The Shemwell Family

Emma HollandAge: 82 years18771959

Name
Emma Holland
Given names
Emma
Surname
Holland
Married name
Emma Boley
Birth October 12, 1877 18 17
Marriage of parentsJeremiah Edward “Jerry” HollandHarriet TatumView this family
November 6, 1877 (Age 25 days)
No Biological Children
No Known Biological Children

Note: 1900-1910-1920-1940 Census Records list only Ernest & Emma Boley -b
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 2 months)

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 sisterFlorence Holland
January 6, 1880 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a brotherAlexander Hillman Holland
August 29, 1881 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a sisterEttie Lisbeth Holland
February 6, 1883 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a brotherWilliam Hickmon Holland
July 9, 1885 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a sisterCynthia Hattie Holland
June 10, 1888 (Age 10 years)
Birth of a brotherGeorge Herman Holland
April 15, 1891 (Age 13 years)
Birth of a brotherOtis Holland
December 6, 1893 (Age 16 years)
Birth of a sisterIna Macey Holland
July 6, 1896 (Age 18 years)
MarriageErnest Taylor “Bud” BoleyView this family
November 26, 1896 (Age 19 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 20 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 paternal grandmotherEmily Phillips
August 1, 1906 (Age 28 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 38 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 39 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 40 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 of a paternal grandfatherGeorge Martin Holland
April 4, 1923 (Age 45 years)
Cause: dysentery tuberculosis
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 51 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
Death of a sisterCynthia Hattie Holland
December 21, 1935 (Age 58 years)
Death of a fatherJeremiah Edward “Jerry” Holland
October 28, 1937 (Age 60 years)
Death of a motherHarriet Tatum
January 4, 1942 (Age 64 years)
Death of a brotherAlexander Hillman Holland
June 3, 1942 (Age 64 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 64 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 sisterFlorence Holland
November 26, 1947 (Age 70 years)
Death of a husbandErnest Taylor “Bud” Boley
December 24, 1947 (Age 70 years)
Death of a brotherOtis Holland
August 20, 1949 (Age 71 years)
Death of a brotherGeorge Herman Holland
November 11, 1953 (Age 76 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 72 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 68 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 November 14, 1959 (Age 82 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Gant Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: November 6, 1877Todd, Kentucky, United States
-1 months
herself
Emma Holland
Birth: October 12, 1877 18 17Logan, Kentucky, United States
Death: November 14, 1959Kentucky, United States
2 years
younger sister
Florence Holland
Birth: January 6, 1880 20 19Logan, Kentucky, United States
Death: November 26, 1947Logan, Kentucky, United States
20 months
younger brother
Alexander Hillman Holland
Birth: August 29, 1881 22 21Logan, Kentucky, United States
Death: June 3, 1942Logan, Kentucky, United States
12 years
younger brother
Otis Holland
Birth: December 6, 1893 34 33Logan, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 20, 1949Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky, United States
-11 years
younger sister
Ettie Lisbeth Holland
Birth: February 6, 1883 23 22Logan, Kentucky, United States
Death: June 15, 1969Logan, Kentucky, United States
2 years
younger brother
William Hickmon Holland
Birth: July 9, 1885 26 25Logan, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 16, 1969Tennessee, United States
3 years
younger sister
Cynthia Hattie Holland
Birth: June 10, 1888 29 28Logan, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 21, 1935Logan, Kentucky, United States
3 years
younger brother
George Herman Holland
Birth: April 15, 1891 32 31Logan, Kentucky, United States
Death: November 11, 1953Ouachita, Louisiana, United States
5 years
younger sister
Ina Macey Holland
Birth: July 6, 1896 37 36Logan, Kentucky, United States
Death: July 3, 1981Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana, United States
Family with Ernest Taylor “Bud” Boley - View this family
husband
Ernest Taylor “Bud” Boley
Birth: November 21, 1875Sharon, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 24, 1947Todd, Kentucky, United States
herself
Emma Holland
Birth: October 12, 1877 18 17Logan, Kentucky, United States
Death: November 14, 1959Kentucky, United States
Marriage: November 26, 1896Logan, Kentucky, United States

No Biological Children
1900-1910-1920-1940 Census Records list only Ernest & Emma Boley -b