Thomas James HollandAge: 73 years1840–1913
- Name
- Thomas James Holland
- Given names
- Thomas James
- Surname
- Holland
 Birth | January 30, 1840 43 39 |
 Birth of a brother | William L Holland 1840 |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 5 years)Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Jane “Jenny” Dickerson 1850 (Age 9 years) |
 Census | September 5, 1850 (Age 10 years) |
| Death of a mother | Nancy Shemwell December 3, 1855 (Age 15 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 16 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
 Marriage | Mary E Williams — View this family 1860 (Age 19 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Samuel James Shemwell August 17, 1860 (Age 20 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 21 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 daughter #1 | Nancy Charity “Nannie” Holland August 1, 1867 (Age 27 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 26 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 26 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 28 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 |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Sarah Caroline Holland January 9, 1870 (Age 29 years) |
| Census | July 23, 1870 (Age 30 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 37 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 father | Thomas Holland January 26, 1879 (Age 38 years) |
| Census | June 8, 1880 (Age 40 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Mathew Isaac Pearson — Nancy Charity “Nannie” Holland — View this family February 4, 1883 (Age 43 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | William “Willie” Pearson July 1885 (Age 45 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Lela S Pearson December 1892 (Age 52 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Ruby May Pearson January 19, 1897 (Age 56 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 58 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 child | Otto William Carlson — Sarah Caroline Holland — View this family January 9, 1900 (Age 59 years) |
| Census | June 30, 1900 (Age 60 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | James C Pearson 1901 (Age 60 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #5 | Mary Carlson 1901 (Age 60 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #6 | James Willard Carlson February 25, 1902 (Age 62 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #7 | Raymond Pearson 1909 (Age 68 years) |
| Death of a sister | Orva Adaline Holland March 29, 1909 (Age 69 years) |
| Death of a brother | Henry Ward Holland July 30, 1909 (Age 69 years) |
| Census | April 26, 1910 (Age 70 years) |
 Death | March 19, 1913 (Age 73 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Thomas Holland Birth: January 24, 1797 24 26 — Virginia, United States Death: January 26, 1879 — Arkansas, United States |
| mother |
Nancy Shemwell Birth: November 20, 1800 24 20 — Kentucky, United States Death: December 3, 1855 — Hickory, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: December 28, 1819 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years elder sister |
Orva Adaline Holland Birth: January 14, 1823 25 22 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: March 29, 1909 — Newton, Missouri, United States |
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4 years elder brother |
Henry Ward Holland Birth: September 20, 1826 29 25 — Kentucky, United States Death: July 30, 1909 — Centerton, Benton, Arkansas, United States |
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4 years elder sister |
Carolina Isabelle Holland Birth: December 31, 1830 33 30 — Kentucky, United States Death: 1916 — Colorado, United States |
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16 months elder brother |
Shandy Walker Holland Birth: April 21, 1832 35 31 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: March 11, 1919 — Wheatland, Hickory, Missouri, United States |
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4 years elder brother |
Samuel F Holland Birth: 1835 37 34 Death: |
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3 years elder brother |
Nathaniel L Holland Birth: 1837 39 36 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
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3 years himself |
Thomas James Holland Birth: January 30, 1840 43 39 — Missouri, United States Death: March 19, 1913 |
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11 months brother |
William L Holland Birth: 1840 42 39 Death: |
| Family with Mary E Williams |
| himself |
Thomas James Holland Birth: January 30, 1840 43 39 — Missouri, United States Death: March 19, 1913 |
| wife |
Mary E Williams Birth: December 16, 1841 Death: December 10, 1922 |
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Marriage: 1860 — Missouri, United States |
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8 years daughter |
Nancy Charity “Nannie” Holland Birth: August 1, 1867 27 25 Death: |
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2 years daughter |
Sarah Caroline Holland Birth: January 9, 1870 29 28 — Benton, Arkansas, United States Death: October 9, 1966 — Bentonville, Benton, Arkansas, United States |
Thomas James Holland has 34 first cousins recorded
Father's family (6)
Parents Jeremiah O “Jerry” Holland + Ann Shemwell
Mother's family (28)
Parents James Shemwell + Nancy Green
Parents Thomas Shemwell + Nancy Bone
Parents Nicholas Christian + Sarah “Sally” Shemwell
Parents Samuel Shemwell + Permelia Belinda Rickman
Parents Alexander McEwing Christian + Jane Shemwell
Parents William Green Shemwell + Susan Kerna Tabb
| Census | 1850 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Holland - Household
Hickory, Missouri, United States Dist. 37
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| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Thomas James Holland - Household
Benton, Arkansas, United States
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Thomas James Holland - Household
Benton, Arkansas, United States
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Thomas James Holland - Household
Bentonville, Benton, Arkansas, United States
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Thomas James Holland - Household
Bentonville, Benton, Arkansas, United States
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