The Shemwell Family

Bertha Helen GoodrichAge: 80 years18821963

Name
Bertha Helen Goodrich
Given names
Bertha Helen
Surname
Goodrich
Married name
Bertha Helen Troutman
Birth October 1, 1882
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 15 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
MarriageCharles Stephen TroutmanView this family
October 20, 1908 (Age 26 years)
Census April 15, 1910 (Age 27 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 33 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 34 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 35 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/
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 47 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 1930 (Age 47 years)
Census April 1, 1940 (Age 57 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 59 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 husbandCharles Stephen Troutman
September 9, 1945 (Age 62 years)
Census April 10, 1950 (Age 67 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 67 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 May 8, 1963 (Age 80 years)
Obituary
Bertha Helen Troutman (nee Goodrich) Obituary and Family Listing
May 10, 1963 (2 days after death)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 63 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
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Harristown Cemetery
Family with Charles Stephen Troutman - View this family
husband
herself
Bertha Helen Goodrich
Birth: October 1, 1882Waynesville, DeWitt, Illinois, United States
Death: May 8, 1963Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States
Marriage: October 20, 1908Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
Charles Stephen Troutman + Katie E Glynn - View this family
husband
husband’s wife
Marriage: March 1, 1894Harristown, Macon, Illinois, United States
19 months
step-son
Earl Bert Troutman
Birth: September 20, 1895 22 23Harristown, Macon, Illinois, United States
Death: May 23, 1974Ozaukee, Wisconsin, United States
23 months
step-son
Howard John Troutman
Birth: August 26, 1897 24 25Harristown, Macon, Illinois, United States
Death: April 25, 1972Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States
17 months
step-daughter
Mary Elizabeth Troutman
Birth: January 26, 1899 26 26Harristown, Macon, Illinois, United States
Death: April 21, 1981Princeton, Bureau, Illinois, United States
6 years
step-son
Carl J Troutman
Birth: April 29, 1905 32 32Harristown, Macon, Illinois, United States
Death: July 10, 1918Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States

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Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Charles Stephen Troutman - Household

Harristown, Macon, Illinois, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Troutman, Charles SheadMW37M21ILINILEnglishFarmerGeneral FarmEMPYesYesOMF
Troutman, Bertha HwifeFW27M1100ILOHILEnglishNoneYesYes
Troutman, Earl BsonMW14SILILILEnglishFarm LaborerHome FarmWYesYesYes
Troutman, John HsonMW12SILILILEnglishNoneYesYesYes
Troutman, Mary EdaughterFW11SILILILEnglishNoneYesYesYes
Troutman, Carl JsonMW4SILILILNone

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Charles Stephen Troutman - Household

Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Troutman, Charles SheadOYesMW58M21NoILINILYesFarmerFarmOYes
Troutman, Bertha GwifeFW48M26ILOHILYesNone
Goodrich, HellennieceFW17SILILILYesNone
Troutman, Hellengrand-daughterFW7SILILILNone

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Charles Stephen Troutman - Household

Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Troutman, Charles SxheadMW68MNoILFarmerFarmingE520
Troutman, Bertha GwifeFW58MNoILNP00
Troutman, Helengrand-daughterFW17SYesIA00
Goodrich, HelenniecedFW27SNoIL00

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Bertha Helen Goodrich - Household

Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Troutman, Bertha JheadFW67WdILH
Goodrich, HelennieceFW37NevILWK56ProprietorRetail grocery and Meat MarketO

Obituary
Bertha Helen Troutman (nee Goodrich) Obituary and Family Listing Funeral services for Mrs. Bertha Troutman will be at 1 p.m. Saturday in the Dawson & Wikoff Funeral Home where friends may call after 4 p.m. today. Burial will be in Harristown Cemetery. Mrs. Troutman, 80, of Route 8. died at 5:55 p.m. Wednesday in Decatur and Macon County Hospital. She lived in Decatur for 55 years, moving here from Waynesville. Mrs. Troutman was born Oct. 1, 1832, in Waynesville, daughter of Martin and Helen Finfrock Goodrich. She married Charles S. Troutman on Oct. 1, 1908, in Milwaukee, Wis. He died Sept. 9, 1945. Mrs. Troutman was a charter member of the Sharon Home Bureau and the Sharon Methodist Church. She was a former treasurer and chairman of the Macon County Home Bureau and a member of Women's Society of Christian Service. Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. R. B. (Mary) Perry of Chicago; Mrs. R. F. (Helen) Landacre of Corpus Christi, Tex.; Helen Goodrich of Decatur; sons, Howard, of Decatur; Earl B., Madison. Wis.; three sisters. Mrs. W. C. (Alice) Musser, of Illiopolis; Mrs. Mary Mokler of Gainesville, Fla.; Mrs. Eunice Wampler of Waynesville; one brother, Willis Goodrich of Waynesville and two great-grandchildren. A brother preceded her in death. Published in the Herald and Review (Decatur, IL) on Friday, May 10, 1963. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38306812/bertha_helen_troutman
Name
Charles Stephen Troutman Obituary and Family Listing Charles S. Troutman, 71, of rural route 3, died in his home at 4:30 a. m. yesterday. He was born in Harristown township on Oct. 2, 1873, the son of. Joseph W. and Nancy Ann Cox Troutman. Mr. Troutman was a farmer and auctioneer. He was a member of the Sharon Methodist church. On Oct. 20, 1908 he married Miss Bertha H. Goodrich. He leaves his wife; two sons. Earl B., Madison, Wis, Howard, rural route 3. Decatur; one daughter, Mrs. Mary E. Perry, Chicago, Ill., a granddaughter. Helen T. Landacre and a niece, Helen Goodrich, both of whom live at the Troutman home. Two brothers, Elmer and J. H. Troutman, both of rural route 3. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p. m. tomorrow in the Dawson & Wikoff funeral home. Burial will be in Harristown cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 12 p. m. today. Published in the Herald and Review (Decatur, IL) on Monday, September 10, 1945. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38306778/charles_stephen_troutman