The Shemwell Family

Susan TroutmanAge: 88 years18391928

Name
Susan Troutman
Given names
Susan
Surname
Troutman
Married name
Susan Pugh
Birth August 13, 1839 39 40
Birth of a brotherFletcher Troutman
about 1840 (Age 4 months)
Census June 1, 1840 (Age 9 months)
Death of a brotherHiram M Troutman
February 5, 1845 (Age 5 years)
Death of a sisterAmanda Troutman
January 17, 1846 (Age 6 years)
Death of a motherElizabeth Finley
June 25, 1846 (Age 6 years)
Marriage of a parentJohn TroutmanSarah Elizabeth TaylorView this family
April 18, 1847 (Age 7 years)
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 6 years)
Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War
Census August 21, 1850 (Age 11 years)
Birth of a half-brotherJoseph M Troutman
May 17, 1852 (Age 12 years)
Death of a brotherMichael Ambers Troutman
January 6, 1853 (Age 13 years)
Death of a brotherJames A Troutman
September 15, 1853 (Age 14 years)
Death of a brotherIsaac Newton Troutman
April 15, 1854 (Age 14 years)
Death of a fatherJohn Troutman
December 6, 1855 (Age 16 years)
MarriageRobert PughView this family
May 22, 1857 (Age 17 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Ella May Pugh
August 29, 1858 (Age 19 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 17 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Census June 13, 1860 (Age 20 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 21 years)

Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 27 years)
Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
1867 (Age 27 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 29 years)

Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 38 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Death of a daughterElla May Pugh
September 24, 1885 (Age 46 years)
Death of a husbandRobert Pugh
May 22, 1898 (Age 58 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 58 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 brotherWilliam H Troutman
February 6, 1909 (Age 69 years)
Event
William H Troutman
February 7, 1909 (Age 69 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 76 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 77 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 78 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/
Death of a half-brotherJoseph M Troutman
December 8, 1924 (Age 85 years)
Death March 7, 1928 (Age 88 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Topeka Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: September 5, 1820Bond, Illinois, United States
4 months
elder brother
Michael Ambers Troutman
Birth: 1820 20 21Illinois, United States
Death: January 6, 1853Indiana, United States
3 years
elder brother
William H Troutman
Birth: September 25, 1822 22 24Indiana, United States
Death: February 6, 1909North Topeka, Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States
16 months
elder sister
Amanda Troutman
Birth: January 10, 1824 24 25Indiana, United States
Death: January 17, 1846Fulton, Indiana, United States
4 years
elder brother
Hiram M Troutman
Birth: June 20, 1828 28 29Indiana, United States
Death: February 5, 1845Indiana, United States
7 months
elder brother
James A Troutman
Birth: January 10, 1829 29 30Indiana, United States
Death: September 15, 1853Amador, California, United States
6 years
elder sister
2 years
elder brother
Isaac Newton Troutman
Birth: May 5, 1836 36 37Indiana, United States
Death: April 15, 1854Cass, Indiana, United States
3 years
herself
Susan Troutman
Birth: August 13, 1839 39 40Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: March 7, 1928Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States
17 months
younger brother
Father’s family with Sarah Elizabeth Taylor - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: April 18, 1847Cass, Indiana, United States
5 years
half-brother
Joseph M Troutman
Birth: May 17, 1852 52 37Indiana, United States
Death: December 8, 1924Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States
Family with Robert Pugh - View this family
husband
herself
Susan Troutman
Birth: August 13, 1839 39 40Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: March 7, 1928Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States
Marriage: May 22, 1857Fulton, Indiana, United States
15 months
daughter
Ella May Pugh
Birth: August 29, 1858 28 19Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: September 24, 1885Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States
Robert Pugh + Martha Ann Barnett - View this family
husband
husband’s wife
Martha Ann Barnett
Birth: September 26, 1836Indiana, United States
Death: March 9, 1855Indiana, United States
Marriage: October 4, 1852Fulton, Indiana, United States
2 years
step-son
Jared Winslow Pugh
Birth: March 8, 1855 25 18Indiana, United States
Death: July 3, 1880Kansas, United States

Census1840 United States - Census transcript - John Troutman - Household

Fulton, Indiana, United States

NameRelationAgeSexM0M5M10M15M20M30M40M50M60M70M80M90M100F0F5F10F15F20F30F40F50F60F70F80F90F100M0M10M24M36M55M100F0F10F24F36F55F100
John Troutmanhead40Mx
Elizabeth Troutmanwife41Fx
Isaac Newton Troutmanson4Mx
James A Troutmanson11Mx
Hiram M Troutmanson11Mx
William H Troutmanson17Mx
Susan Troutmandaughter0Fx
Amanda Troutmandaughter16Fx

Census1850 United States - Census transcript - John Troutman - Household

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
John Troutmanhead50MWFarmer3000KY
Sarah Troutmanwife36FWVA
James Troutmanson21MWFarmerIN
Sopia Troutmandaughter16FWIN
Newton Troutmanson14MWIN
Susan Troutmandaughter11FWIN
Fletcher Troutmanson10MWIN

Census1860 United States - Census transcript - Rachel Troutman - Household

Union, Fulton, Indiana, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
Pugh, Roberthead30MWFarmer6600800OH
Pugh, Susanwife20FWIN
Pugh, Jared Wson5MWIN
Pugh, Ella Mdaughter2FWIN
Troutman, Rachellodger17FWDomesticIN