The Shemwell Family

Alpharetta C “Alpha” HollandAge: 68 years18591928

Name
Alpharetta C “Alpha” Holland
Given names
Alpharetta C
Surname
Holland
Married name
Alpharetta C Carr
Nickname
Alpha
Birth March 21, 1859 29 25
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Census July 9, 1860 (Age 15 months)
Birth of a brotherHarvey “Harry” Holland
about 1863 (Age 3 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 2 years)

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
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 7 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 7 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 9 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
Birth of a sisterHattie Belle Holland
March 4, 1872 (Age 12 years)
MarriageMichael CarrView this family
March 14, 1878 (Age 18 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 18 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Birth of a son
#1
Ora Carr
March 8, 1879 (Age 19 years)
Census June 9, 1880 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a son
#2
John Frank Carr
April 22, 1881 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Henry M Stanley Carr
September 6, 1884 (Age 25 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherJeremiah O “Jerry” Holland
June 17, 1888 (Age 29 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherAnn Shemwell
April 6, 1889 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Alta Izora Carr
December 4, 1890 (Age 31 years)
Birth of a daughter
#5
Jettie Mae Carr
September 22, 1896 (Age 37 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 39 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
Census June 14, 1900 (Age 41 years)
Death of a sisterHattie Belle Holland
September 10, 1902 (Age 43 years)
Marriage of a childOra CarrElsie Jane ReedView this family
January 11, 1903 (Age 43 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Beulah Pearl Carr
November 1, 1903 (Age 44 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Mabel Gertrude Carr
May 8, 1907 (Age 48 years)
Death of a sonOra Carr
August 1907 (Age 48 years)
Marriage of a childJohn Frank CarrLyda Lloyd ChapmanView this family
December 25, 1907 (Age 48 years)
Birth of a grandson
#3
Cecil Cleon Carr
September 26, 1908 (Age 49 years)
Marriage of a childHenry M Stanley CarrTennie YoungView this family
about 1908 (Age 48 years)

Death of a motherAnn Lucas Walker “Anna” Hunter
June 9, 1908 (Age 49 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#4
Lela Modiste Carr
September 24, 1909 (Age 50 years)
Birth of a grandson
#5
Charles Mitchell Skelton
December 22, 1909 (Age 50 years)
Marriage of a childJohn Wiley SkeltonAlta Izora CarrView this family
about 1910 (Age 50 years)

Death of a fatherJohn Wesley Holland
December 29, 1910 (Age 51 years)
Birth of a grandson
#6
Arthur Owen Skelton
July 15, 1911 (Age 52 years)
Birth of a grandson
#7
Ora Oscar Carr
September 7, 1911 (Age 52 years)
Death of a husbandMichael Carr
April 17, 1912 (Age 53 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#8
Cleo Elizabeth Carr
February 5, 1913 (Age 53 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#9
Alma Izora Capps
June 21, 1913 (Age 54 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#10
Roberta Faye Capps
March 1, 1916 (Age 56 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#11
Florence Charollette Skelton
December 28, 1916 (Age 57 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 56 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 57 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 58 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 grandson
#12
Ernest Robert Skelton
March 11, 1919 (Age 59 years)
Census January 3, 1920 (Age 60 years)
Birth of a grandson
#13
Otis Franklin Capps
April 15, 1922 (Age 63 years)
Death February 21, 1928 (Age 68 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Bristow Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: July 12, 1849Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States
15 months
elder brother
16 months
elder brother
16 months
elder sister
23 months
elder sister
2 years
elder sister
19 months
herself
5 years
younger brother
9 years
younger sister
Hattie Belle Holland
Birth: March 4, 1872 41 38Marion, Illinois, United States
Death: September 10, 1902Lawrence, Missouri, United States
Family with Michael Carr - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: March 14, 1878Marion, Illinois, United States
1 year
son
Ora Carr
Birth: March 8, 1879 28 19Tonti, Marion, Illinois, United States
Death: August 1907Gardner, Johnson, Kansas, United States
2 years
son
John Frank Carr
Birth: April 22, 1881 30 22Missouri, United States
Death: after 1942Oklahoma, United States
3 years
son
6 years
daughter
6 years
daughter

Census1860 United States - Census transcript - John Wesley Holland - Household

Logan, Kentucky

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
J W Hollandhead30MWFarmerKY
Ann L Hollandwife25FWTN
Jno W Hollandson9MWKY
Geo L Hollandson7MWKY
Rebecca E Hollanddaughter6FWKY
Roxana R Hollanddaughter4FWKY
Alice W Hollanddaughter2FWKY
Aferetta C Hollanddaughter1FWKY

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - Michael Carr - Household

Tonti, Marion, Illinois

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Carr, MichaelWM29headMFarmingMOIrelandIreland
Carr, Alpharetta R CWF21wifeMKeeping HouseKYKYTN
Carr, OraWM1sonSILMOKY
Holland, Ida NWF5neiceSAt HomeILKYMO

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Michael Carr - Household

163 Third Street Coal Creek, Pawnee, Oklahoma

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Carr, MichaelheadWMSep185049M22MOIrelandIrelandFarmer
Carr, Alpha RwifeWFMar186139M2255KYKYTN
Carr, OrasonWMMar187921SILMOKYFarm Laborer
Carr, John FsonWMApr188119SMOMOKYFarm Laborer
Carr, Henry MsonWMSep188515SMOMOKYAt School
Carr, Alta IdaughterWFDec18909SMOMOKYAt School
Carr, Jettie MdaughterWFSep18963SOKMOKY
Holland, LuthernephewWMDec187920SILKYGAFarm Laborer

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Alpharetta C “Alpha” Holland - Household

Bristow, Creek, Oklahoma

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Carr, AlphaheadFW60WdKYUSUS