The Shemwell Family

Minnie Jane TroutmanAge: 83 years18871970

Name
Minnie Jane Troutman
Given names
Minnie Jane
Surname
Troutman
Married name
Minnie Jane McKnight
Birth May 24, 1887 38 33
Death of a maternal grandfatherJoel Morrison
June 7, 1888 (Age 12 months)
Birth of a brotherInfant Troutman
September 23, 1895 (Age 8 years)
Death of a brotherInfant Troutman
September 23, 1895 (Age 8 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 10 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 12 years)
Census June 20, 1900 (Age 13 years)
Census April 27, 1910 (Age 22 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherMary Ann Stahl
May 1, 1912 (Age 24 years)
Death of a motherSarah Sipes Morrison
1913 (Age 25 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 28 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 29 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 30 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/
MarriageRobert Harrison McKnightView this family
October 23, 1924 (Age 37 years)
Census 1925 (Age 37 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 42 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 3, 1930 (Age 42 years)
Census April 14, 1930 (Age 42 years)
Death of a fatherJacob Troutman
April 14, 1932 (Age 44 years)
Death of a brotherFrederick Busher Troutman
June 1, 1933 (Age 46 years)
Census April 1, 1940 (Age 52 years)
Death of a brotherSamuel Jacob Troutman
1942 (Age 54 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 54 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
Census April 1950 (Age 62 years)
Death of a sisterNora Maize Troutman
June 21, 1950 (Age 63 years)
Death of a husbandRobert Harrison McKnight
December 29, 1951 (Age 64 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 62 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 58 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 September 22, 1970 (Age 83 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Sharon Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: September 20, 1876Macon, Illinois, United States
9 months
elder brother
Frederick Busher Troutman
Birth: June 17, 1877 28 23Harristown, Macon, Illinois, United States
Death: June 1, 1933Jacksonville, Morgan, Illinois, United States
3 years
elder sister
Carrie O Troutman
Birth: April 28, 1880 31 26Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States
Death: August 18, 1880Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States
23 months
elder sister
2 years
elder brother
Samuel Jacob Troutman
Birth: May 5, 1884 35 30Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States
Death: 1942Illinois, United States
3 years
herself
Minnie Jane Troutman
Birth: May 24, 1887 38 33Harristown, Macon, Illinois, United States
Death: September 22, 1970Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado, United States
8 years
younger brother
Infant Troutman
Birth: September 23, 1895 46 41Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States
Death: September 23, 1895Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States
Family with Robert Harrison McKnight - View this family
husband
Robert Harrison McKnight
Birth: January 5, 1889Curtis, Frontier, Nebraska, United States
Death: December 29, 1951Curtis, Frontier, Nebraska, United States
herself
Minnie Jane Troutman
Birth: May 24, 1887 38 33Harristown, Macon, Illinois, United States
Death: September 22, 1970Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado, United States
Marriage: October 23, 1924Fort Morgan, Morgan, Colorado, United States

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Jacob Troutman - Household

ED 46 Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Troutman, JacobheadWMOct184851M24INKYPAFarmerYesYesYesOF
Troutman, SarahwifeWFSep185346M2464PAPAPAYesYesYes
Troutman, Fred BsonWMJun187622SILINPAFarmerYesYesYes
Troutman, Nora MdaughterWFMay188218M0ILINPAYesYesYes
Troutman, Samuel JsonWM188616SILINPAAt School9YesYesYes
Troutman, MinniedaughterWF188813SILINPAAt School9YesYesYes

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Jacob Troutman - Household

ED 55 Omnia, Cowley, Kansas, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Troutman, JacobheadMW62M34INKYINEnglishOdd JobsWYesYesRH
Troutman, Sarah SwifeFW55M3464PAPAPAEnglishNoneYesYes
Troutman, Samuel JsonMW24SILINPAEnglishLiveryOwn Barn??YesYes
Troutman, Minnie JdaughterFW22SILINPAEnglishNoneYesYes

CensusKansas State - Census transcript - Jacob Troutman - Household

Atlanta, Cowley, Kansas, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPOccupation
Troutman, JacobheadMW72WdINFarmer
Troutman, SamsonMW40SKSClerk
Troutman, MinniedaughterFW36SKSClerk

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Robert Harrison McKnight - Household

Hershey, Lincoln, Nebraska, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
McKnight, Harrison RheadR20NoNoMW41M19NoYesNEIrelandNYYesLaborerBridge GangWYes
McKnight, Minnie JwifeFW27M17NoYesILINIAYesNone
McKnight, Robert JsonMW20SNoYesNENENEYesNoneNP
McKnight, Ethel RdaughterFW14SYesYesNENENEYesNone
McKnight, Ophelia MdaughterFW11SYesYesNENENEYesNone
McKnight, Fern CdaughterFW9SYesYesNENENENone

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Samuel J Troutman - Household

ED 22 Atlanta, Cowley, Kansas, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Troutman, Sam JheadO1500NoMW45SNoYesILINPAYesMerchantGeneral Store9V91OYesNo
Troutman, Minnie JsisterFW41SNoYesILINPAYesMerchantGeneral Store9V91OYes
Troutman, JacobfatherMW81WdNoYesINKYPAYesNone

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Samuel J Troutman - Household

Atlanta, Cowley, Kansas, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Troutman, Sam JxheadO1500NoMW56SNoILLaborerFarmPW
Troutman, MinniesisterFW50SNoIL

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Minnie Jane Troutman - HouseholdPrivate Hospital

Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Troutman, Minnie EresidentFW59NevILWK56Switchboard OperatorPrivate HospitalP

Name
Jacob Troutman Obituary and Family Listing This newspaper article documents the life and death of Jacob Troutman. It documents his parents and family. Please see the obituary listed under Jacob Troutman for a full copy of the article. https://www.newspapers.com/image/717860169/?terms=JAcob%20Troutman&match=1
Name
Fred Troutman Obituary and Family Listing Fred D. Troutman, 56, died Thursday in a hospital in Jacksonville of paralysis. He was born in Harristown and spent most of his life in that vicinity as a farmer. He was a member of the Harristown Christian church and the Masonic lodge. He was married in March 1901 to Miss Rosa D. Musser of Decatur. Surviving are his wife, two daughters, Mrs.Ralph McArty and Mrs. R. E. Baer of Harristown, a brother, Samuel of Atlanta, KS, two sisters, Mrs. Nora Churchman of Decatur and Miss Minnie Troutman of Atlanta, Kan. Funeral services will be held Sunday in the Christian church with burial in the Harristown cemetery. Decatur Daily Review 6/2/1933 Obituary furnished by Janet Donner https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40307121/fred-b-troutman