Phoebe L “Tebe” TroutmanAge: 84 years1847–1931
- Name
- Phoebe L “Tebe” Troutman
- Given names
- Phoebe L
- Surname
- Troutman
- Married name
- Phoebe L Widick
- Married name
- Phoebe L Miller
- Nickname
- Tebe
Shared note: Jeremiah Miller Obituary and Family Listing
Shared note: John C Troutman Obituary and Family Listing
Shared note: Peter Troutman Obituary and Family Listing
 Birth | April 22, 1847 31 29 |
 Birth of a brother | Jacob Troutman October 2, 1848 (Age 17 months) |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848Note: 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 |
| Birth of a sister | Infant Troutman about 1850 (Age 2 years) Note: Birth date assumed based on when other children were born. Death date assumes the child may have been still born as it was given no name on the family tombstone other that "Infant Daughter". |
| Death of a sister | Infant Troutman about 1850 (Age 2 years) |
 Census | September 3, 1850 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Julia Troutman March 26, 1852 (Age 4 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | Michael A Troutman May 24, 1852 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a brother | John C Troutman February 14, 1855 (Age 7 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Stephen Bruce July 6, 1856 (Age 9 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Sarah D Campbell August 25, 1856 (Age 9 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Mary Appolonia Ulsh June 18, 1857 (Age 10 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 9 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Census | July 16, 1860 (Age 13 years) |
| Death of a sister | Rachel Troutman February 20, 1863 (Age 15 years) |
| Death of a brother | Levi Troutman October 26, 1863 (Age 16 years) |
 Marriage | Ephraim Lincoln Widick — View this family March 3, 1864 (Age 16 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 13 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 |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Vilette M Widick 1865 (Age 17 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Vilette M Widick October 8, 1865 (Age 18 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Ida B Widick about 1867 (Age 19 years) Note: Birth info based on 1880 Census |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 19 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 19 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 21 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 | June 21, 1870 (Age 23 years) |
| Death of a mother | Mary “Polly” Bruce December 7, 1875 (Age 28 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 30 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 1, 1880 (Age 33 years) |
| Death of a brother | Joseph W “Jake” Troutman November 22, 1884 (Age 37 years) |
| Marriage of a child | James Greer — Ida B Widick — View this family October 2, 1886 (Age 39 years) |
| Death of a husband | Ephraim Lincoln Widick December 25, 1886 (Age 39 years) |
| Marriage | Jeremiah Miller — View this family March 1, 1888 (Age 40 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 50 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 father | Peter Troutman November 12, 1899 (Age 52 years) |
| Census | June 20, 1900 (Age 53 years) |
| Census | April 28, 1910 (Age 63 years) |
| Death of a brother | Samuel L Troutman June 17, 1910 (Age 63 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 68 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 69 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 70 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/ |
| Death of a brother | John C Troutman June 19, 1919 (Age 72 years) |
| Census | January 13, 1920 (Age 72 years) |
| Death of a sister | Elizabeth Jane Troutman July 15, 1925 (Age 78 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 82 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 | March 28, 1930 (Age 82 years) Shared note: During the last years of her life, Phoebe's health was deteriorating. At that time and during the 1930 Census, she was a patient at the Jacksonville State Hospital. Her husband, Jeremiah, was living separately in Decatur, Illinois. |
| Death of a husband | Jeremiah Miller August 9, 1931 (on the date of death) |
 Death | August 9, 1931 (Age 84 years) |
| Event | Phebe Troutman Obituary and Family Listing August 10, 1931 (1 day after death) Shared note: Phebe Troutman Obituary and Family Listing |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Sharon Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Peter Troutman Birth: March 16, 1816 24 23 — Henry, Kentucky, United States Death: November 12, 1899 — Victor, Osborne, Kansas, United States |
| mother |
Mary “Polly” Bruce Birth: June 11, 1817 33 28 Death: December 7, 1875 |
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Marriage: February 19, 1838 — Fulton, Indiana, United States |
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19 months elder sister |
Elizabeth Jane Troutman Birth: September 8, 1839 23 22 — Liberty, Fulton, Indiana, United States Death: July 15, 1925 — Kansas, United States |
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19 months elder brother |
Joseph W “Jake” Troutman Birth: April 1, 1841 25 23 — Fulton, Indiana, United States Death: November 22, 1884 — Macon, Illinois, United States |
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17 months elder sister |
Rachel Troutman Birth: September 7, 1842 26 25 — Fulton, Indiana, United States Death: February 20, 1863 — Union, Fulton, Indiana, United States |
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6 months elder brother |
Samuel L Troutman Birth: March 1, 1843 26 25 — Kewanna, Fulton, Indiana, United States Death: June 17, 1910 — Illinois, United States |
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10 months elder brother |
Levi Troutman Birth: 1843 26 25 — Fulton, Indiana, United States Death: October 26, 1863 — Illinois, United States |
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4 years herself |
Phoebe L “Tebe” Troutman Birth: April 22, 1847 31 29 — Liberty, Fulton, Indiana, United States Death: August 9, 1931 — Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States |
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17 months younger brother |
Jacob Troutman Birth: October 2, 1848 32 31 — Indiana, United States Death: April 14, 1932 — Decatur, Indiana, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Infant Troutman Birth: about 1850 33 32 — Fulton, Indiana, United States Death: about 1850 — Fulton, Indiana, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Julia Troutman Birth: March 26, 1852 36 34 — Fulton, Indiana, United States Death: July 9, 1933 — Harristown, Macon, Illinois, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
John C Troutman Birth: February 14, 1855 38 37 — Fulton, Indiana, United States Death: June 19, 1919 — Round Springs, Mitchell, Kansas, United States |
| Family with Ephraim Lincoln Widick |
| husband |
Ephraim Lincoln Widick Birth: December 2, 1844 38 33 — Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States Death: December 25, 1886 — Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States |
| herself |
Phoebe L “Tebe” Troutman Birth: April 22, 1847 31 29 — Liberty, Fulton, Indiana, United States Death: August 9, 1931 — Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States |
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Marriage: March 3, 1864 — Macon, Illinois, United States |
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22 months daughter |
Vilette M Widick Birth: 1865 20 17 — Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States Death: October 8, 1865 — Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Ida B Widick Birth: about 1867 22 19 — Illinois, United States Death: |
| Family with Jeremiah Miller |
| husband |
Jeremiah Miller Birth: April 22, 1847 — Liberty, Fulton, Indiana, United States Death: August 9, 1931 — Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States |
| herself |
Phoebe L “Tebe” Troutman Birth: April 22, 1847 31 29 — Liberty, Fulton, Indiana, United States Death: August 9, 1931 — Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States |
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Marriage: March 1, 1888 — Macon, Illinois, United States |
| Jeremiah Miller + Mary Elizabeth Lehman |
| husband |
Jeremiah Miller Birth: April 22, 1847 — Liberty, Fulton, Indiana, United States Death: August 9, 1931 — Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States |
| husband’s wife |
Mary Elizabeth Lehman Birth: 1856 — Clark, Ohio, United States Death: January 16, 1886 — Hickory Point, Macon, Illinois, United States |
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Marriage: March 2, 1876 — Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States |
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10 years step-son |
William Catto Miller Birth: January 5, 1886 38 30 — Macon, Illinois, United States Death: October 25, 1936 — Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States |
Phoebe L “Tebe” Troutman has 31 first cousins recorded
Father's family (31)
Parents Thomas William Barnett + Emily Mary “Polly” Troutman
Parents Aaron Hizer + Elizabeth “Betsy” Troutman
Parents Joseph Troutman + Phoebe Clark
Parents Oscar E Smith + Jane Ann Troutman
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1850 United States - Census transcript - Peter Troutman - Household
Liberty, Fulton, Indiana, United States
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| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - Peter Troutman - Household
Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States
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| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Ephraim Lincoln Widick - Household
Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Ephraim Lincoln Widick - Household
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Jeremiah Miller - Household
ED 46 Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Jeremiah Miller - Household
ED 104 Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Jeremiah Miller - Household
ED 126 Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Phoebe L “Tebe” Troutman - Household
Jacksonville State Hospital Jacksonville, Morgan, Illinois, United States
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| Census | During the last years of her life, Phoebe's health was deteriorating. At that time and during the 1930 Census, she was a patient at the Jacksonville State Hospital. Her husband, Jeremiah, was living separately in Decatur, Illinois. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Phebe Troutman Obituary and Family Listing
Daughter of Peter and Mary Troutman. Phoebe married Ephraim Widick on March 3, 1864 in Macon County, Illinois. They had 1 child, Vilette M. Widick. They divorced in December 1882. He died in 1887. Phoebe married Jeremiah Miller on March 1, 1888 in Decatur, Macon County, Illinois.
AGED RESIDENT OF COUNTY DIED
Mrs. Phoebe L. Miller, 84, wife of Jeremiah Miller, died at 8:45 p.m. Sunday at the family home on route 2 west of Decatur. She had been in failing health for several years, suffering from the infirmities of age.
Mrs. Miller's maiden name was Phoebe L. Troutman, she was a daughter of Peter and Mary Troutman and was born in Fulton county, Ind., May 23, 1947. The family moved to Macon county when she was a little girl and for over seventy-five years she had resided a few miles west of Decatur. She was one of a family of eight children, all but two of whom have passed away. A brother, Jacob Troutman of Atlanta, Kan. and a sister, Mrs. Julia Gulick, Decatur, are all that remain of her father's family. She was twice married, her first husband being Ephraim Widick. He died many years ago. She and Jeremiah Miller were married in 1886. She had one daughter by her first husband, Violet Widick, who died in infancy. There is one step-son, William Miller. She was a charter member of Sharon Methodist and was known to most of the old residents of the county. The body was taken to the Moran & Sons funeral home.
The funeral will be held at 2:30 o'clock Tuesday afternoon at the Moran & Sons chapel. The burial will be held in the Wyckles cemetery.
The Decatur Daily Review (Decatur, Illinois), August 10, 1931, pg10
RESIDENT OF COUNTY FOR 75 YEARS // Death Comes to Mrs. Phoebe Miller, Aged 84
Mrs. Phoebe L. Miller, 84, resident of Macon county for 75 years, died at 8:45 p.m. Sunday in her home on rule route 3 in Decatur township just west of the city. She had been in failing health for several years.
Phoebe Troutman was the daughter of Peter and Mary Troutman, Macon county pioneers. She was born in Fulton county, Ind. April 23, 1847, and came to Decatur with her parents when she was nine years old.
She was married to Ephriam Widick. A daughter, Violet Widick, died in infancy. After Mr. Widick's death she was married to Jeremiah Miller.
Surviving beside the husband are a stepson, William Miller; a brother, Jacob Troutman, Atlanta, Kas, and a sister, Mrs. Julia Gulick, Decatur.
Funeral services will be at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday in Moran & Sons chapel. Burial will be in the Wyckles cemetery. The body is in the Moran funeral home.
Decatur Evening Herald (Decatur, Illinois), August 10, 1931, pg3
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| Name | Elizabeth Jane Cox (nee Troutman) Obituary and Family Listing
BELLE PLAINE NEWS, JULY 23, 1925.
MRS. ELIZABETH COX
Elizabeth Jane Troutman was born near Logansport, Indiana, Sept. 8, 1839 and died at her home near Belle Plaine July, 15 th, 1925, aged 85 years 10 months and 8 days. She was united in marriage to James Henry Cox Jan. 21, 1858. To this union seven children were born, four of whom survive. They are Mrs. Mary E. Smith, Mrs. A.L. Barner, Mr. Joseph Cox and Mrs. Mertie H. Fisher. She leaves 12 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren, two sisters: Mrs. Phoebe Miller, and Mrs. Julia Gulick of Decatur, Ill;, one brother, Mr. Jacob Troutman of Atlanta, Kansas. Mrs. Cox came to Kansas from Decatur, Ill., in 1871, settling in the neighborhood of her last dwelling place at that time.
The Cox family has been one of the real early day families of the Ninnescah valley and the characteristics of kindness and thoughtfulness that was so nobly exemplified in the life of this grand old community mother is bound to leave a feeling of deepest regret at her passing by neighbors far and near. Her later years were saddened by the fight she had to make against the inroads of a cancer.
Mrs. Cox had been a member of the Methodist church for years. the funeral services were held at the Palestine church at 4 o'clock Friday afternoon. burial was made in the Belle Plaine cemetery.
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| Name | Jeremiah Miller Obituary and Family Listing
Jeremiah Miller, 84, a retired farmer, committed suicide by taking poison in the barn at his home on rural route 3, Decatur, some time Wednesday. The body was found at 3 p.m. Wednesday. Mr. Miller was last seen at 11 a.m. Relatives and friends said Mr. Miller had been despondent since the death of his wife, Mrs. Phoebe Miller, in August of last year. Mr. Miller had lived in Macon county more than 65 years, and was well known. He formerly operated a threshing outfit, and worked on numerous farms in the vicinity of Decatur. Born in St. Thomas, Pa., Aug. 12, 1848, Mr. Miller came to Macon county near Decatur 66 years ago. He leaves one son, William C. Miller, also of rural route 3, one brother, Joseph Miller, of St. Thomas, Pa., and two sisters, Mrs. Fannie Brindal, Larned, Kan., and Mrs. Thomas Cardt, of Wellington, Kan. Four children preceded him in death. The body was brought to the Moran & Sons funeral home. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m., Saturday in the Moran chapel, with burial in the Wyckle cemetery.
The Decatur Review (Decatur, Illinois), May 19, 1932, pg12
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| Name | John C Troutman Obituary and Family Listing
The Obituary newspaper clipping, attached to John C Troutman's profile, documents his death along with various family members.
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| Name | Peter Troutman Obituary and Family Listing
The Decatur Morning News (Decatur, IL), November 14, 1899
Peter Troutman Born: Mar. 12, 1816 Died: Nov. 12, 1899
Dr. Peter Troutman died at his home in Victor, Kansas, on Sunday, aged 84 years and 7 months. The deceased was formerly a resident of Macon county and was well known here. He was a native of Kentucky but when a child removed with his parents to Indiana and there he practice medicine for twenty-five years. He came to Illinois in 1856 and lived about four miles west of Decatur, where he engaged in farming. About twenty years ago he removed to Kansas and there he has been engaged in stock raising and farming.
He is survived by three sons, Samuel, of Decatur; Jacob, who lives four miles west of Decatur; and John Troutman, who lives at Victor, Kansas. Three daughters also survive him, Mrs. J. H. Cox, of Belle Plaines, Kansas, and Mrs. J. Miller and Mrs. Asa Gulick, living west of Decatur.
The remains will arrive in Decatur today and the funeral services will be at Sharon church four miles west of Decatur. The interment will be at Sharon burying ground.
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