The Shemwell Family

Martha Ellen TiltonAge: 86 years1858–1945

Name
Martha Ellen Tilton
Given names
Martha Ellen
Surname
Tilton
Married name
Martha Ellen McDougle
Birth November 7, 1858
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 2 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 8 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 8 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 10 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
MarriageEdwin Howard McDougle — View this family
December 13, 1876 (Age 18 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Arna M McDougle
November 11, 1878 (Age 20 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 19 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 21 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Bertha McDougle
August 5, 1880 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Walter Melvin McDougle
June 13, 1883 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Adeline McDougle
July 21, 1885 (Age 26 years)
Note: Birth year/place found in Marriage Record
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 39 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 41 years)
Marriage of a childHarry Lesley Troutman — Bertha McDougle — View this family
April 21, 1909 (Age 50 years)
Census April 16, 1910 (Age 51 years)
Marriage of a childFerdinand Bliss Troutman — Adeline McDougle — View this family
November 29, 1911 (Age 53 years)
Death of a sonArna M McDougle
May 31, 1912 (Age 53 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Evelyn Isabelle Troutman
June 6, 1915 (Age 56 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 57 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
#2
Martha I Troutman
July 19, 1917 (Age 58 years)
Birth of a grandson
#3
Leslie Edwin Troutman
about 1917 (Age 58 years)
Note: Birth year/place based on 1930 Census
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 58 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 59 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 26, 1920 (Age 61 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 70 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 23, 1930 (Age 71 years)
Death of a husbandEdwin Howard McDougle
February 23, 1931 (Age 72 years)
Census April 1, 1940 (Age 81 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 83 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 February 5, 1945 (Age 86 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Metea Baptist Cemetery
Family with Edwin Howard McDougle - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: December 13, 1876 — Indiana, United States
23 months
son
Arna M McDougle
Birth: November 11, 1878 25 20 — Indiana, United States
Death: May 31, 1912 — Indiana, United States
21 months
daughter
Bertha McDougle
Birth: August 5, 1880 27 21 — Cass, Indiana, United States
Death: October 30, 1959 — Cass, Indiana, United States
3 years
son
Walter Melvin McDougle
Birth: June 13, 1883 29 24 — Cass, Indiana, United States
Death: August 4, 1966 — Indiana, United States
2 years
daughter

No family available

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - Edwin Howard McDougle - Household

ED 24 Bethlehem, Cass, Indiana, United States

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
McDougle, Edwin HWM26headMFarmerOHPAPA
McDougle, Martha EWF21wifeMKeeping HouseINOHOH
McDougle, Arna MWM1sonSINOHIN

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 - Edwin Howard McDougle - Household

ED 17 Bethlehem, Cass, Indiana, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
McDougle, Edwin HheadMW56M33OHVAPAEnglishFarmerGeneral FarmOAYesYesOFF
McDougle, Martha EwifeFW51M3344INOHOHEnglishNoneYesYes
McDougle, Walter MsonMW26SINOHINEnglishFarm LaborerWorking OutWNo0YesYes
McDougle, AdelinedaughterFW24SINOHINEnglishNoneYesYes

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Edwin Howard McDougle - Household

ED 67 Liberty, Fulton, Indiana, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
McDougle, Edwin HheadOFMW66MYesYesOHVAPAYesNone
McDougle, Martha EwifeFW61MYesYesINOHOHYesNone

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Edwin Howard McDougle - Household

ED 5 Fulton, Fulton, Indiana, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
McDougle, Edwin HheadO2000NoMW76M23OHWVAPAYesNone
McDougle, Martha EwifeFW72M18INOHOHYesNone

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