The Shemwell Family

Harriet TatumAge: 81 years18601942

Name
Harriet Tatum
Given names
Harriet
Surname
Tatum
Married name
Harriet Holland
Birth March 11, 1860
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 12 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
Birth of a daughter
#1
Emma Holland
October 12, 1877 (Age 17 years)
MarriageJeremiah Edward “Jerry” HollandView this family
November 6, 1877 (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 daughter
#2
Florence Holland
January 6, 1880 (Age 19 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Alexander Hillman Holland
August 29, 1881 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Ettie Lisbeth Holland
February 6, 1883 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a son
#5
William Hickmon Holland
July 9, 1885 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a daughter
#6
Cynthia Hattie Holland
June 10, 1888 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a son
#7
George Herman Holland
April 15, 1891 (Age 31 years)
Birth of a son
#8
Otis Holland
December 6, 1893 (Age 33 years)
Birth of a daughter
#9
Ina Macey Holland
July 6, 1896 (Age 36 years)
Marriage of a childErnest Taylor “Bud” BoleyEmma HollandView this family
November 26, 1896 (Age 36 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 38 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 childCharlie Shields SmithFlorence HollandView this family
January 1, 1899 (Age 38 years)
Census June 4, 1900 (Age 40 years)
Marriage of a childEugene Lee DewIna Macey HollandView this family
December 24, 1912 (Age 52 years)
Marriage of a childOtis HollandBessie May GantView this family
1916 (Age 55 years)
Address: Gants Pond at a spring
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 grandson
#1
Orby Lee Holland
January 1, 1919 (Age 58 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 69 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
Death of a daughterCynthia Hattie Holland
December 21, 1935 (Age 75 years)
Death of a husbandJeremiah Edward “Jerry” Holland
October 28, 1937 (Age 77 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 81 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 January 4, 1942 (Age 81 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Gant Cemetery
Family with Jeremiah Edward “Jerry” Holland - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: November 6, 1877Todd, Kentucky, United States
-1 months
daughter
Emma Holland
Birth: October 12, 1877 18 17Logan, Kentucky, United States
Death: November 14, 1959Kentucky, United States
2 years
daughter
Florence Holland
Birth: January 6, 1880 20 19Logan, Kentucky, United States
Death: November 26, 1947Logan, Kentucky, United States
20 months
son
Alexander Hillman Holland
Birth: August 29, 1881 22 21Logan, Kentucky, United States
Death: June 3, 1942Logan, Kentucky, United States
12 years
son
Otis Holland
Birth: December 6, 1893 34 33Logan, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 20, 1949Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky, United States
-11 years
daughter
Ettie Lisbeth Holland
Birth: February 6, 1883 23 22Logan, Kentucky, United States
Death: June 15, 1969Logan, Kentucky, United States
2 years
son
William Hickmon Holland
Birth: July 9, 1885 26 25Logan, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 16, 1969Tennessee, United States
3 years
daughter
Cynthia Hattie Holland
Birth: June 10, 1888 29 28Logan, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 21, 1935Logan, Kentucky, United States
3 years
son
George Herman Holland
Birth: April 15, 1891 32 31Logan, Kentucky, United States
Death: November 11, 1953Ouachita, Louisiana, United States
5 years
daughter
Ina Macey Holland
Birth: July 6, 1896 37 36Logan, Kentucky, United States
Death: July 3, 1981Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana, United States

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Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Jeremiah Edward “Jerry” Holland - Household

Olmstead, Logan, Kentucky

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Holland, Jeremiah EheadWMFeb185941M24KYKYKYFarmer
Holland, HarrietwifeWFMar185941M2499KYTNTN
Holland, Alexander HsonWMAug188118MKYKYKYAt School
Holland, Ettie LdaughterWFFeb188317MKYKYKY
Holland, William HsonWMJun188514MKYKYKYAt School
Holland, Cynthia HdaughterWFJun188912MKYKYKYAt School
Holland, George HsonWMApr188811MKYKYKY
Holland, OtissonWMDec18936SKYKYKY
Holland, Ina MdaughterWFJul18954MKYKYKY