The Shemwell Family

Lucinda Holmes1817

Name
Lucinda Holmes
Given names
Lucinda
Surname
Holmes
Married name
Lucinda Troutman
Married name
Lucinda Trautmann
Birth about 1817
Historical Event
Cholera Epidemic
1832 (Age 15 years)
Note: Cholera killed 4,340 people in New Orleans & over 3,000 in New York City - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholera_outbreaks_and_pandemics
MarriageJacob TrautmannView this family
January 2, 1834 (Age 17 years)
Historical Event
The Texas Revolution
between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 18 years)
Note: The Texas Revolution (or Texas War of Independence) was fought from October 2, 1835 to April 21, 1836 between Mexico and the Texas (Tejas) portion of the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas. The Texas Revolution erupted in 1836, after Texas declared its independence from Mexico. Mexico responded by invading Texas, where General Santa Anna won decisive victories in the battles of the Alamo and Goliad. The war ended at the Battle of San Jacinto (about 20 miles) east of modern day downtown Houston) where General Sam Houston led the Texas Army to victory in 18 minutes over a portion of the Mexican Army under Santa Anna, who was captured shortly after the battle. The conclusion of the war resulted in the creation of the Republic of Texas - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Revolution
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 29 years)
Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War
Census June 1, 1850 (Age 33 years)
Death of a husbandJacob Trautmann
June 23, 1854 (Age 37 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 40 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 44 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 50 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 50 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 52 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
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 61 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 81 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
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 99 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 100 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 101 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/
Deathunknown

Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Old City Cemetery
Note: There is a inscription on Jacob's tombstone. It says: "Jacob ... A Consort of L Troutman ...". Assuming that "L Troutman" is his second wife, Lucinda.
Family with Jacob Trautmann - View this family
husband
Jacob Trautmann
Birth: July 27, 1789 50 30Frederick, Maryland, United States
Death: June 23, 1854Bullitt, Kentucky, United States
herself
Marriage: January 2, 1834Bullitt, Kentucky, United States
Jacob Trautmann + Ursula Magruder - View this family
husband
Jacob Trautmann
Birth: July 27, 1789 50 30Frederick, Maryland, United States
Death: June 23, 1854Bullitt, Kentucky, United States
husband’s wife
Ursula Magruder
Birth: about 1790 35 29Maryland, United States
Death: about 1834Bullitt, Kentucky, United States
Marriage: about 1810Kentucky, United States

No family available

Census1850 United States - Census transcript - Jacob Troutman - Household

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
Jacob Troutmanhead60MWShoemaker400MD
Lucinda Troutmanwife33FWKY1

Burial
There is a inscription on Jacob's tombstone. It says: "Jacob ... A Consort of L Troutman ...". Assuming that "L Troutman" is his second wife, Lucinda.