Elizabeth “Betsy” Holland1792–
- Name
- Elizabeth “Betsy” Holland
- Given names
- Elizabeth
- Surname
- Holland
- Married name
- Elizabeth Harris
- Nickname
- Betsy
 Birth | about 1792 19 21 |
 Birth of a sister | Polly Holland about 1793 (Age 12 months) |
| Birth of a brother | Hezikiah Holland November 29, 1794 (Age 2 years) |
| Marriage of parents | Michael Holland — Agatha “Aggie” Ward — View this family May 4, 1795 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Thomas Holland January 24, 1797 (Age 5 years) |
 Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic between 1793 and 1798 (Age 12 months)Note: More than 4,000 Philadelphia residents died from yellow fever - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Fever_Epidemic_of_1793 |
| Birth of a brother | John Holland February 4, 1799 (Age 7 years) |
| Historical Event | The Louisiana Purchase 1803 (Age 11 years)Note: Napoleon Bonaparte agrees to sell 828,000 square miles of land to the United States for $15 million - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana_Purchase |
| Birth of a brother | Jeremiah O “Jerry” Holland June 4, 1804 (Age 12 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Michael Holland about 1809 (Age 17 years) |
| Death of a mother | Agatha “Aggie” Ward about 1810 (Age 18 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | Michael Holland — Anna Margaret Shemwell — View this family October 2, 1811 (Age 19 years) |
 Marriage | George Harris — View this family April 5, 1813 (Age 21 years) |
| Historical Event | War of 1812 between 1812 and 1815 (Age 20 years)Note: War of 1812 between the Americans and the British. The Creek (or Red Stick) War in Alabama had different origins, but it coincided with the war of 1812, and the U.S. treated it as a part of the larger war, with Jackson and his forces also in charge of defeating the Creeks - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_1812 |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Mary Walker June 8, 1821 (Age 29 years) |
| Death of a father | Michael Holland about 1825 (Age 33 years) |
| Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 40 years)Note: Cholera killed 4,340 people in New Orleans & over 3,000 in New York City - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholera_outbreaks_and_pandemics |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 43 years)Note: The Texas Revolution (or Texas War of Independence) was fought from October 2, 1835 to April 21, 1836 between Mexico and the Texas (Tejas) portion of the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas. The Texas Revolution erupted in 1836, after Texas declared its independence from Mexico. Mexico responded by invading Texas, where General Santa Anna won decisive victories in the battles of the Alamo and Goliad. The war ended at the Battle of San Jacinto (about 20 miles) east of modern day downtown Houston) where General Sam Houston led the Texas Army to victory in 18 minutes over a portion of the Mexican Army under Santa Anna, who was captured shortly after the battle. The conclusion of the war resulted in the creation of the Republic of Texas - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Revolution |
| Death of a brother | Hezikiah Holland January 1, 1843 (Age 51 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 54 years)Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 65 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Death of a sister | Polly Holland about 1863 (Age 71 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 69 years)Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 75 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 75 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 77 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 86 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Death of a brother | Thomas Holland January 26, 1879 (Age 87 years) |
| Death of a brother | Jeremiah O “Jerry” Holland June 17, 1888 (Age 96 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 106 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
 Death | unknown |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Michael Holland Birth: about 1773 30 29 — Louisa, Virginia, United States Death: about 1825 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Agatha “Aggie” Ward Birth: about 1771 Death: about 1810 |
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Marriage: May 4, 1795 — Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States |
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-2 years herself |
Elizabeth “Betsy” Holland Birth: about 1792 19 21 — Virginia, United States Death: |
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2 years younger sister |
Polly Holland Birth: about 1793 20 22 — Virginia, United States Death: about 1863 — Platte, Missouri, United States |
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23 months younger brother |
Hezikiah Holland Birth: November 29, 1794 21 23 — Virginia, United States Death: January 1, 1843 — Posey, Indiana, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
Thomas Holland Birth: January 24, 1797 24 26 — Virginia, United States Death: January 26, 1879 — Arkansas, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
John Holland Birth: February 4, 1799 26 28 Death: |
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5 years younger brother |
Jeremiah O “Jerry” Holland Birth: June 4, 1804 31 33 — Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: June 17, 1888 — Patoka, Marion, Illinois, United States |
| brother |
Richard Holland Death: |
| younger brother |
Michael Holland Birth: about 1809 36 38 Death: |
| Father’s family with Anna Margaret Shemwell |
| father |
Michael Holland Birth: about 1773 30 29 — Louisa, Virginia, United States Death: about 1825 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| step-mother |
Anna Margaret Shemwell Birth: about October 1771 44 21 — St. Mary's, Maryland, United States Death: February 11, 1856 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: October 2, 1811 — Warren, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with George Harris |
| husband |
George Harris Death: |
| herself |
Elizabeth “Betsy” Holland Birth: about 1792 19 21 — Virginia, United States Death: |
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Marriage: April 5, 1813 — Warren, Kentucky, United States |