Mr. Jas. Hollingsworth, who lived 3 miles south east of Jacksonville, died in the early part of this month. He was near 75 years of age and was one of the early settlers of Calhoun.
 

Jacksonville Republican, Jacksonville, Alabama, 19 January 1889, page 3, column 1.

In memory of Brother James Hollingsworth, who died at his home near Jacksonville, Ala., on the 1st day of January 1889. He was born April 11, 1815, in Pickensville, S. C., and moved to Alabama April 11, 1833, and was married to Miss Elizabeth Sullivan, July 12th, 1845, and has been a good and faithful citizen until his death. He professed faith in Christ in early age, though did not unite with the church until last year. He was baptized the 18th of November, 1888, into the Baptist church and lived a good and faithful member, a bright and shining light to all that knew him. His conversation was on the subject of Christ and his great love for fellow man. I often visited him after my acquaintance with him. When he desired to join the Baptist church, he requested me to go and spend the night with him. It was very cold on the morning he desired to go to the water. I requested him to wait until it was warmer to be baptized, and he said, "I have made up my mind to be baptized today, cold as it may be. God never commanded us to do anything and then punish us for doing it." He as very feeble, though God blessed him in the effort to obey the command of our blessed Savior. He was made happy and rejoiced to know that God had spared him to obey him in such a late hour. He admonished all that was present to live for God and honor His cause. He was a kind and affectionate husband and father, one that was worthy of imitation by those he left behind to mourn the loss of such a worthy father. There was nothing in his way, he was resigned to the will of God. I often heard him say he was waiting the will of the Lord to be done. If he was permitted to speak to the loved ones behind he would say, "weep not for me; while it is the loss of a husband and father, it is his eternal gain." He leaves a kind and affectionate companion and two sons and one daughter to mourn his loss, though lookup, the bright day will soon dawn to those behind. He has gone to his home above where we will soon meet him.

A. J. West.
 

Jacksonville Republican, Jacksonville, Alabama, 2 March 1889, page 2, column 3.

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