The Shemwell Family

Maude Nora HollandAge: 65 years18841950

Name
Maude Nora Holland
Given names
Maude Nora
Surname
Holland
Married name
Maude Nora Foster
Birth May 19, 1884 33 21
Birth of a sisterPearl Etta Holland
February 18, 1887 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a sisterEffie Holland
March 25, 1889 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a brotherMarvin Edward Holland
November 1, 1891 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a sisterOra Leon Holland
August 7, 1894 (Age 10 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 13 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
Birth of a sisterRuth Opal Holland
May 23, 1900 (Age 16 years)
Census June 22, 1900 (Age 16 years)
MarriageJames Emery FosterView this family
November 10, 1901 (Age 17 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Basil Kenneth Foster
July 18, 1903 (Age 19 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Wanetta Foster
February 15, 1906 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Harold Foster
December 17, 1907 (Age 23 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherAnn Lucas Walker “Anna” Hunter
June 9, 1908 (Age 24 years)
Death of a daughterWanetta Foster
November 14, 1908 (Age 24 years)
Census April 21, 1910 (Age 25 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherJohn Wesley Holland
December 29, 1910 (Age 26 years)
Death of a half-sisterIda Nola Holland
February 24, 1911 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Ruby Evelyn Foster
August 23, 1912 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a daughter
#5
Infant Foster
December 23, 1916 (Age 32 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 31 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Death of a daughterInfant Foster
January 24, 1917 (Age 32 years)
Birth of a son
#6
Dave Foster
November 13, 1917 (Age 33 years)
Death of a sonDave Foster
November 13, 1917 (Age 33 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 32 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 33 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 daughter
#7
Loretta Foster
June 26, 1919 (Age 35 years)
twin: Marietta “Mary Etta” Foster
Birth of a daughter
#8
Marietta “Mary Etta” Foster
June 26, 1919 (Age 35 years)
twin: Loretta Foster
Census January 21, 1920 (Age 35 years)
Birth of a son
#9
Leon Foster
August 28, 1923 (Age 39 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Billie Mae Foster
1924 (Age 39 years)
Marriage of a childBasil Kenneth FosterMyrtle Amanda AlversView this family
January 3, 1924 (Age 39 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
Basil Kenneth “Kenny” Foster Jr
August 5, 1927 (Age 43 years)
Death of a husbandJames Emery Foster
June 19, 1928 (Age 44 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 45 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
Birth of a grandson
#3
Richard Lawerence “Dick” Foster
November 8, 1929 (Age 45 years)
Birth of a grandson
#4
David L Foster
December 17, 1929 (Age 45 years)
Census April 26, 1930 (Age 45 years)
Death of a half-brotherCharles Elmer “Charlie” Holland
October 21, 1930 (Age 46 years)
Note: Death Certificate says parents are George Holland and Ann Hunter - Hunter is his grandmother and George(Uncle) is married with other children in 1880
Birth of a granddaughter
#5
Lorraine Foster
November 17, 1930 (Age 46 years)
Death of a fatherJohn Walker Holland
January 13, 1931 (Age 46 years)
Death of a granddaughterLorraine Foster
October 22, 1931 (Age 47 years)
Census April 17, 1940 (Age 55 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 57 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 65 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
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 61 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 30, 1950 (Age 65 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: February 18, 1883Marion, Illinois, United States
15 months
herself
3 years
younger sister
2 years
younger sister
Effie Holland
Birth: March 25, 1889 38 26Lawrence, Missouri, United States
Death: January 1, 1994Los Angeles, California, United States
3 years
younger brother
Marvin Edward Holland
Birth: November 1, 1891 41 29Phelps, Lawrence, Missouri, United States
Death: March 8, 1984Christian, Illinois, United States
3 years
younger sister
Ora Leon Holland
Birth: August 7, 1894 43 31Joplin, Jasper, Missouri, United States
Death: January 4, 1990Farmer City, Dewitt, Illinois, United States
6 years
younger sister
Ruth Opal Holland
Birth: May 23, 1900 49 37Alma, Marion, Illinois, United States
Death: October 6, 1989Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, United States
Father’s family with Ida Van Dalson - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: about 1871
22 months
half-brother
2 years
half-sister
Family with James Emery Foster - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: November 10, 1901Patoka, Marion, Illinois, United States
20 months
son
3 years
daughter
Wanetta Foster
Birth: February 15, 1906 28 21Marion, Illinois, United States
Death: November 14, 1908Marion, Illinois, United States
22 months
son
Harold Foster
Birth: December 17, 1907 30 23Alma, Marion, Illinois, United States
Death: December 7, 1997Fairview Heights, St. Clair, Illinois, United States
5 years
daughter
Ruby Evelyn Foster
Birth: August 23, 1912 35 28Alma, Marion, Illinois, United States
Death:
4 years
daughter
Infant Foster
Birth: December 23, 1916 39 32Foster, Marion, Illinois, United States
Death: January 24, 1917Foster, Marion, Illinois, United States
11 months
son
Dave Foster
Birth: November 13, 1917 40 33Alma, Marion, Illinois, United States
Death: November 13, 1917Alma, Marion, Illinois, United States
19 months
daughter
Loretta Foster
Birth: June 26, 1919 42 35Assumption, Christian, Illinois, United States
Death: January 15, 1999Belleville, St. Clair, Illinois, United States
daughter
Marietta “Mary Etta” Foster
Birth: June 26, 1919 42 35Assumption, Christian, Illinois, United States
Death: January 17, 1993East St. Louis, St. Clair, Illinois, United States
4 years
son
Leon Foster
Birth: August 28, 1923 46 39Assumption, Christian, Illinois, United States
Death: October 29, 2014Belleville, St. Clair, Illinois, United States
Family with Henry Nagle - View this family
husband
herself

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - John Walker Holland - Household

Foster, Marion, Illinois

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Holland, JohnheadWMOct184950M18KYKYVAFarmer
Holland, MolliewifeWFNov186336M1866VAILIL
Holland, MaudedaughterWFMay188416SMOKYVA
Holland, PearldaughterWFFeb188613SMOKYVA
Holland, EffiedaughterWFMar188911SMOKYVA
Holland, MarvinsonWMNov18909SMOKYVA
Holland, OradaughterWFAug18927SMOKYVA
Holland, RuthdaughterWFMay18991SMOKYVA

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - James Emery Foster - Household

Poplar Street Patoka, Marion, Illinois

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Foster, EmeryheadMW32M19ILGAILLaborerOdd Jobs
Foster, MaudewifeFW23M1932MOILIA
Foster, BasilsonMW6SILILMO
Foster, HaroldsonMW2SILILMO

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Maude Nora Holland - Household

Assumption Street Assumption, Christian, Illinois

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Foster, NoraheadFW35WdMOIOIL
Foster, BasilsonMW16SILILMO
Foster, HaroldsonMW12SILILMO
Foster, EvelindaughterFW7SILILMO
Foster, HenriettadaughterFW6mSILILMO
Foster, MariettadaughterFW6mSILILMO

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Henry Nagle - Household

Caseyville, St. Clair, Illinois

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Nagle, HenryheadMW48M40IrelandIrelandIrelandLoaderCoal Mine
Nagle, MaudewifeFW41M17MOMOKY
Foster, Mary Estep daughterFW10SILILMO
Foster, Lorettastep daughterFW10SILILMO
Nagle, LeonsonMW6SILILMO

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Maude Nora Holland - Household

3002 Forest Avenue Caseyville, St Clair, Illinois

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Foster, Maude headFW55MMOSame place
Foster, Mary EttadaughterFW20SILSame place
Foster, LorettadaughterFW20SILSame placeServantPrivate Residence
Foster, LeonsonMW16SILSame placeSeamstress???