The Shemwell Family

Elizabeth Troutman1844

Name
Elizabeth Troutman
Given names
Elizabeth
Surname
Troutman
Birth about 1844 39 40
Birth of a sisterMahala Troutman
about 1845 (Age 12 months)
Birth of a brotherEli Marion Troutman
1847 (Age 3 years)
Marriage of a parentEli Ambrose TroutmanSally TaylorView this family
December 7, 1848 (Age 4 years)
Note: When married to Eli Ambrose Troutman, the marriage certificate indicated "Sally Brown", which "Brown" came from her previous marriage/husband.
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 2 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
Death of a motherSarah Jane “Sally” Dyson
about 1848 (Age 4 years)
Death of a half-brotherJohn M Troutman
about 1851 (Age 7 years)
Marriage of a parentEli Ambrose TroutmanMary “Polly” ButlerView this family
January 24, 1852 (Age 8 years)
Note: When married to Eli Ambrose Troutman, the marriage certificate indicated "Mary Oliver", which "Oliver" came from her previous marriage/husband.
Birth of a half-sisterSusan Ellen Troutman
November 5, 1853 (Age 9 years)
Birth of a half-brotherFrances A Troutman
September 1, 1854 (Age 10 years)
Birth of a half-brotherWesley Troutman
October 15, 1856 (Age 12 years)
Birth of a half-sisterLaura B Troutman
about 1857 (Age 13 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 13 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 14, 1860 (Age 16 years)
Birth of a half-brotherIsaac Newton Troutman
April 24, 1862 (Age 18 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 17 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
Birth of a half-sisterEdith Troutman
May 1865 (Age 21 years)
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 23 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 23 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 25 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 34 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 half-brotherWesley Troutman
February 22, 1880 (Age 36 years)
Death of a half-sisterSusan Ellen Troutman
March 7, 1880 (Age 36 years)
Death of a half-brotherFrances A Troutman
August 20, 1883 (Age 39 years)
Death of a half-brotherJames Thomas Troutman
May 31, 1888 (Age 44 years)
Death of a fatherEli Ambrose Troutman
October 8, 1894 (Age 50 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 54 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 half-sisterEdith Troutman
1901 (Age 57 years)
Death of a half-brotherWilliam Franklin Troutman
December 14, 1903 (Age 59 years)
Death of a brotherEli Marion Troutman
January 30, 1905 (Age 61 years)
Death of a sisterAmanda Lovina Troutman
April 23, 1909 (Age 65 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 72 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 73 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 74 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 85 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
Death of a half-brotherIsaac Newton Troutman
March 3, 1930 (Age 86 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 97 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
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 106 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 102 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
Deathunknown

Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: January 11, 1838Bartholomew, Indiana, United States
3 years
elder sister
Amanda Lovina Troutman
Birth: April 11, 1841 37 37Kewanna, Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: April 23, 1909Starke, Indiana, United States
4 years
herself
2 years
younger sister
Mahala Troutman
Birth: about 1845 40 41Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death:
3 years
younger brother
Eli Marion Troutman
Birth: 1847 42 43Indiana, United States
Death: January 30, 1905Indiana, United States
Father’s family with Jane Sawyers - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: April 10, 1825Bartholomew, Indiana, United States
19 months
half-brother
William Franklin Troutman
Birth: November 3, 1826 22 27Columbus, Bartholomew, Indiana, United States
Death: December 14, 1903Wadsworth, Leavenworth, Leavenworth, Kansas, United States
2 years
half-brother
John M Troutman
Birth: about 1828 23 29Indiana, United States
Death: about 1851Fulton, Indiana, United States
1 year
half-sister
9 years
half-brother
James Thomas Troutman
Birth: July 19, 1836 32 37Rochester, Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: May 31, 1888Beloit, Mitchell, Kansas, United States
17 months
half-sister
Janet Troutman
Birth: about 1837 32 38Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death:
Father’s family with Sally Taylor - View this family
father
step-mother
Sally Taylor
Birth: about 1803New York, United States
Death: about 1851Fulton, Indiana, United States
Marriage: December 7, 1848Fulton, Indiana, United States
Father’s family with Mary “Polly” Butler - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: January 24, 1852Pulaski, Pulaski, Indiana, United States
21 months
half-sister
Susan Ellen Troutman
Birth: November 5, 1853 49 37Indiana, United States
Death: March 7, 1880Fulton, Indiana, United States
10 months
half-brother
Frances A Troutman
Birth: September 1, 1854 50 37Indiana, United States
Death: August 20, 1883Kewanna, Union Township, Fulton, Indiana, United States
2 years
half-brother
Wesley Troutman
Birth: October 15, 1856 52 40Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: February 22, 1880Kewanna, Fulton, Indiana, United States
15 months
half-sister
5 years
half-brother
Isaac Newton Troutman
Birth: April 24, 1862 58 45Kewanna, Union Township, Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: March 3, 1930Plymouth, Center Township, Marshall, Indiana, United States
3 years
half-sister
Edith Troutman
Birth: May 1865 61 48Indiana, United States
Death: 1901Indiana, United States
Mother’s family with Isaac Lewis - View this family
step-father
mother
Marriage: September 3, 1829Bartholomew, Indiana, United States

Elizabeth Troutman has 35 first cousins recorded

Census1860 United States - Census transcript - Eli Ambrose Troutman - Household

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
Eli Ambrose Troutmanhead60MWFarmer2000300KY
Mary Troutmanwife30FWIN
Elizabeth Troutmandaughter16FWINx
Eli M Troutmanson12MWIN
Ellen Troutmandaughter8FWIN
Frances A Troutmanson6MWIN
Wesley Troutmanson4MWIN
Laura Troutmandaughter3FWIN