The Shemwell Family

Annie R “Anna” BallanceAge: 80 years18841964

Name
Annie R “Anna” Ballance
Given names
Annie R
Surname
Ballance
Married name
Annie R Holland
Nickname
Anna
Birth 1884
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 14 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
MarriageXelpho Brown HollandView this family
about 1910 (Age 26 years)

Birth of a son
#1
George W Holland
February 11, 1911 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Velma Evelyn Holland
February 21, 1913 (Age 29 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
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 3, 1920 (Age 36 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Walter Max Holland
December 31, 1922 (Age 38 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Rudolph Theodore “Ted” Wilde
September 16, 1927 (Age 43 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 45 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 13, 1930 (Age 46 years)
Census April 19, 1940 (Age 56 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
George Kirby Holland
June 11, 1941 (Age 57 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 57 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
Birth of a grandson
#3
Craig A Holland
March 3, 1951 (Age 67 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
Death of a husbandXelpho Brown Holland
1960 (Age 76 years)
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
Death 1964 (Age 80 years)

Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Patoka Cemetery
Family with Xelpho Brown Holland - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: about 1910
13 months
son
George W Holland
Birth: February 11, 1911 28 27Illinois, United States
Death: November 29, 1997Dixon, Lee, Illinois, United States
2 years
daughter
Velma Evelyn Holland
Birth: February 21, 1913 30 29Cook, Illinois, United States
Death: February 4, 1991Palm Beach, Florida, United States
10 years
son
Walter Max Holland
Birth: December 31, 1922 40 38Patoka, Marion, Illinois, United States
Death: October 1, 1987Hillside, Cook, Illinois, United States

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Xelpho B Holland - Household

South Maple Centralia, Marion, Illinois

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Holland, XelphoheadMW37MILKYPNManagerTelegraph Company
Holland, AnnawifeFW35MILILIL
Holland, GeorgesonMW8SILILIL
Holland, VelmadaughterFW6SILILIL

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Xelpho B Holland - Household

330 Perrine Centralia, Marion, Illinois

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Holland, Xelpho BheadMW48M28ILKYPNManager& OperatorTelegraph Company
Holland, Annie RwifeFW45M25ILILIL
Holland, George WsonMW19SILILILSimplex OperatorTelegraph Company
Holland, Evelyn VdaughterFW17SILILIL
Holland, Walter MsonMW7SILILIL

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Xelpho B Holland - Household

330 South Perrine Centralia, Marion, Illinois

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Holland, Xelpho BheadMW57MILSame HouseManager & ??Telegraph Company
Holland, Annie RXwifeFW55MILSame House
Holland, Walter MaxsonMW17SILSame House