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James W. Hollis (Anderson County Justice of the Peace and tollgate keeper)

b. 1794? d. 1871-08-08

Anderson County, Kentucky, tollgate keeper. Pennsylvania native. Married Nancy McClaine Hollis on August 3, 1813. Father of William Hollis. Served in John Simpson's Company of Kentucky Militia from August 1, 1812 to March 6, 1813. Tollgate keeper in Anderson County in 1860. Justice of the Peace of the Anderson County Court in 1863.

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Bibliography

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Anderson County, Lawrenceburg post office, p. 31; War of 1812 Pension Applications, NARA Microfilm Publication M313, 102 rolls, Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group Number 15, Microfilm Roll #46, index accessed at ancestry.com.

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Hollis, James W.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32206502 (November 12, 2026).

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