The Shemwell Family

Florence HollandAge: 67 years18801947

Name
Florence Holland
Given names
Florence
Surname
Holland
Married name
Florence Smith
Birth January 6, 1880 20 19
Birth of a brotherAlexander Hillman Holland
August 29, 1881 (Age 19 months)
Birth of a sisterEttie Lisbeth Holland
February 6, 1883 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a brotherWilliam Hickmon Holland
July 9, 1885 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a sisterCynthia Hattie Holland
June 10, 1888 (Age 8 years)
Birth of a brotherGeorge Herman Holland
April 15, 1891 (Age 11 years)
Birth of a brotherOtis Holland
December 6, 1893 (Age 13 years)
Birth of a sisterIna Macey Holland
July 6, 1896 (Age 16 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 18 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
MarriageCharlie Shields SmithView this family
January 1, 1899 (Age 18 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherEmily Phillips
August 1, 1906 (Age 26 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 35 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 36 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 37 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 43 years)
Cause: dysentery tuberculosis
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 49 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 55 years)
Death of a fatherJeremiah Edward “Jerry” Holland
October 28, 1937 (Age 57 years)
Death of a motherHarriet Tatum
January 4, 1942 (Age 61 years)
Death of a brotherAlexander Hillman Holland
June 3, 1942 (Age 62 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 61 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
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 65 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 26, 1947 (Age 67 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Elk Lick Church Cemetery
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father
mother
Marriage: November 6, 1877Todd, Kentucky, United States
-1 months
elder sister
Emma Holland
Birth: October 12, 1877 18 17Logan, Kentucky, United States
Death: November 14, 1959Kentucky, United States
2 years
herself
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 Charlie Shields Smith - View this family
husband
herself
Florence Holland
Birth: January 6, 1880 20 19Logan, Kentucky, United States
Death: November 26, 1947Logan, Kentucky, United States
Marriage: January 1, 1899Russellville, Logan, Kentucky, United States

Florence Holland has 6 first cousins recorded