John Walker HollandAge: 80 years1850–1931
- Name
- John Walker Holland
- Given names
- John Walker
- Surname
- Holland
 Birth | October 25, 1850 20 17 |
 Birth of a brother | George Samuel Holland February 13, 1852 (Age 15 months) |
| Birth of a sister | Rebecca Elizabeth Holland June 20, 1853 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Roxanna Rosalie Holland May 23, 1855 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Alice W “Ellen” Holland August 30, 1857 (Age 6 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Alpharetta C “Alpha” Holland March 21, 1859 (Age 8 years) |
 Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 6 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
 Census | July 9, 1860 (Age 9 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Harvey “Harry” Holland about 1863 (Age 12 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 10 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 |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 16 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 16 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 18 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 | June 25, 1870 (Age 19 years) |
 Marriage | Ida Van Dalson — View this family about 1871 (Age 20 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Hattie Belle Holland March 4, 1872 (Age 21 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Charles Elmer “Charlie” Holland October 17, 1872 (Age 21 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Ida Nola Holland March 3, 1875 (Age 24 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 27 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Death of a wife | Ida Van Dalson before 1880 (Age 29 years) |
| Census | June 3, 1880 (Age 29 years) |
| Marriage | Mary Elizabeth “Molly” Kirby — View this family February 18, 1883 (Age 32 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Maude Nora Holland May 19, 1884 (Age 33 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Pearl Etta Holland February 18, 1887 (Age 36 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | Jeremiah O “Jerry” Holland June 17, 1888 (Age 37 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Effie Holland March 25, 1889 (Age 38 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Ann Shemwell April 6, 1889 (Age 38 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Franklin Green Meredith — Ida Nola Holland — View this family May 7, 1891 (Age 40 years) |
| Birth of a son #6 | Marvin Edward Holland November 1, 1891 (Age 41 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Lula Pearl Meredith September 25, 1892 (Age 41 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Charles Lester “Red” Meredith July 19, 1894 (Age 43 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #7 | Ora Leon Holland August 7, 1894 (Age 43 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Charles Elmer “Charlie” Holland — Mary “May” Overturf — View this family Type: Civil marriage October 17, 1894 (Age 43 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Opal Ruth Holland December 29, 1895 (Age 45 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #4 | Mildred M “Millie” Meredith March 7, 1896 (Age 45 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #5 | Ralph Meredith March 11, 1898 (Age 47 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #6 | Frankie Oral Holland March 15, 1898 (Age 47 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Ralph Meredith March 27, 1898 (Age 47 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 47 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 |
| Birth of a daughter #8 | Ruth Opal Holland May 23, 1900 (Age 49 years) |
| Census | June 22, 1900 (Age 49 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #7 | Ira Overturf Holland July 12, 1900 (Age 49 years) |
| Marriage of a child | James Emery Foster — Maude Nora Holland — View this family November 10, 1901 (Age 51 years) |
| Death of a sister | Hattie Belle Holland September 10, 1902 (Age 51 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #8 | Basil Kenneth Foster July 18, 1903 (Age 52 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Jessie L Grant Abbott — Ida Nola Holland — View this family calculated 1903 (Age 52 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #9 | Cecil Earl Abbott February 14, 1904 (Age 53 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Thomas Franklin Pollard — Pearl Etta Holland — View this family 1905 (Age 54 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #10 | Wanetta Foster February 15, 1906 (Age 55 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #11 | Myrtle Marie Pollard November 15, 1907 (Age 57 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #12 | Harold Foster December 17, 1907 (Age 57 years) |
| Death of a mother | Ann Lucas Walker “Anna” Hunter June 9, 1908 (Age 57 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #13 | Everett Guy Abbott September 18, 1908 (Age 57 years) |
| Death of a granddaughter | Wanetta Foster November 14, 1908 (Age 58 years) |
| Census | April 22, 1910 (Age 59 years) |
| Death of a father | John Wesley Holland December 29, 1910 (Age 60 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Ida Nola Holland February 24, 1911 (Age 60 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #14 | Ruby Evelyn Foster August 23, 1912 (Age 61 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Charles Elmer “Charlie” Holland — Nora Ethel Baker — View this family Type: Religious marriage November 26, 1912 (Age 62 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #15 | Martha M Pollard 1913 (Age 62 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Henry Schmitz — Ora Leon Holland — View this family August 30, 1913 (Age 62 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #16 | John William “Johnnie” Holland February 8, 1914 (Age 63 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #17 | Edward Dane Pollard October 7, 1914 (Age 63 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #18 | Infant Foster December 23, 1916 (Age 66 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 65 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Death of a granddaughter | Infant Foster January 24, 1917 (Age 66 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #19 | Dave Foster November 13, 1917 (Age 67 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Dave Foster November 13, 1917 (Age 67 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 66 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 67 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 granddaughter #20 | Loretta Foster June 26, 1919 (Age 68 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #21 | Marietta “Mary Etta” Foster June 26, 1919 (Age 68 years) twin: Loretta Foster
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| Birth of a grandson #22 | Thomas L Pollard July 6, 1919 (Age 68 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #23 | Delores K Holland 1919 (Age 68 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Earl May Ransford — Ruth Opal Holland — View this family August 11, 1919 (Age 68 years) |
| Census | January 2, 1920 (Age 69 years) |
| Death of a granddaughter | Lula Pearl Meredith November 13, 1922 (Age 72 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #24 | Leon Foster August 28, 1923 (Age 72 years) |
| Death of a sister | Alpharetta C “Alpha” Holland February 21, 1928 (Age 77 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 78 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 |
| Census | April 7, 1930 (Age 79 years) |
| Death of a son | Charles Elmer “Charlie” Holland October 21, 1930 (Age 79 years) Note: Death Certificate says parents are George Holland and Ann Hunter - Hunter is his grandmother and George(Uncle) is married with other children in 1880 |
 Death | January 13, 1931 (Age 80 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Greenwood Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
John Wesley Holland Birth: March 12, 1830 25 27 — Kentucky, United States Death: December 29, 1910 — Phelps, Lawrence, Missouri, United States |
| mother |
Ann Lucas Walker “Anna” Hunter Birth: July 31, 1833 — Tennessee, United States Death: June 9, 1908 — Lawrence, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: July 12, 1849 — Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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15 months himself |
John Walker Holland Birth: October 25, 1850 20 17 — Kentucky, United States Death: January 13, 1931 — Assumption, Christian, Illinois, United States |
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16 months younger brother |
George Samuel Holland Birth: February 13, 1852 21 18 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: December 6, 1936 — Lawrence, Missouri, United States |
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16 months younger sister |
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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23 months younger sister |
Roxanna Rosalie Holland Birth: May 23, 1855 25 21 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: March 6, 1941 — Tonti, Marion, Illinois, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Alice W “Ellen” Holland Birth: August 30, 1857 27 24 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: |
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19 months younger sister |
Alpharetta C “Alpha” Holland Birth: March 21, 1859 29 25 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: February 21, 1928 — Bristow, Creek, Oklahoma, United States |
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5 years younger brother |
Harvey “Harry” Holland Birth: about 1863 32 29 — Illinois, United States Death: |
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9 years younger sister |
Hattie Belle Holland Birth: March 4, 1872 41 38 — Marion, Illinois, United States Death: September 10, 1902 — Lawrence, Missouri, United States |
| Family with Mary Elizabeth “Molly” Kirby |
| himself |
John Walker Holland Birth: October 25, 1850 20 17 — Kentucky, United States Death: January 13, 1931 — Assumption, Christian, Illinois, United States |
| wife |
Mary Elizabeth “Molly” Kirby Birth: October 19, 1862 — Osceola, Clarke, Iowa, United States Death: 1954 — Illinois, United States |
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Marriage: February 18, 1883 — Marion, Illinois, United States |
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15 months daughter |
Maude Nora Holland Birth: May 19, 1884 33 21 — Phelps, Lawrence, Missouri, United States Death: March 30, 1950 — Caseyville, St. Clair, Illinois, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Pearl Etta Holland Birth: February 18, 1887 36 24 — Greene, Lawrence, Missouri, United States Death: September 1978 — Illinois, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Effie Holland Birth: March 25, 1889 38 26 — Lawrence, Missouri, United States Death: January 1, 1994 — Los Angeles, California, United States |
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3 years son |
Marvin Edward Holland Birth: November 1, 1891 41 29 — Phelps, Lawrence, Missouri, United States Death: March 8, 1984 — Christian, Illinois, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Ora Leon Holland Birth: August 7, 1894 43 31 — Joplin, Jasper, Missouri, United States Death: January 4, 1990 — Farmer City, Dewitt, Illinois, United States |
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6 years daughter |
Ruth Opal Holland Birth: May 23, 1900 49 37 — Alma, Marion, Illinois, United States Death: October 6, 1989 — Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, United States |
| Family with Ida Van Dalson |
| himself |
John Walker Holland Birth: October 25, 1850 20 17 — Kentucky, United States Death: January 13, 1931 — Assumption, Christian, Illinois, United States |
| wife |
Ida Van Dalson Birth: Missouri, United States Death: before 1880 |
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Marriage: about 1871 — |
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22 months son |
Charles Elmer “Charlie” Holland Birth: October 17, 1872 21 — Illinois, United States Death: October 21, 1930 — Lawrence, Missouri, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Ida Nola Holland Birth: March 3, 1875 24 — Marion, Illinois, United States Death: February 24, 1911 — Franklin, Pulaski, Indiana, United States |
| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - John Wesley Holland - Household
Logan, Kentucky
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| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - John Wesley Holland - Household
Patoka, Marion, Illinois
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - John Wesley Holland - Household
Patoka, Marion, Illinois, United States
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - John Walker Holland - Household
Foster, Marion, Illinois
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - John Walker Holland - Household
Patoka, Marion, Illinois, United States
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Thomas F Pollard … - Household
Assumption, Christian, Illinois, United States
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