The Shemwell Family

George Samuel HollandAge: 84 years18521936

Name
George Samuel Holland
Given names
George Samuel
Surname
Holland
Birth February 13, 1852 21 18
Birth of a sisterRebecca Elizabeth Holland
June 20, 1853 (Age 16 months)
Birth of a sisterRoxanna Rosalie Holland
May 23, 1855 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a sisterAlice W “Ellen” Holland
August 30, 1857 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a sisterAlpharetta C “Alpha” Holland
March 21, 1859 (Age 7 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 4 years)

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 8 years)
Birth of a brotherHarvey “Harry” Holland
about 1863 (Age 10 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 9 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 14 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 14 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 16 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 18 years)
Birth of a sisterHattie Belle Holland
March 4, 1872 (Age 20 years)
MarriageLydia Margurette GarnerView this family
November 19, 1874 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Timothy Floyd Holland
October 25, 1875 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Matilda Annie “Tilda” Holland
October 1878 (Age 26 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 25 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
#3
Luther Franklin Holland
November 1, 1879 (Age 27 years)
Census June 9, 1880 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a son
#4
John Frederick Holland
January 7, 1883 (Age 30 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherJeremiah O “Jerry” Holland
June 17, 1888 (Age 36 years)
Birth of a son
#5
Harry Irwin Holland
February 4, 1889 (Age 36 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherAnn Shemwell
April 6, 1889 (Age 37 years)
Birth of a daughter
#6
Mary E Tina Holland
August 18, 1891 (Age 39 years)
Birth of a daughter
#7
Mabel R Holland
May 4, 1894 (Age 42 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 46 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
Marriage of a childNoah W McClureMatilda Annie “Tilda” HollandView this family
July 12, 1899 (Age 47 years)
Census June 26, 1900 (Age 48 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Olin Victor McClure
July 31, 1901 (Age 49 years)
Marriage of a childTimothy Floyd HollandAlmary Acenetha “Cena” SpeerView this family
February 8, 1902 (Age 49 years)
Death of a sisterHattie Belle Holland
September 10, 1902 (Age 50 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Hattie May Holland
May 17, 1903 (Age 51 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#3
Freddy Gladys Holland
February 18, 1905 (Age 53 years)
Marriage of a childLuther Franklin HollandCora MeisterView this family
calculated 1905 (Age 52 years)

Birth of a granddaughter
#4
Velma I Holland
March 21, 1906 (Age 54 years)
Birth of a grandson
#5
Olin Victor Charles Holland
April 15, 1907 (Age 55 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#6
Eva Susanna Holland
November 16, 1907 (Age 55 years)
Death of a motherAnn Lucas Walker “Anna” Hunter
June 9, 1908 (Age 56 years)
Marriage of a childClarence Milligan StaterMary E Tina HollandView this family
December 24, 1908 (Age 56 years)
Census April 25, 1910 (Age 58 years)
Birth of a grandson
#7
Avery Boyd Cleo Holland
May 15, 1910 (Age 58 years)
Death of a fatherJohn Wesley Holland
December 29, 1910 (Age 58 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#8
Icle Mae Holland
1912 (Age 59 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#9
Sophie M Holland
August 5, 1915 (Age 63 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 63 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Birth of a granddaughter
#10
Stella Blanche Holland
February 22, 1917 (Age 65 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 64 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 65 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
#11
Roy Lee Holland
1920 (Age 67 years)

Census January 10, 1920 (Age 67 years)
Death of a grandsonRoy Lee Holland
February 20, 1924 (Age 72 years)
Death of a sisterAlpharetta C “Alpha” Holland
February 21, 1928 (Age 76 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 77 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 26, 1930 (Age 78 years)
Death of a brotherJohn Walker Holland
January 13, 1931 (Age 78 years)
Death of a wifeLydia Margurette Garner
August 13, 1931 (Age 79 years)
Death of a granddaughterEva Susanna Holland
September 16, 1935 (Age 83 years)
Death December 6, 1936 (Age 84 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Plew Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: July 12, 1849Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States
15 months
elder brother
16 months
himself
16 months
younger sister
23 months
younger sister
2 years
younger sister
19 months
younger sister
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 Lydia Margurette Garner - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: November 19, 1874Marion, Illinois, United States
11 months
son
3 years
daughter
Matilda Annie “Tilda” Holland
Birth: October 1878 26 22Tonti, Marion, Illinois, United States
Death: September 1, 1965Springfield, Greene, Missouri, United States
13 months
son
3 years
son
John Frederick Holland
Birth: January 7, 1883 30 26Lawrence, Missouri, United States
Death: March 22, 1960Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, United States
6 years
son
Harry Irwin Holland
Birth: February 4, 1889 36 32Phelps, Lawrence, Missouri, United States
Death: April 1979Whittier, Los Angeles, California, United States
3 years
daughter
Mary E Tina Holland
Birth: August 18, 1891 39 35Lawrence, Missouri, United States
Death: November 2, 1981Yucaipa, San Bernardino, California, United States
3 years
daughter
Mabel R Holland
Birth: May 4, 1894 42 38Lawrence, Missouri, United States
Death: September 16, 1983San Bernardino, California, United States

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

Census1870 United States - Census transcript - John Wesley Holland - Household

Patoka, Marion, Illinois

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceFFBMFBBornMarSchoolReadWriteInfirmCitDis
Holland, J Whead39MWFarmerKY
Holland, Annwife35FWKeeping HouseTN
Holland, Johnson20MWKY
Holland, Georgeson18MWKY
Holland, Rebeccadaughter17FWKY
Holland, Rosaliadaughter14FWKY
Holland, Ellendaughter12FWKY
Holland, Harryson7MWIL

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - George Samuel Holland - Household

Tonti, Marion, Illinois

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Holland, George SWM28headMFarmingKYKYTN
Holland, Lydia MWF23wifeMKeeping HouseGAGAGA
Holland, Timothy FWM4sonSAt HomeILKYGA
Holland, Tilda AWF3daughterSAt HomeILKYGA
Holland, Luther FWM7mNovsonSILKYGA

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - George Samuel Holland - Household

Lincoln, Lawrence, Missouri

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Holland, George SheadWMFeb185248M25KYKYKYFarmer
Holland, Lydia MwifeWFApr185644M2577GAGAGAHousekeeper
Holland, Fred GsonWMFeb188416SMOKYGAAt School
Holland, Harry IsonWMFeb188911SMOKYGAAt School
Holland, TinadaughterWFAug18918SMOKYGA
Holland, Mabel RdaughterWFMay18946MMOKYGA

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - George Samuel Holland - Household

Green, Lawrence, Missouri

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Holland, George SheadMW58M135KYKYKYLaborerOdd Jobs
Holland, Lydia MwifeFW53M13577GAGAGA
Holland, John FsonMW27SMOKYGALaborerOdd Jobs
Holland, Harry EsonMW21SMOKYGALaborerOdd Jobs
Holland, Mabel RdaughterFW15SMOKYGA

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - George Samuel Holland - Household

Public Road Lincoln, Lawrence, Missouri

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Holland, George SheadMW67MKYKYTN
Holland, Lydia MwifeFW63MGAGAGA

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - George Samuel Holland - Household

Lincoln, Lawrence, Missouri

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Holland, George SheadMW78M23KYKYKYFarmerFarming
Holland, Liddie MwifeFW73M17GAGAGA
Holland, John FsonMW46DMOKYGA