The Shemwell Family

Walter Ernest RouchAge: 80 years18851965

Name
Walter Ernest Rouch
Given names
Walter Ernest
Surname
Rouch
Birth April 13, 1885 28 26
Birth of a brotherMark Arnold Rouch Sr
September 28, 1887 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a sisterCora Grace Rouch
March 31, 1889 (Age 3 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherJoseph Troutman
January 24, 1892 (Age 6 years)
Birth of a sisterMildred Pearl “Millie” Rouch
January 30, 1893 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a sisterElla Myrtle Rouch
May 31, 1894 (Age 9 years)
Birth of a sisterViola Fay Rouch
January 1896 (Age 10 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 12 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 15 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherPhoebe Clark
October 14, 1900 (Age 15 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherAaron Rouch
December 21, 1901 (Age 16 years)
MarriageEtta Eldora HudsonView this family
December 14, 1905 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Frank Roland Rouch
December 2, 1906 (Age 21 years)
Census April 29, 1910 (Age 25 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherAnn Goss
June 7, 1910 (Age 25 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 30 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 31 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 32 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 29, 1920 (Age 34 years)
Death of a motherSarah Melissa Troutman
February 7, 1920 (Age 34 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 44 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
Death of a fatherBenjamin Franklin Rouch
August 27, 1930 (Age 45 years)

Marriage of a childFrank Roland RouchEvelyn C DavisView this family
before 1940 (Age 54 years)
Note: Marriage date implied from 1940 Census where they are shown has Husband and Wife
Census April 13, 1940 (Age 55 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 56 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
Marriage of a childFrank Roland RouchLaVelle C View this family
after 1950 (Age 64 years)
Note: Frank and Lavelle's separate Social Security Death Indices show that their last place of residence was Will, Oklahoma. Since Frank was shown living with his mother, Etta, in the 1950 Census ... it is assumed he married Lavelle after 1950.
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 64 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 60 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 May 1965 (Age 80 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: December 24, 1878Fulton, Indiana, United States
2 years
elder sister
Eva Lee Rouch
Birth: December 11, 1880 24 22Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: February 15, 1974Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma, United States
15 months
elder brother
Infant Rouch
Birth: March 27, 1882 25 23Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States
Death: before 1885Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States
16 months
elder sister
Anna Mae Rouch
Birth: August 9, 1883 27 25Macon, Illinois, United States
Death: December 13, 1980Oklahoma City, Cleveland, Oklahoma, United States
20 months
himself
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 Etta Eldora Hudson - View this family
himself
Walter Ernest Rouch
Birth: April 13, 1885 28 26Dalton City, Moultrie, Illinois, United States
Death: May 1965Illinois, United States
wife
Marriage: December 14, 1905Macon, Macon, Illinois, United States
1 year
son

Walter Ernest Rouch has 44 first cousins recorded

Father's family (0)

Mother's family (44)

Parents William Campbell Troutman + Isabell Julian
Parents Jonah C Troutman + Deliah Warner
Parents Michael Troutman + Mary Clarinda Gregson
1Mahala A Troutman18731951
Parents Michael Troutman + Delilah Elder
2Veda Troutman18841888
Parents James Campbell Troutman + Lucinda Elliot
1Phebe Ida Troutman18791961
2Jesse Mae Troutman18821929
Parents James Campbell Troutman + Angeline Sheets
1Ray James Troutman18861946
Parents Ray James Troutman + Clara Louise Ulmstead
Parents Holland Christopher Lambert + Nancy Jane Troutman
5Infant Lambert18821882
Parents William Henry Snyder + Ella Troutman
5Ira Earl Snyder18881927
6Claudie Snyder18901891
7Harold Lee Snyder18901945
Parents Ezra Troutman + Sarah Elizabeth Sheets
2Lewis Guy Troutman18921959
3Harry E Troutman18941965
4Alva C Troutman18991902
5Leota M Troutman19021970
6Edith Fay Troutman19051992
Parents Henry Wilson Tilbury + Etta Myrtle Troutman
5Zetta Fay Tilbury18981985
6Zelma Fern Tilbury18991963
7Enid W Tilbury19021979
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 - Walter Ernest Rouch - Household

ED 63 Mattoon, Coles, Illinois, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Rouch, WalterheadMW25M4ILUnited StatesUnited StatesEnglishManagerMusic StoreWNo0YesYesOH
Rouch, EttawifeFW25M411ILILILEnglishNoneYesYes
Rouch, FranksonMW3SOKILILEnglishNone

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Frank R Rouch - Household

Ed 133 Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Rouch, Walter EheadOFMW35MYesYesILININYesManagerMusic SchoolW
Rouch, Etta LwifeFW35MYesYesILILILYesNone
Rouch, Frank RsonMW13SYesYesYesOKILILYesNone

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Walter Ernest Rouch - Household

Joliet, Will, Illinois, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Rouch, WalterheadMW55MNoILSalesmanRetail Department StorePW511530
Rouch, EttawifeFW55MNoIL