Andrew Jackson “Jack” ConoverAge: 83 years1864–1948
- Name
- Andrew Jackson “Jack” Conover
- Given names
- Andrew Jackson
- Surname
- Conover
- Nickname
- Jack
Shared note: Mary Etta Troutman Obituary and Family Listing
Shared note: Samuel L Troutman Obituary and Family Listing
 Birth | December 22, 1864 23 22 |
 Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865Note: 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 2 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 2 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 4 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 |
 Census | June 1, 1870 (Age 5 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 13 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 father | Albert Taylor Conover December 12, 1890 (Age 25 years) |
 Marriage | Mary Etta Troutman — View this family June 28, 1893 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Frank Troutman Conover April 22, 1894 (Age 29 years) |
| Death of a son | Frank Troutman Conover July 11, 1894 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Albert Taylor Conover October 21, 1897 (Age 32 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 33 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 35 years) |
| Census | April 15, 1910 (Age 45 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 51 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 52 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 53 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 55 years) |
| Death of a mother | Adeliz Maria Frances Gouge February 1, 1922 (Age 57 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Albert Taylor Conover — LaVon Timbrook — View this family October 2, 1926 (Age 61 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 64 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 65 years) |
| Census | April 1, 1940 (Age 75 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 76 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 | January 4, 1948 (Age 83 years) |
| Obituary | Andrew Jackson Conover Obituary January 5, 1948 (1 day after death) Shared note: Andrew Jackson Conover Obituary and Family Listing |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 81 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: Boiling Springs Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
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Albert Taylor Conover Birth: February 13, 1841 — Cass, Illinois, United States Death: December 12, 1890 — Harristown, Macon, Illinois, United States |
| mother |
Adeliz Maria Frances Gouge Birth: September 24, 1842 — Macon, Illinois, United States Death: February 1, 1922 — Los Angeles, California, United States |
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Marriage: January 1, 1860 — Macon, Illinois, United States |
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5 years himself |
Andrew Jackson “Jack” Conover Birth: December 22, 1864 23 22 — Bearsdale, Macon, Illinois, United States Death: January 4, 1948 — Holden, Johnson, Missouri, United States |
| Family with Mary Etta Troutman |
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Andrew Jackson “Jack” Conover Birth: December 22, 1864 23 22 — Bearsdale, Macon, Illinois, United States Death: January 4, 1948 — Holden, Johnson, Missouri, United States |
| wife |
Mary Etta Troutman Birth: October 2, 1868 25 31 — Bearsdale, Macon, Illinois, United States Death: February 10, 1948 — Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States |
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Marriage: June 28, 1893 — Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States |
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10 months son |
Frank Troutman Conover Birth: April 22, 1894 29 25 — Macon, Illinois, United States Death: July 11, 1894 — Macon, Illinois, United States |
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4 years son |
Albert Taylor Conover Birth: October 21, 1897 32 29 — Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States Death: January 5, 1998 — Jackson, Missouri, United States |
| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Albert Taylor Conover - Household
Sugar Creek, Cass, Missouri, United States
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Andrew Jackson “Jack” Conover - Household
Hickory Point, Macon, Illinois, United States
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Andrew Jackson “Jack” Conover - Household
Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Elizabeth Ann Bear - Household
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Andrew Jackson “Jack” Conover - Household
Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Andrew Jackson “Jack” Conover - Household
Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States
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| Obituary | Andrew Jackson Conover Obituary and Family Listing
Andrew's Obituary documents the following family members: parents Albert and Adelia Gouge Conover and wife Etta Troutman
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| Name | Mary Etta Troutman Obituary and Family Listing
Obituary documents the following family members: parents Samuel and Elizabeth Bear Troutman, husband Andrew Jackson Conover, son Albert T Conover, brother Frank Troutman, and sister-in-law Mrs Anna M Boland
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| Name | Samuel L Troutman Obituary and Family Listing
Samuel was born the son of Peter and Mary Polly (Bruce) Troutman, in Fulton Couty, IN.
At the age of nineteen, Samuel enlisted into the Civil War. Enlisted as a Private on 9 August 1862. Enlisted in Company B, 116th Infantry Regiment Illinois on 6 Sep 1862. Mustered Out Company B, 116th Infantry Regiment Illinois on 31 May 1865.
After the war, Samuel joined his parents in Decatur, IL, to which city the had relocated themselves.
He married Elizabeth A Bear on January 10, 1868, in Macon County, IL. Following their marriage, the young couple took up residence on a farm near Bearsdale, having purchased a tract of 160 acres. For 45 years, Samuel would actively engage in the improvement and development of his farm. About 1890, Samuel erected a grain elevator in Bearsdale, for buying and selling grain from the local farmers. He then retired to a home in Decatur, IL. He continued to own the farm ground that he originally bought and received a good annual income from it.
He was survived by his wife, his son, Frank S Troutman, who resides on the family farm and his daughter, Mary Etta, the wife of A.J. Conover.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/46866935/samuel-l-troutman |