The Shemwell Family

Fletcher Troutman1840

Name
Fletcher Troutman
Given names
Fletcher
Surname
Troutman
Birth about 1840 40 41
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 10 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 13 years)
Death of a brotherIsaac Newton Troutman
April 15, 1854 (Age 14 years)
Death of a fatherJohn Troutman
December 6, 1855 (Age 15 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
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
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)
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 84 years)
Death of a sisterSusan Troutman
March 7, 1928 (Age 88 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 89 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
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 101 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
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 106 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: 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
elder sister
Susan Troutman
Birth: August 13, 1839 39 40Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: March 7, 1928Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States
17 months
himself
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

Fletcher Troutman has 40 first cousins recorded

Father's family (40)

Parents Archibald Cosby + Malinda Troutman
1William Cosby18181854
3Infant Son Cosby18201854
4Eliza Ann Cosby18261841
5Sarah Cosby1827
6Martha Cosby18281835
10John Robert Cosby18351895
11Joseph A Cosby18351920
12Mary Cosby1836
Parents William Troutman + Rachel Sawyers
1Malinda J Troutman18231891
2Elizabeth Troutman18251885
3James H Troutman18251905
4Mary Jane Troutman18291907
7Harriet S Troutman18331905
9Louisa A Troutman18371849
Parents Eli Ambrose Troutman + Sarah Jane “Sally” Dyson
Parents Eli Ambrose Troutman + Jane Sawyers
2John M Troutman18281851
Parents Eli Ambrose Troutman + Mary “Polly” Butler
2Frances A Troutman18541883
3Wesley Troutman18561880
6Edith Troutman18651901
Parents Charles Depauw II + Cynthia Troutman
1Infant Depauw18221823
Parents James Henry Jetor Glanton + Amanda C Troutman
Parents Alvin Milton Troutman + Louisa M Nelson
1Hiram N Troutman18461923

Mother's family (0)

Census1850 United States - Census transcript - John Troutman - Household

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