The Shemwell Family

Louis Henry Ulmstead JrAge: 81 years18641945

Name
Louis Henry Ulmstead Jr
Given names
Louis Henry
Surname
Ulmstead
Name suffix
Jr
Birth January 25, 1864
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865

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 2 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 2 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 4 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 13 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
MarriageMarrietta McKibbenView this family
February 19, 1885 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Clara Louise Ulmstead
September 28, 1888 (Age 24 years)
Death of a wifeMarrietta McKibben
December 28, 1891 (Age 27 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 34 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
Birth of a grandson
#1
James Albert Troutman
July 14, 1909 (Age 45 years)
Note: Biological parents are Ray James Troutman and Clara Louise Umstead. He was born in 1909 and is listed in the 1910 Census with Ray/Clara. However, starting with the 1915 Census and all subsequent records he is raised by his grandparents, James and Angeline Troutman. Aside from the 1910 Census, all the other records list James/Angeline as his parents.
Marriage of a childRay James TroutmanClara Louise UlmsteadView this family
about 1909 (Age 44 years)
Adoption of a grandsonJames Albert Troutman
between 1910 and 1915 (Age 45 years)
Adoption: Adopted by both parents
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 51 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 52 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 53 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 65 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 77 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
Death December 19, 1945 (Age 81 years)
Burial
Associate: Clara Louise Ulmstead
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Inglewood Park Cemetery
Family with Marrietta McKibben - View this family
himself
Louis Henry Ulmstead Jr
Birth: January 25, 1864Illinois, United States
Death: December 19, 1945Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
wife
Marrietta McKibben
Birth: November 25, 1867Marmaton, Bourbon, Kansas, United States
Death: December 28, 1891Fort Scott, Bourbon, Kansas, United States
Marriage: February 19, 1885Bourbon, Kansas, United States
4 years
daughter
Clara Louise Ulmstead
Birth: September 28, 1888 24 20Fort Scott, Bourbon, Kansas, United States
Death: August 31, 1977Moore, Cleveland, Oklahoma, United States

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