The Shemwell Family

Clara Belle HollandAge: 80 years19031983

Name
Clara Belle Holland
Given names
Clara Belle
Surname
Holland
Married name
Clara Belle Farnsworth
Birth February 1, 1903 22 19
Birth of a brotherPaul Pennington Holland
March 12, 1905 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a brotherCharles Hubert Holland
February 26, 1910 (Age 7 years)
Census May 10, 1910 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a sisterLaura Marie Holland
April 22, 1915 (Age 12 years)
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/
Census January 5, 1920 (Age 16 years)
MarriageCecil Cline FarnsworthView this family
April 30, 1921 (Age 18 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Glen Dean Farnsworth
December 18, 1923 (Age 20 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 26 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 30, 1930 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Charles Duane Farnsworth
November 7, 1930 (Age 27 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherJohn Wesley Holland
April 26, 1936 (Age 33 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Sandra Marie Farnsworth
August 22, 1937 (Age 34 years)
Census April 15, 1940 (Age 37 years)
Death of a motherMartha Lena Duncan
December 22, 1941 (Age 38 years)
Marriage of a childGlen Dean FarnsworthJune Eileen LatchView this family
1944 (Age 40 years)

Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 38 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
Death of a paternal grandmotherLaura Anderson Logan
April 9, 1950 (Age 47 years)
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
Death of a fatherCharles Scott Holland
April 5, 1967 (Age 64 years)
Death of a daughterSandra Marie Farnsworth
December 30, 1967 (Age 64 years)

Death of a husbandCecil Cline Farnsworth
October 6, 1973 (Age 70 years)
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 of a brotherCharles Hubert Holland
July 6, 1978 (Age 75 years)
Death November 28, 1983 (Age 80 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Graceland Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: September 8, 1900Marion, Illinois, United States
2 years
herself
2 years
younger brother
5 years
younger brother
Charles Hubert Holland
Birth: February 26, 1910 29 26Wapella, DeWitt, Illinois, United States
Death: July 6, 1978Washington, District of Columbia, United States
5 years
younger sister
Laura Marie Holland
Birth: April 22, 1915 34 32Wapella, DeWitt, Illinois, United States
Death: July 16, 2005Normal, McLean, Illinois, United States
Family with Cecil Cline Farnsworth - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: April 30, 1921Wapella, DeWitt, Illinois, United States
3 years
son
Glen Dean Farnsworth
Birth: December 18, 1923 20 20Clinton, Illinois, United States
Death: April 20, 1994Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States
7 years
son
Charles Duane Farnsworth
Birth: November 7, 1930 27 27Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States
Death: December 19, 2014Otter Lake, Lapeer, Michigan, United States
7 years
daughter
Sandra Marie Farnsworth
Birth: August 22, 1937 34 34Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States
Death: December 30, 1967

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Charles Scott Holland - Household

Wapella, DeWitt, Illinois

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Holland, CharlieheadMW29M18ILKYILLaborerElevator
Holland, MarthawifeFW27M1833KSOHOH
Holland, ClaradaughterFW7SILILKS
Holland, PaulsonMW5SILILKS
Holland, CharlessonMW2mSILILKS

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Charles Scott Holland - Household

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Holland, Charles SheadMW39MILKYILManagerGrain Elevators
Holland, MarthawifeFW37MILILIL
Holland, Clara BdaughterFW16SILILIL
Holland, Paul PsonMW14SILILIL
Holland, Charles HsonMW9SILILIL
Holland, Laura MdaughterFW4-8mSILILIL

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Cecil Cline Farnsworth - Household

330 N. Main Decatur, Macon, Illinois

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Farnsworth, Cecil CheadMW27M18ILILILRadio ????
Farnsworth, Clara BwifeFW27M18ILILKS
Farnsworth, Glen DsonMW6SILILIL

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Cecil Cline Farnsworth - Household

1519 Decatur, Macon, Illinois

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Farnsworth, CecilheadMW37MILSame PlaceRadio TechnicianR. Dept. Store
Holland, ClarawifeFW37MILSame Place
Farnsworth, GlenXsonMW16SILSame Place
Farnsworth, DuanesonMW9SILSame Place
Farnsworth, SandradaughterFW2SIL
Holland, Mariesister in lawFW24SILWapellaDeWittILClerkRetail Merc. Store