The Shemwell Family

Russell William TroutmanAge: 62 years19061969

Name
Russell William Troutman
Given names
Russell William
Surname
Troutman
Birth August 7, 1906 31 26
Census April 26, 1910 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a sisterEvangeline Troutman
November 14, 1910 (Age 4 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherJames Edgan Kedzie
August 13, 1914 (Age 8 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 9 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 10 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 11 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 brotherEugene K Troutman
about 1920 (Age 13 years)
Note: Birth year/place based on 1930 Census
Census January 2, 1920 (Age 13 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherNellie Elizabeth Webster
March 30, 1922 (Age 15 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherIsabell Julian
December 4, 1924 (Age 18 years)
Death of a fatherAlvin Delmar Troutman
December 5, 1924 (Age 18 years)
Marriage of a parentMichael Henry MillerFlorence E KedzieView this family
about 1926 (Age 19 years)
Note: Her first husband, Alvin Troutman, died in 1924. She shows up in the 1930 Census married to Michael Henry Miller.
Death of a paternal grandfatherWilliam Campbell Troutman
January 21, 1929 (Age 22 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 23 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 9, 1930 (Age 23 years)
Census April 22, 1940 (Age 33 years)
Death of a motherFlorence E Kedzie
March 26, 1945 (Age 38 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 35 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
Census May 12, 1950 (Age 43 years)
Death of a sisterEvangeline Troutman
March 28, 1952 (Age 45 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 43 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 39 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 about 1969 (Age 62 years)

Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: October 11, 1905Wyandotte, Michigan, United States
10 months
himself
4 years
younger sister
Evangeline Troutman
Birth: November 14, 1910 35 30Wyandotte, Michigan, United States
Death: March 28, 1952Lincoln Park, Wayne, Michigan, United States
10 years
younger brother
Mother’s family with Michael Henry Miller - View this family
step-father
mother
Marriage: about 1926Michigan, United States
Family with Viola Evelenia Pelletier - View this family
himself
wife
Viola Evelenia Pelletier
Adoption: between 1907 and 1910Michigan, United States
Birth: December 23, 1903Wyandotte, Wayne, Michigan, United States
Death: April 23, 1998Broward, Florida, United States
son
Private
William Field Richards + Viola Evelenia Pelletier - View this family
wife’s husband
William Field Richards
Birth: August 4, 1900Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States
Death: May 1, 1936Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States
wife
Viola Evelenia Pelletier
Adoption: between 1907 and 1910Michigan, United States
Birth: December 23, 1903Wyandotte, Wayne, Michigan, United States
Death: April 23, 1998Broward, Florida, United States
Marriage: February 5, 1929Wyandotte, Wayne, Michigan, United States
Charles Phillip Smith + Viola Evelenia Pelletier - View this family
wife’s husband
Charles Phillip Smith
Birth: August 30, 1906Michigan, United States
Death: August 11, 1993Broward, Florida, United States
wife
Viola Evelenia Pelletier
Adoption: between 1907 and 1910Michigan, United States
Birth: December 23, 1903Wyandotte, Wayne, Michigan, United States
Death: April 23, 1998Broward, Florida, United States
Marriage: April 25, 1972Port-au-Prince, Ouest, Haïti

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Alvin Delmar Troutman - Household

ED 310 Wyandotte, Wayne, Michigan, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Troutman, Alvin DheadMW34M4INILINEnglishBook KeeperAlkali WksWNo0YesYesOMH
Troutman, Florence EwifeFW28M4MIMIOHEnglishNoneYesYes
Troutman, Russell WsonMW3SMIINMINone

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Alvin Delmar Troutman - Household

ED 792 Wyandotte, Wayne, Michigan, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Troutman, AlvynheadRMW42MYesYesINININYesClerkFactory OfficeS
Troutman, FlorencewifeFW39MYesYesMIMIOHYesNone
Minor, NielboarderMW28SYesYesCOPAMIYesChemistCement WorksS
Troutman, RussellsonMW13SYesYesYesMIINMIYesStudent
Troutman, EvangelinedaughterFW9SYesYesYesMIINMIYesStudent
Kedzie, Catherinesister-in-lawFW25SYesYesMIMIOHYesTeacherSchoolS

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Michael Henry Miller - Household

ED 1055 Wyandotte, Wayne, Michigan, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Miller, HenryheadO9000RNoMW56M21NoYesMIMIMIYesDrillerAlkali FactoryWNo
Miller, FlorencewifeFW49M24NoYesMIMIMIYesNone
Troutman, Russellstep son23YesYesMIMIMIYesNone
Troutman, Evangelinestep daughter19YesYesMIMIMIYesNone
Troutman, Eugenestep son10YesYesMIMIMIYesNone
Miller, Raymondson26NoYesMIMIMIYesPrinterPrinting ShopWNo
Kluger, Harlieboarder28NoYesIAIAIaYesClerkAuto ShopWNo
Kluger, Catherineboarder35NoYesMIMIMIYesNone

Death