The Shemwell Family

William Henry HollenbackAge: 70 years18631934

Name
William Henry Hollenback
Given names
William Henry
Surname
Hollenback
Birth March 21, 1863 28 16
Marriage of parentsJohn Bentley HollenbackSarah Elizabeth TroutmanView this family
April 11, 1863 (Age 21 days)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865

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
Death of a maternal grandfatherWilliam Ambrose Troutman
January 4, 1866 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a sisterMartha Jennie Hollenback
March 11, 1867 (Age 3 years)
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 3 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 3 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Birth of a brotherCharles Marion “Charley” Hollenback
August 19, 1869 (Age 6 years)
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 5 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
Census August 26, 1870 (Age 7 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherHenry Harrison Hollenback
May 8, 1875 (Age 12 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 14 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Death of a paternal grandmotherHannah Cross
January 4, 1879 (Age 15 years)
Census June 5, 1880 (Age 17 years)
Death of a fatherJohn Bentley Hollenback
May 12, 1883 (Age 20 years)
MarriageFlora Catherine PolkView this family
January 1, 1885 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Pearl Agnes Hollenback
September 22, 1887 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Osa Geneva Hollenback
November 7, 1889 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Ural Talmage Hollenback Sr
November 10, 1893 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Roy Leonidas Hollenback Sr
January 2, 1897 (Age 33 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 35 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
Marriage of a childIra C Henry McNewPearl Agnes HollenbackView this family
March 25, 1906 (Age 43 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Ira Paul McNew
January 2, 1908 (Age 44 years)
Marriage of a childIra C Henry McNewPearl Agnes HollenbackView this family
October 8, 1910 (Age 47 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
Fletcher Forrest McNew
August 17, 1912 (Age 49 years)
Marriage of a childEarl Ross GambrelOsa Geneva HollenbackView this family
September 11, 1913 (Age 50 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 52 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 grandson
#3
Infant Gambrel
June 12, 1917 (Age 54 years)
Death of a grandsonInfant Gambrel
June 12, 1917 (Age 54 years)
Marriage of a childRoy Leonidas Hollenback SrEsther Mahree CroffView this family
April 28, 1918 (Age 55 years)
Birth of a grandson
#4
Roy Talmage McNew
November 22, 1918 (Age 55 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 53 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 54 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/
Birth of a granddaughter
#5
Miriam Esther Hollenback
April 27, 1919 (Age 56 years)
Marriage of a childUral Talmage Hollenback SrGertrude Alma RobisonView this family
June 3, 1919 (Age 56 years)
Birth of a grandson
#6
Earl Garland McNew
April 10, 1920 (Age 57 years)
Birth of a grandson
#7
Verland Earl Gambrel
December 25, 1921 (Age 58 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#8
Pearl Lovene McNew
October 16, 1922 (Age 59 years)
Shared note: Richard Loverl and Pearl Lovene McNew are twins
Birth of a grandson
#9
Richard Loverl McNew
October 17, 1922 (Age 59 years)
Shared note: Richard Loverl and Pearl Lovene McNew are twins
Birth of a grandson
#10
Chester Byron Hollenback
February 14, 1923 (Age 59 years)
Birth of a grandson
#11
Elmo Glenn Gambrel
October 14, 1923 (Age 60 years)
Birth of a grandson
#12
Ural Talmage Hollenback Jr
December 14, 1923 (Age 60 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#13
Dolores Fay McNew
February 22, 1924 (Age 60 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#14
Rosemond Gambrel
about 1925 (Age 61 years)
Birth of a grandson
#15
Ivan James Gambrel
July 31, 1926 (Age 63 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#16
Alma Mavis Hollenback
August 7, 1926 (Age 63 years)
Birth of a grandson
#17
Roy Leonidas Hollenback Jr
September 9, 1926 (Age 63 years)
Death of a brotherCharles Marion “Charley” Hollenback
February 20, 1927 (Age 63 years)
Birth of a grandson
#18
Hansell Goodwin “Ace” Hollenback
June 26, 1928 (Age 65 years)
Birth of a grandson
#19
David Mervel Hollenback
August 9, 1928 (Age 65 years)
Death of a motherSarah Elizabeth Troutman
April 1, 1929 (Age 66 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 66 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 3, 1930 (Age 67 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#20
Bonnie Elizabeth Hollenback
November 12, 1931 (Age 68 years)
Birth of a grandson
#21
Dwight Calvin Hollenback
May 14, 1933 (Age 70 years)
Death January 1934 (Age 70 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Riverside Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: April 11, 1863Indiana, United States
-1 months
himself
4 years
younger sister
2 years
younger brother
Family with Flora Catherine Polk - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: January 1, 1885Cass, Indiana, United States
3 years
daughter
2 years
daughter
4 years
son
3 years
son

Census1870 United States - Census transcript - John Bentley Hollenback - Household

Bethlehem, Cass, Indiana, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceFFBMFBBornMarSchoolReadWriteInfirmCitDis
Hollenback, John Bhead36MWFarmer200IN
Hollenback, Sarah Ewife23FWKeeping HouseIN
Hollenback, William Hson6MWIN
Hollenback, Martha Jdaughter3FWIN
Hollenback, Charlieson1MWIN

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - John Bentley Hollenback - Household

Bethlehem, Cass, Indiana, United States

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Hollenback, John BWM45headMFarmerOHVAOH
Hollenback, SarahWF32wifeMKeeping HouseIN
Hollenback, WilliamWM16sonSAt HomexINOHIN
Hollenback, Martha JWF13daughterSxINOHIN
Hollenback, Charles MWM10sonSxINOHIN

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - William Henry Hollenback - Household

Council Grove, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Hollenback, W HlodgerMW66Wd21NoYesINININYesLaborerPrivate FamilyWYes