The Shemwell Family

Mildred Elizabeth TroutmanAge: 44 years18241869

Name
Mildred Elizabeth Troutman
Given names
Mildred Elizabeth
Surname
Troutman
Married name
Mildred Elizabeth Veal
Birth November 26, 1824 30 26
Birth of a sisterMartha Adaline Troutman
May 9, 1825 (Age 5 months)
Birth of a sisterNancy Caroline Troutman
November 11, 1828 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a sisterCynthia Ann Troutman
October 2, 1831 (Age 6 years)
Birth of a brotherBenjamin Eli Troutman
1832 (Age 7 years)
Historical Event
Cholera Epidemic
1832 (Age 7 years)
Note: Cholera killed 4,340 people in New Orleans & over 3,000 in New York City - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholera_outbreaks_and_pandemics
Death of a paternal grandfatherPeter Trautmann
April 12, 1836 (Age 11 years)
Historical Event
The Texas Revolution
between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 10 years)
Note: The Texas Revolution (or Texas War of Independence) was fought from October 2, 1835 to April 21, 1836 between Mexico and the Texas (Tejas) portion of the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas. The Texas Revolution erupted in 1836, after Texas declared its independence from Mexico. Mexico responded by invading Texas, where General Santa Anna won decisive victories in the battles of the Alamo and Goliad. The war ended at the Battle of San Jacinto (about 20 miles) east of modern day downtown Houston) where General Sam Houston led the Texas Army to victory in 18 minutes over a portion of the Mexican Army under Santa Anna, who was captured shortly after the battle. The conclusion of the war resulted in the creation of the Republic of Texas - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Revolution
MarriageSimeon VealView this family
April 2, 1846 (Age 21 years)
Death of a sisterRebecca Jane Troutman
about 1847 (Age 22 years)
Death of a fatherJames Troutman
September 16, 1847 (Age 22 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherRebecca Roberson
March 30, 1848 (Age 23 years)
Death of a sisterMary Ann Troutman
June 29, 1848 (Age 23 years)
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 21 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 brotherBenjamin Eli Troutman
1857 (Age 32 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 32 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 36 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
Death of a brotherWilliam Ambrose Troutman
January 4, 1866 (Age 41 years)
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 42 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 42 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 44 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
Death February 16, 1869 (Age 44 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Fletchers Lake Presbyterian Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: May 6, 1815Henry, Kentucky, United States
4 years
elder sister
Rebecca Jane Troutman
Birth: about 1818 23 19Indiana, United States
Death: about 1847Cass, Indiana, United States
2 years
elder sister
Mary Ann Troutman
Birth: about 1819 24 20Ohio, Indiana, United States
Death: June 29, 1848Fulton, Indiana, United States
3 years
elder brother
4 years
herself
Mildred Elizabeth Troutman
Birth: November 26, 1824 30 26Indiana, United States
Death: February 16, 1869Cass, Indiana, United States
5 months
younger sister
4 years
younger sister
Nancy Caroline Troutman
Birth: November 11, 1828 34 29Indiana, United States
Death: December 6, 1902Indiana, United States
3 years
younger sister
Cynthia Ann Troutman
Birth: October 2, 1831 37 32Columbus, Bartholomew, Indiana, United States
Death: January 2, 1887Fulton, Indiana, United States
15 months
younger brother
Benjamin Eli Troutman
Birth: 1832 37 33Virginia, United States
Death: 1857Cass, Indiana, United States
Family with Simeon Veal - View this family
husband
Simeon Veal
Birth: November 26, 1824 23 20Miami, Indiana, United States
Death: April 24, 1904Falls City, Richardson, Nebraska, United States
herself
Mildred Elizabeth Troutman
Birth: November 26, 1824 30 26Indiana, United States
Death: February 16, 1869Cass, Indiana, United States
Marriage: April 2, 1846Cass, Indiana, United States

Mildred Elizabeth Troutman has 35 first cousins recorded

Name
Simeon Veal Obituary and Family Listing The Falls City tribune (Falls City, Neb.), April 29, 1904 Died — Simeon Veal at the home of his son Orlando Veal on April 24th, aged 79 years, 4 months and 28 days. The funeral was held from the Baptist church west of Verdon Tuesday after- noon. https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn94056446/1904-04-29/ed-1/?sp=7&st=image&r=0.212,1.037,0.433,0.275,0
Name
James Troutman Obituary and Family Listing James Troutman was born in Kentucky in 1793, was a soldier in the War of 1812; married Nancy Stephenson of Kentucky, May 8, 1817, who was born November 24, 1798; moved to Bethlehem township in 1835, and kept a tavern, the Seven Mile House, on the Michigan road, until his death, September 17, 1847, and sleeps his last sleep in the Troutman burial ground back of his residence. His wife died April 11, 1880, in Fulton county. J. Troutman had several brothers and half-brothers who lived and died in Cass and Fulton counties. He also left the following children : Wm. Ambrose, Benjamin Eli. Jane (Lambert), Mary- (Hurst), Elizabeth (Veal), Caroline (Pugh), and Martha Adaline, who became the wife of Jacob Powell. They are all dead, but each left descendants scattered east and west. J. Troutman was a portly, stoutly built man of pleasing manners and a leader in the early history of the township. He affiliated with the Baptist church and the first religious meetings of that denomination were held at his house. SOURCE: History of Cass County, Indiana : from its earliest settlement to the present time ; with biographical sketches and reference to biographies previously compiled by Powell, Jehu Z., 1848-1918 https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_exgVAAAAYAAJ/page/496/mode/2up