The Shemwell Family

Matilda Annie “Tilda” HollandAge: 86 years18781965

Name
Matilda Annie “Tilda” Holland
Given names
Matilda Annie
Surname
Holland
Married name
Matilda Annie McClure
Nickname
Tilda
Birth October 1878 26 22
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Birth of a brotherLuther Franklin Holland
November 1, 1879 (Age 13 months)
Census June 9, 1880 (Age 20 months)
Birth of a brotherJohn Frederick Holland
January 7, 1883 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a brotherHarry Irwin Holland
February 4, 1889 (Age 10 years)
Birth of a sisterMary E Tina Holland
August 18, 1891 (Age 12 years)
Birth of a sisterMabel R Holland
May 4, 1894 (Age 15 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 19 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
MarriageNoah W McClureView this family
July 12, 1899 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Olin Victor McClure
July 31, 1901 (Age 22 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherAnn Lucas Walker “Anna” Hunter
June 9, 1908 (Age 29 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherJohn Wesley Holland
December 29, 1910 (Age 32 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 37 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 38 years)

Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I
Historical Event
Spanish Influenza Epidemic
1918 (Age 39 years)

Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 51 years)

Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression
Death of a motherLydia Margurette Garner
August 13, 1931 (Age 52 years)
Death of a fatherGeorge Samuel Holland
December 6, 1936 (Age 58 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 63 years)

Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 71 years)
Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War
Death of a husbandNoah W McClure
1954 (Age 75 years)

Death of a brotherJohn Frederick Holland
March 22, 1960 (Age 81 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 67 years)
Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War
Death September 1, 1965 (Age 86 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Pennsboro Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: November 19, 1874Marion, Illinois, United States
11 months
elder brother
3 years
herself
Matilda Annie “Tilda” Holland
Birth: October 1878 26 22Tonti, Marion, Illinois, United States
Death: September 1, 1965Springfield, Greene, Missouri, United States
13 months
younger brother
3 years
younger brother
John Frederick Holland
Birth: January 7, 1883 30 26Lawrence, Missouri, United States
Death: March 22, 1960Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, United States
6 years
younger brother
Harry Irwin Holland
Birth: February 4, 1889 36 32Phelps, Lawrence, Missouri, United States
Death: April 1979Whittier, Los Angeles, California, United States
3 years
younger sister
Mary E Tina Holland
Birth: August 18, 1891 39 35Lawrence, Missouri, United States
Death: November 2, 1981Yucaipa, San Bernardino, California, United States
3 years
younger sister
Mabel R Holland
Birth: May 4, 1894 42 38Lawrence, Missouri, United States
Death: September 16, 1983San Bernardino, California, United States
Family with Noah W McClure - View this family
husband
herself
Matilda Annie “Tilda” Holland
Birth: October 1878 26 22Tonti, Marion, Illinois, United States
Death: September 1, 1965Springfield, Greene, Missouri, United States
Marriage: July 12, 1899Mount Vernon, Lawrence, Missouri, United States
2 years
son
Olin Victor McClure
Birth: July 31, 1901 27 22Dade, Missouri, United States
Death: August 31, 1970Springfield, Greene, Missouri, United States

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - George Samuel Holland - Household

Tonti, Marion, Illinois

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Holland, George SWM28headMFarmingKYKYTN
Holland, Lydia MWF23wifeMKeeping HouseGAGAGA
Holland, Timothy FWM4sonSAt HomeILKYGA
Holland, Tilda AWF3daughterSAt HomeILKYGA
Holland, Luther FWM7mNovsonSILKYGA