The Shemwell Family

Bertha McDougleAge: 79 years1880–1959

Name
Bertha McDougle
Given names
Bertha
Surname
McDougle
Married name
Bertha Troutman
Birth August 5, 1880 27 21
Birth of a brotherWalter Melvin McDougle
June 13, 1883 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a sisterAdeline McDougle
July 21, 1885 (Age 4 years)
Note: Birth year/place found in Marriage Record
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 17 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 19 years)
MarriageHarry Lesley Troutman — View this family
April 21, 1909 (Age 28 years)
Census April 18, 1910 (Age 29 years)
Death of a brotherArna M McDougle
May 31, 1912 (Age 31 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 35 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 daughter
#1
Martha I Troutman
July 19, 1917 (Age 36 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 36 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 37 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 1, 1920 (Age 39 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 49 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 16, 1930 (Age 49 years)
Death of a fatherEdwin Howard McDougle
February 23, 1931 (Age 50 years)
Marriage of a childWarren Shank Marshall — Martha I Troutman — View this family
about 1937 (Age 56 years)
Note: Marriage info based on birth of first child
Birth of a grandson
#1
David Hughes Marshall
January 7, 1938 (Age 57 years)
Census April 1, 1940 (Age 59 years)
Death of a husbandHarry Lesley Troutman
May 21, 1941 (Age 60 years)
Death of a motherMartha Ellen Tilton
February 5, 1945 (Age 64 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 61 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
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 69 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
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 65 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 October 30, 1959 (Age 79 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Metea Baptist Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: December 13, 1876 — Indiana, United States
23 months
elder brother
Arna M McDougle
Birth: November 11, 1878 25 20 — Indiana, United States
Death: May 31, 1912 — Indiana, United States
21 months
herself
Bertha McDougle
Birth: August 5, 1880 27 21 — Cass, Indiana, United States
Death: October 30, 1959 — Cass, Indiana, United States
3 years
younger brother
Walter Melvin McDougle
Birth: June 13, 1883 29 24 — Cass, Indiana, United States
Death: August 4, 1966 — Indiana, United States
2 years
younger sister
Family with Harry Lesley Troutman - View this family
husband
Harry Lesley Troutman
Birth: October 10, 1879 33 24 — Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: May 21, 1941 — Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States
herself
Bertha McDougle
Birth: August 5, 1880 27 21 — Cass, Indiana, United States
Death: October 30, 1959 — Cass, Indiana, United States
Marriage: April 21, 1909 — Cass, Indiana, United States
8 years
daughter
Martha I Troutman
Birth: July 19, 1917 37 36 — Wisconsin, United States
Death: August 23, 1991 — Center Line, Macomb, Michigan, United States

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Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Edwin Howard McDougle - Household

ED 2 Bethlehem, Cass, Indiana, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
McDougle, Edwin HheadWMJul185347M23OHPAPAFarmerYesYesYesOMF
McDougle, Martha EwifeWFNov185842M2344INOHOHYesYesYes
McDougle, Arna MsonWMNov187822SINOHINFarm LaborerYesYesYes
McDougle, BerthadaughterWFAug188020SINOHINYesYesYes
McDougle, Walter MsonWMJun188317SINOHINFarm LaborerYesYesYes
McDougle, AdelinedaughterWFJul188515SINOHINYesYesYes

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Harry Lesley Troutman - Household

ED 25 Springfield, Clark, Ohio, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Troutman, Harry LheadMW30M1INININEnglishEngineer ElectricalLight Heat & Power CoWNo0YesYesRH
Troutman, BerthawifeFW29M100INOHINEnglishNoneYesYes
Troutman, Ferdinand Byounger brotherMW23MINININEnglishEngineerLight Heat & Power CoWNo0YesYes

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Harry Lesley Troutman - Household

ED 32 Flint, Genesee, Michigan, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Troutman, Harry LheadMW40MYesYesINININYesElectrical EngineerNewspaper PressroomS
Troutman, BerthawifeFW39MYesYesINOHINYesNone
Troutman, Martha IdaughterFW2 years 5 monthsSWSININ

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Harry Lesley Troutman - Household

ED 535 Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Troutman, HarryheadO12000RMW50M29NoYesINININYesElec EngineerNewpaperWYesNo
Troutman, BerthawifeFW49M28NoYesINOHINYesNone
Troutman, MarthadaughterFW12SYesYesWIININYesNone

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Harry Lesley Troutman - Household

Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Troutman, HarryheadO6500MW60MNoINElectrical EngineerNewpaperPW523800No
Troutman, BerthaxwifeFW59MNoIN
MacDouglas, Marthamother-in-lawFW81WdNoIN