The Shemwell Family

Ollie Dell MusserAge: 89 years18801969

Name
Ollie Dell Musser
Given names
Ollie Dell
Surname
Musser
Married name
Ollie Dell Troutman
Birth December 12, 1880 44 34
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 17 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 19 years)
Death of a fatherAdam B Musser
December 6, 1901 (Age 20 years)
MarriageJacob Howard TroutmanView this family
March 1, 1904 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Verna Bernice Troutman
December 3, 1904 (Age 23 years)
Census April 15, 1910 (Age 29 years)
Death of a motherMary Ann Carmony
June 15, 1912 (Age 31 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 35 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 36 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 37 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 1, 1920 (Age 39 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 48 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 49 years)
Census April 1, 1940 (Age 59 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 60 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 sisterRosa D Musser
April 18, 1949 (Age 68 years)
Census April 28, 1950 (Age 69 years)
Death of a husbandJacob Howard Troutman
June 22, 1950 (Age 69 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 69 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 65 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 December 20, 1969 (Age 89 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Harristown Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
Adam B Musser
Birth: November 17, 1836Lebanon, Pennsylvania, United States
Death: December 6, 1901Harristown, Macon, Illinois, United States
mother
Mary Ann Carmony
Birth: August 18, 1846Pennsylvania, United States
Death: June 15, 1912Harristown, Macon, Illinois, United States
Marriage: about 1864Pennsylvania, United States
17 years
herself
Ollie Dell Musser
Birth: December 12, 1880 44 34Harristown, Macon, Illinois, United States
Death: December 20, 1969Randolph, Illinois, United States
-4 years
elder sister
Rosa D Musser
Birth: August 29, 1876 39 30Harristown, Macon, Illinois, United States
Death: April 18, 1949Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States
Family with Jacob Howard Troutman - View this family
husband
Jacob Howard Troutman
Birth: 1882 40 31Macon, Illinois, United States
Death: June 22, 1950Macon, Illinois, United States
herself
Ollie Dell Musser
Birth: December 12, 1880 44 34Harristown, Macon, Illinois, United States
Death: December 20, 1969Randolph, Illinois, United States
Marriage: March 1, 1904Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States
9 months
daughter
Verna Bernice Troutman
Birth: December 3, 1904 22 23Harristown, Macon, Illinois, United States
Death: February 11, 1971St. Louis, Missouri, United States

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Adam B Musser - Household

Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Musser, AdamheadWMNov183663M34PAPAPATeamster3YesYesYesRH
Musser, MarywifeWFAug184653M3497PAPAPASeamstress0YesYesYes
Musser, Ollie DdaughterWFDec188019SILPAPAYesYesYes

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Jacob Howard Troutman - Household

Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Troutman, HowardheadMW23M16ILINILEnglishFarmerFarmEMPYesYesOFF
Troutman, OlliewifeFW23M1611ILPAPAEnglishNoneYesYes
Troutman, BernicedaughterFW5SILILILEnglishNone

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Jacob Howard Troutman - Household

Harristown, Macon, Illinois, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Troutman, Jacob HheadOMMW38MYesYesILINILYesFarmerGeneral FarmEM
Troutman, Ollie DwifeFW39MYesYesILPAPAYesNone
Troutman, Verna BdaughterFW15SYesYesYesILILILYesNone

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Jacob Howard Troutman - Household

Harristown, Macon, Illinois, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Troutman, HowardheadOYesMW49M23NoYesILINILYesFarmerGeneral FarmEYes
Troutman, OlliewifeFW49M23NoYesILPAPAYesNone

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Jacob Howard Troutman - Household

Harristown, Macon, Illinois, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Troutman, J HowardxheadMW59MNoILFarmerAgricultureE520
Troutman, OlliewifeFW59MNoIL00

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Jacob Howard Troutman - Household

Harristown, Macon, Illinois, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Troutman, HowardheadMW69MarILU
Troutman, OlliewifeFW69MarILH