Holman, William Shannon

1895 - 1974  (78 years)

• Name	Holman, William Shannon
  Birth	29 Oct 1895	Illinois   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Mail Carrier  [4]
  Reference Number	HOLM.W004
  _FGRAVE	26562753
  Military Service	World War I, Private First Class, United States Army  [2, 4]
  		United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,…
  		United States Army
  		Private First Class, United States Army (1919-Sep 1920) This rank was also addressed as Lance Corporal
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		World War I (1914 - 1918)
  Death	7 Oct 1974  [1, 2, 5]
  Burial	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Holman, William Shannon and Rosa Christina
  		Headstone, Holman, William S. Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
  Person ID	I15689	Carl Wayne Gray Research | Holman - Hussleton John Holman and Mary Hussleton Descendants, Holman - Hussleton John Holman and Mary Hussleton Descendants
  Last Modified	8 Jul 2024

  
  

  Father	Holman, Hugh McGannan,   b. 24 Dec 1870, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois d. 21 Mar 1918, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois (Age 47 years)
  Mother	Hough, Catherine 'Kate',   b. 6 Sep 1872, Richland County, Illinois d. 17 Aug 1946, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	30 Sep 1894  [6, 7]
  Age at Marriage	He was 23 years and 9 months - She was 22 years.
  Family ID	F7224	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Holman, Rosa Christina,   b. 20 Sep 1899, Illinois d. 6 Jan 2000 (Age 100 years)
  Marriage	Y  [1, 3, 4]
  Children	1. Holman, William Hubert,   b. 14 May 1919, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois d. 23 Mar 2005, Pekin Manor, Pekin, Tazewell County, Illinois (Age 85 years) + 2. Holman, Kathryn,   b. 10 Feb 1921, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois d. 2 Dec 2015, Effingham, Effingham County, Illinois (Age 94 years)   3. Holman, M.C.   4. Holman, Charles Leon,   b. 9 Sep 1923, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois d. 3 Nov 2000, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas (Age 77 years)   5. Holman, Wanda Ferne,   b. 9 Dec 1926, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois d. 5 Jul 2014, Owensboro Health Regional Hospital, Owensboro, Daviess County, Kentucky (Age 87 years)
  Family ID	F7223	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 29 Oct 1895 - Illinois Burial - - Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S3906] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Holman, William Shannon and Rosa Christina, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/26562772/Rosa-Christina-Holman) (Reliability: 2). [S3907] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Holman, William S., (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSsr=1161&GScid=105163&GRid=26562753&) (Reliability: 2). [S3908] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-3) (Village), image 26, page 13a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00053?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 3). [S4] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 0004) (Township), image 04, page 2b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/6224/4584337_00620?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fd), none. (Reliability: 2). [S16066] (Reliability: 2). [S7851] Obituary, Holman, Hugh McGannan, none. (Reliability: 2). [S4056] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Holman, Hugh M. and Kate, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20550857/hugh-mcgannon-holman) (Reliability: 2).