George Thomas HollandAge: 81 years1866–1948
- Name
- George Thomas Holland
- Given names
- George Thomas
- Surname
- Holland
 Birth | October 28, 1866 38 38 |
 Marriage | Grace Hull — View this family unknown |
 Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 2 months)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 2 months)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
 Birth of a brother | Franklin H Holland September 14, 1868 (Age 22 months) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 2 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 |
 Census | July 22, 1870 (Age 3 years) |
| Death of a mother | Agnes Ellen Wimpey February 26, 1876 (Age 9 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | Nathaniel Walker Holland — Sarah M “Sally” Cross — View this family May 14, 1878 (Age 11 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 11 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Census | June 1, 1880 (Age 13 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | Xelpho Brown Holland March 26, 1882 (Age 15 years) |
| Death of a sister | Susan Ellen Holland November 25, 1886 (Age 20 years) Cause: Complications of Diseases |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | Jeremiah O “Jerry” Holland June 17, 1888 (Age 21 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Ann Shemwell April 6, 1889 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Harold Hull Holland October 9, 1892 (Age 25 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 31 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 of a sister | Roresta Margaret Holland February 10, 1902 (Age 35 years) |
| Death of a father | Nathaniel Walker Holland September 7, 1908 (Age 41 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Dorothy Lee Holland August 1, 1914 (Age 47 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 49 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 50 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 51 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 grandson #2 | Robert Lee Holland September 7, 1919 (Age 52 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Louretta Lee Holland June 7, 1922 (Age 55 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | Charles Lee Holland May 13, 1925 (Age 58 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 62 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 sister | Nancy Elizabeth Holland March 20, 1931 (Age 64 years) |
| Death of a sister | Emaline Permelia Holland August 25, 1931 (Age 64 years) |
| Death of a sister | Lilian Bell “Lillie” Holland February 4, 1941 (Age 74 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 75 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 |
| Death of a wife | Grace Hull July 26, 1946 (Age 79 years) |
| Death of a sister | Maluva Paralee “Lulu” Holland 1946 (Age 79 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 79 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 | March 26, 1948 (Age 81 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Riverside Memorial Park |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Nathaniel Walker Holland Birth: April 4, 1828 23 25 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: September 7, 1908 — Patoka, Marion, Illinois, United States |
| mother |
Agnes Ellen Wimpey Birth: January 24, 1828 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: February 26, 1876 — Marion, Illinois, United States |
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Marriage: December 10, 1845 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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14 months elder sister |
Nancy Elizabeth Holland Birth: February 20, 1847 18 19 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: March 20, 1931 — Sarcoxie, Jasper, Missouri, United States |
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13 months elder sister |
Roresta Margaret Holland Birth: April 5, 1848 20 20 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: February 10, 1902 — Orrick, Ray, Missouri, United States |
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2 years elder sister |
Amanda Holland Birth: June 20, 1850 22 22 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: 1851 |
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23 months elder sister |
Emaline Permelia Holland Birth: May 12, 1852 24 24 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: August 25, 1931 — Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States |
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23 months elder sister |
Maluva Paralee “Lulu” Holland Birth: April 18, 1854 26 26 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: 1946 — Macon, Macon, Illinois, United States |
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4 years elder sister |
Susan Ellen Holland Birth: May 15, 1858 30 30 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: November 25, 1886 — Howell, Missouri, United States |
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4 years elder sister |
Lilian Bell “Lillie” Holland Birth: February 16, 1862 33 34 — Kentucky, United States Death: February 4, 1941 — Riverside, Adams, Illinois, United States |
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5 years himself |
George Thomas Holland Birth: October 28, 1866 38 38 — Patoka, Marion, Illinois, United States Death: March 26, 1948 — Spokane, Spokane, Washington, United States |
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23 months younger brother |
Franklin H Holland Birth: September 14, 1868 40 40 — Illinois, United States Death: 1951 — Lexa, Phillips, Arkansas, United States |
| Father’s family with Sarah M “Sally” Cross |
| father |
Nathaniel Walker Holland Birth: April 4, 1828 23 25 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: September 7, 1908 — Patoka, Marion, Illinois, United States |
| step-mother |
Sarah M “Sally” Cross Birth: August 1844 — Maryland, United States Death: July 1, 1920 — Centralia, Marion, Illinois, United States |
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Marriage: May 14, 1878 — Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa, United States |
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4 years half-brother |
Xelpho Brown Holland Birth: March 26, 1882 53 37 — Cook, Illinois, United States Death: 1960 — Marion, Illinois, United States |
| Family with Grace Hull |
| himself |
George Thomas Holland Birth: October 28, 1866 38 38 — Patoka, Marion, Illinois, United States Death: March 26, 1948 — Spokane, Spokane, Washington, United States |
| wife |
Grace Hull Birth: June 8, 1868 — Barnett, DeWitt, Illinois, United States Death: July 26, 1946 — Lockwood, Dade, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: — |
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| son |
Harold Hull Holland Birth: October 9, 1892 25 24 — Clinton, Illinois, United States Death: May 1974 — Golden City, Barton, Missouri, United States |
| William R Eaton + Grace Hull |
| wife’s husband |
William R Eaton Birth: about 1862 — New York, United States Death: |
| wife |
Grace Hull Birth: June 8, 1868 — Barnett, DeWitt, Illinois, United States Death: July 26, 1946 — Lockwood, Dade, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: — |
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| step-daughter |
Ruth E Eaton Birth: about 1901 39 32 — Missouri, United States Death: |
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5 years step-son |
William R Eaton Birth: about 1905 43 36 — Missouri, United States Death: |
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4 years step-daughter |
Grace L Eaton Birth: about 1908 46 39 — Missouri, United States Death: |
George Thomas Holland has 37 first cousins recorded
Father's family (37)
Parents Lemuel W Harris + Mary Elizabeth Holland
Parents John Wesley Holland + Ann Lucas Walker “Anna” Hunter
Parents Allen Samuel Holland + Lucy Elizabeth Mason
Parents Allen Samuel Holland + Mary Jane Neall
Parents Capt. James Harvey Hudspeth + Armelda Ann Holland
Parents George Martin Holland + Emily Phillips
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Nathaniel Walker Holland - Household
Kaskaskia, Fayette, Illinois
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Nathaniel Walker Holland - Household
Kaskaskia, Fayette, Illinois
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