The Shemwell Family

Bertha Forestine SprattAge: 86 years18941981

Name
Bertha Forestine Spratt
Given names
Bertha Forestine
Surname
Spratt
Married name
Bertha Forestine Troutman
Birth September 4, 1894 25 21
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 3 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 5, 1900 (Age 5 years)
MarriageLouis Arthur Troutman SrView this family
May 29, 1913 (Age 18 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Florine Marie Troutman
May 16, 1914 (Age 19 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 21 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 22 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 23 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 son
#2
Louis Arthur Troutman Jr
July 10, 1919 (Age 24 years)
Census January 12, 1920 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Forest Bert Troutman
June 29, 1924 (Age 29 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 35 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 5, 1930 (Age 35 years)
Marriage of a childJacob “Jake” Phillips JrFlorine Marie TroutmanView this family
January 15, 1933 (Age 38 years)
Death of a daughterFlorine Marie Troutman
August 23, 1933 (Age 38 years)
Census April 16, 1940 (Age 45 years)
Death of a fatherHenry Clay Spratt
April 4, 1941 (Age 46 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
John Lew Troutman
October 17, 1941 (Age 47 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 47 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 10, 1950 (Age 55 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 55 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 51 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 husbandLouis Arthur Troutman Sr
October 7, 1977 (Age 83 years)
Death February 7, 1981 (Age 86 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
Henry Clay Spratt
Birth: September 24, 1868Weston, Platte, Missouri, United States
Death: April 4, 1941Los Angeles, California, United States
mother
Marriage: October 8, 1890Platte, Missouri, United States
4 years
herself
Family with Louis Arthur Troutman Sr - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: May 29, 1913Jackson, Missouri, United States
1 year
daughter
Florine Marie Troutman
Birth: May 16, 1914 19 19Missouri, United States
Death: August 23, 1933Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
5 years
son
Louis Arthur Troutman Jr
Birth: July 10, 1919 24 24Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, United States
Death: January 18, 1994Palm Springs, Riverside, California, United States
5 years
son
Forest Bert Troutman
Birth: June 29, 1924 29 29Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
Death: November 25, 1996Riverside, California, United States

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Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Henry Clay Spratt - Household

South Canon, Fremont, Colorado, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Spratt, Henry CheadWMSep186831M8MOVAVAFireman0YesYesYesOMH
Spratt, JosephinewifeWFSep187326M833MOMOMOYesYesYes
Spratt, Bertha FdaughterWFSep18945SMOMOMO
Spratt, Mima PdaughterWFAug18963SMOMOMO
Spratt, Dewey PsonWMMay18982SCOMOMO

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Louis Arthur Troutman Sr - Household

ED 389 Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Troutman, Louis AheadRMW24MYesYesMOININYesBrakemanShort RailwayW
Troutman, Bertha FwifeFW25MYesYesMOMOMOYesNone
Troutman, Florine MdaughterFW5SYesMOMOMONone
Troutman, Louis AsonMW11 monthsSCAMOMONone

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Louis Arthur Troutman Sr - Household

ED 466 Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Troutman, Louis AheadO6000NoMW35M18NoYesKSILINYesProprietorReal EstateONo
Troutman, Bertha FwifeNoFW30M18NoYesKSMOMOYesProprietorReal EstateO
Troutman, Florine MdaughterNoFW15SYesYesMOKSKSYes
Troutman, Louis AsonNoMW10SYesYesCAKSKSYes
Troutman, Forest BsonNoMW5SNoCAKSKS
Edof, Anna MservantNoFW56WdNoYesGermanyGermanyGermanyGerman1890NaYesHousekeeperPrivate FamilyW

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Louis Arthur Troutman Sr - Household

Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Troutman, Louis AheadR25MW45MNoMOBrokerReal EstateOA52
Troutman, Bertha FxwifeFW45MNoMO
Troutman, Forest BsonMW15SYesCA
Culver, IdaservantFW32SNoMOHousekeeperPrivateW52415

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Louis Arthur Troutman Sr - Household

Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Troutman, LouisheadMW56MarMOWK40BrokerReal EstateO
Troutman, Bertha FwifeFW56MarKSH