The Shemwell Family

Annie Elizabeth HollandAge: 69 years18581928

Name
Annie Elizabeth Holland
Given names
Annie Elizabeth
Surname
Holland
Married name
Annie Elizabeth Armstrong
Birth December 6, 1858 25 23
Birth of a sisterGeorgella W “Ella” Holland
October 9, 1859 (Age 10 months)
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 June 29, 1860 (Age 18 months)
Birth of a sisterMary C “Molly” Holland
June 3, 1862 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a sisterMartha E “Mattie” Holland
1864 (Age 5 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
Birth of a brotherRobert Holland
1866 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a brotherJerimiah “Jerry” Holland
April 18, 1867 (Age 8 years)
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 8 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 8 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 10 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 June 25, 1870 (Age 11 years)
Birth of a brotherJames S Holland
December 1870 (Age 11 years)
Birth of a brotherSamuel L Holland
November 26, 1873 (Age 14 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 19 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 sisterBarbara Agnes Holland
January 30, 1880 (Age 21 years)
MarriageWilliam Burton ArmstrongView this family
February 12, 1880 (Age 21 years)
Census June 9, 1880 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Albert Howard Armstrong
August 24, 1884 (Age 25 years)
Death of a motherLucy Elizabeth Mason
October 4, 1886 (Age 27 years)
Cause: Fever of 30 days duration
Death of a paternal grandfatherJeremiah O “Jerry” Holland
June 17, 1888 (Age 29 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Maude Elizabeth Armstrong
November 16, 1888 (Age 29 years)

Death of a paternal grandmotherAnn Shemwell
April 6, 1889 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Minnie M Armstrong
September 24, 1894 (Age 35 years)
Death of a sisterGeorgella W “Ella” Holland
May 12, 1897 (Age 38 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
Death of a brotherJerimiah “Jerry” Holland
July 8, 1904 (Age 45 years)
Cause: Accident in RR Yard
Death of a daughterMaude Elizabeth Armstrong
July 28, 1904 (Age 45 years)
Marriage of a childAlbert Howard ArmstrongGertrude Frances BellView this family
December 20, 1905 (Age 47 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Emma Elizabeth Armstrong
April 21, 1907 (Age 48 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Opal Ruth Armstrong
November 21, 1909 (Age 50 years)
Marriage of a childRolla MaloneMinnie M ArmstrongView this family
November 24, 1912 (Age 53 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 57 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 brotherJames S Holland
January 8, 1917 (Age 58 years)
Death of a sonAlbert Howard Armstrong
March 8, 1917 (Age 58 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 58 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 59 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/
Death June 5, 1928 (Age 69 years)
Cause of death: Pneumonia
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Woodlawn Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: September 23, 1855Logan, Kentucky, United States
3 years
herself
10 months
younger sister
3 years
younger sister
sister
younger sister
3 years
younger brother
16 months
younger brother
4 years
younger brother
James S Holland
Birth: December 1870 37 35Kentucky, United States
Death: January 8, 1917McLean, Illinois, United States
3 years
younger brother
Samuel L Holland
Birth: November 26, 1873 40 38Vernon Hills, Lake, Illinois, United States
Death: March 4, 1949McLean, Illinois, United States
6 years
younger sister
Barbara Agnes Holland
Birth: January 30, 1880 47 44Patoka, Marion, Illinois, United States
Death: May 17, 1961Bloomington, McLean, Illinois, United States
Father’s family with Mary Jane Neall - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: December 9, 1851Logan, Kentucky, United States
3 years
half-brother
Family with William Burton Armstrong - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: February 12, 1880Marion, Illinois, United States
5 years
son
son
daughter
Maude Elizabeth Armstrong
Birth: November 16, 1888 31 29
Death: July 28, 1904Marion, Illinois, United States
son
daughter
Minnie M Armstrong
Birth: September 24, 1894 37 35Illinois, United States
Death: January 5, 1986Bloomington, McLean, Illinois, United States

Annie Elizabeth Holland has 36 first cousins recorded

Father's family (36)

Parents Lemuel W Harris + Mary Elizabeth Holland
1Cynthia Ann Harris18411930
2Mary Ellen Harris18441926
3Taylor E Harris18481884
4Joel N Harris18491942
7Henry C Harris18531933
8Bascomb Lee Harris18591947
Parents Nathaniel Walker Holland + Sarah M “Sally” Cross
Parents Nathaniel Walker Holland + Agnes Ellen Wimpey
3Amanda Holland18501851
9Franklin H Holland18681951
Parents John Wesley Holland + Ann Lucas Walker “Anna” Hunter
Parents Capt. James Harvey Hudspeth + Armelda Ann Holland
Parents George Martin Holland + Emily Phillips
3Lou Retta Holland18711924

Mother's family (0)

Census1860 United States - Census transcript - Allen Samuel Holland - Household

Logan, Kentucky, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
Allen S Hollandhead27MWday laborerKY
Elizabeth Hollandwife24FWKY
Jno W Hollandson3MWKY
F A E Hollanddaughter1FWKY

Census1870 United States - Census transcript - Jeremiah Holland - Household

Marion, Illinois

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceFFBMFBBornMarSchoolReadWriteInfirmCitDis
Holland, Jeremiahhead66MWFarmerVAY
Holland, Annawife67FWKeeping HouseNCY
Holland, Allen Sson37MWNC
Holland, Elizabethdaughter in law33FWNC
Holland, John Wgrandson14MWNC
Holland, Annagranddaughter12FWNC
Holland, Ellengranddaughter10FWNC
Holland, Marygranddaughter8FWNC
Holland, Marthagranddaughter6FWNC
Holland, Robertgrandson4MWNC
Holland, Jerimiahgrandson2MWNC

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - William Burton Armstrong - Household

Patoka, Marion, Illinois

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Armstrong, B WWM23headMYFarmerILILTN
Armstrong, Annie EWF21wifeMYKeeping HouseKYKYKY
Holland, JeremiahWM76wife's grandfatherMFarmerVAVAVA
Holland, AnnieWF77wife's grandmotherMFarmerNCNCNC