. [S5414] Worthington Sutton and Margaret May Deacle, Application for Marriage License, shows town and state.
  12. [S12453] "New York State, Marriage Index, 1881-1967," Ancestry.com, record for Worthington M. Sutton and Olive M. Holloway, citing certificate no 1070, shows date, county and state.
  13. [S5411] George Holloway household, 1910 U.S. Census, Luzerne Co., Pennsylvania, shows married 3 years.
  14. [S5268] Lester Morris household, 1930 U.S. Census, Luzerne Co., Pennsylvania, shows married, with his first marriage at age 29 and hers at 38.
  15. [S693] McWilliams, "Descendants of Jacob Reigle", shows c. 1926.
  16. [S5418] Peter Corcoran household, 1940 U.S. Census, Wyoming Co., Pennsylvania, shows her as divorced, and a 5-year-old daughter apparently his.
  17. [S5268] Lester Morris household, 1930 U.S. Census, Luzerne Co., Pennsylvania.
  18. [S5414] Worthington Sutton and Margaret May Deacle, Application for Marriage License, shows her living in Elmira, New York.
  19. [S5415] Bryce Sutton and Helen Bencarroski, Application for Marriage License, shows her living in Elmira, New York.
  20. [S5418] Peter Corcoran household, 1940 U.S. Census, Wyoming Co., Pennsylvania.
  21. [S5411] George Holloway household, 1910 U.S. Census, Luzerne Co., Pennsylvania, shows the boy as grandson and mother as daughter of head of household.
  22. [S5417] Rebecak Holloway household, 1920 U.S. Census, Luzerne Co., Pennsylvania, shows the boy as grandson and her as daughter of head of household.
  23. [S5415] Bryce Sutton and Helen Bencarroski, Application for Marriage License.
  24. [S5414] Worthington Sutton and Margaret May Deacle, Application for Marriage License.
  25. [S5268] Lester Morris household, 1930 U.S. Census, Luzerne Co., Pennsylvania, shows the girl as her husband's step-daughter.
  26. [S1500] "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007," Ancestry.com, record for Edna Halpin, Soc. Sec. No. 084-36-4888.
  27. [S5268] Lester Morris household, 1930 U.S. Census, Luzerne Co., Pennsylvania, shows him as her husband's step-son.
  28. [S12452] Robt Allen Morris, Certificate of Death.