The Shemwell Family

Laura Anderson LoganAge: 89 years18601950

Name
Laura Anderson Logan
Given names
Laura Anderson
Surname
Logan
Married name
Laura Anderson Holland
Birth December 14, 1860 19 18
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 3 months)

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
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 6 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 6 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 8 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
MarriageJohn Wesley HollandView this family
August 29, 1878 (Age 17 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 17 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 son
#1
Charles Scott Holland
December 10, 1880 (Age 19 years)
Birth of a son
#2
William Franklin Holland
December 14, 1883 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Sydney Elizabeth Holland
July 29, 1887 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Sankey Bliss Holland
February 16, 1891 (Age 30 years)
Death of a daughterSankey Bliss Holland
November 5, 1892 (Age 31 years)
Birth of a daughter
#5
Etta E Holland
January 20, 1895 (Age 34 years)
Birth of a daughter
#6
Dorothy H “Dottie” Holland
August 15, 1898 (Age 37 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 37 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 29, 1900 (Age 39 years)
Marriage of a childCharles Scott HollandMartha Lena DuncanView this family
September 8, 1900 (Age 39 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Clara Belle Holland
February 1, 1903 (Age 42 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
Paul Pennington Holland
March 12, 1905 (Age 44 years)
Marriage of a childWilliam Franklin HollandRuth DavidsonView this family
April 17, 1906 (Age 45 years)

Birth of a grandson
#3
Charles Hubert Holland
February 26, 1910 (Age 49 years)
Census April 22, 1910 (Age 49 years)
Death of a fatherDaniel Spencer Logan
July 19, 1910 (Age 49 years)
Death of a motherSydney Ann Anderson
December 25, 1910 (Age 50 years)
Marriage of a childRomer Roland BedenEtta E HollandView this family
September 23, 1911 (Age 50 years)

Birth of a granddaughter
#4
Fern Etta Beden
December 21, 1913 (Age 53 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#5
Laura Marie Holland
April 22, 1915 (Age 54 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 55 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 56 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 57 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/
Birth of a granddaughter
#6
Dorothy E Beden
May 16, 1921 (Age 60 years)
Marriage of a childGeorge Charles KleeseDorothy H “Dottie” HollandView this family
July 11, 1923 (Age 62 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#7
Gloria June Kleese
May 30, 1926 (Age 65 years)
Birth of a grandson
#8
George Durward Kleese
January 1, 1929 (Age 68 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 68 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 4, 1930 (Age 69 years)
Death of a husbandJohn Wesley Holland
April 26, 1936 (Age 75 years)
Census April 22, 1940 (Age 79 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 80 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 89 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 85 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 April 9, 1950 (Age 89 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Gilmore Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
Daniel Spencer Logan
Birth: February 10, 1841Washington, Illinois, United States
Death: July 19, 1910Patoka, Marion, Illinois, United States
mother
Sydney Ann Anderson
Birth: September 26, 1842Washington, Illinois, United States
Death: December 25, 1910Patoka, Marion, Illinois, United States
Marriage:
herself
Family with John Wesley Holland - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: August 29, 1878Marion, Illinois, United States
2 years
son
3 years
son
William Franklin Holland
Birth: December 14, 1883 28 23Patoka, Marion, Illinois, United States
Death: August 19, 1950Bloomington, McLean, Illinois, United States
4 years
daughter
Sydney Elizabeth Holland
Birth: July 29, 1887 32 26Patoka, Marion, Illinois, United States
Death: October 26, 1974Clinton, DeWitt, Illinois, United States
4 years
daughter
Sankey Bliss Holland
Birth: February 16, 1891 35 30Patoka, Marion, Illinois, United States
Death: November 5, 1892Patoka, Marion, Illinois, United States
4 years
daughter
Etta E Holland
Birth: January 20, 1895 39 34Illinois, United States
Death: March 31, 1990Lima, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States
4 years
daughter
Dorothy H “Dottie” Holland
Birth: August 15, 1898 43 37Patoka, Marion, Illinois, United States
Death: January 9, 1966Bloomington, McLean, Illinois, United States

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - John Wesley Holland - Household

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Holland, JohnheadWMMay185745M22KYKYKYFarm Laborer
Holland, Laura AwifeWFDec186039M2265ILILIL
Holland, Charles CsonWMDec188019SILKYILAt School
Holland, William FsonWMDec188316SILKYILAt School
Holland, Sydney EdaughterWFJul188712SILKYILAt School
Holland, Etta EdaughterWFJan18955SILKYIL
Holland, Dot HdaughterWFAug18981SILKYIL

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - John Wesley Holland - Household

Bloomington, McLean, Illinois

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Holland, John WheadMW52M30KYKYKYLaborerGeneral Work
Holland, LaurawifeFW49M3066ILILIL
Holland, Etta daughterFW15SILKYIL
Holland, DottiedaughterFW11SILKYIL

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Romer Roland Beden - Household

207 Elm Bloomington, McLean, Illinois

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Beden, RomerheadMW50M33NYNYMIPainterHouse
Beden, EttawifeFW36M16ILKYILCookRestaurant
Beden, DorothydaughterFW9SILNYIL
Holland, John Wfather in lawMW73M21KYKYKY
Holland, Laura Amother in lawFW69M18ILILIL

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - George Charles Kleese - Household

606 S. Center Street Bloomington, McLean, Illinois

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Kleese, GeorgeXheadMW42MILSame P;aceFurnace ManRetail Shop
Holland, DorothywifeFW41MILRMcClainIL
Kleese, Gloria JunedaughterFW13SIL
Kleese, GeorgesonMW11SIL
Holland, Lauramother in lawFW79WdILRWashingtonIL