Lewetta Belle “Laura” EaglinAge: 72 years1872–1944
- Name
- Lewetta Belle “Laura” Eaglin
- Given names
- Lewetta Belle
- Surname
- Eaglin
- Married name
- Lewetta Belle Day
- Nickname
- Laura
 Birth | February 11, 1872 18 18 |
 Birth of a sister | Cora Alice “Carry” Eaglin July 18, 1874 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a brother | William Roy Eaglin October 28, 1876 (Age 4 years) |
 Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 5 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 brother | George Washington Eaglin January 14, 1879 (Age 6 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Daisy Anna L Eaglin January 3, 1882 (Age 9 years) |
| Death of a sister | Cora Alice “Carry” Eaglin May 13, 1883 (Age 11 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Sebra Elizabeth “Lizzie” Eaglin December 11, 1883 (Age 11 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Amasa Wesley Eaglin January 17, 1887 (Age 14 years) |
 Marriage | James Isaac Day — View this family December 5, 1894 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | John Thomas Day October 15, 1895 (Age 23 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 26 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 16, 1900 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | James Terry Milton Day September 4, 1900 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Jesse Eaglin Day January 6, 1904 (Age 31 years) |
| Death of a father | Thomas Jefferson Eaglin July 11, 1904 (Age 32 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Ann Lucas Walker “Anna” Hunter June 9, 1908 (Age 36 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | John Wesley Holland December 29, 1910 (Age 38 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | Silas Kittle — Rebecca Elizabeth Holland — View this family after 1913 (Age 40 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 43 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 44 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 45 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/ |
| Marriage of a child | James Terry Milton Day — Laura Elizabeth Jackson — View this family June 18, 1919 (Age 47 years) |
| Marriage of a child | John Thomas Day — Clora Belle Jackson — View this family November 25, 1919 (Age 47 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Helen Elvadean Day February 3, 1920 (Age 47 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | John Francis Day August 19, 1920 (Age 48 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Mildred Ruth Day July 31, 1921 (Age 49 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | James Robert “Bob” Day February 2, 1923 (Age 50 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #5 | Audrey Elizabeth Day June 14, 1923 (Age 51 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #6 | Jesse Leon Day March 22, 1925 (Age 53 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #7 | James Harold Day October 17, 1927 (Age 55 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Jesse Leon Day May 2, 1928 (Age 56 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 57 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 grandson | James Harold Day March 8, 1930 (Age 58 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Jesse Eaglin Day — Thelma B Nelson — View this family February 17, 1932 (Age 60 years) |
| Death of a brother | William Roy Eaglin March 4, 1934 (Age 62 years) |
| Death of a husband | James Isaac Day August 16, 1939 (Age 67 years) |
| Census | May 20, 1940 (Age 68 years) |
| Death of a mother | Rebecca Elizabeth Holland November 9, 1941 (Age 69 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 69 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 | October 6, 1944 (Age 72 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Hillcrest Memorial Park |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Thomas Jefferson Eaglin Birth: May 9, 1853 — Missouri, United States Death: July 11, 1904 — Sandoval, Marion, Illinois, United States |
| mother |
Rebecca Elizabeth Holland Birth: June 20, 1853 23 19 — Kentucky, United States Death: November 9, 1941 — Sandoval, Marion, Illinois, United States |
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Marriage: February 19, 1871 — Marion, Illinois, United States |
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1 year herself |
Lewetta Belle “Laura” Eaglin Birth: February 11, 1872 18 18 — Patoka, Marion, Illinois, United States Death: October 6, 1944 — Sandoval, Marion, Illinois, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Cora Alice “Carry” Eaglin Birth: July 18, 1874 21 21 — Illinois, United States Death: May 13, 1883 — Odin, Marion, Illinois, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
William Roy Eaglin Birth: October 28, 1876 23 23 — Marion, Illinois, United States Death: March 4, 1934 — Sterling, Whiteside, Illinois, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
George Washington Eaglin Birth: January 14, 1879 25 25 — Marion, Illinois, United States Death: March 27, 1948 — Odin, Marion, Illinois, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Daisy Anna L Eaglin Birth: January 3, 1882 28 28 — Patoka, Marion, Illinois, United States Death: July 2, 1951 — Sterling, Whiteside, Illinois, United States |
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23 months younger sister |
Sebra Elizabeth “Lizzie” Eaglin Birth: December 11, 1883 30 30 — Tonti, Marion, Illinois, United States Death: November 14, 1950 — Farina, Fayette, Illinois, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Amasa Wesley Eaglin Birth: January 17, 1887 33 33 — Patoka, Marion, Illinois, United States Death: April 20, 1965 — Marion, Illinois, United States |
| Mother’s family with Silas Kittle |
| step-father |
Silas Kittle Birth: August 1848 — Indiana, United States Death: 1915 — Illinois, United States |
| mother |
Rebecca Elizabeth Holland Birth: June 20, 1853 23 19 — Kentucky, United States Death: November 9, 1941 — Sandoval, Marion, Illinois, United States |
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Marriage: after 1913 — |
| Family with James Isaac Day |
| husband |
James Isaac Day Birth: August 25, 1855 — Hamilton, Illinois, United States Death: August 16, 1939 — Sandoval, Marion, Illinois, United States |
| herself |
Lewetta Belle “Laura” Eaglin Birth: February 11, 1872 18 18 — Patoka, Marion, Illinois, United States Death: October 6, 1944 — Sandoval, Marion, Illinois, United States |
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Marriage: December 5, 1894 — Marion, Illinois, United States |
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10 months son |
John Thomas Day Birth: October 15, 1895 40 23 — Illinois, United States Death: October 23, 1971 — Breese, Clinton, Illinois, United States |
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5 years son |
James Terry Milton Day Birth: September 4, 1900 45 28 — Pinkstaff, Lawrence, Illinois, United States Death: April 10, 1963 — East St. Louis, St. Clair, Illinois, United States |
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3 years son |
Jesse Eaglin Day Birth: January 6, 1904 48 31 — Pinkstaff, Lawrence, Illinois, United States Death: January 19, 1970 — Salem, Marion, Illinois, United States |
Lewetta Belle “Laura” Eaglin has 28 first cousins recorded
Father's family (0)
Mother's family (28)
Parents John Walker Holland + Mary Elizabeth “Molly” Kirby
Parents John Walker Holland + Ida Van Dalson
Parents George Samuel Holland + Lydia Margurette Garner
Parents Lewis Linn Black + Roxanna Rosalie Holland
Parents Michael Carr + Alpharetta C “Alpha” Holland
Parents Walter J Dungey + Hattie Belle Holland
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - James Isaac Day - Household
Syncamore Bond, Lawrence, Illinois
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Lewetta Belle “Laura” Eaglin - Household
Sandoval, Marion, Illinois
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