The Shemwell Family

Emma Elizabeth HollandAge: 97 years18841981

Name
Emma Elizabeth Holland
Given names
Emma Elizabeth
Surname
Holland
Married name
Emma Elizabeth True
Birth 1884 57 44
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 14 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 16 years)
Religious marriageRobert Newton TrueView this family
October 1, 1905 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Ada Fern True
March 22, 1907 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Edna Holland True
January 10, 1909 (Age 25 years)
Death of a fatherHenry Ward Holland
July 30, 1909 (Age 25 years)
Census April 26, 1910 (Age 26 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 32 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 34 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 33 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 34 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 36 years)
Death of a brotherWilliam L Holland
February 7, 1920 (Age 36 years)
Cause: Abcess of brain
Death of a sisterAddie Catherine “Ada” Holland
March 1, 1922 (Age 38 years)
Marriage of a childErnest Wilbur GholsonAda Fern TrueView this family
November 29, 1923 (Age 39 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 45 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 4, 1930 (Age 46 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Billy Byron Johnson
October 18, 1932 (Age 48 years)
Census April 3, 1940 (Age 56 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 57 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 husbandRobert Newton True
November 29, 1946 (Age 62 years)
Death of a sisterNancy Isabelle “Bell” Holland
March 10, 1953 (Age 69 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 66 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 72 years)
Death of a sisterSophia Ann Holland
September 7, 1964 (Age 80 years)
Death of a sisterJoesphine Franklin “Josie” Holland
August 18, 1966 (Age 82 years)
Death of a daughterAda Fern True
May 14, 1973 (Age 89 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 62 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 sisterClara Dona “Donie” Holland
December 28, 1976 (Age 92 years)
Death May 1981 (Age 97 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
elder sister
5 years
herself
Family with Robert Newton True - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: October 1, 1905Centerton, Benton, Arkansas, United States
18 months
daughter
Ada Fern True
Birth: March 22, 1907 26 23Bentonville, Benton, Arkansas, United States
Death: May 14, 1973Ventura, Ventura, California, United States
22 months
daughter
Edna Holland True
Birth: January 10, 1909 28 25Bentonville, Benton, Arkansas, United States
Death: October 22, 1987Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States

Emma Elizabeth Holland has 19 first cousins recorded

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 - Elizabeth Parker - Household

Benton, Arkansas, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Holland, E HheadFW72Wd88TNTNTN
True, EmmadaughterFW26M422ARTNTN
True, AdagranddaughterFW3SARARAR
True, EdnagranddaughterFW1SARARAR

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Robert Newton True - Household

Benton, Arkansas, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
True, Newt RheadMW38MARUSUSfarmer
True, EmmawifeFW36MARTNKY
True, AdadaughterFW12SARARAR
True, EdnadaughterFW10SARARAR