The Shemwell Family

Xelpho Brown HollandAge: 77 years18821960

Name
Xelpho Brown Holland
Given names
Xelpho Brown
Surname
Holland
Birth March 26, 1882 53 37
Death of a half-sisterSusan Ellen Holland
November 25, 1886 (Age 4 years)
Cause: Complications of Diseases
Death of a paternal grandfatherJeremiah O “Jerry” Holland
June 17, 1888 (Age 6 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherAnn Shemwell
April 6, 1889 (Age 7 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 16 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
Census June 1, 1900 (Age 18 years)
Census June 4, 1900 (Age 18 years)
Death of a half-sisterRoresta Margaret Holland
February 10, 1902 (Age 19 years)
Death of a fatherNathaniel Walker Holland
September 7, 1908 (Age 26 years)
MarriageAnnie R “Anna” BallanceView this family
about 1910 (Age 27 years)

Birth of a son
#1
George W Holland
February 11, 1911 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Velma Evelyn Holland
February 21, 1913 (Age 30 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 33 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 34 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 35 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 3, 1920 (Age 37 years)
Death of a motherSarah M “Sally” Cross
July 1, 1920 (Age 38 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Walter Max Holland
December 31, 1922 (Age 40 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Rudolph Theodore “Ted” Wilde
September 16, 1927 (Age 45 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 47 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 13, 1930 (Age 48 years)
Death of a half-sisterNancy Elizabeth Holland
March 20, 1931 (Age 48 years)
Death of a half-sisterEmaline Permelia Holland
August 25, 1931 (Age 49 years)
Census April 19, 1940 (Age 58 years)
Death of a half-sisterLilian Bell “Lillie” Holland
February 4, 1941 (Age 58 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
George Kirby Holland
June 11, 1941 (Age 59 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 59 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 half-sisterMaluva Paralee “Lulu” Holland
1946 (Age 63 years)
Death of a half-brotherGeorge Thomas Holland
March 26, 1948 (Age 66 years)
Birth of a grandson
#3
Craig A Holland
March 3, 1951 (Age 68 years)

Death of a half-brotherFranklin H Holland
1951 (Age 68 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 67 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 63 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 1960 (Age 77 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Patoka Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
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
himself
Father’s family with Agnes Ellen Wimpey - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: December 10, 1845Logan, Kentucky, United States
14 months
half-sister
13 months
half-sister
2 years
half-sister
Amanda Holland
Birth: June 20, 1850 22 22Logan, Kentucky, United States
Death: 1851
23 months
half-sister
23 months
half-sister
4 years
half-sister
Susan Ellen Holland
Birth: May 15, 1858 30 30Logan, Kentucky, United States
Death: November 25, 1886Howell, Missouri, United States
4 years
half-sister
Lilian Bell “Lillie” Holland
Birth: February 16, 1862 33 34Kentucky, United States
Death: February 4, 1941Riverside, Adams, Illinois, United States
5 years
half-brother
George Thomas Holland
Birth: October 28, 1866 38 38Patoka, Marion, Illinois, United States
Death: March 26, 1948Spokane, Spokane, Washington, United States
23 months
half-brother
Family with Annie R “Anna” Ballance - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: about 1910
13 months
son
George W Holland
Birth: February 11, 1911 28 27Illinois, United States
Death: November 29, 1997Dixon, Lee, Illinois, United States
2 years
daughter
Velma Evelyn Holland
Birth: February 21, 1913 30 29Cook, Illinois, United States
Death: February 4, 1991Palm Beach, Florida, United States
10 years
son
Walter Max Holland
Birth: December 31, 1922 40 38Patoka, Marion, Illinois, United States
Death: October 1, 1987Hillside, Cook, Illinois, United States

Xelpho Brown 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)

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Nathaniel Walker Holland - Household

Patoka, Marion, Illinois

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Holland, NathanielheadWMApr182872M22KYKYNCLand Lord
Holland, SarahwifeWFAug184455M2211PAMDPA
Holland, XelphosonWMMar188218SILKYMDAt School

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Henry Jasper Smith - Household

6206 Madison Ave Chicago, Cook, Illinois

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Smith, Henry JheadWMNov185148M24ALSCSCRR Conductor
Smith, Amelia MwifeWFMay185248M2432KYKYKY
Smith, CoradaughterWFJan187822SILALKYCashier notions?
Smith, Homer JsonWMAug188514SILALKYAt School
BrownHolland, Xelphobrother in lawWMMar188218SILKYKYAt School

Amelia M should be Emaline P and Zelpho Brown Holland not Brownholland -b

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Xelpho B Holland - Household

South Maple Centralia, Marion, Illinois

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Holland, XelphoheadMW37MILKYPNManagerTelegraph Company
Holland, AnnawifeFW35MILILIL
Holland, GeorgesonMW8SILILIL
Holland, VelmadaughterFW6SILILIL

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Xelpho B Holland - Household

330 Perrine Centralia, Marion, Illinois

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Holland, Xelpho BheadMW48M28ILKYPNManager& OperatorTelegraph Company
Holland, Annie RwifeFW45M25ILILIL
Holland, George WsonMW19SILILILSimplex OperatorTelegraph Company
Holland, Evelyn VdaughterFW17SILILIL
Holland, Walter MsonMW7SILILIL

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Xelpho B Holland - Household

330 South Perrine Centralia, Marion, Illinois

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Holland, Xelpho BheadMW57MILSame HouseManager & ??Telegraph Company
Holland, Annie RXwifeFW55MILSame House
Holland, Walter MaxsonMW17SILSame House