The Shemwell Family

Clara Dona “Donie” HollandAge: 99 years18771976

Name
Clara Dona “Donie” Holland
Given names
Clara Dona
Surname
Holland
Married name
Clara Dona Womack
Nickname
Donie
Birth September 15, 1877 50 38
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 3 months)

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 16 months)
Birth of a sisterJoesphine Franklin “Josie” Holland
November 17, 1879 (Age 2 years)
Death of a brotherRobert Holland
before 1880 (Age 2 years)

Note: Does mot appear in the 1880 Census with family abt. 11 or 12, death assumed. -b
Census June 22, 1880 (Age 2 years)
Note: Listed as Janie only in 1880.. see SSI in birth & F.A.G. -b
Birth of a sisterEmma Elizabeth Holland
1884 (Age 6 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 20 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
MarriageWalter Fenemore WomackView this family
January 14, 1900 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Alma Lee Womack
June 7, 1904 (Age 26 years)
Death of a fatherHenry Ward Holland
July 30, 1909 (Age 31 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Henry Lawrence Womack
August 1, 1909 (Age 31 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Clara Mabel Womack
September 21, 1910 (Age 33 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Ruth Elizabeth Womack
February 28, 1912 (Age 34 years)
Birth of a son
#5
Roy Parker Womack
December 27, 1916 (Age 39 years)
Note: Born on same day as Roy (twin?). Says 5th Child 5 living.. 1920 Census lists all 5 children, does not list John.. Changed Name? -b
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 38 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 motherElizabeth Haseltine Parker
April 1, 1918 (Age 40 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 39 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 40 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 23, 1920 (Age 42 years)
Death of a brotherWilliam L Holland
February 7, 1920 (Age 42 years)
Cause: Abcess of brain
Death of a sisterAddie Catherine “Ada” Holland
March 1, 1922 (Age 44 years)
Marriage of a childLouis Monroe SmithAlma Lee WomackView this family
August 20, 1922 (Age 44 years)
Death of a husbandWalter Fenemore Womack
March 31, 1926 (Age 48 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 52 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
#1
Jesse Webster Bowdle Jr
July 13, 1930 (Age 52 years)
Marriage of a childHenry Lawrence WomackAudrey E GigouxView this family
August 7, 1932 (Age 54 years)

Birth of a grandson
#2
Clarence Walter Womack
October 4, 1933 (Age 56 years)
Marriage of a childJesse Webster BowdleClara Mabel WomackView this family
September 17, 1934 (Age 57 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#3
Mary Ellen Womack
April 6, 1935 (Age 57 years)
Birth of a grandson
#4
Darrell Dean Bowdle
November 17, 1936 (Age 59 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#5
Nancy Jane Womack
September 11, 1937 (Age 59 years)
Death of a sonRoy Parker Womack
July 30, 1941 (Age 63 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 64 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 sisterNancy Isabelle “Bell” Holland
March 10, 1953 (Age 75 years)
Death of a daughterAlma Lee Womack
April 29, 1953 (Age 75 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 72 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 brotherLewis Thomas “Tom” Holland
June 5, 1956 (Age 78 years)
Death of a daughterRuth Elizabeth Womack
May 6, 1957 (Age 79 years)
Death of a sisterSophia Ann Holland
September 7, 1964 (Age 86 years)
Death of a sisterJoesphine Franklin “Josie” Holland
August 18, 1966 (Age 88 years)
Death of a grandsonDarrell Dean Bowdle
May 5, 1975 (Age 97 years)
Death of a daughterClara Mabel Womack
August 21, 1975 (Age 97 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 68 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 December 28, 1976 (Age 99 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Centerton Cemetery
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
elder brother
3 years
elder brother
Robert Holland
Birth: 1869 42 29Arkansas, United States
Death: before 1880
7 years
elder sister
2 years
herself
2 years
younger sister
5 years
younger sister
Family with Walter Fenemore Womack - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: January 14, 1900Benton, Arkansas, United States
4 years
daughter
Alma Lee Womack
Birth: June 7, 1904 32 26Hobart, Kiowa, Oklahoma, United States
Death: April 29, 1953Centerton, Benton, Arkansas, United States
5 years
son
Henry Lawrence Womack
Birth: August 1, 1909 37 31Hobart, Kiowa, Oklahoma, United States
Death: September 18, 1995Springdale, Washington, Arkansas, United States
14 months
daughter
Clara Mabel Womack
Birth: September 21, 1910 38 33Hobart, Kiowa, Oklahoma, United States
Death: August 21, 1975Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
17 months
daughter
Ruth Elizabeth Womack
Birth: February 28, 1912 40 34Benton, Arkansas, United States
Death: May 6, 1957Benton, Arkansas, United States
5 years
son
Roy Parker Womack
Birth: December 27, 1916 45 39Bentonville, Benton, Arkansas, United States
Death: July 30, 1941Prairie, Washington, Arkansas, United States

Clara Dona “Donie” Holland has 19 first cousins recorded

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

Census
Listed as Janie only in 1880.. see SSI in birth & F.A.G. -b
Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Clara Dona “Donie” Holland - Household

Garland, Benton, Arkansas

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Womack, Clara DheadFW42MARTNTN
Womack, Alma LdaughterFW15SOKARAR
Womack, Henry LsonMW10SOKARAR
Womack, Clara MdaughterFW9SOKARAR
Womack, Ruth EdaughterFW7SOKARAR
Womack, Roy PsonMW3SOKARAR

Where is Walter Fenemore Womack? -b