The Shemwell Family

Charles Arthur HolderAge: 76 years18651942

Name
Charles Arthur Holder
Given names
Charles Arthur
Surname
Holder
Birth June 12, 1865
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 18 months)
Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
1867 (Age 18 months)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 3 years)

Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 12 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
MarriageOllie YoungView this family
November 1, 1885 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Thomas Arthur Holder
February 15, 1887 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Clarence Bailey Holder
October 10, 1889 (Age 24 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 32 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 30, 1900 (Age 35 years)
Census April 18, 1910 (Age 44 years)
Death of a sonClarence Bailey Holder
April 11, 1912 (Age 46 years)
Associate: Charles Arthur Holder
Associate: Ollie Young
Death
Clarence Bailey Holder
April 11, 1912 (Age 46 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 50 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 51 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 52 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 1, 1920 (Age 54 years)
Death of a wifeOllie Young
April 14, 1924 (Age 58 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 64 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
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 76 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 January 8, 1942 (Age 76 years)
Death
Thomas Arthur Holder
March 18, 1969 (Age 103 years)
Family with Ollie Young - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: November 1, 1885Parker, Texas, United States
15 months
son
Thomas Arthur Holder
Birth: February 15, 1887 21 17Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States
Death: March 18, 1969Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States
3 years
son
Clarence Bailey Holder
Birth: October 10, 1889 24 20Texas, United States
Death: April 11, 1912Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States
J B Freeman + Ollie Young - View this family
wife’s husband
wife
Marriage: between 1916 and 1920Texas, United States

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Charles Arthur Holder - Household

Renown Town, ED 69 Parker, Texas, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Holder, CharlesheadWMJun186534M15TXTNTNFarmerYesYesYesOFF
Holder, OlliewifeWFMay186931M1522TXALARYesYesYes
Holder, ArthursonWMNov188712STXTXTXFarm LaborerYesYesYes
Holder, Clarence BsonWMOct188910STXTXTXYesYesYes

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Charles Arthur Holder - Household

ED 89 Rosen Heightons, Tarrant, Texas, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Holder, Carles AheadMW44M124TXALALEnglishEngineerStationaryWYesYesOFH
Holder, OlliewifeFW40M12422TXTNTNEnglishNoneYesYes
Holder, Thomas AsonMW23STXTXTXEnglishDelivery ClerkDry GoodsWNo0YesYesNo
Holder, Hailey CsonMW20STXTXTXEnglishDelivery ClerkDry GoodsWNo0YesYes

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Charles Arthur Holder - Household

ED 119 Cisco, Eastland, Texas, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Holder, Charles AheadRMW53DivorcedYesYesTXUnited StatesUnited StatesYesManagerRestaurantOA