The Shemwell Family

Rebecca Elizabeth HollandAge: 88 years18531941

Name
Rebecca Elizabeth Holland
Given names
Rebecca Elizabeth
Surname
Holland
Married name
Rebecca Elizabeth Eaglin
Married name
Rebecca Elizabeth Kittle
Birth June 20, 1853 23 19
Birth of a sisterRoxanna Rosalie Holland
May 23, 1855 (Age 23 months)
Birth of a sisterAlice W “Ellen” Holland
August 30, 1857 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a sisterAlpharetta C “Alpha” Holland
March 21, 1859 (Age 5 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 3 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 7 years)
Birth of a brotherHarvey “Harry” Holland
about 1863 (Age 9 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 7 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 13 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 13 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 15 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 17 years)
MarriageThomas Jefferson EaglinView this family
February 19, 1871 (Age 17 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Lewetta Belle “Laura” Eaglin
February 11, 1872 (Age 18 years)
Birth of a sisterHattie Belle Holland
March 4, 1872 (Age 18 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Cora Alice “Carry” Eaglin
July 18, 1874 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a son
#3
William Roy Eaglin
October 28, 1876 (Age 23 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 24 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
#4
George Washington Eaglin
January 14, 1879 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a daughter
#5
Daisy Anna L Eaglin
January 3, 1882 (Age 28 years)
Death of a daughterCora Alice “Carry” Eaglin
May 13, 1883 (Age 29 years)
Birth of a daughter
#6
Sebra Elizabeth “Lizzie” Eaglin
December 11, 1883 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a son
#7
Amasa Wesley Eaglin
January 17, 1887 (Age 33 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherJeremiah O “Jerry” Holland
June 17, 1888 (Age 34 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherAnn Shemwell
April 6, 1889 (Age 35 years)
Marriage of a childJames Isaac DayLewetta Belle “Laura” EaglinView this family
December 5, 1894 (Age 41 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
John Thomas Day
October 15, 1895 (Age 42 years)
Marriage of a childWilliam Roy EaglinAnna VerversView this family
March 10, 1896 (Age 42 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 44 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 childJames Henry MooreDaisy Anna L EaglinView this family
June 23, 1899 (Age 46 years)
Marriage of a childGeorge Washington EaglinJessie Catherine FreeView this family
September 27, 1899 (Age 46 years)
Census June 20, 1900 (Age 47 years)
Marriage of a childCharles Hogan “Charlie” AbernathySebra Elizabeth “Lizzie” EaglinView this family
July 7, 1900 (Age 47 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
James Terry Milton Day
September 4, 1900 (Age 47 years)
Birth of a grandson
#3
Truman Tracy Abernathy
December 27, 1901 (Age 48 years)
Death of a sisterHattie Belle Holland
September 10, 1902 (Age 49 years)
Birth of a grandson
#4
Jesse Eaglin Day
January 6, 1904 (Age 50 years)
Death of a husbandThomas Jefferson Eaglin
July 11, 1904 (Age 51 years)
Marriage of a childAmasa Wesley EaglinVeda Idell JacksonView this family
July 6, 1906 (Age 53 years)
Death of a motherAnn Lucas Walker “Anna” Hunter
June 9, 1908 (Age 54 years)
Census May 2, 1910 (Age 56 years)
Death of a fatherJohn Wesley Holland
December 29, 1910 (Age 57 years)
MarriageSilas KittleView this family
after 1913 (Age 59 years)

Death of a husbandSilas Kittle
1915 (Age 61 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 62 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 63 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 64 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 sisterAlpharetta C “Alpha” Holland
February 21, 1928 (Age 74 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 76 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 12, 1930 (Age 76 years)
Death of a brotherJohn Walker Holland
January 13, 1931 (Age 77 years)
Death of a sonWilliam Roy Eaglin
March 4, 1934 (Age 80 years)
Death of a brotherGeorge Samuel Holland
December 6, 1936 (Age 83 years)
Census May 20, 1940 (Age 86 years)
Death of a sisterRoxanna Rosalie Holland
March 6, 1941 (Age 87 years)
Death November 9, 1941 (Age 88 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Sandoval Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: July 12, 1849Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States
15 months
elder brother
16 months
elder brother
16 months
herself
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 Thomas Jefferson Eaglin - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: February 19, 1871Marion, Illinois, United States
1 year
daughter
Lewetta Belle “Laura” Eaglin
Birth: February 11, 1872 18 18Patoka, Marion, Illinois, United States
Death: October 6, 1944Sandoval, Marion, Illinois, United States
2 years
daughter
Cora Alice “Carry” Eaglin
Birth: July 18, 1874 21 21Illinois, United States
Death: May 13, 1883Odin, Marion, Illinois, United States
2 years
son
William Roy Eaglin
Birth: October 28, 1876 23 23Marion, Illinois, United States
Death: March 4, 1934Sterling, Whiteside, Illinois, United States
2 years
son
George Washington Eaglin
Birth: January 14, 1879 25 25Marion, Illinois, United States
Death: March 27, 1948Odin, Marion, Illinois, United States
3 years
daughter
Daisy Anna L Eaglin
Birth: January 3, 1882 28 28Patoka, Marion, Illinois, United States
Death: July 2, 1951Sterling, Whiteside, Illinois, United States
23 months
daughter
Sebra Elizabeth “Lizzie” Eaglin
Birth: December 11, 1883 30 30Tonti, Marion, Illinois, United States
Death: November 14, 1950Farina, Fayette, Illinois, United States
3 years
son
Amasa Wesley Eaglin
Birth: January 17, 1887 33 33Patoka, Marion, Illinois, United States
Death: April 20, 1965Marion, Illinois, United States
Family with Silas Kittle - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: after 1913

Rebecca Elizabeth Holland has 39 first cousins recorded

Father's family (39)

Parents Lemuel W Harris + Mary Elizabeth Holland
1Cynthia Ann Harris18411930
2Mary Ellen Harris18441926
3Taylor E Harris18481884
4Joel N Harris18491942
7Henry C Harris18531933
8Bascomb Lee Harris18591947
Parents Nathaniel Walker Holland + Sarah M “Sally” Cross
Parents Nathaniel Walker Holland + Agnes Ellen Wimpey
3Amanda Holland18501851
9Franklin H Holland18681951
Parents Allen Samuel Holland + Lucy Elizabeth Mason
7James S Holland18701917
8Samuel L Holland18731949
Parents Allen Samuel Holland + Mary Jane Neall
Parents Capt. James Harvey Hudspeth + Armelda Ann Holland
Parents George Martin Holland + Emily Phillips
3Lou Retta Holland18711924

Mother's family (0)

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

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Jefferson Eaglin - Household

Sandoval, Marion, Illinois

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Eaglin, ThomasheadWMMay185347M30MOOHOHFarmer
Eaglin, ElizabethwifeWFJun185346M3076KYKYKY
Eaglin, ElizabethdaughterWFDec188316SILMOKY
Eaglin, AmasesonWMJan188713SILMOKYAt School

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Rebecca E Holland - Household

Sandoval, Marion, Illinois

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Eglin, R EheadFW56Wd3576KYKYTNFarmGeneral Farm
Holland, John WfatherMW80WdKYKYNC
Potts, EdwardservantMW15SILUSIL

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Rebecca Elizabeth Holland - Household

238 Spruce Odin, Marion, Illinois

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Kittle, Rebecca EheadFW76WdKYKYKY

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Lewetta Belle “Laura” Eaglin - Household

Sandoval, Marion, Illinois

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Day, EttaheadFW68WdILSame Place
Kettle, RebeccamotherFW87WdKYSame PlaceOld AgeOut