The Shemwell Family

John Leonard “Lennie” HollandAge: 88 years18951984

Name
John Leonard “Lennie” Holland
Given names
John Leonard
Surname
Holland
Nickname
Lennie
Birth December 18, 1895 29 21
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 2 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 sisterEdna Holland
January 10, 1899 (Age 3 years)

Birth of a sisterAda B Holland
February 1900 (Age 4 years)
Census June 21, 1900 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a sisterClara Mary Holland
October 22, 1901 (Age 5 years)
Death of a fatherJohn Fletcher Holland
November 22, 1906 (Age 10 years)
Cause: TB
Marriage of a parentLeander MooreMartha Lillie GoodmanView this family
Type: Religious marriage
March 14, 1909 (Age 13 years)

Census April 3, 1910 (Age 14 years)
Birth of a half-sisterElizabeth L Moore
June 27, 1911 (Age 15 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 20 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 21 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 22 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 of a paternal grandfatherShandy Walker Holland
March 11, 1919 (Age 23 years)
Cause: typhoid fever
Death of a paternal grandmotherClara Dent
July 8, 1919 (Age 23 years)
Census January 3, 1920 (Age 24 years)
MarriageLacy Fern PowellView this family
1922 (Age 26 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 33 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 2, 1930 (Age 34 years)
Death of a brotherClyde Estelle Holland
March 25, 1933 (Age 37 years)
Census May 17, 1940 (Age 44 years)
Death of a sisterClara Mary Holland
February 1, 1943 (Age 47 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 45 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 54 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 motherMartha Lillie Goodman
August 17, 1956 (Age 60 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 50 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 brotherRoy Lester Holland
October 1, 1977 (Age 81 years)
Death December 6, 1984 (Age 88 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: November 24, 1890
20 months
elder brother
Clyde Estelle Holland
Birth: August 6, 1892 25 18Hickory, Missouri, United States
Death: March 25, 1933Wheatland, Hickory, Missouri, United States
4 months
elder sister
Edna Holland
Birth: December 1, 1892 26 18Hickory, Missouri, United States
Death: January 10, 1899
19 months
elder brother
Roy Lester Holland
Birth: July 2, 1894 27 20Hickory, Missouri, United States
Death: October 1, 1977Aurora, Lawrence, Missouri, United States
18 months
himself
John Leonard “Lennie” Holland
Birth: December 18, 1895 29 21Hickory, Missouri, United States
Death: December 6, 1984Hickory, Missouri, United States
4 years
younger sister
Ada B Holland
Birth: February 1900 33 26Hickory, Missouri, United States
Death:
21 months
younger sister
Clara Mary Holland
Birth: October 22, 1901 35 27Hickory, Missouri, United States
Death: February 1, 1943Hickory, Missouri, United States
Mother’s family with Leander Moore - View this family
step-father
Leander Moore
Birth: July 6, 1878Illinois, United States
Death: December 30, 1934Monmouth, Warren, Illinois, United States
mother
Marriage: March 14, 1909
Divorce: between 1919 and 1920
2 years
half-sister
Family with Lacy Fern Powell - View this family
himself
John Leonard “Lennie” Holland
Birth: December 18, 1895 29 21Hickory, Missouri, United States
Death: December 6, 1984Hickory, Missouri, United States
wife
Marriage: 1922Missouri, United States

John Leonard “Lennie” Holland has 12 first cousins recorded

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

Hickory, Missouri, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Holland, John FheadWMSep186633M9MOKYMOfarmer
Holland, LilliewifeWFJan187426M954MOMOMO
Holland, Clyde EsonWMAug18927MMOMOMO
Holland, Roy LsonWMJul18945SMOMOMO
Holland, John LsonWMDec18954SMOMOMO
Holland, Ada BdaughterWFFeb19000SMOMOMO

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Leander Moore - Household

Hickory, Missouri, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Moore, LeanderheadMW31M1ILILINfarmer
Moore, Martha LwifeFW36M274MOKYMO
Holland, Clyde EstepsonMW17SMOMOMO
Holland, Roy LstepsonMW15SMOMOMO
Holland, John LstepsonMW13SMOMOMO
Holland, Clara MstepdaughterMW8SMOMOMO

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Martha Lillie Goodman - Household

Hickory, Missouri, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Holland, Martha LillieheadFW45WdMOMOMO
Holland, Roy LsonMW25WdMOMOMOteamstergeneral hauling
Holland, LenniesonMW24SMOMOMOteamstergeneral hauling
Holland, Clara daughterFW18SMOMOMO
Moore, Elizabeth LdaughterFW8SMOILMO

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - John Leonard Holland - Household

Wheatland, Hickory, Missouri, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Holland, John LheadMW34M26MOMOMOlaborerfarm
Holland, FernwifeFW29M21MOMOMO

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - John Leonard Holland - Household

Wheatland, Hickory, Missouri, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Holland, John LheadMW44MMOattendantfilling station
Holland, L FernwifeFW39MMO