The Shemwell Family

Susan Ellen HollandAge: 28 years18581886

Name
Susan Ellen Holland
Given names
Susan Ellen
Surname
Holland
Married name
Susan Ellen Bascom
Birth May 15, 1858 30 30
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859

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 2 years)
Birth of a sisterLilian Bell “Lillie” Holland
February 16, 1862 (Age 3 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 2 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 8 years)
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 8 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 8 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 10 years)
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 10 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 12 years)
Death of a motherAgnes Ellen Wimpey
February 26, 1876 (Age 17 years)
Religious marriageAndrew Gaius BascomView this family
April 3, 1878 (Age 19 years)
Marriage of a parentNathaniel Walker HollandSarah M “Sally” CrossView this family
May 14, 1878 (Age 19 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 19 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 half-brotherXelpho Brown Holland
March 26, 1882 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Edith Surprise Bascom
September 10, 1886 (Age 28 years)
Death of a daughterEdith Surprise Bascom
October 11, 1886 (Age 28 years)
Death November 25, 1886 (Age 28 years)
Cause of death: Complications of Diseases
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Evergreen 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
elder sister
4 years
herself
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 Andrew Gaius Bascom - View this family
husband
Andrew Gaius Bascom
Birth: August 27, 1855 49Illinois, United States
Death: 1929Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
herself
Susan Ellen Holland
Birth: May 15, 1858 30 30Logan, Kentucky, United States
Death: November 25, 1886Howell, Missouri, United States
Marriage: April 3, 1878Williamson, Illinois, United States
8 years
daughter
Edith Surprise Bascom
Birth: September 10, 1886 31 28Howell, Missouri, United States
Death: October 11, 1886South Fork, Howell, Missouri, United States

Susan Ellen Holland has 37 first cousins recorded

Father's family (37)

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 John Wesley Holland + Ann Lucas Walker “Anna” Hunter
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 - 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