Sarah M “Sally” CrossAge: 75 years1844–1920
- Name
- Sarah M “Sally” Cross
- Given names
- Sarah M
- Surname
- Cross
- Married name
- Sarah M Holland
- Nickname
- Sally
 Birth | August 1844 |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 17 months)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 12 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 16 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 22 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 22 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 24 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 |
 Marriage | Nathaniel Walker Holland — View this family May 14, 1878 (Age 33 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 33 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 35 years) |
 Birth of a son#1 | Xelpho Brown Holland March 26, 1882 (Age 37 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 53 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 |
| Census | June 1, 1900 (Age 55 years) |
| Death of a husband | Nathaniel Walker Holland September 7, 1908 (Age 64 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Xelpho Brown Holland — Annie R “Anna” Ballance — View this family about 1910 (Age 65 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | George W Holland February 11, 1911 (Age 66 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Velma Evelyn Holland February 21, 1913 (Age 68 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 71 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 72 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 73 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/ |
 Death | July 1, 1920 (Age 75 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Patoka Cemetery |
| Family with Nathaniel Walker Holland |
| husband |
Nathaniel Walker Holland Birth: April 4, 1828 23 25 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: September 7, 1908 — Patoka, Marion, Illinois, United States |
| herself |
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 son |
Xelpho Brown Holland Birth: March 26, 1882 53 37 — Cook, Illinois, United States Death: 1960 — Marion, Illinois, United States |
| Nathaniel Walker Holland + Agnes Ellen Wimpey |
| husband |
Nathaniel Walker Holland Birth: April 4, 1828 23 25 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: September 7, 1908 — Patoka, Marion, Illinois, United States |
| husband’s wife |
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 step-daughter |
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 step-daughter |
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 step-daughter |
Amanda Holland Birth: June 20, 1850 22 22 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: 1851 |
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23 months step-daughter |
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 step-daughter |
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 step-daughter |
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 step-daughter |
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 step-son |
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 step-son |
Franklin H Holland Birth: September 14, 1868 40 40 — Illinois, United States Death: 1951 — Lexa, Phillips, Arkansas, United States |
No family available
| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Nathaniel Walker Holland - Household
Kaskaskia, Fayette, Illinois
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Nathaniel Walker Holland - Household
Patoka, Marion, Illinois
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