The Shemwell Family

Jessie Pearl TroutmanAge: 94 years19172011

Name
Jessie Pearl Troutman
Given names
Jessie Pearl
Surname
Troutman
Married name
Jessie Pearl Gilchrist
Birth January 9, 1917 24 21
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 11 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 7, 1920 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a brotherLewis Wendell Troutman
October 16, 1920 (Age 3 years)
Census 1925 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a brotherCharles Edwin “Charlie” Troutman
December 30, 1926 (Age 9 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 5, 1930 (Age 13 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherEzra Troutman
September 23, 1931 (Age 14 years)
Birth of a brotherDavid Lee Troutman
December 25, 1931 (Age 14 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherClara Belle Wilhite
1938 (Age 20 years)
Census April 5, 1940 (Age 23 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
Death of a paternal grandmotherSarah Elizabeth Sheets
December 28, 1948 (Age 31 years)
Census April 27, 1950 (Age 33 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 32 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
Birth of a son
#1
Michael Dale Gilchrist
July 16, 1956 (Age 39 years)
Death of a fatherLewis Guy Troutman
April 14, 1959 (Age 42 years)
Death of a motherEdna Belle Cottle
February 13, 1965 (Age 48 years)
Death of a husbandCharles Henry Gilchrist
July 25, 1971 (Age 54 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 28 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 brotherDavid Lee Troutman
May 7, 1979 (Age 62 years)
Death of a brotherLewis Wendell Troutman
June 10, 1990 (Age 73 years)
Death of a sisterErsel Belle Troutman
May 14, 1991 (Age 74 years)
Death of a brotherCharles Edwin “Charlie” Troutman
August 19, 2001 (Age 84 years)
Death of a sonMichael Dale Gilchrist
August 12, 2005 (Age 88 years)
Obituary
Jessie Gilchrist (nee Troutman) Obituary and Family Listing

Death April 11, 2011 (Age 94 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Resthaven Gardens of Memory
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father
mother
Marriage: about 1913Kansas, United States
15 months
elder sister
Ersel Belle Troutman
Birth: March 20, 1914 22 18South Haven, Sumner, Kansas, United States
Death: May 14, 1991San Diego, California, United States
13 months
elder sister
21 months
herself
Jessie Pearl Troutman
Birth: January 9, 1917 24 21Kansas, United States
Death: April 11, 2011Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States
4 years
younger brother
Lewis Wendell Troutman
Birth: October 16, 1920 28 24Kansas, United States
Death: June 10, 1990Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States
6 years
younger brother
5 years
younger brother
David Lee Troutman
Birth: December 25, 1931 39 35South Haven, Sumner, Kansas, United States
Death: May 7, 1979South Haven, Sumner, Kansas, United States
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husband
Charles Henry Gilchrist
Birth: April 25, 1918 21 20Oklahoma, United States
Death: July 25, 1971Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States
herself
Jessie Pearl Troutman
Birth: January 9, 1917 24 21Kansas, United States
Death: April 11, 2011Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States
son
Private
son
Private
son
Michael Dale Gilchrist
Birth: July 16, 1956 38 39Wichita, Kansas, United States
Death: August 12, 2005Harvey, Kansas, United States

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Lewis Guy Troutman - Household

ED 184 South Haven, Sumner, Kansas, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Troutman, GuyheadOMMW27MYesYesKSINOHYesGeneral FarmOA
Troutman, EdnawifeFW23MYesYesKSMIILYes
Troutman, ErseldaughterFW5SNoKSKSKS
Troutman, ThelmadaughterFW4 years 8 monthsSKSKSKS
Troutman, JessiedaughterFW2 years 11 monthsSKSKSKS

CensusKansas State - Census transcript - Lewis Guy Troutman - Household

South Haven, Sumner, Kansas, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPOccupation
Troutman, GuyheadMW33MKSFarmer
Cottle, EdnawifeFW29MKS
Troutman, ErseldaughterFW11MKS
Troutman, ThelmadaughterFW10MKS
Troutman, JessiedaughterFW8MKS
Troutman, WendellsonMW4MKS

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Lewis Guy Troutman - Household

ED 35 South Haven, Sumner, Kansas, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Troutman, Guy LheadRYesMW38M21NoYesKSINOHYesFarmerGeneral FarmOAYesNo
Troutman, Edna BwifeFW34M17NoYesKSMIILYesNone
Troutman, Ersel BdaughterFW16SYesYesKSKSKSYesNone
Troutman, Thelma MdaughterFW14SYesYesKSKSKSYesNone
Troutman, Jessie PdaughterFW13SYesYesKSKSKSYesNone
Troutman, Lewis WsonMW9SYesYesKSKSKSNone
Troutman, Charles EsonMW3SNoNoKSKSKSNone

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Lewis Guy Troutman - Household

South Haven, Sumner, Kansas, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Troutman, Lewis GxheadR5YesMW48MNoKSFarm LaborerFarmOA520
Troutman, Edna BwifeFW44MNoKS
Troutman, Thelma MdaughterFW24SNoKS
Troutman, Jessie PdaughterFW22SNoKS
Troutman, Lewis WsonMW19SNoKS
Troutman, Charles EsonMW13SYesKS
Troutman, David LsonMW8SYesKS

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Charles Henry Gilchrist - Household

Garden City, Finney, Kansas, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Gilchrist, Charles HheadMW32MarOKWK29ConstructionConstruction CoP
Gilchrist, Jessie PwifeFW33MarKSWK40TeacherSchoolG