The Shemwell Family

Malinda TroutmanAge: 22 years18561878

Name
Malinda Troutman
Given names
Malinda
Surname
Troutman
Birth about 1856 33 27
Note: Birth year/place based on 1860/1870 Census and Tombstone inscription
Death of a paternal grandmotherSarah D Campbell
August 25, 1856
Birth of a sisterSarah Melissa Troutman
August 3, 1858 (Age 2 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 12 months)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Census July 4, 1860 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a sisterElla Troutman
December 10, 1860 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a brotherEzra Troutman
February 12, 1864 (Age 8 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 5 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 brotherDarius Troutman
June 6, 1866 (Age 10 years)
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 11 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 11 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Birth of a sisterEtta Myrtle Troutman
1869 (Age 13 years)

Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 13 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 August 23, 1870 (Age 14 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherJonas Clark Sr
October 15, 1870 (Age 14 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 22 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Death May 12, 1878 (Age 22 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Salem Cemetery
Note: Inscription on tombstone states she was 22 years old when she died
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father
mother
Marriage: November 27, 1845Rochester, Fulton, Indiana, United States
9 months
elder brother
2 years
elder brother
18 months
elder brother
3 years
elder brother
10 months
elder sister
3 years
herself
Malinda Troutman
Birth: about 1856 33 27Missouri, United States
Death: May 12, 1878Fulton, Fulton, Indiana, United States
3 years
younger sister
2 years
younger sister
3 years
younger brother
2 years
younger brother
Darius Troutman
Birth: June 6, 1866 43 38Indiana, United States
Death: December 23, 1900Belle Plaine, Sumner, Kansas, United States
4 years
younger sister

Birth
Birth year/place based on 1860/1870 Census and Tombstone inscription
Census1860 United States - Census transcript - Joseph Troutman - Household

Macon, Illinois

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
Joseph Troutmanhead37MWFarmerKY
Phoebe Troutmanwife32FWIND
William Campbell Troutmanson14MWIN
Jonah C Troutmanson11MWIN
Michael Troutmanson10MWIN
James C Troutmanson7MWIN
Nancy Jane Troutmandaughter6FWIN
Malinda Troutmandaughter4FWMO
Sarah Melissa Troutmandaughter1FWIN

Census1870 United States - Census transcript - Joseph Troutman - Household

Fulton, Indiana

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceFFBMFBBornMarSchoolReadWriteInfirmCitDis
Troutman, Josephhead47MWFarmer8400700KY1
Troutman, Phoebewife42FWKeeps HouseIN
Troutman, William Cson24MWFarm LAborIN1
Troutman, James Cson17MWINY
Troutman, Nancy Jdaughter16FWINY
Troutman, Malindadaughter14FWMOY
Troutman, Sarah Mdaughter11FWIL
Troutman, Elladaughter9FWIN
Troutman, Ezrason6MWIN
Troutman, Dariusson4MWIN
Troutman, Etta Mdaughter1FWIN

Burial
Inscription on tombstone states she was 22 years old when she died