The Shemwell Family

Roy Nelson TroutmanAge: 55 years18751930

Name
Roy Nelson Troutman
Given names
Roy Nelson
Surname
Troutman
Birth February 7, 1875 33 24
Death of a paternal grandmotherMary “Polly” Bruce
December 7, 1875 (Age 10 months)

Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 2 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Census June 16, 1880 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a brotherJacob Howard Troutman
1882 (Age 6 years)
Birth of a brotherAsa Burton Troutman
February 5, 1884 (Age 8 years)
Death of a fatherJoseph W “Jake” Troutman
November 22, 1884 (Age 9 years)
Marriage of a parentCharles E MorrisonNancy Ann CoxView this family
January 29, 1889 (Age 13 years)
Birth of a half-brotherInfant Morrison
May 26, 1889 (Age 14 years)
Death of a half-brotherInfant Morrison
May 26, 1889 (Age 14 years)
MarriageAnna C TraubView this family
February 6, 1894 (Age 18 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Florence Marie Troutman
October 21, 1897 (Age 22 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 23 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
Death of a paternal grandfatherPeter Troutman
November 12, 1899 (Age 24 years)
DivorceAnna C TraubView this family
1900 (Age 24 years)
Note: This divorce was noted in the marriage record for Phillip W Heisler and Ann C Traub (Roy's ex-wife)
Census June 1, 1900 (Age 25 years)
Death of a motherNancy Ann Cox
February 23, 1902 (Age 27 years)
Marriage of a childGeorge William GibbonsFlorence Marie TroutmanView this family
May 22, 1916 (Age 41 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
George M Gibbons
June 6, 1916 (Age 41 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 40 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 41 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 42 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/
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Margaret Elaine Gibbons
January 22, 1923 (Age 47 years)
Marriage of a childSmithFlorence Marie TroutmanView this family
between 1928 and 1942 (Age 52 years)

Note: Florence divorced George Gibbons in 1928 and filed a correspondence with Social Security on 1942.
Death of a brotherAsa Burton Troutman
March 30, 1929 (Age 54 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 54 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
Obituary
Roy N Troutman Obituary
February 15, 1930 (on the date of death)
Death February 15, 1930 (Age 55 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Harristown Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: March 1, 1866Macon, Illinois, United States
22 months
elder brother
Peter W Troutman
Birth: 1867 25 16Harristown, Macon, Illinois, United States
Death: 1870Harristown, Macon, Illinois, United States
3 years
elder brother
John Logan Troutman
Birth: 1869 27 18Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States
Death: 1869Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States
13 months
elder brother
3 years
elder brother
2 years
himself
Roy Nelson Troutman
Birth: February 7, 1875 33 24Harristown, Macon, Illinois, United States
Death: February 15, 1930Harristown, Macon, Illinois, United States
8 years
younger brother
Jacob Howard Troutman
Birth: 1882 40 31Macon, Illinois, United States
Death: June 22, 1950Macon, Illinois, United States
2 years
younger brother
Asa Burton Troutman
Birth: February 5, 1884 42 33Harristown, Macon, Illinois, United States
Death: March 30, 1929Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States
Mother’s family with Charles E Morrison - View this family
step-father
Charles E Morrison
Birth: March 1860 39 34Macon, Illinois, United States
Death: July 29, 1926Canby, Yellow Medicine, Minnesota, United States
mother
Marriage: January 29, 1889Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States
4 months
half-brother
Infant Morrison
Birth: May 26, 1889 29 38Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States
Death: May 26, 1889Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States
Family with Anna C Traub - View this family
himself
Roy Nelson Troutman
Birth: February 7, 1875 33 24Harristown, Macon, Illinois, United States
Death: February 15, 1930Harristown, Macon, Illinois, United States
ex-wife
Marriage: February 6, 1894Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States
Divorce: 1900Illinois, United States
4 years
daughter
Phillip W Heisler + Anna C Traub - View this family
wife’s husband
Phillip W Heisler
Birth: December 9, 1874Illinois, United States
Death: June 11, 1953Iowa, United States
ex-wife
Marriage: October 13, 1923Orange, New York, United States

Roy Nelson Troutman has 43 first cousins recorded

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - Joseph W “Jake” Troutman - Household

ED 153 Harristown, Macon, Illinois, United States

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Troutman, JosephWM39headMFarmerINKYPA
Troutman, Nancy AWF29wifeMKeeping HouseILTNKY
Troutman, ElmerWM9sonSxILINIL
Troutman, Charles SWM7sonSxILINIL
Troutman, Roy NWM4sonSILINIL

Divorce
This divorce was noted in the marriage record for Phillip W Heisler and Ann C Traub (Roy's ex-wife)
Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Roy Nelson Troutman - Household

Harristown, Macon, Illinois, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Troutman, Roy NservantWMFeb187624SILINILFarm Laborer0YesYesYes

Obituary
Roy Nelson Troutman Obituary and Family Listing Roy Troutman, Harristown farmer for more than 40 years, died in the home of L. F. Emerick, Harristown township, Saturday morning. Mr. Troutman was born in Harristown on Feb. 7, 1875. He had passed his entire life in and near that town and had always been a farm laborer. He leaves three brothers, Elmer and C. S. Troutman, Decatur; and Howard Troutman, Harristown. He had been working for Mr. Emrick since September. The body was taken to the Dawson & Wikoff funeral home where funeral services will be Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Burial will be in Harristown cemetery. Decatur Evening Herald (Decatur, Illinois), February 15, 1930, pg3 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40310894/roy-n-troutman
Name
Nancy A Troutman (nee Cox, Morrison) Obituary and Family Listing They had 7 children: Peter, John Logan, Elmer, Charles S., Roy N., Jacob Howard, Asa Burton, Bertie A. After his death she married Charles E. Morrison, son of Joel and Mary Ann Morrison, on January 29, 1889 in Macon County, Illinois. BURIAL OF MRS. MORRISON // Funeral Services Held Thursday at the Sharon Church The remains of Mrs. Nancy A. Morrison, who died at her home in Woolstock, Ia., last Sunday, Feb. 23, were interred at Wyckles cemetery yesterday. The funeral services were held at Sharon church and were conducted by Rev. H. C. Gibbs, pastor of the First M. E. Church. The music was by a quartet, consisting of Miss Lida Sawyer, Miss Bessie Sawyer, Mr. Benjamin Park and Mr. Jesse Whittmer. The services were impressive and a very large congregation of old friends and neighbors were present. The floral offerings were very beautiful and numerous. Mrs. Morrison was born and raised in the neighborhood where her remains now repose. She was born Aug. 13, 1850, the daughter of the late Samuel Cox and was married to Joseph W. Troutman March 1, 1866. To them were born seven children, two of whom, a son and daughter, died in fancy. The children who survive her are: Elmer, Charles S., Roy N., Howard and Bertie A., all of whom reside in Macon county. The husband Joseph W. Troutman, died in 1884 near Wyckles, where the family resided. In 1889 Mrs. Troutman married Charles E. Morrison, who at the time was also a resident of this county. In March 1899, Mrs. Morrison and her husband left Macon county and took up their residence in Woolstock, Ia., where they made many friend Both were prominent in church work and in Odd Fellowship in their new home. Mrs. Morrison died suddenly. She had retired for the night and shortly after rising to a sitting posture in the bed she said to her husband she had a sensation of smothering. He arose at once to get her some water, when she said "Good bye, I am going this time," and was dead. As soon as her death was announced the local lodge of the Rebekah degree, of which she was a member, at once took charge of the body, and with the Odd Fellows, cared for it until it was removed. Charles S. Troutman who resides a few miles west of this city, as soon as he heard of his mother's death, at once went to Woolstock and brought the body home to be buried where her children live. Mr. Troutman speaks in the highest praise of the respect shown his mother by the people of Woolstock. He says that on the day of the services there over the body the banks and stores were closed and the people of the town with the Odd Fellows, turned out to pay their last tribute of respects to his dead mother. The kindness of the people, he says, could not have been excelled and he shall always remember them kindly for their beautiful conduct. Decatur Herald (Decatur, Illinois), February 28, 1902, pg5 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24411856/nancy_a_troutman
Name
Florence Smith (nee Troutman) Obituary and Family Listing United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files Name Note: Name and form dates: Application: FLORENCE TROUTMAN SMITH (Jul 1942), Claim: FLORENCE T SMITH (28 Feb 1964), Death: FLORENCE T SMITH (12 Apr 1989) Alias: Florence T Smith Second Alias: Florence Troutman Sex: Female Birth Date: 21 Oct 1897 Birthplace: Decatur, Illinois, United States Social Program Application Date: Jul 1942 Social Program Claim Date: 28 Feb 1964 Previous Residence: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States Previous Residence Postal Code: 38111-0000 Death Date: 12 Apr 1989 Race: White Father's Name: Roy Troutman Father's Sex: Male Mother's Name: Anna Traub Mother's Sex: Female Event Type: Social Program Correspondence