The Shemwell Family

Dorothy H “Dottie” HollandAge: 67 years18981966

Name
Dorothy H “Dottie” Holland
Given names
Dorothy H
Surname
Holland
Nickname
Dottie
Married name
Dorothy H Kleese
Birth August 15, 1898 43 37
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898
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 22 months)
Census April 22, 1910 (Age 11 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherDaniel Spencer Logan
July 19, 1910 (Age 11 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherSydney Ann Anderson
December 25, 1910 (Age 12 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 17 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 18 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 19 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/
MarriageGeorge Charles KleeseView this family
July 11, 1923 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Gloria June Kleese
May 30, 1926 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a son
#2
George Durward Kleese
January 1, 1929 (Age 30 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 31 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 31 years)
Death of a fatherJohn Wesley Holland
April 26, 1936 (Age 37 years)
Census April 22, 1940 (Age 41 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 43 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 51 years)
Death of a brotherWilliam Franklin Holland
August 19, 1950 (Age 52 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 51 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 47 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 January 9, 1966 (Age 67 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: East Lawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery and Mausoleum
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
elder sister
Sydney Elizabeth Holland
Birth: July 29, 1887 32 26Patoka, Marion, Illinois, United States
Death: October 26, 1974Clinton, DeWitt, Illinois, United States
4 years
elder sister
Sankey Bliss Holland
Birth: February 16, 1891 35 30Patoka, Marion, Illinois, United States
Death: November 5, 1892Patoka, Marion, Illinois, United States
4 years
elder sister
Etta E Holland
Birth: January 20, 1895 39 34Illinois, United States
Death: March 31, 1990Lima, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States
4 years
herself
Dorothy H “Dottie” Holland
Birth: August 15, 1898 43 37Patoka, Marion, Illinois, United States
Death: January 9, 1966Bloomington, McLean, Illinois, United States
Family with George Charles Kleese - View this family
husband
George Charles Kleese
Birth: July 22, 1897Bloomington, McLean, Illinois, United States
Death: August 20, 1971Bloomington, McLean, Illinois, United States
herself
Dorothy H “Dottie” Holland
Birth: August 15, 1898 43 37Patoka, Marion, Illinois, United States
Death: January 9, 1966Bloomington, McLean, Illinois, United States
Marriage: July 11, 1923Lincoln, Logan, Illinois, United States
3 years
daughter
Gloria June Kleese
Birth: May 30, 1926 28 27Bloomington, McLean, Illinois, United States
Death: April 24, 2017Normal, McLean, Illinois, United States
3 years
son
George Durward Kleese
Birth: January 1, 1929 31 30Bloomington, McLean, Illinois, United States
Death: March 7, 2014Las Vegas, Clark, Nevada, United States

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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

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - John Wesley Holland - Household

Bloomington, McLean, Illinois

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Holland, John WheadMW52M30KYKYKYLaborerGeneral Work
Holland, LaurawifeFW49M3066ILILIL
Holland, Etta daughterFW15SILKYIL
Holland, DottiedaughterFW11SILKYIL

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - George Charles Kleese - Household

106 N. Lee Bloomington, McLean, Illinois

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Kleese, George CheadMW32M28ILGermanyGermanyTinnerHardware Store
Kleese, Dorothy HwifeFW31M27ILKYIL
Kleese, Gloria JdaughterFW3SILILIL
Kleese, George DsonMW1-5mMILILIL

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - George Charles Kleese - Household

606 S. Center Street Bloomington, McLean, Illinois

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Kleese, GeorgeXheadMW42MILSame P;aceFurnace ManRetail Shop
Holland, DorothywifeFW41MILRMcClainIL
Kleese, Gloria JunedaughterFW13SIL
Kleese, GeorgesonMW11SIL
Holland, Lauramother in lawFW79WdILRWashingtonIL