The Shemwell Family

Thomas Arthur HolderAge: 82 years18871969

Name
Thomas Arthur Holder
Given names
Thomas Arthur
Surname
Holder
Birth February 15, 1887 21 17
Birth of a brotherClarence Bailey Holder
October 10, 1889 (Age 2 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 11 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 13 years)
Census April 18, 1910 (Age 23 years)
Death of a brotherClarence Bailey Holder
April 11, 1912 (Age 25 years)
Associate: Charles Arthur Holder
Associate: Ollie Young
Death of a maternal grandfatherThomas Benton Young
December 14, 1914 (Age 27 years)
Marriage of a parentJ B FreemanOllie YoungView this family
between 1916 and 1920 (Age 28 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherEllen Jane Daugherty
June 15, 1916 (Age 29 years)
Associate: George Washington Daugherty
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/
Death of a motherOllie Young
April 14, 1924 (Age 37 years)
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 fatherCharles Arthur Holder
January 8, 1942 (Age 54 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
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
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 March 18, 1969 (Age 82 years)
Associate: Charles Arthur Holder
Associate: Ollie Young
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Laurel Land Memorial Park
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: November 1, 1885Parker, Texas, United States
15 months
himself
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
younger brother
Clarence Bailey Holder
Birth: October 10, 1889 24 20Texas, United States
Death: April 11, 1912Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States
Mother’s family with J B Freeman - View this family
step-father
mother
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