The Shemwell Family

Alvin Delmar TroutmanAge: 49 years18751924

Name
Alvin Delmar Troutman
Given names
Alvin Delmar
Surname
Troutman
Birth May 22, 1875 28 20
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 2 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Birth of a brotherHarry Lesley Troutman
October 10, 1879 (Age 4 years)
Census June 24, 1880 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a brotherFerdinand Bliss Troutman
December 6, 1886 (Age 11 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherJoseph Troutman
January 24, 1892 (Age 16 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 22 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
Death of a paternal grandmotherPhoebe Clark
October 14, 1900 (Age 25 years)
MarriageFlorence E KedzieView this family
October 11, 1905 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Russell William Troutman
August 7, 1906 (Age 31 years)
Census April 26, 1910 (Age 34 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Evangeline Troutman
November 14, 1910 (Age 35 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherMary Elizabeth Kirk
May 3, 1916 (Age 40 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 40 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 41 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 42 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 son
#3
Eugene K Troutman
about 1920 (Age 44 years)
Note: Birth year/place based on 1930 Census
Census January 2, 1920 (Age 44 years)
Death of a motherIsabell Julian
December 4, 1924 (Age 49 years)
Death December 5, 1924 (Age 49 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Ferndale Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: August 29, 1872Fulton, Indiana, United States
3 years
himself
4 years
younger brother
Harry Lesley Troutman
Birth: October 10, 1879 33 24Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: May 21, 1941Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States
7 years
younger brother
Father’s family with Salena V “Lena” Abbott - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: November 12, 1927Cass, Indiana, United States
Family with Florence E Kedzie - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: October 11, 1905Wyandotte, Michigan, United States
10 months
son
4 years
daughter
Evangeline Troutman
Birth: November 14, 1910 35 30Wyandotte, Michigan, United States
Death: March 28, 1952Lincoln Park, Wayne, Michigan, United States
10 years
son
Michael Henry Miller + Florence E Kedzie - View this family
wife’s husband
wife
Marriage: about 1926Michigan, United States

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - William Campbell Troutman - Household

Fulton, Indiana

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Troutman, William CWM34headMFarmerINKYIN
Troutman, IsabellWF25wifeMKeeping HouseINOHIN
Troutman, Alvin DWM5sonSINININ
Troutman, Harry LWM0OctsonSINININ
Troutman, JosephWM57fatherMFatherKYKYKY

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Alvin Delmar Troutman - Household

ED 310 Wyandotte, Wayne, Michigan, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Troutman, Alvin DheadMW34M4INILINEnglishBook KeeperAlkali WksWNo0YesYesOMH
Troutman, Florence EwifeFW28M4MIMIOHEnglishNoneYesYes
Troutman, Russell WsonMW3SMIINMINone

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Alvin Delmar Troutman - Household

ED 792 Wyandotte, Wayne, Michigan, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Troutman, AlvynheadRMW42MYesYesINININYesClerkFactory OfficeS
Troutman, FlorencewifeFW39MYesYesMIMIOHYesNone
Minor, NielboarderMW28SYesYesCOPAMIYesChemistCement WorksS
Troutman, RussellsonMW13SYesYesYesMIINMIYesStudent
Troutman, EvangelinedaughterFW9SYesYesYesMIINMIYesStudent
Kedzie, Catherinesister-in-lawFW25SYesYesMIMIOHYesTeacherSchoolS