The Shemwell Family

Maluva Paralee “Lulu” HollandAge: 91 years18541946

Name
Maluva Paralee “Lulu” Holland
Given names
Maluva Paralee
Surname
Holland
Married name
Maluva Paralee Nichols
Nickname
Lulu
Birth April 18, 1854 26 26
Birth of a sisterSusan Ellen Holland
May 15, 1858 (Age 4 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 2 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Census June 12, 1860 (Age 6 years)
Birth of a sisterLilian Bell “Lillie” Holland
February 16, 1862 (Age 7 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 6 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
Birth of a brotherGeorge Thomas Holland
October 28, 1866 (Age 12 years)
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 12 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 12 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Birth of a brotherFranklin H Holland
September 14, 1868 (Age 14 years)
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 14 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 July 22, 1870 (Age 16 years)
MarriageLemuel Aldrich NicholsView this family
calculated 1875 (Age 20 years)

Birth of a daughter
#1
Callie B Nichols
July 2, 1875 (Age 21 years)
Death of a motherAgnes Ellen Wimpey
February 26, 1876 (Age 21 years)
Marriage of a parentNathaniel Walker HollandSarah M “Sally” CrossView this family
May 14, 1878 (Age 24 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 23 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
#2
Lemuel Aldridge Nichols
October 11, 1881 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a half-brotherXelpho Brown Holland
March 26, 1882 (Age 27 years)
Death of a sisterSusan Ellen Holland
November 25, 1886 (Age 32 years)
Cause: Complications of Diseases
Death of a paternal grandfatherJeremiah O “Jerry” Holland
June 17, 1888 (Age 34 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherAnn Shemwell
April 6, 1889 (Age 34 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Jasper W Nichols
calculated 1891 (Age 36 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 43 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 sisterRoresta Margaret Holland
February 10, 1902 (Age 47 years)
Marriage of a childAlfred Judson “Fred” CombsCallie B NicholsView this family
December 31, 1907 (Age 53 years)

Death of a fatherNathaniel Walker Holland
September 7, 1908 (Age 54 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Edmond Nichols Combs
September 7, 1909 (Age 55 years)
Census May 5, 1910 (Age 56 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 61 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 62 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 63 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 12, 1920 (Age 65 years)
Death of a husbandLemuel Aldrich Nichols
March 7, 1925 (Age 70 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 75 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 16, 1930 (Age 75 years)
Death of a sisterNancy Elizabeth Holland
March 20, 1931 (Age 76 years)
Death of a sisterEmaline Permelia Holland
August 25, 1931 (Age 77 years)
Census April 3, 1940 (Age 85 years)
Death of a sisterLilian Bell “Lillie” Holland
February 4, 1941 (Age 86 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 87 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 (on the date of death)
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 1946 (Age 91 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: South Macon Township Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: December 10, 1845Logan, Kentucky, United States
14 months
elder sister
13 months
elder sister
2 years
elder sister
Amanda Holland
Birth: June 20, 1850 22 22Logan, Kentucky, United States
Death: 1851
23 months
elder sister
23 months
herself
4 years
younger sister
Susan Ellen Holland
Birth: May 15, 1858 30 30Logan, Kentucky, United States
Death: November 25, 1886Howell, Missouri, United States
4 years
younger sister
Lilian Bell “Lillie” Holland
Birth: February 16, 1862 33 34Kentucky, United States
Death: February 4, 1941Riverside, Adams, Illinois, United States
5 years
younger brother
George Thomas Holland
Birth: October 28, 1866 38 38Patoka, Marion, Illinois, United States
Death: March 26, 1948Spokane, Spokane, Washington, United States
23 months
younger brother
Father’s family with Sarah M “Sally” Cross - View this family
father
step-mother
Sarah M “Sally” Cross
Birth: August 1844Maryland, United States
Death: July 1, 1920Centralia, Marion, Illinois, United States
Marriage: May 14, 1878Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa, United States
4 years
half-brother
Family with Lemuel Aldrich Nichols - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: calculated 1875
6 months
daughter
Callie B Nichols
Birth: July 2, 1875 31 21Shobonier, Fayette, Illinois, United States
Death: March 28, 1954Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States
6 years
son
10 years
son

Census1860 United States - Census transcript - Nathaniel Walker Holland - Household

Logan, Kentucky

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
N W Hollandhead32MWFarmerKY
Agnes Hollandwife32FWKY
Nancy E Hollanddaughter12FWKY
Roverta M Hollanddaughter10FWKY
Permelia E Hollanddaughter7FWKY
Maluva P Hollanddaughter5FWKY
Susan Ellen Hollanddaughter2FWKY

Census1870 United States - Census transcript - Nathaniel Walker Holland - Household

Kaskaskia, Fayette, Illinois

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceFFBMFBBornMarSchoolReadWriteInfirmCitDis
Holland, Nathead42MWFarmerKY
Holland, Elenwife42FWKeeping HouseKY
Holland, Emmalinedaughter18FWAst Keeping HouseKY
Holland, Paraleedaughter16FWAst Keeping HouseKY
Holland, Susandaughter12FWKY
Holland, Liliadaughter9FWKY
Holland, Georgeson4MWIL
Holland, Frankson10mMWIL

DaughterElizabeth Shelton next door

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Lemuel Aldrich Nickols - Household

F? Street South Macon, Macon, Illinois

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Nichols, Lemuel AheadMW67M235ILVAKYTeamsterOdd Jobs
Nichols, Maluva PwifeFW56M13584KYKYKY
Nichols, LemuelsonMW28SILILKYCommercial TradesmanBuilding Supplies
Nichols, Jasper WsonMW19SILILIL

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Lemuel Aldrich Nickols - Household

559 West Colorado Street Decatur, Macon, Illinois

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Nichols, Lemuel AheadMW76MILVAKY
Nichols, Lulu PwifeFW65MKYKYKY
Combs, Callie BdaughterFW44WILILKY
Combs, Edmond NgrandsonMW10STXILIL

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Callie Nickols - Household

559 West Colorado Decatur, Macon, Illinois

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Nickols, CallieheadFW54WdILILKY
Combs, EdmondsonMW20STXILIL
Nichols, Malura PmotherFW75WdKYKYKY
Hull, Lilliesister(mothers)FW68WdKYKYKY

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Callie B Nichols - Household

559 West Colorado Street Decatur, Macon, Illinois

NameInfoRelationInfoHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Combs, Callie EheadFW64WILSame Place
Nichols, Maluva EmotherFW85WKYSame Place
Nichols, Lemuel AbrotherMW58DILSame Place