The Shemwell Family

James S HollandAge: 46 years18701917

Name
James S Holland
Given names
James S
Surname
Holland
Birth December 1870 37 35
Birth of a brotherSamuel L Holland
November 26, 1873 (Age 2 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 7 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 9 years)
Census June 12, 1880 (Age 9 years)
Death of a motherLucy Elizabeth Mason
October 4, 1886 (Age 15 years)
Cause: Fever of 30 days duration
Death of a paternal grandfatherJeremiah O “Jerry” Holland
June 17, 1888 (Age 17 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherAnn Shemwell
April 6, 1889 (Age 18 years)
Death of a sisterGeorgella W “Ella” Holland
May 12, 1897 (Age 26 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 27 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 33 years)
Cause: Accident in RR Yard
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 45 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 46 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
Death January 8, 1917 (Age 46 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: September 23, 1855Logan, Kentucky, United States
3 years
elder sister
10 months
elder sister
3 years
elder sister
3 years
elder sister
3 years
elder brother
16 months
elder brother
4 years
himself
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

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

Carrigan, Marion, Illinois

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Holland, A SWM47headMFarmerKYVANC
Holland, Lucy EWF44wifeMHouse KeepingKYKYGA
Holland, Ella WWF19daughterSHouse KeepingKYKYKY
Holland, Mollie CWF18daughterSHouse KeepingKYKYKY
Holland, Mattie EWF16daughterSHouse KeepingKYKYKY
Holland, RobertWM14sonSAt SchoolKYKYKY
Holland, JerryWM13sonSWorks on FarmILKYKY
Holland, James SWM9sonSWorks on FarmKYKYKY
Holland, SamuelWM6sonSWorks on FarmILKYKY
Holland, Barbara AWF1daughterSWorks on FarmILKYKY

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