The Shemwell Family

Eva Lee RouchAge: 93 years18801974

Name
Eva Lee Rouch
Given names
Eva Lee
Surname
Rouch
Married name
Eva Lee Ekiss
Birth December 11, 1880 24 22
Birth of a brotherInfant Rouch
March 27, 1882 (Age 15 months)
Birth of a sisterAnna Mae Rouch
August 9, 1883 (Age 2 years)
Death of a brotherInfant Rouch
before 1885 (Age 4 years)
Note: There is a Rouch Family photograph (see Album Section) that includes Benjamin, Sarah, Eva, and Anna that was taken in 1885. Clearly absent from the picture is the Infant Son that was born in 1882. That son is not found on subsequent records; so, it is assumed he died before the picture was taken.
Birth of a brotherWalter Ernest Rouch
April 13, 1885 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a brotherMark Arnold Rouch Sr
September 28, 1887 (Age 6 years)
Birth of a sisterCora Grace Rouch
March 31, 1889 (Age 8 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherJoseph Troutman
January 24, 1892 (Age 11 years)
Birth of a sisterMildred Pearl “Millie” Rouch
January 30, 1893 (Age 12 years)
Birth of a sisterElla Myrtle Rouch
May 31, 1894 (Age 13 years)
Birth of a sisterViola Fay Rouch
January 1896 (Age 15 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 17 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 19 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherPhoebe Clark
October 14, 1900 (Age 19 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherAaron Rouch
December 21, 1901 (Age 21 years)
MarriageLester EkissView this family
January 9, 1904 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a son
#1
William Donald Ekiss
April 27, 1905 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Curtis R Ekiss
May 19, 1909 (Age 28 years)
Census May 12, 1910 (Age 29 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherAnn Goss
June 7, 1910 (Age 29 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Dale Leroy Ekiss
November 27, 1911 (Age 30 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 35 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 36 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 37 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 1, 1920 (Age 39 years)
Death of a motherSarah Melissa Troutman
February 7, 1920 (Age 39 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Gerald Mark Ekiss
August 1, 1921 (Age 40 years)
Death of a sonCurtis R Ekiss
November 18, 1921 (Age 40 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 48 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 24, 1930 (Age 49 years)
Death of a fatherBenjamin Franklin Rouch
August 27, 1930 (Age 49 years)

Census April 10, 1940 (Age 59 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 60 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
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Mary Beth Ekiss
August 22, 1952 (Age 71 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 69 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 husbandLester Ekiss
1957 (Age 76 years)
Death of a sonDale Leroy Ekiss
October 25, 1957 (Age 76 years)
Death of a sonWilliam Donald Ekiss
September 27, 1958 (Age 77 years)
Death of a brotherWalter Ernest Rouch
May 1965 (Age 84 years)
Death of a brotherMark Arnold Rouch Sr
May 29, 1968 (Age 87 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 65 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 February 15, 1974 (Age 93 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Summit View Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: December 24, 1878Fulton, Indiana, United States
2 years
herself
Eva Lee Rouch
Birth: December 11, 1880 24 22Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: February 15, 1974Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma, United States
15 months
younger brother
Infant Rouch
Birth: March 27, 1882 25 23Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States
Death: before 1885Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States
16 months
younger sister
Anna Mae Rouch
Birth: August 9, 1883 27 25Macon, Illinois, United States
Death: December 13, 1980Oklahoma City, Cleveland, Oklahoma, United States
20 months
younger brother
Walter Ernest Rouch
Birth: April 13, 1885 28 26Dalton City, Moultrie, Illinois, United States
Death: May 1965Illinois, United States
3 years
younger brother
Mark Arnold Rouch Sr
Birth: September 28, 1887 31 29Dalton City, Moultrie, Illinois, United States
Death: May 29, 1968Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma, United States
18 months
younger sister
4 years
younger sister
16 months
younger sister
20 months
younger sister
Viola Fay Rouch
Birth: January 1896 39 37Macon, Illinois, United States
Death: June 1981Alameda, California, United States
Family with Lester Ekiss - View this family
husband
herself
Eva Lee Rouch
Birth: December 11, 1880 24 22Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: February 15, 1974Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma, United States
Marriage: January 9, 1904Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States
16 months
son
William Donald Ekiss
Birth: April 27, 1905 21 24Macon, Illinois, United States
Death: September 27, 1958Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States
4 years
son
Curtis R Ekiss
Birth: May 19, 1909 25 28Macon, Illinois, United States
Death: November 18, 1921Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma, United States
3 years
son
Dale Leroy Ekiss
Birth: November 27, 1911 28 30Macon, Illinois, United States
Death: October 25, 1957Colorado, United States
10 years
son
Gerald Mark Ekiss
Birth: August 1, 1921 37 40Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma, United States
Death: October 4, 2012Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma, United States
Lester Ekiss + Bernice Cordelia Bennett - View this family
husband
husband’s wife
Bernice Cordelia Bennett
Birth: January 13, 1897West Plains, Howell, Missouri, United States
Death: September 13, 1965Oklahoma, United States
Marriage: about 1932Texas, United States
1 year
step-son
Harry Travis Ekiss
Birth: January 8, 1933 49 35Tarrant, Texas, United States
Death: June 12, 2002Bixby, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Benjamin Franklin Rouch - Household

Ed 62 Milam, Macon, Illinois, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Rouch, FrankheadWMJul185644M20INPAOHFarmerYesYesYesRMF
Rouch, Sarah MwifeWFAug185842M20108INKYINYesYesYes
Rouch, Eva PdaughterWFDec188020SINININYesYesYes
Rouch, Anna MdaughterWFAug188317SILININYesYesYes
Rouch, Walter EsonWMApr188515SILININFarm LaborerYesYesYes
Rouch, Mark AsonWMSep188713SILININFarm LaborerYesYesYes
Rouch, Cora GdaughterWFMar188911SILININYesYesYes
Rouch, Millie PdaughterWFJan18937SILININYesYesYes
Rouch, Ella MdaughterWFMay18946SILININYesYesYes
Rouch, Viola FdaughterWFJan18964SILININ

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Lester Ekiss - Household

ED 129 Mt Zion, Macon, Illinois, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Ekiss, LesterheadMW26M6ILILILEnglishLaborerElevatorWNo0YesYes
Ekiss, EvawifeFW29M622INININEnglishNoneYesYes
Ekiss, DonaldsonMW5SILILIN
Ekiss, CurtisssonMW10 monthsSILILIN

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Curtis R Ekiss - Household

ED 175 Marrowbone, Moultrie, Illinois, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Ekiss, LesterheadRMW39MYesYesILMOILYesMechanicAutomobilesW
Ekiss, EvawifeFW37MYesYesILININYes
Ekiss, DonaldsonMW14SYesYesYesILILINYes
Ekiss, CurtissonMW10SYesYesYesILILINYes
Ekiss, DalesonMW??SYesYesYesILILIN

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Eva Lee Rouch - Household

ED 10 Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Ekiss, EvaheadO1100NoFW49WdNoYesINININYesMaidHospitalWYes
Ekiss, Gerald MsonMW8SYesARILINNone

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Eva Lee Rouch - Household

Oklahoma Methodist Hospital Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Ekiss, EvaResidentNFW58DivorcedNoIN

Eva Ekiss was a resident of the Oklahoma Methodist Hospital