The Shemwell Family

Lewis Wendell TroutmanAge: 69 years19201990

Name
Lewis Wendell Troutman
Given names
Lewis Wendell
Surname
Troutman
Birth October 16, 1920 28 24
Census 1925 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a brotherCharles Edwin “Charlie” Troutman
December 30, 1926 (Age 6 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 8 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 9 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherEzra Troutman
September 23, 1931 (Age 10 years)
Birth of a brotherDavid Lee Troutman
December 25, 1931 (Age 11 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherClara Belle Wilhite
1938 (Age 17 years)
Census April 5, 1940 (Age 19 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Donna Jean Troutman
November 27, 1943 (Age 23 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 21 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 28 years)
Census May 4, 1950 (Age 29 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 29 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 fatherLewis Guy Troutman
April 14, 1959 (Age 38 years)
Death of a motherEdna Belle Cottle
February 13, 1965 (Age 44 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 25 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 58 years)
Death June 10, 1990 (Age 69 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Rose Hill Cemetery
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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
elder sister
Jessie Pearl Troutman
Birth: January 9, 1917 24 21Kansas, United States
Death: April 11, 2011Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States
4 years
himself
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
Family with Jean Frances Mitchell - View this family
himself
Lewis Wendell Troutman
Birth: October 16, 1920 28 24Kansas, United States
Death: June 10, 1990Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States
wife
Jean Frances Mitchell
Birth: December 23, 1924 35 24Caldwell, Sumner, Kansas, United States
Death: August 31, 2019Caldwell, Sumner, Kansas, United States
daughter
Private
daughter
Donna Jean Troutman
Birth: November 27, 1943 23 18Caldwell, Sumner, Kansas, United States
Death: June 19, 2005Augusta, Butler, Kansas, United States
daughter
Private
daughter
Private
daughter
Private

Lewis Wendell Troutman has 12 first cousins recorded

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