The Shemwell Family

Mattie Emma MooreAge: 89 years18601949

Name
Mattie Emma Moore
Given names
Mattie Emma
Surname
Moore
Married name
Mattie Emma Holland
Birth April 30, 1860
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 11 months)

Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 6 years)
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 6 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 8 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
MarriageWilliam L HollandView this family
October 10, 1878 (Age 18 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 17 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Birth of a son
#1
Oscar Pleas Holland
March 18, 1883 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Charles Henry “Charlie” Holland
October 5, 1893 (Age 33 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Mattie Emma Holland
August 25, 1897 (Age 37 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 37 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 4, 1900 (Age 40 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Willer R Holland
about 1901 (Age 40 years)
Census April 19, 1910 (Age 49 years)
Marriage of a childOscar Pleas HollandWillie Mae McCuistonView this family
April 26, 1913 (Age 52 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Oliver Pete Holland
May 20, 1914 (Age 54 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
Raymond C Holland
July 15, 1916 (Age 56 years)
Marriage of a childCharles Henry “Charlie” HollandAda M HaleView this family
about 1916 (Age 55 years)

Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 55 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Birth of a granddaughter
#3
Clarice Yvonne Holland
May 14, 1917 (Age 57 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#4
Altie Vernice Holland
June 8, 1918 (Age 58 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 56 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 57 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/
Marriage of a childWilliam Henry LassiterMattie Emma HollandView this family
August 3, 1919 (Age 59 years)
Death of a husbandWilliam L Holland
February 7, 1920 (Age 59 years)
Cause: Abcess of brain
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 69 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
Birth of a grandson
#5
Jerry Holland Lassiter
November 26, 1930 (Age 70 years)
Census May 7, 1940 (Age 80 years)
Death of a sonCharles Henry “Charlie” Holland
February 14, 1944 (Age 83 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 81 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
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 85 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 November 23, 1949 (Age 89 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Detroit Cemetery
Family with William L Holland - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: October 10, 1878Benton, Arkansas, United States
4 years
son
11 years
son
Charles Henry “Charlie” Holland
Birth: October 5, 1893 36 33Paris, Lamar, Texas, United States
Death: February 14, 1944Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
4 years
daughter
Mattie Emma Holland
Birth: August 25, 1897 40 37Red River, Texas, United States
Death: May 16, 1989Red River, Texas, United States
4 years
son

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - William L Holland - Household

Lamar, Texas

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Holland, William LheadWMAug185842M21MOMOMOFarmer
Holland, Mattie EwifeWFApr185842M2153MOMOMO
Holland, Ollie PsonWMMar188218STXMOMO
Holland, H CharliesonWMOct18945STXMOMO
Holland, Mattie EdaughterWFAug19972STXMOMO

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - William L Holland - Household

Lamar, Texas

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Holland, W LheadMW52M132MOKYTNFarmerHome Farm
Holland, Mattie EwifeFW52M13264MOMOMOFarm LaborerHome Farm
Holland, Charlie HsonMW16STXMOMOFarm LaborerHome Farm
Holland, Mattie EdaughterFW12STXMOMOFarm LaborerHome Farm
Holland, Willer RMW9STXMOMOFarm LaborerHome Farm

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - William Henry Lassiter - Household

700 Third St. Clarksville, Red River, Texas

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Lassiter, W HheadMW43MKYSame HouseParts ManRetail Auto Supply
Lassiter, MattieXwifeFW41MTXSame House
Lassiter, Jerry HsonMW9STXSame House
Holland, Mattiemother in lawFW80WdMOSame House