The Shemwell Family

Angeline SheetsAge: 86 years18601946

Name
Angeline Sheets
Given names
Angeline
Surname
Sheets
Married name
Angeline Troutman
Birth February 21, 1860 29 31
Birth of a sisterSarah Elizabeth Sheets
March 22, 1864 (Age 4 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 13 months)

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 6 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 6 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 8 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 28, 1870 (Age 10 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 17 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
MarriageJames Campbell TroutmanView this family
December 24, 1884 (Age 24 years)
Census 1885 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Ray James Troutman
May 9, 1886 (Age 26 years)
Death of a motherChristiana Dennis
September 1, 1889 (Age 29 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Louis Arthur Troutman Sr
January 18, 1895 (Age 34 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 38 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 5, 1900 (Age 40 years)
Census 1905 (Age 44 years)
Birth of a son
#3
James Albert Troutman
July 14, 1909 (Age 49 years)
Note: Biological parents are Ray James Troutman and Clara Louise Umstead. He was born in 1909 and is listed in the 1910 Census with Ray/Clara. However, starting with the 1915 Census and all subsequent records he is raised by his grandparents, James and Angeline Troutman. Aside from the 1910 Census, all the other records list James/Angeline as his parents.
Birth of a grandson
#1
James Albert Troutman
July 14, 1909 (Age 49 years)
Note: Biological parents are Ray James Troutman and Clara Louise Umstead. He was born in 1909 and is listed in the 1910 Census with Ray/Clara. However, starting with the 1915 Census and all subsequent records he is raised by his grandparents, James and Angeline Troutman. Aside from the 1910 Census, all the other records list James/Angeline as his parents.
Marriage of a childRay James TroutmanClara Louise UlmsteadView this family
about 1909 (Age 48 years)
Census April 28, 1910 (Age 50 years)
Death of a fatherLewis Sheets
September 4, 1911 (Age 51 years)
Marriage of a childLouis Arthur Troutman SrBertha Forestine SprattView this family
May 29, 1913 (Age 53 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Florine Marie Troutman
May 16, 1914 (Age 54 years)
Adoption of a grandsonJames Albert Troutman
between 1910 and 1915 (Age 49 years)
Adoption: Adopted by both parents
Adoption of a sonJames Albert Troutman
between 1910 and 1915 (Age 49 years)
Adoption: Adopted by both parents
Census 1915 (Age 54 years)
Death of a husbandJames Campbell Troutman
December 1915 (Age 55 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 55 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 56 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 57 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 grandson
#3
Louis Arthur Troutman Jr
July 10, 1919 (Age 59 years)
Census January 1, 1920 (Age 59 years)
Marriage of a childRay James TroutmanFrances Emma ClineView this family
November 3, 1923 (Age 63 years)
Birth of a grandson
#4
Forest Bert Troutman
June 29, 1924 (Age 64 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 69 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
Census April 8, 1930 (Age 70 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#5
Margarita Merea Troutman
April 10, 1930 (Age 70 years)
Marriage of a childRay James TroutmanMary E McManusView this family
December 1, 1930 (Age 70 years)
Death of a granddaughterFlorine Marie Troutman
August 23, 1933 (Age 73 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#6
Barbara Jean Troutman
December 9, 1934 (Age 74 years)
Census April 16, 1940 (Age 80 years)
Birth of a grandson
#7
James Thomas Troutman
September 11, 1940 (Age 80 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 81 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
Death of a sonRay James Troutman
May 29, 1946 (Age 86 years)
Associate: Phebe Ida Troutman
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 85 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
Death July 11, 1946 (Age 86 years)
Associate: Lewis Sheets
Associate: James Campbell Troutman
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Mount Hope Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
Lewis Sheets
Birth: July 31, 1830Montpelier, Williams, Ohio, United States
Death: September 4, 1911Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States
mother
Christiana Dennis
Birth: April 27, 1828Pennsylvania, United States
Death: September 1, 1889Long Creek, Macon, Illinois, United States
Marriage: October 30, 1850Berne, Fairfield, Ohio, United States
9 years
herself
4 years
younger sister
Family with James Campbell Troutman - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: December 24, 1884Macon, Illinois, United States
16 months
son
9 years
son
15 years
son
James Albert Troutman
Adoption: between 1910 and 1915Kansas, United States
Birth: July 14, 1909Kansas, United States
Death: November 25, 1983Orange, California, United States
James Campbell Troutman + Lucinda Elliot - View this family
husband
husband’s wife
Lucinda Elliot
Birth: December 15, 1854 53 33Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States
Death: April 24, 1883Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States
Marriage: February 27, 1879Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States
8 months
step-daughter
Phebe Ida Troutman
Birth: October 30, 1879 26 24Harristown, Macon, Illinois, United States
Death: January 26, 1961Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
2 years
step-daughter

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Census1870 United States - Census transcript - Lewis Sheets - Household

Long Creek, Macon, Illinois, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceFFBMFBBornMarSchoolReadWriteInfirmCitDis
Sheets, Lewishead38MWFarmer4000850OHX
Sheets, Christianawife41FWKeeping HousePA
Sheets, Andyson18MWOHX
Sheets, Marydaughter13FWOHX
Sheets, Angelinedaughter11FWOHX
Sheets, Georgeson8MWOHX
Sheets, Sarahdaughter7FWOHX
Sheets, Catherinedaughter3FWOH
Sheets, Jamesson1MWIL

CensusKansas State - Census transcript - James Campbell Troutman - Household

South Haven, Sumner, Kansas, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPOccupation
Troutman, J CheadMW32MINFarmer
Troutman, AngelinewifeFW24MOH
Troutman, Ida PdaughterFW5SIL
Troutman, Jesse MdaughterFW3SIL

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - James Campbell Troutman - Household

ED 117 Jackson, Missouri, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Troutman, James CheadWMMay185347M16INININSalesman (Stockyard)YesYesYesRH
Troutman, AngelinewifeWFFeb186139M1642OHPAPAYesYesYes
Troutman, Phebe IdaughterWFOct187920SILINILClerk (Notions)YesYesYes
Troutman, JessedaughterWFMar18928SILINILWomens ExchangeYesYesYes
Troutman, Ray JsonWMMay188614SKSINOHAt SchoolYesYesYes
Troutman, Louis AsonWMJan18955MMOINOH

CensusKansas State - Census transcript - James Campbell Troutman - Household

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPOccupation
Troutman, JamesheadMW52MINCattle Salesman
Troutman, AngelinewifeFW44MOHHousekeeper
Troutman, IdadaughterFW24SILHousekeep
Troutman, JessedaughterFW22SILHousekeep
Troutman, RaysonMW18SKSStock Head
Troutman, LouissonMW10SMOSchool

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - James Campbell Troutman - Household

ED 161 Kansas, Wyandotte, Kansas, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Troutman, James CheadMW57M24INPAINEnglishSalesmanCattleWNo0YesYesOFH
Troutman, AngelinewifeFW50M2442OHPAPAEnglishNoneYesYes
Troutman, Louis AsonMW15MMOINOHEnglishNoneYesYesYes

CensusKansas State - Census transcript - James Campbell Troutman - Household

Wyandotte, Kansas, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPOccupation
Troutman, JamesheadMW55MINClerk
Troutman, AngelinewifeFW50MILHousewife
Troutman, AlbertsonMW5MKS

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Angeline Sheets - Household

ED 136 Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Troutman, AngelineheadOFFW59WdYesYesOHPAPAYesKeeping RoomsAt HomeOA
Troutman, James AsonMW10SYesYesYesKSUn.OHYesNone

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Angeline Sheets - Household

ED 546 Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Troutman, AngelineheadO5000RNFW70WdNoYesOHPAPAYesNone
Troutman, James AsonMW20SYesYesKSKSOHYesApprenticePrint ShopWYesNo

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Angeline Sheets - Household

Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Troutman, AngelinexheadO2500NoFW80WdNoOH
Keifer, GertrudelodgerFW71WdNoOH