Michael Holland1809–
- Name
- Michael Holland
- Given names
- Michael
- Surname
- Holland
![]() | about 1809 36 38 |
![]() | Agatha “Aggie” Ward about 1810 (Age 12 months) |
![]() | Michael Holland — Anna Margaret Shemwell — View this family October 2, 1811 (Age 2 years) |
![]() | War of 1812 between 1812 and 1815 (Age 3 years)Note: War of 1812 between the Americans and the British. The Creek (or Red Stick) War in Alabama had different origins, but it coincided with the war of 1812, and the U.S. treated it as a part of the larger war, with Jackson and his forces also in charge of defeating the Creeks - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_1812 |
![]() | Mary Walker June 8, 1821 (Age 12 years) |
![]() | Michael Holland about 1825 (Age 16 years) |
![]() | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 23 years)Note: Cholera killed 4,340 people in New Orleans & over 3,000 in New York City - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholera_outbreaks_and_pandemics |
![]() | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 26 years)Note: The Texas Revolution (or Texas War of Independence) was fought from October 2, 1835 to April 21, 1836 between Mexico and the Texas (Tejas) portion of the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas. The Texas Revolution erupted in 1836, after Texas declared its independence from Mexico. Mexico responded by invading Texas, where General Santa Anna won decisive victories in the battles of the Alamo and Goliad. The war ended at the Battle of San Jacinto (about 20 miles) east of modern day downtown Houston) where General Sam Houston led the Texas Army to victory in 18 minutes over a portion of the Mexican Army under Santa Anna, who was captured shortly after the battle. The conclusion of the war resulted in the creation of the Republic of Texas - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Revolution |
![]() | Hezikiah Holland January 1, 1843 (Age 34 years) |
![]() | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 37 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 |
![]() | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 48 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
![]() | Polly Holland about 1863 (Age 54 years) |
![]() | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 52 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 |
![]() | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 58 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 |
![]() | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 58 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
![]() | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 60 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 |
![]() | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 69 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
![]() | Thomas Holland January 26, 1879 (Age 70 years) |
![]() | Jeremiah O “Jerry” Holland June 17, 1888 (Age 79 years) |
![]() | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 89 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 |
![]() | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 107 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
![]() | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 108 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 |
![]() | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 109 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/ |
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Family with parents |
father |
Michael Holland Birth: about 1773 30 29 — Louisa, Virginia, United States Death: about 1825 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
mother |
Agatha “Aggie” Ward Birth: about 1771 Death: about 1810 |
Marriage: May 4, 1795 — Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States |
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-2 years elder sister |
Elizabeth “Betsy” Holland Birth: about 1792 19 21 — Virginia, United States Death: |
2 years elder sister |
Polly Holland Birth: about 1793 20 22 — Virginia, United States Death: about 1863 — Platte, Missouri, United States |
23 months elder brother |
Hezikiah Holland Birth: November 29, 1794 21 23 — Virginia, United States Death: January 1, 1843 — Posey, Indiana, United States |
2 years elder brother |
Thomas Holland Birth: January 24, 1797 24 26 — Virginia, United States Death: January 26, 1879 — Arkansas, United States |
2 years elder brother |
John Holland Birth: February 4, 1799 26 28 Death: |
5 years elder brother |
Jeremiah O “Jerry” Holland Birth: June 4, 1804 31 33 — Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: June 17, 1888 — Patoka, Marion, Illinois, United States |
brother |
Richard Holland Death: |
himself |
Michael Holland Birth: about 1809 36 38 Death: |
Father’s family with Anna Margaret Shemwell |
father |
Michael Holland Birth: about 1773 30 29 — Louisa, Virginia, United States Death: about 1825 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
step-mother |
Anna Margaret Shemwell Birth: about October 1771 44 21 — St. Mary's, Maryland, United States Death: February 11, 1856 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
Marriage: October 2, 1811 — Warren, Kentucky, United States |