The Shemwell Family

Grace Kate TroutmanAge: 78 years18821961

Name
Grace Kate Troutman
Given names
Grace Kate
Surname
Troutman
Married name
Grace Kate Gibson
Birth May 11, 1882 33 28
Birth of a sisterCora Belle Troutman
January 17, 1884 (Age 20 months)
Birth of a brotherMichael Leroy Troutman
August 26, 1885 (Age 3 years)
Census 1885 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a brotherJoseph Elmer Troutman
September 7, 1888 (Age 6 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherJoseph Troutman
January 24, 1892 (Age 9 years)
Census March 1, 1895 (Age 12 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 15 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 14, 1900 (Age 18 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherPhoebe Clark
October 14, 1900 (Age 18 years)
MarriageWilliam Howard GibsonView this family
January 29, 1902 (Age 19 years)
Note: Marriage info found at Find A Grave site
Birth of a daughter
#1
Gertrude Glenola Gibson
March 24, 1903 (Age 20 years)
Census May 1, 1905 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Alta M Gibson
September 23, 1908 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Avis D Gibson
September 23, 1908 (Age 26 years)
Census April 18, 1910 (Age 27 years)
Death of a fatherJonah C Troutman
January 6, 1916 (Age 33 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 33 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 34 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 35 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/
Census January 22, 1920 (Age 37 years)
Death of a brotherJoseph Elmer Troutman
April 24, 1925 (Age 42 years)
Note: Joseph died from influenza.
Note: Name: Joseph Elmer Troutman
Marriage of a childArthur George PostAlta M GibsonView this family
about 1928 (Age 45 years)
Note: Marriage info based on 1930 Census
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 47 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 motherDeliah Warner
April 27, 1933 (Age 50 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Stanley Leroy Post
September 23, 1934 (Age 52 years)
Census May 24, 1940 (Age 58 years)
Death of a sisterCora Belle Troutman
July 8, 1940 (Age 58 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Penelope Ann Post
December 5, 1940 (Age 58 years)
Death of a brotherMichael Leroy Troutman
February 15, 1941 (Age 58 years)
Social Security
Grace Kate Troutman Social Security Applications and Claims
January 1942 (Age 59 years)

Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 59 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
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 67 years)
Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War
Death of a sisterPhoebe Jane Troutman
February 3, 1961 (Age 78 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 63 years)
Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War
Obituary
Grace Gibson (nee Troutman) Obituary

Death May 3, 1961 (Age 78 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: North Kern Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: about 1878
3 years
elder sister
18 months
herself
Grace Kate Troutman
Birth: May 11, 1882 33 28Belle Plaine, Sumner, Kansas, United States
Death: May 3, 1961Delano, Kern, California, United States
20 months
younger sister
19 months
younger brother
3 years
younger brother
Joseph Elmer Troutman
Birth: September 7, 1888 39 35Belle Plaine, Sumner, Kansas, United States
Death: April 24, 1925Ten Sleep, Washakie, Wyoming, United States
Family with William Howard Gibson - View this family
husband
William Howard Gibson
Birth: December 26, 1878Douglass, Butler, Kansas, United States
Death: April 24, 1962Delano, Kern, California, United States
herself
Grace Kate Troutman
Birth: May 11, 1882 33 28Belle Plaine, Sumner, Kansas, United States
Death: May 3, 1961Delano, Kern, California, United States
Marriage: January 29, 1902El Dorado, Butler, Kansas, United States
14 months
daughter
Gertrude Glenola Gibson
Birth: March 24, 1903 24 20Kansas, United States
Death: July 24, 1990Alameda, California, United States
6 years
daughter
Alta M Gibson
Birth: September 23, 1908 29 26Douglass, Butler, Kansas, United States
Death: November 9, 1998Delano, Kern, California, United States
daughter
Avis D Gibson
Birth: September 23, 1908 29 26Douglass, Butler, Kansas, United States
Death: May 3, 2001Contra Costa, California, United States

Grace Kate Troutman has 69 first cousins recorded

Father's family (48)

Parents William Campbell Troutman + Isabell Julian
Parents Michael Troutman + Mary Clarinda Gregson
1Mahala A Troutman18731951
Parents Michael Troutman + Delilah Elder
2Veda Troutman18841888
Parents James Campbell Troutman + Lucinda Elliot
1Phebe Ida Troutman18791961
2Jesse Mae Troutman18821929
Parents James Campbell Troutman + Angeline Sheets
1Ray James Troutman18861946
Parents Ray James Troutman + Clara Louise Ulmstead
Parents Holland Christopher Lambert + Nancy Jane Troutman
5Infant Lambert18821882
Parents Benjamin Franklin Rouch + Sarah Melissa Troutman
1Eva Lee Rouch18801974
2Infant Rouch18821885
3Anna Mae Rouch18831980
6Cora Grace Rouch18891991
8Ella Myrtle Rouch18941986
9Viola Fay Rouch18961981
Parents William Henry Snyder + Ella Troutman
5Ira Earl Snyder18881927
6Claudie Snyder18901891
7Harold Lee Snyder18901945
Parents Ezra Troutman + Sarah Elizabeth Sheets
2Lewis Guy Troutman18921959
3Harry E Troutman18941965
4Alva C Troutman18991902
5Leota M Troutman19021970
6Edith Fay Troutman19051992
Parents Henry Wilson Tilbury + Etta Myrtle Troutman
5Zetta Fay Tilbury18981985
6Zelma Fern Tilbury18991963
7Enid W Tilbury19021979
CensusKansas State - Census transcript - Jonah C Troutman - Household

South Haven, Sumner, Kansas, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPOccupation
Troutman, J CheadMW36MINFarmer
Warner, DelilawifeFW28MIL
Troutman, Phoebe JdaughterFW4MKS
Troutman, Grace KdaughterFW3MKS
Troutman, Cora RdaughterFW1MKS

Census
1895 Kansas State - Census transcript - Jonah C Troutman - Household Name Age Sex Color Birth State Jonas Troutman 46 M W Indiana Delilia Troutman 42 F W Ohio Phoebe J Troutman 14 F W Kansas Grace Troutman 13 F W Kansas Cora Troutman 11 F W Kansas Roy Troutman 9 M W Kansas Elmer Troutman 7 M W Kansas
Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Michael Troutman - Household

Sumner, Kansas

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Troutman, MichaelheadWMApr185050M24INKYNJFarmerYYYOMF
Troutman, DelilahwifeWFApr185743M2421INININYYY
Troutman, George HsonWMApr188218SKSININAT SchoolYYY
Troutman, PhoebemotherWFJan182872Wd541212NJGermanyGermanyYYY
Troutman, GracenieceWFApr188317SKSINILYYY

Marriage
Marriage info found at Find A Grave site
Census
1905 Kansas State - Census Transcript - William Howard Gibson - Household Name SexAge BirthYear BirthPlace W H Gibson Male26 1879 Kansas Grace GibsonFemale22 1883Kansas Gertrude GibsonFemale1 1904Indiana
Census1910 United States - Census transcript - William Howard Gibson - Household

ED 4 Rock Creek, Butler, Kansas, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Gibson, William HheadMW31M8KSPAMOEnglishFarmerGeneral FarmOAYesYesRF
Gibson, Grace KwifeFW27M833KSINILEnglishYesYes
Gibson, Gertrude GdaughterFW7SKSKSKS
Gibson, Alta MdaughterFW1SKSKSKS
Gibson, Avis DdaughterFW1SKSKSKS

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - William Howard Gibson - Household

ED 175 Arrickeree, Lincoln, Colorado, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Gibson, William HheadOMMW41MYesYesKSPAMOYesFarmerGeneral FarmOA
Gibson, Grace KwifeFW37MYesYesKSINOHYesNone
Gibson, Gertrude GdaughterFW16SYesYesYesKSKSKSYes
Gibson, Alta MdaughterFW11SYesYesYesKSKSKSYes
Gibson, Avis DdaughterFW11SYesYesYesKSKSKSYes

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - William Howard Gibson - Household

14th Avenue Delano, Kern, California, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Gibson, William HheadR20NoMW61MNoKSLaborerFarmPWPW26
Gibson, Grace KxwifeFW58MNoKS