The Shemwell Family

Lewis Thomas “Tom” HollandAge: 89 years18661956

Name
Lewis Thomas “Tom” Holland
Given names
Lewis Thomas
Surname
Holland
Nickname
Tom
Birth August 17, 1866 39 27
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 4 months)
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 4 months)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Birth of a brotherRobert Holland
1869 (Age 2 years)
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 2 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
Census July 8, 1870 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a sisterSophia Ann Holland
July 29, 1875 (Age 8 years)
Birth of a sisterClara Dona “Donie” Holland
September 15, 1877 (Age 11 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 11 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Death of a paternal grandfatherThomas Holland
January 26, 1879 (Age 12 years)
Birth of a sisterJoesphine Franklin “Josie” Holland
November 17, 1879 (Age 13 years)
Death of a brotherRobert Holland
before 1880 (Age 13 years)

Note: Does mot appear in the 1880 Census with family abt. 11 or 12, death assumed. -b
Census June 22, 1880 (Age 13 years)
Birth of a sisterEmma Elizabeth Holland
1884 (Age 17 years)
MarriageJudith Kathryn WellerView this family
December 31, 1890 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Sylvia E Holland
July 24, 1892 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Mary Ruth Holland
April 15, 1898 (Age 31 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 31 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 daughter
#3
Lottie Ladonia Holland
September 13, 1899 (Age 33 years)
Census June 15, 1900 (Age 33 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Henry Harrison Holland
1903 (Age 36 years)
Birth of a son
#5
Thomas Weller Holland
May 18, 1905 (Age 38 years)
Birth of a son
#6
James Parker Holland
May 24, 1907 (Age 40 years)
Death of a fatherHenry Ward Holland
July 30, 1909 (Age 42 years)
Census April 30, 1910 (Age 43 years)
Census May 7, 1910 (Age 43 years)
Birth of a daughter
#7
Etta Kathryn Holland
March 29, 1911 (Age 44 years)
Marriage of a childLouis Bertle CampbellMary Ruth HollandView this family
June 18, 1916 (Age 49 years)
Marriage of a childMarvin Washington HogsedSylvia E HollandView this family
July 23, 1916 (Age 49 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 49 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Birth of a grandson
#1
Charles Louis Campbell
April 10, 1917 (Age 50 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Ometah Elizabeth Hogsed
December 22, 1917 (Age 51 years)
Death of a motherElizabeth Haseltine Parker
April 1, 1918 (Age 51 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#3
Ruth Louise Campbell
November 22, 1918 (Age 52 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 50 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 51 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 grandson
#4
James Marvin “Jim” Hogsed
May 9, 1919 (Age 52 years)
Census January 23, 1920 (Age 53 years)
Birth of a grandson
#5
Paul Edison Campbell
February 7, 1920 (Age 53 years)
Death of a brotherWilliam L Holland
February 7, 1920 (Age 53 years)
Cause: Abcess of brain
Marriage of a childCharles Ibson Ragan Sr.Lottie Ladonia HollandView this family
November 9, 1921 (Age 55 years)
Death of a sisterAddie Catherine “Ada” Holland
March 1, 1922 (Age 55 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#6
Virginia Lee Campbell
October 1, 1929 (Age 63 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 63 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
#7
Donald Joe Campbell
August 8, 1932 (Age 65 years)
Marriage of a childHenry Harrison HollandRuth LillardView this family
August 21, 1933 (Age 67 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#8
Judith Belle “Judy” Holland
May 2, 1934 (Age 67 years)
Death of a sonHenry Harrison Holland
February 1, 1936 (Age 69 years)
Birth of a grandson
#9
James Harrison Holland
August 28, 1936 (Age 70 years)
Birth of a grandson
#10
David Parker Holland
October 12, 1938 (Age 72 years)
Census April 4, 1940 (Age 73 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#11
Sandrea Lee Holland
August 26, 1940 (Age 74 years)
Death of a granddaughterSandrea Lee Holland
August 27, 1940 (Age 74 years)
Marriage of a childVirgil Paul GoforthEtta Kathryn HollandView this family
August 1, 1942 (Age 75 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 75 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
Census April 3, 1950 (Age 83 years)
Death of a sisterNancy Isabelle “Bell” Holland
March 10, 1953 (Age 86 years)
Death of a wifeJudith Kathryn Weller
September 22, 1953 (Age 87 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 83 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 79 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 June 5, 1956 (Age 89 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Rose Hill Memorial Park
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: about 1857Missouri, United States
7 months
elder brother
2 years
elder sister
Nancy Isabelle “Bell” Holland
Birth: December 24, 1859 33 20Mount Vernon, Lawrence, Missouri, United States
Death: March 10, 1953Centerton, Benton, Arkansas, United States
4 years
elder sister
Addie Catherine “Ada” Holland
Birth: October 28, 1863 37 24Hickory, Missouri, United States
Death: March 1, 1922Garland, Benton, Arkansas, United States
3 years
himself
3 years
younger brother
Robert Holland
Birth: 1869 42 29Arkansas, United States
Death: before 1880
7 years
younger sister
2 years
younger sister
2 years
younger sister
5 years
younger sister
Family with Judith Kathryn Weller - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: December 31, 1890Benton, Arkansas, United States
19 months
daughter
6 years
daughter
17 months
daughter
Lottie Ladonia Holland
Birth: September 13, 1899 33 28Bentonville, Benton, Arkansas, United States
Death: July 15, 1992Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
4 years
son
Henry Harrison Holland
Birth: 1903 36 31Arkansas, United States
Death: February 1, 1936Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
2 years
son
2 years
son
4 years
daughter
Etta Kathryn Holland
Birth: March 29, 1911 44 40Missouri, United States
Death: May 12, 1989Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States

Lewis Thomas “Tom” Holland has 19 first cousins recorded

Census1870 United States - Census transcript - Henry Ward Holland - Household

Benton, Arkansas, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceFFBMFBBornMarSchoolReadWriteInfirmCitDis
Holland, Henry Whead42MWfarmerKY
Holland, Elizabethwife31FWTN
Holland, William Lson12MWMO
Holland, Isabelldaughter10FWMO
Holland, Queendaughter7FWMO
Holland, Thomasson4MWMO
Holland, Robertson1MWAR

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - Henry Ward Holland - Household

Benton, Arkansas, United States

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Holland, Henry WWM52headMfarmerKYKYKY
Holland, ElizabethWF42wifeMTNTNTN
Holland, AddieWF17daughterSMOKYTN
Holland, ThomasWM13sonSMOKYTN
Holland, SophiaWF5daughterSARKYTN
Holland, JanieWF3daughterSARKYTN
Holland, JosieWF7 monthsNovdaughterSARKYTN

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Lewis Thomas Holland - Household

Hico, Benton, Arkansas

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Holland, Lewis TheadWMAug186633M9MOKYILFarmer
Holland, Julia CwifeWFJan187129M943MOKYKY
Holland, Sylvia EdaughterWFJul18917SARMOMO
Holland, RuthdaughterWFApr18982SARMOMO
Holland, Lottie BdaughterWFSep18998mSARMOMO

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Richard Alva “Alvy” Steward - Household

914 E. Fifth St. Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Steward, AlvaheadMW37M17ARUSUSRebiterBoiler Shop
Steward, SofawifeFW34M1776ARMOMO
Steward, Chester CsonMW16SARARAR
Steward, LizziedaughterFW12SARARAR
Steward, GertiedaughterFW10SARARAR
Steward, LeonadaughterFW8SARARAR
Steward, ChinadaughterFW6SARARAR
Steward, MyrtledaughterFW3SKSARAR
Fine, ClintonnephewMW18SMOLaborerStreet Car
Holland, Lewis Tbrother in lawMW44M19ARMOMO

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Lewis Thomas Holland - Household

Garland, Benton, Arkansas

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Holland, Lewis FheadMW44M119MOKYINFarmerGeneral Farm
Holland, Katherine JwifeFW39M11976MOKYKY
Holland, Sylvia EdaughterFW17SARMOMO
Holland, Ruth MdaughterFW12SARMOMO
Holland, Lottie LdaughterFW10SARMOMO
Holland, Harry NsonMW7SARMOMO
Holland, Wiler TsonMW4SARMOMO
Holland, Parker JsonMW2SARMOMO

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Lewis Thomas Holland - Household

2804 East 3rd St. Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Holland, LouisheadMW53MMOKYTNLaror?
Holland, Judith CwifeFW49MMOKYKY
Holland, Lottie LdaughterFW20SARMOMODress maker
Holland, Henry HsonMW17SARMOMO
Holland, Thomas WsonMW14SARMOMO
Holland, James PsonMW12SARMOMO
Holland, Etta CdaughterFW8SMOMOMO

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Louis Bertle Campbell - Household

40 N Yorktown Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Campbell, Louis BheadMW45MMOSame placeProprietorDry Cleaning
Campbell, Mary RXwifeFW42MARSame place
Campbell, CharlessonMW22SOKSame placeServicemanPrivate Garage
Campbell, LouisedaughterFW21SOKSame placeMachine OperatorGarment Factory
Campbell, PaulsonMW20SOKSame placeServicemanOil Service Station
Campbell, Virginia LeedaughterFW10SOKSame place
Campbell, Donald JoesonMW7SOKSame place
Holland, Lewis Tfather in lawMW73WdMOSame place

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Lewis Thomas Holland - Household

40 1/2 N. Yarntown Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Holland, Lewis TheadMW83SepMO

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