The Shemwell Family

Lawrence RouchAge: 74 years18961971

Name
Lawrence Rouch
Given names
Lawrence
Surname
Rouch
Birth June 11, 1896 29 23
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 21 months)
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 7, 1900 (Age 3 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherSamuel Rouch
August 2, 1908 (Age 12 years)
Census April 26, 1910 (Age 13 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 19 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 20 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 21 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 7, 1920 (Age 23 years)
MarriageFlorence Hazel DiveleyView this family
February 25, 1920 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Cyril E Rouch
1921 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Frances Eloise Rouch
November 4, 1923 (Age 27 years)
Death of a sonCyril E Rouch
April 16, 1924 (Age 27 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherHolland Christopher Lambert
October 4, 1925 (Age 29 years)
Birth of a son
#3
George Richard “Bud” Rouch
November 27, 1925 (Age 29 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Evelyn Janet Rouch
December 16, 1927 (Age 31 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 33 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 33 years)
Birth of a daughter
#5
Joan Elizabeth Rouch
September 28, 1938 (Age 42 years)
Death of a daughterJoan Elizabeth Rouch
September 28, 1938 (Age 42 years)
Death of a fatherJesse Fremont Rouch
April 19, 1939 (Age 42 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherNancy Jane Troutman
November 9, 1939 (Age 43 years)
Census May 7, 1940 (Age 43 years)
Death of a motherNettie Jane Lambert
May 28, 1943 (Age 46 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 45 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 3, 1950 (Age 53 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 53 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 49 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 January 15, 1971 (Age 74 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Salem Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Nettie Jane Lambert
Birth: November 21, 1872 25 18Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: May 28, 1943Fulton, Fulton, Indiana, United States
Marriage: November 22, 1889Fulton, Indiana, United States
8 months
elder brother
Charles E Rouch
Birth: July 20, 1890 23 17Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: October 23, 1890Fulton, Fulton, Indiana, United States
16 months
elder sister
Isadora Clemenza Ica Rouch
Birth: November 9, 1891 24 18Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: June 10, 1973Fulton, Indiana, United States
5 years
himself
Family with Florence Hazel Diveley - View this family
himself
wife
Florence Hazel Diveley
Birth: September 23, 1897 29 23Grass Creek, Wayne, Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: February 15, 1978Rochester, Fulton, Indiana, United States
Marriage: February 25, 1920Fulton, Indiana, United States
22 months
son
Cyril E Rouch
Birth: 1921 24 23Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: April 16, 1924Wayne, Fulton, Indiana, United States
3 years
daughter
Frances Eloise Rouch
Birth: November 4, 1923 27 26Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: January 7, 2013
2 years
son
George Richard “Bud” Rouch
Birth: November 27, 1925 29 28Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: March 20, 2000Kewanna, Fulton, Indiana, United States
2 years
daughter
Evelyn Janet Rouch
Birth: December 16, 1927 31 30Indiana, United States
Death: May 17, 2021Indiana, United States
11 years
daughter
Joan Elizabeth Rouch
Birth: September 28, 1938 42 41Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: September 28, 1938Fulton, Indiana, United States

Lawrence Rouch has 10 first cousins recorded

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Jesse Fremont Rouch - Household

ED 45 Wayne, Fulton, Indiana, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Rouch, JessaheadWMNov186634M10INPAOHFarmerYesYesYesRF
Rouch, Nettie JwifeWFNov187227M1032INMDINYesYesYes
Rouch, Claymenga IdaughterWFNov18919SINININAt School
Rouch, Lawrence MsonWMJun18964SINININ

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Jesse Fremont Rouch - Household

ED 64 Wayne, Fulton, Indiana, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Rouch, Jesse FheadMW43M20INOHOHEnglishFarmerGeneral FarmOAYesYesOMF
Rouch, Nettie JwifeFW38M2032INMDINEnglishNoneYesYes
Rouch, IcadoredaughterFW18SINININEnglishNoneYesYesNo
Rouch, Lawrence MsonMW13SINININEnglishFarm LaborerHome FarmWNoYesYesYes

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Jesse Fremont Rouch - Household

ED 79 Wayne, Fulton, Indiana, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Rouch, JesseheadOMMW52MYesYesINOHOHYesFarm LaborerHome FarmW
Rouch, NettiewifeFW47MYesYesINMDINYesNone
Rouch, LawrencesonMW23SYesYesINININYesFarmerGeneral FarmOA

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Lawrence Rouch - Household

Liberty, Fulton, Indiana, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Rouch, LawrenceheadOYesMW33M24NoINININYesFarmerGen FarmOYes
Rouch, FlorencewifeFW32M23NoINININYesNone
Rouch, Frances EdaughterFW6SYesINININNone
Rouch, George RsonMW4 years 4 monthsSNoINININNone
Rouch, Evelyn JdaughterFW2 years 2 monthsSNoINININNone

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Lawrence Rouch - Household

Liberty, Fulton, Indiana, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Rouch, Lawrencexhead01200YesMW43MNoINFarmerGen FarmOA52150
Rouch, FlorencewifeFW42MNoIN00
Rouch, EloisedaughterFW16SYesIN00
Rouch, RichardsonMW14SYesIN00
Rouch, EvelyndaughterFW12SYesIN

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Lawrence Rouch - Household

Liberty, Fulton, Indiana, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Rouch, LawrenceheadMW53MarINWK40
Rouch, FlorencewifeFW52MarINHCoal YardO