The Shemwell Family

James Harrington HolmanAge: 85 years19031989

Name
James Harrington Holman
Given names
James Harrington
Surname
Holman
Birth December 22, 1903
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 12 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 13 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 14 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/
MarriageEleanor Frances CampbellView this family
March 4, 1924 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Colleen Josephine Holman
April 3, 1925 (Age 21 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 25 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 2, 1930 (Age 26 years)
Death of a wifeEleanor Frances Campbell
August 29, 1930 (Age 26 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 37 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
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 46 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 42 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 June 15, 1989 (Age 85 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Sunset Memorial Park
Family with Eleanor Frances Campbell - View this family
himself
James Harrington Holman
Birth: December 22, 1903Bandon, Coos, Oregon, United States
Death: June 15, 1989North Bend, Coos, Oregon, United States
wife
Eleanor Frances Campbell
Birth: November 21, 1905National City, San Diego, California, United States
Death: August 29, 1930North Bend, Coos, Oregon, United States
Marriage: March 4, 1924Coos, Oregon, United States
13 months
daughter
Colleen Josephine Holman
Birth: April 3, 1925 21 19Coquille, Coos, Oregon, United States
Death: January 2, 1990Dale City, Prince William, Virginia, United States

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - James Harrington Holman - Household

Coquille, Coos, Oregon, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Holman, James HheadO2600NoMW26M20NoYesORORORYesCheese MakerCreameryWYes
Holman, Eleanor FwifeFW24M18NoYesCANHMEYesNone
Holman, Pauline J (s/b Colleen J)daughterFW4 years 11 monthsMNoORORCANone