The Shemwell Family

Effie HollandAge: 104 years18891994

Name
Effie Holland
Given names
Effie
Surname
Holland
Married name
Effie Bess
Birth March 25, 1889 38 26
MarriageWilliam Edward BessView this family
unknown

Birth of a brotherMarvin Edward Holland
November 1, 1891 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a sisterOra Leon Holland
August 7, 1894 (Age 5 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 9 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 11 years)
Census June 22, 1900 (Age 11 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherAnn Lucas Walker “Anna” Hunter
June 9, 1908 (Age 19 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherJohn Wesley Holland
December 29, 1910 (Age 21 years)
Death of a half-sisterIda Nola Holland
February 24, 1911 (Age 21 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 26 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 27 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 28 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 40 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 half-brotherCharles Elmer “Charlie” Holland
October 21, 1930 (Age 41 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
Death of a fatherJohn Walker Holland
January 13, 1931 (Age 41 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 52 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 sisterMaude Nora Holland
March 30, 1950 (Age 61 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 60 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 motherMary Elizabeth “Molly” Kirby
1954 (Age 64 years)
Death of a husbandWilliam Edward Bess
February 20, 1955 (Age 65 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 56 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 of a sisterPearl Etta Holland
September 1978 (Age 89 years)
Death of a brotherMarvin Edward Holland
March 8, 1984 (Age 94 years)
Death of a sisterRuth Opal Holland
October 6, 1989 (Age 100 years)
Death of a sisterOra Leon Holland
January 4, 1990 (Age 100 years)
Death January 1, 1994 (Age 104 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: February 18, 1883Marion, Illinois, United States
15 months
elder sister
3 years
elder sister
2 years
herself
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 William Edward Bess - View this family
husband
William Edward Bess
Birth: June 11, 1885Vandalia, Fay, Illinois, United States
Death: February 20, 1955Los Angeles, California, United States
herself
Effie Holland
Birth: March 25, 1889 38 26Lawrence, Missouri, United States
Death: January 1, 1994Los Angeles, California, United States
Marriage:

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