The Shemwell Family

Roxanna Rosalie HollandAge: 85 years18551941

Name
Roxanna Rosalie Holland
Given names
Roxanna Rosalie
Surname
Holland
Married name
Roxanna Rosalie Black
Married name
Roxanna Rosalie Race
Birth May 23, 1855 25 21
Birth of a sisterAlice W “Ellen” Holland
August 30, 1857 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a sisterAlpharetta C “Alpha” Holland
March 21, 1859 (Age 3 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 19 months)

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 5 years)
Birth of a brotherHarvey “Harry” Holland
about 1863 (Age 7 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 5 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 11 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 11 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 13 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 15 years)
Birth of a sisterHattie Belle Holland
March 4, 1872 (Age 16 years)
MarriageLewis Linn BlackView this family
August 1872 (Age 17 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Thomas Emmett Black
February 5, 1875 (Age 19 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Edwin R Black
September 6, 1878 (Age 23 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 22 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Death of a sonEdwin R Black
July 20, 1879 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Seth Elmer Black
February 1, 1880 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Grover Black
November 12, 1884 (Age 29 years)
Death of a sonGrover Black
December 6, 1884 (Age 29 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherJeremiah O “Jerry” Holland
June 17, 1888 (Age 33 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherAnn Shemwell
April 6, 1889 (Age 33 years)
Birth of a son
#5
Daniel Black
April 15, 1889 (Age 33 years)
Death of a sonDaniel Black
May 22, 1889 (Age 33 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 42 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 sisterHattie Belle Holland
September 10, 1902 (Age 47 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Elmer Verland Black
October 23, 1905 (Age 50 years)

Death of a motherAnn Lucas Walker “Anna” Hunter
June 9, 1908 (Age 53 years)
Death of a fatherJohn Wesley Holland
December 29, 1910 (Age 55 years)
Death of a grandsonElmer Verland Black
April 22, 1914 (Age 58 years)
Death of a husbandLewis Linn Black
June 7, 1916 (Age 61 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 60 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 61 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 62 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 72 years)
MarriageGeorge G RaceView this family
September 6, 1928 (Age 73 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 74 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
Death of a brotherJohn Walker Holland
January 13, 1931 (Age 75 years)
Death of a brotherGeorge Samuel Holland
December 6, 1936 (Age 81 years)
Death March 6, 1941 (Age 85 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Black 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
elder sister
23 months
herself
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 Lewis Linn Black - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: August 1872Marion, Illinois, United States
3 years
son
Thomas Emmett Black
Birth: February 5, 1875 28 19Tonti, Marion, Illinois, United States
Death: September 3, 1952Marion, Illinois, United States
4 years
son
Edwin R Black
Birth: September 6, 1878 32 23Tonti, Marion, Illinois, United States
Death: July 20, 1879Tonti, Marion, Illinois, United States
17 months
son
Seth Elmer Black
Birth: February 1, 1880 33 24Tonti, Marion, Illinois, United States
Death: November 16, 1950Tonti, Marion, Illinois, United States
5 years
son
Grover Black
Birth: November 12, 1884 38 29Tonti, Marion, Illinois, United States
Death: December 6, 1884Tonti, Marion, Illinois, United States
4 years
son
Daniel Black
Birth: April 15, 1889 42 33Tonti, Marion, Illinois, United States
Death: May 22, 1889Tonti, Marion, Illinois, United States
Family with George G Race - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: September 6, 1928Marion, Illinois, 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