Benjamin Franklin RouchAge: 74 years1856–1930
- Name
- Benjamin Franklin Rouch
- Given names
- Benjamin Franklin
- Surname
- Rouch
 Birth | July 12, 1856 29 25 |
 Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 5 months)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
 Census | June 27, 1860 (Age 3 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 4 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 10 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 10 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 12 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 |
 Marriage | Sarah Melissa Troutman — View this family December 24, 1878 (Age 22 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 21 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Census | June 23, 1880 (Age 23 years) |
 Birth of a daughter#1 | Eva Lee Rouch December 11, 1880 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Infant Rouch March 27, 1882 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Anna Mae Rouch August 9, 1883 (Age 27 years) |
| Death of a son | Infant Rouch before 1885 (Age 28 years) Note: There is a Rouch Family photograph (see Album Section) that includes Benjamin, Sarah, Eva, and Anna that was taken in 1885. Clearly absent from the picture is the Infant Son that was born in 1882. That son is not found on subsequent records; so, it is assumed he died before the picture was taken. |
| Birth of a son #4 | Walter Ernest Rouch April 13, 1885 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | Mark Arnold Rouch Sr September 28, 1887 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #6 | Cora Grace Rouch March 31, 1889 (Age 32 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #7 | Mildred Pearl “Millie” Rouch January 30, 1893 (Age 36 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #8 | Ella Myrtle Rouch May 31, 1894 (Age 37 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #9 | Viola Fay Rouch January 1896 (Age 39 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 41 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 1, 1900 (Age 43 years) |
| Death of a father | Aaron Rouch December 21, 1901 (Age 45 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Lester Ekiss — Eva Lee Rouch — View this family January 9, 1904 (Age 47 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | William Donald Ekiss April 27, 1905 (Age 48 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Walter Ernest Rouch — Etta Eldora Hudson — View this family December 14, 1905 (Age 49 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Frank Roland Rouch December 2, 1906 (Age 50 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Orval Thomas McKissick — Anna Mae Rouch — View this family January 7, 1908 (Age 51 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Harrison Leroy Clark — Cora Grace Rouch — View this family May 20, 1908 (Age 51 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Ruth Elizabeth Clark March 23, 1909 (Age 52 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | Curtis R Ekiss May 19, 1909 (Age 52 years) |
| Census | May 6, 1910 (Age 53 years) |
| Death of a mother | Ann Goss June 7, 1910 (Age 53 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #5 | Orval Thomas McKissick Jr March 1, 1911 (Age 54 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Orval Thomas McKissick Jr March 3, 1911 (Age 54 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #6 | Dale Leroy Ekiss November 27, 1911 (Age 55 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #7 | Myrl David Clark August 22, 1912 (Age 56 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Benjamin Harold VanGundy — Ella Myrtle Rouch — View this family April 13, 1913 (Age 56 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Bruce Randolph McGee — Mildred Pearl “Millie” Rouch — View this family August 12, 1913 (Age 57 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #8 | Marjorie Mae McKissick September 11, 1913 (Age 57 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #9 | Burton Lee VanGundy December 10, 1913 (Age 57 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #10 | Lillian Mildred McGee February 2, 1914 (Age 57 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Mark Arnold Rouch Sr — Wynona Mae Barnard — View this family June 3, 1914 (Age 57 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #11 | Harold Lavern VanGundy April 20, 1915 (Age 58 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #12 | Madeline Lee McGee August 23, 1915 (Age 59 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #13 | Virginia Faye VanGundy September 18, 1916 (Age 60 years) |
| Marriage of a child | John Flaig Roth — Viola Fay Rouch — View this family about 1916 (Age 59 years) Note: In the 1930 Census she was listed as "Fay V Roth" who was 20 years old when she married. This implies a 1916 marriage date to John Flaig Roth |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 59 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Birth of a granddaughter #14 | Winona A McGee April 5, 1917 (Age 60 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #15 | Eugene Barnard Rouch April 10, 1917 (Age 60 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 60 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 61 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 #16 | Robert Bruce McGee October 19, 1919 (Age 63 years) |
| Census | January 24, 1920 (Age 63 years) |
| Death of a wife | Sarah Melissa Troutman February 7, 1920 (Age 63 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #17 | Gerald Mark Ekiss August 1, 1921 (Age 65 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Curtis R Ekiss November 18, 1921 (Age 65 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #18 | Douglas Rowe McGee October 30, 1922 (Age 66 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Eugene Barnard Rouch March 8, 1923 (Age 66 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #19 | Mark Arnold Rouch Jr February 17, 1925 (Age 68 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #20 | Elbert Marion “Bud” Potter March 10, 1925 (Age 68 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Rev George William Bruce — Cora Grace Rouch — View this family March 3, 1929 (Age 72 years) Note: 1930 Census confirms they had been married for 1 year |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 73 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 |
 Death | August 27, 1930 (Age 74 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Rose Hill Burial Park |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Aaron Rouch Birth: March 13, 1827 — Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States Death: December 21, 1901 — Fulton, Indiana, United States |
| mother |
Ann Goss Birth: March 13, 1831 — Ohio, United States Death: June 7, 1910 — Fulton, Indiana, United States |
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Marriage: September 2, 1848 — Fulton, Indiana, United States |
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8 years himself |
Benjamin Franklin Rouch Birth: July 12, 1856 29 25 — Fulton, Indiana, United States Death: August 27, 1930 |
| Family with Sarah Melissa Troutman |
| himself |
Benjamin Franklin Rouch Birth: July 12, 1856 29 25 — Fulton, Indiana, United States Death: August 27, 1930 |
| wife |
Sarah Melissa Troutman Birth: August 3, 1858 35 30 — Indiana, United States Death: February 7, 1920 — Oklahoma, United States |
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Marriage: December 24, 1878 — Fulton, Indiana, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Eva Lee Rouch Birth: December 11, 1880 24 22 — Fulton, Indiana, United States Death: February 15, 1974 — Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma, United States |
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15 months son |
Infant Rouch Birth: March 27, 1882 25 23 — Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States Death: before 1885 — Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States |
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16 months daughter |
Anna Mae Rouch Birth: August 9, 1883 27 25 — Macon, Illinois, United States Death: December 13, 1980 — Oklahoma City, Cleveland, Oklahoma, United States |
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20 months son |
Walter Ernest Rouch Birth: April 13, 1885 28 26 — Dalton City, Moultrie, Illinois, United States Death: May 1965 — Illinois, United States |
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3 years son |
Mark Arnold Rouch Sr Birth: September 28, 1887 31 29 — Dalton City, Moultrie, Illinois, United States Death: May 29, 1968 — Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma, United States |
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18 months daughter |
Cora Grace Rouch Birth: March 31, 1889 32 30 — Macon, Illinois, United States Death: July 21, 1991 — Marion, Oregon, United States |
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4 years daughter |
Mildred Pearl “Millie” Rouch Birth: January 30, 1893 36 34 — Illinois, United States Death: January 17, 1984 — Fresno, California, United States |
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16 months daughter |
Ella Myrtle Rouch Birth: May 31, 1894 37 35 — Macon, Illinois, United States Death: October 1986 — Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma, United States |
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20 months daughter |
Viola Fay Rouch Birth: January 1896 39 37 — Macon, Illinois, United States Death: June 1981 — Alameda, California, United States |
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| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - Aaron Rouch - Household
Liberty, Fulton, Indiana, United States
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Benjamin Franklin Rouch - Household
ED 45 Liberty, Fulton, Indiana, United States
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Benjamin Franklin Rouch - Household
Ed 62 Milam, Macon, Illinois, United States
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Benjamin Franklin Rouch - Household
ED 75 Cimarron, Kingfisher, Oklahoma, United States
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Benjamin Franklin Rouch - Household
Ed 142 Barstow, San Bernardino, California, United States
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