The Shemwell Family

Ozra A Dukes1845

Name
Ozra A Dukes
Given names
Ozra A
Surname
Dukes
Also known as
Ezra A Dukes
Also known as
Asha A Dukes
Birth about 1845 20 21
Birth of a brotherAndrew E Dukes
September 18, 1846 (Age 20 months)
Death of a fatherChristopher Eslinger Dukes
September 2, 1847 (Age 2 years)
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 12 months)
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 6, 1850 (Age 5 years)
Marriage of a parentCharles PolkMalinda J TroutmanView this family
March 9, 1851 (Age 6 years)
Birth of a half-brotherDavid B Polk
1853 (Age 8 years)
Birth of a half-brotherDarius Polk
1857 (Age 12 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 12 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 8, 1860 (Age 15 years)
Death of a brotherAndrew E Dukes
September 12, 1862 (Age 17 years)
Death of a half-brotherDavid B Polk
April 3, 1864 (Age 19 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 16 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 22 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 22 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Death of a maternal grandmotherRachel Sawyers
October 12, 1869 (Age 24 years)
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 24 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 33 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-brotherDarius Polk
April 20, 1887 (Age 42 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherWilliam Troutman
August 25, 1887 (Age 42 years)
Death of a motherMalinda J Troutman
May 29, 1891 (Age 46 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 53 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
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 71 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 72 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 73 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 84 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 96 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 105 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 101 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: November 8, 1843Fulton, Indiana, United States
2 years
himself
21 months
younger brother
Andrew E Dukes
Birth: September 18, 1846 22 23Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: September 12, 1862Kewanna, Fulton, Indiana, United States
Mother’s family with Charles Polk - View this family
step-father
mother
Marriage: March 9, 1851Fulton, Indiana, United States
3 years
half-brother
David B Polk
Birth: 1853 49 29Indiana, United States
Death: April 3, 1864Indiana, United States
5 years
half-brother
Darius Polk
Birth: 1857 53 33Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: April 20, 1887Kewanna, Union Township, Fulton, Indiana, United States

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Census1850 United States - Census transcript - William Troutman - Household

Union, Fulton, Indiana, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
William Troutmanhead49MWFarmer2500KY
Rachel Troutmanwife48FWKYx
Greenup Troutmanson18MWLaborerINx
Harriet Troutmandaughter15FWINx
Darius Troutmanson16MWINx
Malinda Dukesdaughter25FW500IN
Ozrah Dukesgrandson5MWIN
Andrew Dukesgrandson3MWIN

Census1860 United States - Census transcript - Malinda J Troutman - Household

Union, Fulton, Indiana, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
William Troutmanhead57MWFarmer30001999KY
Rachel Troutmanwife58FWKY
Asha Dukegrandson15MWINx
Andrew Dukegrandson13MWINx
David Polkegrandson7MWINx
Darius Polkegrandson3MWIN
Malinda Polkedaughter37FW500IN