The Shemwell Family

Joesphine Franklin “Josie” HollandAge: 86 years18791966

Name
Joesphine Franklin “Josie” Holland
Given names
Joesphine Franklin
Surname
Holland
Nickname
Josie
Married name
Joesphine Franklin Robbins
Birth November 17, 1879 53 40
Death of a brotherRobert Holland
before 1880 (Age 45 days)

Note: Does mot appear in the 1880 Census with family abt. 11 or 12, death assumed. -b
Census June 22, 1880 (Age 7 months)
Birth of a sisterEmma Elizabeth Holland
1884 (Age 4 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 18 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
Census June 19, 1900 (Age 20 years)
MarriageJames Finley RobbinsView this family
August 9, 1903 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Jewell Gray Robbins
November 13, 1904 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Austin Brock Robbins
March 14, 1907 (Age 27 years)
Death of a fatherHenry Ward Holland
July 30, 1909 (Age 29 years)
Census April 22, 1910 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Vesta Marie Robbins Robbins
April 18, 1912 (Age 32 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 36 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 38 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 37 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 38 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 27, 1920 (Age 40 years)
Death of a brotherWilliam L Holland
February 7, 1920 (Age 40 years)
Cause: Abcess of brain
Death of a sisterAddie Catherine “Ada” Holland
March 1, 1922 (Age 42 years)
Death of a husbandJames Finley Robbins
February 15, 1923 (Age 43 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 49 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 3, 1930 (Age 50 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 62 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 73 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 70 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 76 years)
Death of a sisterSophia Ann Holland
September 7, 1964 (Age 84 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 66 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 August 18, 1966 (Age 86 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Barron 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
elder sister
2 years
herself
5 years
younger sister
Family with James Finley Robbins - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: August 9, 1903Benton, Arkansas, United States
15 months
daughter
Jewell Gray Robbins
Birth: November 13, 1904 26 24Mason Valley, Benton, Arkansas, United States
Death: December 5, 1989Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
2 years
son
Austin Brock Robbins
Birth: March 14, 1907 29 27Arkansas, United States
Death: May 19, 1979Malheur, Oregon, United States
5 years
daughter
Vesta Marie Robbins Robbins
Birth: April 18, 1912 34 32Highfill, Benton, Arkansas, United States
Death: September 7, 1997Owasso, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States

Joesphine Franklin “Josie” 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

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Henry Ward Holland - Household

Benton, Arkansas, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Holland, Henry WheadWMSep182673MKYKYKYfarmer
Holland, ElizabethwifeWFFeb183961M118TNALTN
Holland, Ada CdaughterWFOct186435SMOKYTN
Holland, JosephinedaughterWFNov188020SARKYTN
Holland, EmmadaughterWFJan188416SARKYTN

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - James Finley Robbins - Household

Hoover, Benton, Arkansas

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Robbins, James FheadMW32M16ARARARFarmerHome Farm
Robbins, Josie FwifeFW30M1622ARARAR
Robbins, Jewell GdaughterFW6SARARAR
Robbins, Austin BsonMW3SARARAR

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - James Finley Robbins - Household

Mason Valley, Benton, Arkansas

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Robbins, James FheadMW42MARTNGAFarmerGeneral Farm
Robbins, Joesphine FwifeFW40MARKYTN
Robbins, Jewell GdaughterFW15SARARAR
Robbins, Austin BsonMW12SARARAR
Robbins, Vesta MdaughterFW7SARARAR

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Joesphine Franklin “Josie” Holland - Household

Centerton, Benton, Arkansas

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Robbins, JosieheadFW50WdARKYTNLaborerCanning Plant
Robbins, VestadaughterFW17SARARARLaborerCanning Plant