Mary Elizabeth HollandAge: 68 years1827–1896
- Name
- Mary Elizabeth Holland
- Given names
- Mary Elizabeth
- Surname
- Holland
- Married name
- Mary Elizabeth Harris
 Birth | August 2, 1827 23 24 |
 Birth of a brother | Nathaniel Walker Holland April 4, 1828 (Age 8 months) |
| Birth of a brother | John Wesley Holland March 12, 1830 (Age 2 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | James Shemwell Jr. July 10, 1831 (Age 3 years) Note: James may have passed prior to 1831. Elizabeth is listed as head of the household in the 1830 US Federal Census in Todd, Kentucky, United States. This census was taken June 1, 1830 - August 1, 1830. |
 Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 4 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 |
| Birth of a brother | Allen Samuel Holland 1833 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Armelda Ann Holland December 1834 (Age 7 years) |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 8 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 |
| Birth of a brother | George Martin Holland August 8, 1837 (Age 10 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Cynthia Ann Harris June 17, 1841 (Age 13 years) |
 Marriage | Lemuel W Harris — View this family 1842 (Age 14 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Mary Ellen Harris September 12, 1844 (Age 17 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Taylor E Harris January 1, 1848 (Age 20 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 18 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 |
| Birth of a son #4 | Joel N Harris January 20, 1849 (Age 21 years) |
 Census | August 24, 1850 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | John Fletcher Harris December 28, 1850 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #6 | Nancy A “Nannie” Harris January 14, 1853 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a son #7 | Henry C Harris February 25, 1853 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a son #8 | Bascomb Lee Harris March 6, 1859 (Age 31 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 29 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Census | September 5, 1860 (Age 33 years) |
| Birth of a son #9 | Jerry Crittenden Harris September 29, 1861 (Age 34 years) |
| Marriage of a child | William M Gant — Mary Ellen Harris — View this family August 11, 1864 (Age 37 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #10 | Arenia Elizabeth “Rena” Harris October 6, 1864 (Age 37 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | George Thomas Motsinger January 28, 1865 (Age 37 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Taylor E Harris — Kitty Gebron — View this family February 6, 1865 (Age 37 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 33 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 son #11 | Matthew William Harris August 11, 1866 (Age 39 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Laura Taylor Gant October 1, 1866 (Age 39 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 39 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 39 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 41 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 |
| Census | October 17, 1870 (Age 43 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Taylor E Harris — Laura Ann Dorris — View this family May 14, 1871 (Age 43 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | Jesse L Gant February 13, 1872 (Age 44 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | James Luther Harris September 14, 1873 (Age 46 years) |
| Marriage of a child | John Fletcher Harris — Martha Livingston “Mattie” Davis — View this family September 10, 1874 (Age 47 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Henry C Harris — Martha Jane “Mattie” Rush — View this family February 17, 1876 (Age 48 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Benjamin Franklin Rush — Nancy A “Nannie” Harris — View this family April 13, 1876 (Age 48 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #5 | Martin Taylor Rush December 9, 1876 (Age 49 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #6 | Maggie A Rush January 18, 1878 (Age 50 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #7 | Dora L Harris April 14, 1878 (Age 50 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 50 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Marriage of a child | Bascomb Lee Harris — Mary Elmus Moore — View this family February 2, 1879 (Age 51 years) |
| Census | June 17, 1880 (Age 52 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #8 | Lemuel Wesley Harris January 25, 1881 (Age 53 years) |
| Death of a granddaughter | Dora L Harris September 18, 1882 (Age 55 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #9 | Cecil Welons Harris November 2, 1883 (Age 56 years) |
| Death of a son | Taylor E Harris October 9, 1884 (Age 57 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #10 | Ollie Shaw Glenn December 8, 1884 (Age 57 years) |
| Death of a father | Jeremiah O “Jerry” Holland June 17, 1888 (Age 60 years) |
| Death of a mother | Ann Shemwell April 6, 1889 (Age 61 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #11 | Byron Ganfield Harris May 13, 1889 (Age 61 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #12 | Lamara “Morie” Glenn September 19, 1890 (Age 63 years) |
 Death | March 22, 1896 (Age 68 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Mt. Sharon Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Jeremiah O “Jerry” Holland Birth: June 4, 1804 31 33 — Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: June 17, 1888 — Patoka, Marion, Illinois, United States |
| mother |
Ann Shemwell Birth: September 22, 1802 27 27 — North Carolina, United States Death: April 6, 1889 — Patoka, Marion, Illinois, United States |
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Marriage: December 23, 1824 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years herself |
Mary Elizabeth Holland Birth: August 2, 1827 23 24 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: March 22, 1896 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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8 months younger brother |
Nathaniel Walker Holland Birth: April 4, 1828 23 25 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: September 7, 1908 — Patoka, Marion, Illinois, United States |
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23 months younger brother |
John Wesley Holland Birth: March 12, 1830 25 27 — Kentucky, United States Death: December 29, 1910 — Phelps, Lawrence, Missouri, United States |
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4 years younger brother |
Allen Samuel Holland Birth: 1833 28 30 — Hodgenville, Larue, Kentucky, United States Death: |
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2 years younger sister |
Armelda Ann Holland Birth: December 1834 30 32 — Kentucky, United States Death: March 16, 1922 — Marion, Illinois, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
George Martin Holland Birth: August 8, 1837 33 34 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: April 4, 1923 — Springfield, Robertson, Tennessee, United States |
| Family with Lemuel W Harris |
| husband |
Lemuel W Harris Birth: January 18, 1821 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: June 21, 1903 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| herself |
Mary Elizabeth Holland Birth: August 2, 1827 23 24 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: March 22, 1896 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: 1842 — |
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-7 months daughter |
Cynthia Ann Harris Birth: June 17, 1841 20 13 — Kentucky, United States Death: March 16, 1930 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Mary Ellen Harris Birth: September 12, 1844 23 17 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: April 7, 1926 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years son |
Taylor E Harris Birth: January 1, 1848 26 20 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: October 9, 1884 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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13 months son |
Joel N Harris Birth: January 20, 1849 28 21 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: April 27, 1942 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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23 months son |
John Fletcher Harris Birth: December 28, 1850 29 23 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: July 29, 1940 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Nancy A “Nannie” Harris Birth: January 14, 1853 31 25 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: March 10, 1940 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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1 month son |
Henry C Harris Birth: February 25, 1853 32 25 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: October 22, 1933 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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6 years son |
Bascomb Lee Harris Birth: March 6, 1859 38 31 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: October 11, 1947 — Gordonsville, Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years son |
Jerry Crittenden Harris Birth: September 29, 1861 40 34 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: November 29, 1945 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Arenia Elizabeth “Rena” Harris Birth: October 6, 1864 43 37 — Kentucky, United States Death: July 10, 1949 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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22 months son |
Matthew William Harris Birth: August 11, 1866 45 39 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: October 11, 1949 — Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States |
Mary Elizabeth Holland has 28 first cousins recorded
Father's family (8)
Parents Thomas Holland + Nancy Shemwell
Mother's family (20)
Parents John Hall + Mary “Polly” Shemwell
Parents William Shemwell + Mary Gorrell
Parents John Patrick Shemwell + Drucilla Tomerlin
| Census | 1850 United States - Census transcript - Lemuel W Harris - Household
Todd, Kentucky
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| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - Lemuel W Harris - Household
Todd, Kentucky
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| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Lemuel W Harris - Household
Sharon, Todd, Kentucky
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Lemuel W Harris - Household
Sharon, Todd, Kentucky
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| Note | Data from William H. Fisher Sr., Jeffersonville, IN
not proved as d/o Jeremiah & Ann |