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Eliza Ann TroutmanAge: 80 years18211901

Name
Eliza Ann Troutman
Given names
Eliza Ann
Surname
Troutman
Married name
Eliza Ann Rust
Birth about 1821 25 21
Death of a paternal grandmotherElizabeth Schroeder
December 5, 1821
Historical Event
Cholera Epidemic
1832 (Age 11 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
Historical Event
The Texas Revolution
between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 14 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
MarriageMathew RustView this family
May 30, 1838 (Age 17 years)
Marriage of a parentPhilip B TrautmannNancy Ellen BrayView this family
about 1847 (Age 26 years)
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 25 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
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 36 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Death of a fatherPhilip B Trautmann
September 26, 1862 (Age 41 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 40 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 46 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 46 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 48 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 57 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Death of a husbandMathew Rust
September 22, 1882 (Age 61 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 77 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 January 29, 1901 (Age 80 years)
Note: Death Index references her mother (Anna Aud) and father (Philip Troutman)
Family with parents - View this family
father
Philip B Trautmann
Birth: about 1796 57 37Bullitt, Kentucky, United States
Death: September 26, 1862Putnam, Indiana, United States
mother
Marriage: about 1817Kentucky, United States
5 years
herself
Eliza Ann Troutman
Birth: about 1821 25 21Kentucky, United States
Death: January 29, 1901Indiana, United States
Father’s family with Nancy Ellen Bray - View this family
father
Philip B Trautmann
Birth: about 1796 57 37Bullitt, Kentucky, United States
Death: September 26, 1862Putnam, Indiana, United States
step-mother
Nancy Ellen Bray
Birth: about 1826Kentucky, United States
Death: about 1864Indiana, United States
Marriage: about 1847Kentucky, United States
Family with Mathew Rust - View this family
husband
Mathew Rust
Birth: about 1810Kentucky, United States
Death: September 22, 1882Putnam, Indiana, United States
herself
Eliza Ann Troutman
Birth: about 1821 25 21Kentucky, United States
Death: January 29, 1901Indiana, United States
Marriage: May 30, 1838Hardin, Kentucky, United States

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Death
Death Index references her mother (Anna Aud) and father (Philip Troutman)