The Shemwell Family

John William “Johnnie” HollandAge: 81 years19141995

Name
John William “Johnnie” Holland
Given names
John William
Surname
Holland
Nickname
Johnnie
Birth February 8, 1914 41 27
Death of a motherNora Ethel Baker
May 22, 1914 (Age 3 months)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 22 months)

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 2 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 3 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/
Census January 31, 1920 (Age 5 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 15 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 April 14, 1930 (Age 16 years)
Death of a fatherCharles Elmer “Charlie” Holland
October 21, 1930 (Age 16 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 paternal grandfatherJohn Walker Holland
January 13, 1931 (Age 16 years)
Death of a half-brotherIra Overturf Holland
December 16, 1939 (Age 25 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 27 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 35 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 half-sisterOpal Ruth Holland
July 30, 1970 (Age 56 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 31 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 half-sisterFrankie Oral Holland
September 2, 1990 (Age 76 years)
Death July 31, 1995 (Age 81 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: West Side District Cemetery
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father
mother
Marriage: November 26, 1912Red Oak, Lawrence, Missouri, United States
14 months
himself
John William “Johnnie” Holland
Birth: February 8, 1914 41 27Red Oak, Lawrence, Missouri, United States
Death: July 31, 1995Kern, California, United States
Father’s family with Mary “May” Overturf - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: October 17, 1894Lawrence, Missouri, United States
14 months
half-sister
Opal Ruth Holland
Birth: December 29, 1895 23 19Lawrence, Missouri, United States
Death: July 30, 1970Miller, Lawrence, Missouri, United States
2 years
half-sister
2 years
half-brother
Ira Overturf Holland
Birth: July 12, 1900 27 24Lawrence, Missouri, United States
Death: December 16, 1939Miller, Lawrence, Missouri, United States

John William “Johnnie” Holland has 6 first cousins recorded

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Charles Elmer “Charlie” Holland - Household

Red Oak, Lawrence, Missouri

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Holland, Charlie EheadMW46WdILILILFarmerGeneral Farm
Holland, Opal RdaughterFW24SMOILMO
Holland, Ira OsonMW19SMOILMOFarm LaborerHome Farm
Holland, John WsonMW5SMOILMO
Holland, Pauline Lgrand daughterFW5SMOMOMO

Pauline is Opal's daughter -b

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Charles Elmer “Charlie” Holland - Household

ED 24 Red Oak, Lawrence, Missouri, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Holland, Charley EheadRYesMW57Wd22NoYesILKYIAEnglishFarmerGeneral FarmEYesNo
Holland, WilliamsonxMW16SYesYesMOILMOEnglishFarm LaborerFarmNPYesNo