The Shemwell Family

Mary E WilliamsAge: 80 years18411922

Name
Mary E Williams
Given names
Mary E
Surname
Williams
Married name
Mary E Holland
Birth December 16, 1841

Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 4 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
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 15 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
MarriageThomas James HollandView this family
1860 (Age 18 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 19 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 25 years)

Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 25 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 25 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 27 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 28 years)
Census July 23, 1870 (Age 28 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 36 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Census June 8, 1880 (Age 38 years)
Marriage of a childMathew Isaac PearsonNancy Charity “Nannie” HollandView this family
February 4, 1883 (Age 41 years)

Birth of a grandson
#1
William “Willie” Pearson
July 1885 (Age 43 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Lela S Pearson
December 1892 (Age 50 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#3
Ruby May Pearson
January 19, 1897 (Age 55 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 56 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 childOtto William CarlsonSarah Caroline HollandView this family
January 9, 1900 (Age 58 years)
Census June 30, 1900 (Age 58 years)
Birth of a grandson
#4
James C Pearson
1901 (Age 59 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#5
Mary Carlson
1901 (Age 59 years)
Birth of a grandson
#6
James Willard Carlson
February 25, 1902 (Age 60 years)
Birth of a grandson
#7
Raymond Pearson
1909 (Age 67 years)
Census April 26, 1910 (Age 68 years)
Death of a husbandThomas James Holland
March 19, 1913 (Age 71 years)

Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 74 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 75 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 76 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/
Death December 10, 1922 (Age 80 years)

Family with Thomas James Holland - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: 1860Missouri, United States
8 years
daughter
2 years
daughter
Sarah Caroline Holland
Birth: January 9, 1870 29 28Benton, Arkansas, United States
Death: October 9, 1966Bentonville, Benton, Arkansas, United States

No family available

Census1870 United States - Census transcript - Thomas James Holland - Household

Benton, Arkansas, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceFFBMFBBornMarSchoolReadWriteInfirmCitDis
Holland, Thomashead30MWMO
Holland, Mary wife28FWMO
Holland, Nancydaughter4FWMO
Holland, Sarah daughter6 monthsFWARJan
Holland, Thomasfather78MWVA

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - Thomas James Holland - Household

Benton, Arkansas, United States

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Holland, Thomas JWM40headMfarmerMOVAKY
Holland, Mary EWF38wifeMMOMOMO
Holland, Nancy CWF13daughterSMOMOMO
Holland, Sarah CWF10daughterMARMOMO

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Thomas James Holland - Household

Bentonville, Benton, Arkansas, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Holland, Thomas JheadWMJan184060MMOVAKYmarble dealer
Holland, Mary EwifeWFDec184158M52MOTNTN

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Thomas James Holland - Household

Bentonville, Benton, Arkansas, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Holland, Thomas JheadMW70M49MOKYVA
Holland, Mary EwifeFW68M49MOTNTN