Martha Adaline TroutmanAge: 53 years1825–1878
- Name
- Martha Adaline Troutman
- Given names
- Martha Adaline
- Surname
- Troutman
- Married name
- Martha Adaline Powell
Shared note: Jacob Powell Obituary and Family Listing
Shared note: James Troutman Obituary and Family Listing
 Birth | May 9, 1825 31 26 |
 Birth of a sister | Nancy Caroline Troutman November 11, 1828 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Cynthia Ann Troutman October 2, 1831 (Age 6 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Benjamin Eli Troutman 1832 (Age 6 years) |
 Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 6 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 grandfather | Peter Trautmann April 12, 1836 (Age 10 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 |
 Census | June 1, 1840 (Age 15 years) |
 Marriage | Jacob Powell — View this family January 3, 1842 (Age 16 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Maria L Powell December 27, 1842 (Age 17 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Matilda Powell January 8, 1844 (Age 18 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Orlando Powell January 17, 1845 (Age 19 years) |
| Death of a sister | Rebecca Jane Troutman about 1847 (Age 21 years) |
| Death of a father | James Troutman September 16, 1847 (Age 22 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Rebecca Roberson March 30, 1848 (Age 22 years) |
| Death of a sister | Mary Ann Troutman June 29, 1848 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Jehu Z “John” Powell August 13, 1848 (Age 23 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 20 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 | September 2, 1850 (Age 25 years) |
| Death of a brother | Benjamin Eli Troutman 1857 (Age 31 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 31 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Census | August 1, 1860 (Age 35 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 35 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 brother | William Ambrose Troutman January 4, 1866 (Age 40 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 41 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 41 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Death of a sister | Mildred Elizabeth Troutman February 16, 1869 (Age 43 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 43 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 | August 30, 1870 (Age 45 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 52 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Death | May 20, 1878 (Age 53 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Mount Hope Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
James Troutman Birth: April 26, 1794 25 21 — Henry, Kentucky, United States Death: September 16, 1847 — Fletcher, Fulton, Indiana, United States |
| mother |
Nancy Stephenson Birth: November 21, 1798 49 37 — Virginia, United States Death: April 11, 1880 — Fletcher, Fulton, Indiana, United States |
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Marriage: May 6, 1815 — Henry, Kentucky, United States |
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4 years elder sister |
Rebecca Jane Troutman Birth: about 1818 23 19 — Indiana, United States Death: about 1847 — Cass, Indiana, United States |
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2 years elder sister |
Mary Ann Troutman Birth: about 1819 24 20 — Ohio, Indiana, United States Death: June 29, 1848 — Fulton, Indiana, United States |
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3 years elder brother |
William Ambrose Troutman Birth: about 1821 26 22 — Pulaski, Indiana, United States Death: January 4, 1866 — Indiana, United States |
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4 years elder sister |
Mildred Elizabeth Troutman Birth: November 26, 1824 30 26 — Indiana, United States Death: February 16, 1869 — Cass, Indiana, United States |
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5 months herself |
Martha Adaline Troutman Birth: May 9, 1825 31 26 — Indiana, United States Death: May 20, 1878 — Indiana, United States |
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4 years younger sister |
Nancy Caroline Troutman Birth: November 11, 1828 34 29 — Indiana, United States Death: December 6, 1902 — Indiana, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Cynthia Ann Troutman Birth: October 2, 1831 37 32 — Columbus, Bartholomew, Indiana, United States Death: January 2, 1887 — Fulton, Indiana, United States |
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15 months younger brother |
Benjamin Eli Troutman Birth: 1832 37 33 — Virginia, United States Death: 1857 — Cass, Indiana, United States |
| Family with Jacob Powell |
| husband |
Jacob Powell Birth: March 10, 1815 35 21 — Washington, Pennsylvania, United States Death: May 30, 1895 — Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States |
| herself |
Martha Adaline Troutman Birth: May 9, 1825 31 26 — Indiana, United States Death: May 20, 1878 — Indiana, United States |
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Marriage: January 3, 1842 — Cass, Indiana, United States |
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1 year daughter |
Maria L Powell Birth: December 27, 1842 27 17 — Bethlehem, Cass, Indiana, United States Death: February 22, 1927 — Bethlehem, Cass, Indiana, United States |
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1 year daughter |
Matilda Powell Birth: January 8, 1844 28 18 — Bethlehem, Cass, Indiana, United States Death: 1926 — Indiana, United States |
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1 year son |
Orlando Powell Birth: January 17, 1845 29 19 — Bethlehem, Cass, Indiana, United States Death: October 3, 1924 — Indiana, United States |
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4 years son |
Jehu Z “John” Powell Birth: August 13, 1848 33 23 — Bethlehem, Cass, Indiana, United States Death: January 18, 1918 — Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States |
| Census | 1840 United States - Census transcript - James Troutman - Household
Cass, Indiana, United States
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| Census | 1850 United States - Census transcript - Martha Adaline Troutman - Household
Jefferson, Miami, Indiana, United States
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| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - Jacob Powell - Household
1860 Bethlehem, Cass, Indiana - Jacob Powell
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| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Jacob Powell - Household
Bethlehem, Cass, Indiana, United States
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| Name | Jacob Powell Obituary and Family Listing
Logansport Pharos-Tribune 31 May 1895 p11
Jacob Powell was born Washington County PA . As a young boy with his father he moved to Jefferson County OH near Steubenville. At the age of 20 in 1835 he went by boat down the Ohio River and then up to Rock Island IL. He then walked across the country to where Chicago now stands and worked the summer . He headed south to Logansport and soon located in Bethlehem Township where he lived until the death of his first wife Miss Troutman in 1878. They had four children. 1881 he built a boat and steamed down the Wabash and Ohio Rivers to Metropolis IL where he has since resided, having married Mrs. Julia Turner of that place.
He was visiting his children in Logansport when he passed away."
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| 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 |