The Shemwell Family

George Earl TroutmanAge: 62 years19111973

Name
George Earl Troutman
Given names
George Earl
Surname
Troutman
Birth March 28, 1911 28 23
Death of a maternal grandmotherSarah Frances Keeton
November 4, 1912 (Age 19 months)
Birth of a sisterVeda I Troutman
November 17, 1912 (Age 19 months)
Birth of a sisterSarah Frances Troutman
June 13, 1915 (Age 4 years)
Census 1915 (Age 3 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 4 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Death of a paternal grandmotherDelilah Elder
March 11, 1917 (Age 5 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 5 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 6 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/
Census January 10, 1920 (Age 8 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherMichael Troutman
March 11, 1926 (Age 14 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherGranville Burton Phipps
November 10, 1928 (Age 17 years)
Death of a motherGoldie Grace Phipps
January 19, 1929 (Age 17 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 18 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 29, 1930 (Age 19 years)
Census April 1, 1940 (Age 29 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 30 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
Birth of a son
#1
Michael Kent Troutman
1945 (Age 33 years)
Census April 28, 1950 (Age 39 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 38 years)
Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War
Death of a fatherGeorge Hughie Troutman
March 16, 1963 (Age 51 years)
Death of a brotherHarry Mike Troutman
October 28, 1967 (Age 56 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 34 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 December 31, 1973 (Age 62 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Old Mission Cemetery
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father
mother
Goldie Grace Phipps
Birth: March 26, 1888 32 28Maryville, Nodaway, Missouri, United States
Death: January 19, 1929Belle Plaine, Sumner, Kansas, United States
Marriage: June 20, 1908Sedgwick, Kansas, United States
9 months
elder brother
Harry Mike Troutman
Birth: March 13, 1909 26 20Harmon, Sumner, Kansas, United States
Death: October 28, 1967Belle Plaine, Sumner, Kansas, United States
2 years
himself
George Earl Troutman
Birth: March 28, 1911 28 23Belle Plaine, Sumner, Kansas, United States
Death: December 31, 1973Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States
20 months
younger sister
Veda I Troutman
Birth: November 17, 1912 30 24Belle Plaine, Sumner, Kansas, United States
Death: January 12, 1999Texas, United States
3 years
younger sister
Sarah Frances Troutman
Birth: June 13, 1915 33 27Belle Plaine, Sumner, Kansas, United States
Death: December 10, 1988Wellington, Sumner, Kansas, United States
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himself
George Earl Troutman
Birth: March 28, 1911 28 23Belle Plaine, Sumner, Kansas, United States
Death: December 31, 1973Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States
wife
Vale Lorraine Sheesley
Birth: October 2, 1916 33 30Cicero, Sumner, Kansas, United States
Death: August 2, 2005Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States
son
Private
son
Michael Kent Troutman
Birth: 1945 33 28Colorado, United States
Death: 1977Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States

Census1915 Kansas - Census transcript - George Hughie Troutman - Household

Harmon, Sumner, Kansas, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Troutman, George HheadMW32KSFarmer
Troutman, Goldie GwifeFW26MO
Troutman, Harry MsonMW5KS
Troutman, George EsonMW3KS
Troutman, Veda IdaughterFW2KS

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - George Hughie Troutman - Household

ED 177 Harmon, Sumner, Kansas, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Troutman, George HheadRMW37MYesYesKSININYesFarmerGeneral Farm
Troutman, Goldie GwifeFW32MYesYesMOKYKYYesNone
Troutman, Harry MsonMW10SYesYesYesKSKSMOYesNone
Troutman, George EsonMW8SYesKSKSMONone
Troutman, Veda IdaughterFW7SYesKSKSMONone
Troutman, Sarah FdaughterFW4SKSKSMONone

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - George Hughie Troutman - Household

ED 20 Harmon, Sumner, Kansas, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Troutman, George HheadORMW48WdKSININYesFarmerGeneral FarmEYesNo
Troutman, Harry MsonMW21SKSKSMOYesFarmingGeneral FarmWYesNo
Troutman, George EsonMW19SKSKSMOYesNone
Troutman, Veda IdaughterFW16SKSKSMOYesNone
Troutman, Sarah FdaughterFW14MKSKSMOYesNone