Samuel L HollandAge: 75 years1873–1949
- Name
- Samuel L Holland
- Given names
- Samuel L
- Surname
- Holland
 Birth | November 26, 1873 40 38 |
 Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 4 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 sister | Barbara Agnes Holland January 30, 1880 (Age 6 years) |
 Census | June 12, 1880 (Age 6 years) |
| Death of a mother | Lucy Elizabeth Mason October 4, 1886 (Age 12 years) Cause: Fever of 30 days duration |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | Jeremiah O “Jerry” Holland June 17, 1888 (Age 14 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Ann Shemwell April 6, 1889 (Age 15 years) |
| Death of a sister | Georgella W “Ella” Holland May 12, 1897 (Age 23 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 24 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 brother | Jerimiah “Jerry” Holland July 8, 1904 (Age 30 years) Cause: Accident in RR Yard |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 42 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Death of a brother | James S Holland January 8, 1917 (Age 43 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 43 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 44 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 sister | Annie Elizabeth Holland June 5, 1928 (Age 54 years) Cause: Pneumonia |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 55 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 half-brother | John Wesley Holland April 26, 1936 (Age 62 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 68 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 |
| Death of a wife | Mary Lee Epperson April 17, 1946 (Age 72 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 72 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 | March 4, 1949 (Age 75 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Gilmore Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Allen Samuel Holland Birth: 1833 28 30 — Hodgenville, Larue, Kentucky, United States Death: |
| mother |
Lucy Elizabeth Mason Birth: November 25, 1835 — Kentucky, United States Death: October 4, 1886 — Marion, Illinois, United States |
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Marriage: September 23, 1855 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years elder sister |
Annie Elizabeth Holland Birth: December 6, 1858 25 23 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: June 5, 1928 — DeWitt, Illinois, United States |
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10 months elder sister |
Georgella W “Ella” Holland Birth: October 9, 1859 26 23 — Kentucky, United States Death: May 12, 1897 — Marion, Illinois, United States |
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3 years elder sister |
Mary C “Molly” Holland Birth: June 3, 1862 29 26 — Kentucky, United States Death: July 22, 1952 — Marion, Illinois, United States |
| sister |
Cora Holland Death: |
| elder sister |
Martha E “Mattie” Holland Birth: 1864 31 28 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
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3 years elder brother |
Robert Holland Birth: 1866 33 30 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
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16 months elder brother |
Jerimiah “Jerry” Holland Birth: April 18, 1867 34 31 — Illinois, United States Death: July 8, 1904 — Marion, Illinois, United States |
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4 years elder brother |
James S Holland Birth: December 1870 37 35 — Kentucky, United States Death: January 8, 1917 — McLean, Illinois, United States |
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3 years himself |
Samuel L Holland Birth: November 26, 1873 40 38 — Vernon Hills, Lake, Illinois, United States Death: March 4, 1949 — McLean, Illinois, United States |
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6 years younger sister |
Barbara Agnes Holland Birth: January 30, 1880 47 44 — Patoka, Marion, Illinois, United States Death: May 17, 1961 — Bloomington, McLean, Illinois, United States |
| Father’s family with Mary Jane Neall |
| father |
Allen Samuel Holland Birth: 1833 28 30 — Hodgenville, Larue, Kentucky, United States Death: |
| step-mother |
Mary Jane Neall Birth: about 1833 — Kentucky, United States Death: 1855 |
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Marriage: December 9, 1851 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years half-brother |
John Wesley Holland Birth: May 12, 1855 22 22 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: April 26, 1936 — Bloomington, McLean, Illinois, United States |
| Family with Mary Lee Epperson |
| himself |
Samuel L Holland Birth: November 26, 1873 40 38 — Vernon Hills, Lake, Illinois, United States Death: March 4, 1949 — McLean, Illinois, United States |
| wife |
Mary Lee Epperson Birth: November 23, 1877 Death: April 17, 1946 |
| daughter |
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| daughter |
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Samuel L Holland has 36 first cousins recorded
Father's family (36)
Parents Lemuel W Harris + Mary Elizabeth Holland
Parents Nathaniel Walker Holland + Sarah M “Sally” Cross
Parents Nathaniel Walker Holland + Agnes Ellen Wimpey
Parents John Wesley Holland + Ann Lucas Walker “Anna” Hunter
Parents Capt. James Harvey Hudspeth + Armelda Ann Holland
Parents George Martin Holland + Emily Phillips
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Allen Samuel Holland - Household
Carrigan, Marion, Illinois
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