The Shemwell Family

Oliver Pete HollandAge: 88 years19142002

Name
Oliver Pete Holland
Given names
Oliver Pete
Surname
Holland
Birth May 20, 1914 31 25
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 19 months)

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 sisterClarice Yvonne Holland
May 14, 1917 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a sisterAltie Vernice Holland
June 8, 1918 (Age 4 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 2 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 3 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 5 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherWilliam L Holland
February 7, 1920 (Age 5 years)
Cause: Abcess of brain
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 15 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 15 years)
Census April 12, 1940 (Age 25 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 27 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 paternal grandmotherMattie Emma Moore
November 23, 1949 (Age 35 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 35 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
Residence 1960 (Age 45 years)
Death of a sisterAltie Vernice Holland
May 31, 1970 (Age 56 years)
Death of a fatherOscar Pleas Holland
June 2, 1970 (Age 56 years)
Death of a sisterClarice Yvonne Holland
May 30, 1975 (Age 61 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 31 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 of a motherWillie Mae McCuiston
January 7, 1983 (Age 68 years)
Death July 4, 2002 (Age 88 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Forest Hill Cemetery Midtown
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father
mother
Marriage: April 26, 1913Shelby, Tennessee, United States
13 months
himself
Oliver Pete Holland
Birth: May 20, 1914 31 25Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
Death: July 4, 2002Brentwood, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
3 years
younger sister
Clarice Yvonne Holland
Birth: May 14, 1917 34 28Bozeman, Gallatin, Montana, United States
Death: May 30, 1975Rome, Floyd, Georgia, United States
13 months
younger sister
Altie Vernice Holland
Birth: June 8, 1918 35 29Bozeman, Gallatin, Montana, United States
Death: May 31, 1970Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
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himself
Oliver Pete Holland
Birth: May 20, 1914 31 25Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
Death: July 4, 2002Brentwood, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
wife
Private

Oliver Pete Holland has 2 first cousins recorded

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