The Shemwell Family

Leslie Edwin TroutmanAge: 84 years19172001

Name
Leslie Edwin Troutman
Given names
Leslie Edwin
Surname
Troutman
Birth about 1917 30 31
Note: Birth year/place based on 1930 Census
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918

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 12 months)

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 8, 1920 (Age 3 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherIsabell Julian
December 4, 1924 (Age 7 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherWilliam Campbell Troutman
January 21, 1929 (Age 12 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 12 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 28, 1930 (Age 13 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherEdwin Howard McDougle
February 23, 1931 (Age 14 years)
Census May 8, 1940 (Age 23 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherMartha Ellen Tilton
February 5, 1945 (Age 28 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 24 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 April 22, 1950 (Age 33 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 33 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 fatherFerdinand Bliss Troutman
January 1963 (Age 46 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 29 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 of a sisterEvelyn Isabelle Troutman
December 23, 1978 (Age 61 years)
Death of a motherAdeline McDougle
1978 (Age 61 years)
Death November 27, 2001 (Age 84 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: November 29, 1911Cass, Indiana, United States
4 years
elder sister
Evelyn Isabelle Troutman
Birth: June 6, 1915 28 29Wisconsin, United States
Death: December 23, 1978Orange, Florida, United States
3 years
himself
Leslie Edwin Troutman
Birth: about 1917 30 31Wisconsin, United States
Death: November 27, 2001Whatcom, Washington, United States
Family with Rosebud Harriet “Robey” Neely - View this family
himself
Leslie Edwin Troutman
Birth: about 1917 30 31Wisconsin, United States
Death: November 27, 2001Whatcom, Washington, United States
wife
Rosebud Harriet “Robey” Neely
Birth: February 4, 1921 23 23Louisiana, United States
Death: August 29, 2015Whatcom, Washington, United States
son
Private
son
Private

Birth
Birth year/place based on 1930 Census
Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Ferdinand Bliss Troutman - Household

ED 118 Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Troutman, FerdinandheadOMMW33MYesYesINININYesElectrical EngineerNewspaper OfficeW
Troutman, AdelinewifeFW34MYesYesINOHINYesNone
Troutman, EvelyndaughterFW4 years 6 monthsSWIININNone
Troutman, LesliesonMW2 years 11 monthsSWIININNone

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Ferdinand Bliss Troutman - Household

ED 1 York, DuPage, Illinois, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Troutman, Ferdinand BheadO8000RNoMW43M25INININYesElectricianNewspaperWYesNo
Trautman, AdelinewifeFW44M26INOHINYesNone
Trautman, Evelyn IdaughterFW14SWIININYesNone
Trautman, Leslie EsonMW13SWIININYesNone

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Ferdinand Bliss Troutman - Household

York, DuPage, Illinois, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Troutman, FerdinandheadO7000NoMW53MNoINElectrical SpecialtyOA528606No
Troutman, AdelinewifeFW54MNoIN00No
Troutman, Leslie EsonMW23SNoWIElectrical SpecialtyOA527049No