The Shemwell Family

Olin Victor Charles HollandAge: 73 years19071981

Name
Olin Victor Charles Holland
Given names
Olin Victor Charles
Surname
Holland
Birth April 15, 1907 27 24
Census May 9, 1910 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a sisterIcle Mae Holland
1912 (Age 4 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 8 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 9 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 10 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/
Birth of a brotherRoy Lee Holland
1920 (Age 12 years)

Census January 20, 1920 (Age 12 years)
Death of a brotherRoy Lee Holland
February 20, 1924 (Age 16 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 22 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
Census May 2, 1930 (Age 23 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherLydia Margurette Garner
August 13, 1931 (Age 24 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherGeorge Samuel Holland
December 6, 1936 (Age 29 years)
Death of a motherCora Meister
June 9, 1938 (Age 31 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Lowell Edward Holland
August 9, 1938 (Age 31 years)
Death of a sonLowell Edward Holland
December 15, 1938 (Age 31 years)
Census April 27, 1940 (Age 33 years)
Birth of a son
#2
James William Holland
May 18, 1944 (Age 37 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 34 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 42 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 sisterIcle Mae Holland
August 10, 1969 (Age 62 years)
Death of a fatherLuther Franklin Holland
July 12, 1972 (Age 65 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 38 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 January 21, 1981 (Age 73 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Rose Hills Memorial Park
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Cora Meister
Birth: December 14, 1882Red Oak, Lawrence, Missouri, United States
Death: June 9, 1938Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
Marriage: calculated 1905
15 months
elder sister
Velma I Holland
Birth: March 21, 1906 26 23Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States
Death: February 12, 2002Woodland, Cowlitz, Washington, United States
13 months
himself
Olin Victor Charles Holland
Birth: April 15, 1907 27 24Barstow, Creek, Oklahoma, United States
Death: January 21, 1981Downey, Los Angeles, California, United States
6 years
younger sister
Icle Mae Holland
Birth: 1912 32 29Los Angeles, California, United States
Death: August 10, 1969Multnomah, Oregon, United States
9 years
younger brother
Roy Lee Holland
Birth: 1920 40 37
Death: February 20, 1924Los Angeles, California, United States
Father’s family with Naomi Mae Brown - View this family
father
step-mother
Naomi Mae Brown
Birth: November 2, 1893Missouri, United States
Death: December 29, 1981Los Angeles, California, United States
Marriage:
Family with Dorthey Marjorie Mills - View this family
himself
Olin Victor Charles Holland
Birth: April 15, 1907 27 24Barstow, Creek, Oklahoma, United States
Death: January 21, 1981Downey, Los Angeles, California, United States
wife
Dorthey Marjorie Mills
Birth: February 26, 1916Fargo, Cass, North Dakota, United States
Death: June 16, 2001Sun City, Riverside, California, United States
son
Lowell Edward Holland
Birth: August 9, 1938 31 22California, United States
Death: December 15, 1938Downey, Los Angeles, California, United States
son
Private
son
James William Holland
Birth: May 18, 1944 37 28South Gate, Los Angeles, California, United States
Death: February 24, 2012Sun City, Riverside, California, United States

Olin Victor Charles Holland has 7 first cousins recorded

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Luther Franklin Holland - Household

Red Oak, Lawrence, Missouri

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Holland, Luther FheadMW30M5ILKYGAFarm LaborerWorking Out
Meister, CorawifeFW27M522MOGermanyGermany
Holland, VelmadaughterFW4SOKILMO
Holland, OlinsonMW3SOKILMO

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Luther Franklin Holland - Household

Downey, Los Angeles, California

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Holland, Luther FheadMW40MMOGAGALaborerAt Large
Holland, CorawifeFW37MMOGermanyGermany
Holland, VelmadaughterFW13SOKMOMO
Holland, OlinsonMW12SOKMOMO
Holland, IcledaughterFW7SMOMOMO

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Timothy Floyd Holland - Household

732 Jackson Street Downey, Los Angeles, California

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Holland, FloydheadMW54M26MOILINLaborerCreamery
Holland, CeliawifeFW43M17MOMOMO
Holland, BoydsonMW19SMOMOMOLaborerCreamery
Holland, SophiedaughterFW15SMOMOMO
Holland, BlanchedaughterFW13SMOMOMO
Holland, OlinnephewMW22SOKMOMOMilkerDairy

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Luther Franklin Holland - Household

300 W Center Blv'd Downey, Los Angeles, California

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Holland, Luther FheadMW60SILSame placeForemanWater De??
Holland, Olin VsonMW32MOKDowneyLos AngelesCAMilkerDairy