The Shemwell Family

Oscar Pleas HollandAge: 87 years18831970

Name
Oscar Pleas Holland
Given names
Oscar Pleas
Surname
Holland
Birth March 18, 1883 25 22
Birth of a brotherCharles Henry “Charlie” Holland
October 5, 1893 (Age 10 years)
Birth of a sisterMattie Emma Holland
August 25, 1897 (Age 14 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 15 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 17 years)
Birth of a brotherWiller R Holland
about 1901 (Age 17 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherHenry Ward Holland
July 30, 1909 (Age 26 years)
MarriageWillie Mae McCuistonView this family
April 26, 1913 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Oliver Pete Holland
May 20, 1914 (Age 31 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 32 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 daughter
#2
Clarice Yvonne Holland
May 14, 1917 (Age 34 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherElizabeth Haseltine Parker
April 1, 1918 (Age 35 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Altie Vernice Holland
June 8, 1918 (Age 35 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 33 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 34 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 15, 1920 (Age 36 years)
Death of a fatherWilliam L Holland
February 7, 1920 (Age 36 years)
Cause: Abcess of brain
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 46 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 9, 1930 (Age 47 years)
Census April 12, 1940 (Age 57 years)
Marriage of a childIrvin James Calvin JrAltie Vernice HollandView this family
June 19, 1943 (Age 60 years)
Death of a brotherCharles Henry “Charlie” Holland
February 14, 1944 (Age 60 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Claudia Vernice Calvin
March 26, 1945 (Age 62 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 58 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 motherMattie Emma Moore
November 23, 1949 (Age 66 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
William Randolph Knight
January 6, 1950 (Age 66 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 66 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 62 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
Baptism of a grandsonWilliam Randolph Knight
March 25, 1951 (Age 68 years)
Death of a daughterAltie Vernice Holland
May 31, 1970 (Age 87 years)
Death June 2, 1970 (Age 87 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Forest Hill Cemetery Midtown
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: October 10, 1878Benton, Arkansas, United States
4 years
himself
11 years
younger brother
Charles Henry “Charlie” Holland
Birth: October 5, 1893 36 33Paris, Lamar, Texas, United States
Death: February 14, 1944Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
4 years
younger sister
Mattie Emma Holland
Birth: August 25, 1897 40 37Red River, Texas, United States
Death: May 16, 1989Red River, Texas, United States
4 years
younger brother
Family with Willie Mae McCuiston - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: April 26, 1913Shelby, Tennessee, United States
13 months
son
Oliver Pete Holland
Birth: May 20, 1914 31 25Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
Death: July 4, 2002Brentwood, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
3 years
daughter
Clarice Yvonne Holland
Birth: May 14, 1917 34 28Bozeman, Gallatin, Montana, United States
Death: May 30, 1975Rome, Floyd, Georgia, United States
13 months
daughter
Altie Vernice Holland
Birth: June 8, 1918 35 29Bozeman, Gallatin, Montana, United States
Death: May 31, 1970Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States

Oscar Pleas Holland has 28 first cousins recorded

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

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Oscar Pleas Holland - Household

1964 Southern Avenue Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Holland, OscarheadMW37MTXUSUSDealerMules
Holland, WilliewifeFW30MMSMSMS
Holland, OliversonMW6STNTXMS
Holland, YvonnedaughterFW3-4mSMTTXMS
Holland, VernicedaughterFW1-8mSMTTXMS

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Oscar Pleas Holland - Household

897 Stafford Ave Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Holland, Oscar PheadMW43M26TXTXTXProprietorLive Stock
Holland, WilliewifeFW37M20MSMSMS
Holland, Oliver PsonMW15STNTXMS
Holland, YvonnedaughterFW12SMTTXMS
Holland, VernicedaughterFW11SMTTXMS

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Oscar Pleas Holland - Household

1267 Sledge Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Holland, Oscar PheadMW52MTXOwnerLive Stock Co.
Holland, WilliewifeFW49MMS
Holland, Oliver PsonMW25STNSalesmanLive Stock Co.
Holland, YvonnedaughterFW23SMT
Holland, VernicedaughterFW21SMT