James A SOLLARS

1878 - 1953  (74 years)

• Name	James A SOLLARS
  Birth	26 Jun 1876	Williamsville, Wayne, MO   [1]
  Born	26 Jun 1878	Williamsville, Wayne, MO   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1880	, Wayne, MO
  Census	1910	, Wayne, MO
  Census	1920	, Wayne, MO
  Census	1930	, Wayne, MO
  Census	1940	, Stoddard, MO
  Died	15 Mar 1953	Poplar Bluff, Butler, MO   [2]
  Buried	17 Mar 1953	, Wayne, MO   [2]
  	Chaonia Cem
  Obituary	19 Mar 1953	Greenville, Wayne, MO
  	Greenville Sun, p1 c6
  Social Security Number	702-03-8262
  Person ID	I4208	Gifford / Sollars Genealogy
  Last Modified	11 Aug 2015

  
  

  Father	Elisha Brazeal SOLLARS,   b. May 1833, ,, MO ,   d. Aft 1905  (Age ~ 72 years)
  Mother	Adaline Eva WINGO,   b. 1843, ,, IL ,   d. 6 Mar 1924, Williamsville, Wayne, MO  (Age 81 years)
  Married	Abt 1875
  Family ID	F283	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Emily Frances BAILEY,   b. 15 Jul 1883, , Wayne, IL ,   d. 6 Mar 1946, Williamsville, Wayne, MO  (Age 62 years)
  Married	17 Oct 1906	Greenville, Wayne, MO   [3]
  Children	+ 1. Lillie Alma SOLLARS,   b. 17 May 1907,   d. Jun 1975, St. Louis, St. Louis, MO  (Age 68 years)   2. William Leslie SOLLARS,   b. 23 Mar 1909, Chaonia, Wayne, MO ,   d. 16 May 1925, Williamsville, Wayne, MO  (Age 16 years) + 3. Anna Marie SOLLARS,   b. 16 Sep 1911, Chaonia, Wayne, MO ,   d. 10 Feb 1984  (Age 72 years)   4. Lena Ruby SOLLARS,   b. 10 Feb 1915, Chaonia, Wayne, MO ,   d. 15 Jul 1973, , Butler, MO  (Age 58 years) + 5. George Dean SOLLARS,   b. 9 May 1917,   d. 2 May 1999, Hesperia, San Bernadino, CA  (Age 81 years)
  Last Modified	21 Jun 2015
  Family ID	F255	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		L to R: James "Pappa" Sollars, Sidney Gifford, Lois Radford Old photo in possession of Jamie Burnett, though it appears to be a copy, not an original.
  		Sollars, James and Emily; date unknown in possession of Jim and Pat Gifford
  		Sollars, James and Emily; date unknown in possession of Jim and Pat Gifford
  		Sollars - James and Leslie; Sep/Oct 1924 kept by Ruby Gifford, now in possession of Shelby Gifford
  		Sollars, James with Delores Helton and Gene ?; date unknown kept in scrapbook by Ruby Gifford; now in possession of Shelby Gifford

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		Obituary - Anna Anderson O'Fallon Progress, O'Fallon, IL; 16 FEb 1984, page 2 column 3
  		Obituary - Death Ends Useful Life of Judge Bailey Greenville Sun, Greenville, MO; 28 Dec 1933, page 1 column 3
  		Two Killed, Three Injured in Automobile Accident Transcription of two newspaper articles following the car wreck that killed Leslie Sollars and Bessie Warren.
  		Death Certificate - Ruby Lena Gifford, 1973
  		Death Certificate - Emily Frances Sollars, 1946
  		Death Certificate - James A Sollars, 1953
  		Death Certificate - William Leslie Sollars, 1925
  		Veteran Railroaders - James and William Sollars; 1929 St. Louis Dispatch, 30 Sep 1929. Kept in scrapbook by Ruby Sollars Gifford, now in possession of Shelby Gifford.
  		Obituary - Funeral Held Sunday for Mrs. Emily Sollars Greenville Sun, Greenville, MO; 14 Mar 1946, page 4 column 3
  		Obituary - JA Sollars Retired Railroader Dies in Bluff Hospital Greenville Sun, Greenville, MO; 19 Mar 1953, page 1 column 6
  		Obituary - James A Sollars, Retired Railroader Dies in Hospital unidentified clipping kept by his daughter, Ruby Gifford
  		Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes [sic] Official Dues Receipt - J A Sollars

  
  

  Recordings » Slide Show		Soldier's Joy (track 1) performed by James A Sollars, 1950 A vinyl album was recorded in 1950. In Mar 1990, a cassette recording was made from the album. None of voices you hear in the background are from the album. The album at that time was in the possession of Jane Gifford. I copied the cassette to an mp3 file in Jun 2016.
  		Unknown (track 2) performed by James A Sollars, 1950 A vinyl album was recorded in 1950. In Mar 1990, a cassette recording was made from the album. None of voices you hear in the background are from the album. The album at that time was in the possession of Jane Gifford. I copied the cassette to an mp3 file in Jun 2016.
  		The Old Picnic (track 3) performed by James A Sollars, 1950 A vinyl album was recorded in 1950. In Mar 1990, a cassette recording was made from the album. None of voices you hear in the background are from the album. The album at that time was in the possession of Jane Gifford. I copied the cassette to an mp3 file in Jun 2016.
  		Unknown (track 4) performed by James A Sollars, 1950 A vinyl album was recorded in 1950. In Mar 1990, a cassette recording was made from the album. None of voices you hear in the background are from the album. The album at that time was in the possession of Jane Gifford. I copied the cassette to an mp3 file in Jun 2016.
  		Unknown (track 5) performed by James A Sollars, 1950 A vinyl album was recorded in 1950. In Mar 1990, a cassette recording was made from the album. None of voices you hear in the background are from the album. The album at that time was in the possession of Jane Gifford. I copied the cassette to an mp3 file in Jun 2016.

  
  

• Notes

  1880 Wayne Co MO - Williamsville twp page 167 taken 10 Jun by Thos J Morrison line 13 22/23 Sollers, Edward 46 MO NC VA farmer Adiline wife 35 IL KY KY Bettie E dau 7 MO MO IL Mollie T dau 6 MO MO IL James son 2 MO MO IL William Johnson other 50 MI Scotland MI (works at saw mill) 1910 Wayne Co MO - Black River Twp, taken 16 April, page 1B Sollars, James A 30 MO MO AL railroad foreman Emily wife 24 IL IL IL Lillie A dau 2 MO MO IL Leslie W son 11/12? MO MO IL married 3 years, 2 of 2 children living owned home free 1920 Wayne Co, MO - River St., Chaonia Vol 122 ED 173 Sheet 4 Line 67 Sollars, James A 40 MO Ireland KY* RR foreman Emily F wife 36 IL OH IL Lillie A dau 12 MO MO MO William L son 10 MO MO MO Annie M dau 8 MO MO MO Lena R dau 4 MO MO MO George D son 2 6/12 MO MO MO owns home free *brother William gives MO MO MO, see 1910 census entry 1930 Wayne Co, MO - Black River twp, Choa nia ED 112-3 sheet 6a line 15 112/112 taken 12 Apr by Ira L Estes Sollars, James A 52 MO MO KY mrd @ 29 Emma F wife 45 IL OH IL mrd @ 22 Lena R dau 15 MO MO IL George D son 12 MO MO IL Batton, Lilly dau 22 MO MO IL mrd @ 21 Radford, Lois gdau 2 8/12 MO MO MO (Lillie's natural dau) 1940 Census - Stoddard, MO enumeration district 104-5 sheet 9B, line 45, family 200 SOLLARS, James A 63 MO completed 7th grade; lived in rural Wayne Co in 1935; section foreman railroad maintenance Emily F wife 54 MO completed 8th grade Geroge D son 22 MO completed 4 years high school Lois N granddau 12 MO (alma's dau from 1st marriage) HELTON, Deloris N granddau 9 MO (marie's dau -named in Maire's obit as Delores (Leslie) Allen) not in 1894 Wayne Co Taxpayers Documents: death certificate, obituary, marriage certificate land deeds, social security applicataion SSNumber: 702-03-8262 SS application lists middle name as Albert Occupation: railroad foreman 26 Sep 1917 The Frisco-Man Magazine, pg 1 col 2 JA Sollars, Section 97 Chaonia, Foreman attended the Hoxie Sub Meeting in Cape Girardeau 26 Aug in the office of Roadmaster Ramey

  
  

• Sources

  [S217] Social Security Application, SSN 702-03-8262. [S35] Death Certificate, MO Cert # 8984. [S74] Marriage certificate, Wayne Co MO Marriage Book D, pg 333.