The Shemwell Family

Sydney Elizabeth HollandAge: 87 years18871974

Name
Sydney Elizabeth Holland
Given names
Sydney Elizabeth
Surname
Holland
Married name
Sydney Elizabeth Conley
Birth July 29, 1887 32 26
MarriageCharles Edward ConleyView this family
unknown

Birth of a sisterSankey Bliss Holland
February 16, 1891 (Age 3 years)
Death of a sisterSankey Bliss Holland
November 5, 1892 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a sisterEtta E Holland
January 20, 1895 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a sisterDorothy H “Dottie” Holland
August 15, 1898 (Age 11 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 10 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 29, 1900 (Age 12 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherDaniel Spencer Logan
July 19, 1910 (Age 22 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherSydney Ann Anderson
December 25, 1910 (Age 23 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 28 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 29 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 30 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/
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 42 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
Death of a fatherJohn Wesley Holland
April 26, 1936 (Age 48 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 54 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 motherLaura Anderson Logan
April 9, 1950 (Age 62 years)
Death of a brotherWilliam Franklin Holland
August 19, 1950 (Age 63 years)
Death of a husbandCharles Edward Conley
1951 (Age 63 years)

Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 62 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 sisterDorothy H “Dottie” Holland
January 9, 1966 (Age 78 years)
Death of a brotherCharles Scott Holland
April 5, 1967 (Age 79 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 58 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 October 26, 1974 (Age 87 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Memorial Park Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: August 29, 1878Marion, Illinois, United States
2 years
elder brother
3 years
elder brother
William Franklin Holland
Birth: December 14, 1883 28 23Patoka, Marion, Illinois, United States
Death: August 19, 1950Bloomington, McLean, Illinois, United States
4 years
herself
Sydney Elizabeth Holland
Birth: July 29, 1887 32 26Patoka, Marion, Illinois, United States
Death: October 26, 1974Clinton, DeWitt, Illinois, United States
4 years
younger sister
Sankey Bliss Holland
Birth: February 16, 1891 35 30Patoka, Marion, Illinois, United States
Death: November 5, 1892Patoka, Marion, Illinois, United States
4 years
younger sister
Etta E Holland
Birth: January 20, 1895 39 34Illinois, United States
Death: March 31, 1990Lima, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States
4 years
younger sister
Dorothy H “Dottie” Holland
Birth: August 15, 1898 43 37Patoka, Marion, Illinois, United States
Death: January 9, 1966Bloomington, McLean, Illinois, United States
Family with Charles Edward Conley - View this family
husband
herself
Sydney Elizabeth Holland
Birth: July 29, 1887 32 26Patoka, Marion, Illinois, United States
Death: October 26, 1974Clinton, DeWitt, Illinois, United States
Marriage:

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

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Holland, JohnheadWMMay185745M22KYKYKYFarm Laborer
Holland, Laura AwifeWFDec186039M2265ILILIL
Holland, Charles CsonWMDec188019SILKYILAt School
Holland, William FsonWMDec188316SILKYILAt School
Holland, Sydney EdaughterWFJul188712SILKYILAt School
Holland, Etta EdaughterWFJan18955SILKYIL
Holland, Dot HdaughterWFAug18981SILKYIL