The Shemwell Family

Etta Kathryn HollandAge: 78 years19111989

Name
Etta Kathryn Holland
Given names
Etta Kathryn
Surname
Holland
Married name
Etta Kathryn Goforth
Birth March 29, 1911 44 40
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 4 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Death of a paternal grandmotherElizabeth Haseltine Parker
April 1, 1918 (Age 7 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 5 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 6 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 23, 1920 (Age 8 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 18 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 21, 1930 (Age 19 years)
Death of a brotherHenry Harrison Holland
February 1, 1936 (Age 24 years)
MarriageVirgil Paul GoforthView this family
August 1, 1942 (Age 31 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 30 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 motherJudith Kathryn Weller
September 22, 1953 (Age 42 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 38 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
Death of a fatherLewis Thomas “Tom” Holland
June 5, 1956 (Age 45 years)
Death of a brotherJames Parker Holland
September 2, 1961 (Age 50 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 34 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 husbandVirgil Paul Goforth
January 26, 1976 (Age 64 years)
Death of a sisterSylvia E Holland
January 22, 1981 (Age 69 years)
Death of a sisterMary Ruth Holland
March 14, 1984 (Age 72 years)
Death May 12, 1989 (Age 78 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Memorial Park Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: December 31, 1890Benton, Arkansas, United States
19 months
elder sister
6 years
elder sister
17 months
elder sister
Lottie Ladonia Holland
Birth: September 13, 1899 33 28Bentonville, Benton, Arkansas, United States
Death: July 15, 1992Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
4 years
elder brother
Henry Harrison Holland
Birth: 1903 36 31Arkansas, United States
Death: February 1, 1936Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
2 years
elder brother
2 years
elder brother
4 years
herself
Etta Kathryn Holland
Birth: March 29, 1911 44 40Missouri, United States
Death: May 12, 1989Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
Family with Virgil Paul Goforth - View this family
husband
Virgil Paul Goforth
Birth: October 31, 1905Berea, Madison, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 26, 1976Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
herself
Etta Kathryn Holland
Birth: March 29, 1911 44 40Missouri, United States
Death: May 12, 1989Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
Marriage: August 1, 1942Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Lewis Thomas Holland - Household

2804 East 3rd St. Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Holland, LouisheadMW53MMOKYTNLaror?
Holland, Judith CwifeFW49MMOKYKY
Holland, Lottie LdaughterFW20SARMOMODress maker
Holland, Henry HsonMW17SARMOMO
Holland, Thomas WsonMW14SARMOMO
Holland, James PsonMW12SARMOMO
Holland, Etta CdaughterFW8SMOMOMO

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Judith Kathryn Weller - Household

448 South Florence Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Holland, Julia KheadFW59M20MOKYKYDress makerPrivate Families
Holland, Henry HsonMW26SARMOMOGlazierTile Works
Holland, Thomas WsonMW24SARMOMOAccountantElectric Light
Holland, Etta KdaughterFW19SMOMOMOClerical WorkBoiler & Iron works