The Shemwell Family

Sarah Caroline HollandAge: 96 years18701966

Name
Sarah Caroline Holland
Given names
Sarah Caroline
Surname
Holland
Married name
Sarah Caroline Carlson
Birth January 9, 1870 29 28
Census July 23, 1870 (Age 6 months)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 7 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 paternal grandfatherThomas Holland
January 26, 1879 (Age 9 years)
Census June 8, 1880 (Age 10 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 28 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
MarriageOtto William CarlsonView this family
January 9, 1900 (Age 30 years)
Census June 29, 1900 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Mary Carlson
1901 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a son
#2
James Willard Carlson
February 25, 1902 (Age 32 years)
Census April 15, 1910 (Age 40 years)
Death of a fatherThomas James Holland
March 19, 1913 (Age 43 years)

Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 45 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 46 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 47 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 27, 1920 (Age 50 years)
Marriage of a childFrederick Birdwell “Fred” BiggerMary CarlsonView this family
February 26, 1921 (Age 51 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
James Willard Bigger
December 5, 1922 (Age 52 years)
Death of a motherMary E Williams
December 10, 1922 (Age 52 years)

Birth of a grandson
#2
Robert Carlson Bigger
June 6, 1925 (Age 55 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 59 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 19, 1930 (Age 60 years)
Death of a husbandOtto William Carlson
April 18, 1939 (Age 69 years)
Census April 16, 1940 (Age 70 years)
Death of a grandsonJames Willard Bigger
April 19, 1944 (Age 74 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 71 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
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 79 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
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 75 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 October 9, 1966 (Age 96 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: 1860Missouri, United States
8 years
elder sister
2 years
herself
Sarah Caroline Holland
Birth: January 9, 1870 29 28Benton, Arkansas, United States
Death: October 9, 1966Bentonville, Benton, Arkansas, United States
Family with Otto William Carlson - View this family
husband
herself
Sarah Caroline Holland
Birth: January 9, 1870 29 28Benton, Arkansas, United States
Death: October 9, 1966Bentonville, Benton, Arkansas, United States
Marriage: January 9, 1900Benton, Arkansas, United States
2 years
daughter
14 months
son
James Willard Carlson
Birth: February 25, 1902 34 32Glascow, Valley, Montana, United States
Death:

Sarah Caroline Holland has 26 first cousins recorded

Census1870 United States - Census transcript - Thomas James Holland - Household

Benton, Arkansas, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceFFBMFBBornMarSchoolReadWriteInfirmCitDis
Holland, Thomashead30MWMO
Holland, Mary wife28FWMO
Holland, Nancydaughter4FWMO
Holland, Sarah daughter6 monthsFWARJan
Holland, Thomasfather78MWVA

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - Thomas James Holland - Household

Benton, Arkansas, United States

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Holland, Thomas JWM40headMfarmerMOVAKY
Holland, Mary EWF38wifeMMOMOMO
Holland, Nancy CWF13daughterSMOMOMO
Holland, Sarah CWF10daughterMARMOMO

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Otto Carlson - Household

Valley, Montana, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Carlson, OttoheadWMMar186733M5 monthsSwedenSwedenSweden188020 yearsNa
Carslon, Sarah wifeWFJan187030M0ARMOMO

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Otto William Carlson - Household

Benton, Arkansas, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Carlson, Otto WheadMW43M10SwedenSwedenSwedenfarmer
Carlson, SalliewifeFW40M1022ARMOMO
Carlson, MarydaughterFW9SARSwedenAR
Carlson, James WsonMW8SMTSwedenAR

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Otto William Carlson - Household

Benton, Arkansas, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Carlson, Otto WheadMW52M1882Na1888SwedenSwedenSwedenfarmerstock farm
Carlson, Sarah wifeFW58MARMOMO
Carlson, MarydaughterFW19SARSwedenAR
Carlson, James sonMW17SMTSwedenAR
Holland, Mary Emother in lawFW78WdMOTNTN

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Otto William Carlson - Household

Benton, Arkansas, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Carlson, Otto WheadMW63M33SwedenSwedenSwedenfarmerdairy farm
Carlson, Sallie CwifeFW60M30ARMOMO
Bigger, Fred Bson in lawMW34M25ARARARfarm laborerdairy farm
Bigger, Mary CdaughterFW29M20ARSwedenAR
Bigger, James WgrandsonMW9SARARAR
Bigger, Robert CgrandsonMW4SARARAR

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Frederick Birdwell “Fred” Bigger - Household

Fayetteville, Washington, Arkansas, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Bigger, F VheadMW46MARward attendantUS Veterans hospital
Bigger, M CwifeFW39MAR
Bigger, James WsonMW17SAR
Bigger, Robert CsonMW14SAR
Carlson, Sarah Cmother in lawFW70WdAR