The Shemwell Family

George W HollandAge: 86 years19111997

Name
George W Holland
Given names
George W
Surname
Holland
Birth February 11, 1911 28 27
MarriageMabel F BelcherView this family
unknown

Birth of a sisterVelma Evelyn Holland
February 21, 1913 (Age 2 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 4 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 5 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 6 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 3, 1920 (Age 8 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherSarah M “Sally” Cross
July 1, 1920 (Age 9 years)
Birth of a brotherWalter Max Holland
December 31, 1922 (Age 11 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 18 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 13, 1930 (Age 19 years)
Census April 18, 1940 (Age 29 years)
Birth of a son
#1
George Kirby Holland
June 11, 1941 (Age 30 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 30 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
Birth of a son
#2
Craig A Holland
March 3, 1951 (Age 40 years)

Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 38 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 fatherXelpho Brown Holland
1960 (Age 48 years)
Death of a motherAnnie R “Anna” Ballance
1964 (Age 52 years)

Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 34 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 brotherWalter Max Holland
October 1, 1987 (Age 76 years)
Death of a sisterVelma Evelyn Holland
February 4, 1991 (Age 79 years)
Death November 29, 1997 (Age 86 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: about 1910
13 months
himself
George W Holland
Birth: February 11, 1911 28 27Illinois, United States
Death: November 29, 1997Dixon, Lee, Illinois, United States
2 years
younger sister
Velma Evelyn Holland
Birth: February 21, 1913 30 29Cook, Illinois, United States
Death: February 4, 1991Palm Beach, Florida, United States
10 years
younger brother
Walter Max Holland
Birth: December 31, 1922 40 38Patoka, Marion, Illinois, United States
Death: October 1, 1987Hillside, Cook, Illinois, United States
Family with Mabel F Belcher - View this family
himself
George W Holland
Birth: February 11, 1911 28 27Illinois, United States
Death: November 29, 1997Dixon, Lee, Illinois, United States
wife
Mabel F Belcher
Birth: February 4, 1913Patoka, Marion, Illinois, United States
Death: September 13, 2010Sterling, Whiteside, Illinois, United States
Marriage:
son
George Kirby Holland
Birth: June 11, 1941 30 28Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
Death: November 18, 2002Dixon, Lee, Illinois, United States
10 years
son
Craig A Holland
Birth: March 3, 1951 40 38
Death: July 10, 2008Clinton, Clinton, Iowa, United States

George W Holland has 0 first cousins recorded

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Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Xelpho B Holland - Household

South Maple Centralia, Marion, Illinois

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Holland, XelphoheadMW37MILKYPNManagerTelegraph Company
Holland, AnnawifeFW35MILILIL
Holland, GeorgesonMW8SILILIL
Holland, VelmadaughterFW6SILILIL

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Xelpho B Holland - Household

330 Perrine Centralia, Marion, Illinois

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Holland, Xelpho BheadMW48M28ILKYPNManager& OperatorTelegraph Company
Holland, Annie RwifeFW45M25ILILIL
Holland, George WsonMW19SILILILSimplex OperatorTelegraph Company
Holland, Evelyn VdaughterFW17SILILIL
Holland, Walter MsonMW7SILILIL

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - George W Holland - Household

Apartments 4336-44 Drexel Blvd Chicago, Cook, Illinois

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Holland, GeorgeXheadMW29MILCentraliaMarionILTeletype OperatorLocal Newspaper
Holland, Mabel FwifeFW27MILCentraliaMarionILOffice ManagerMail Order Company