The Shemwell Family

Samuel RouchAge: 77 years18311908

Name
Samuel Rouch
Given names
Samuel
Surname
Rouch
Birth February 7, 1831
Historical Event
Cholera Epidemic
1832 (Age 10 months)
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
Historical Event
The Texas Revolution
between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 4 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
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 14 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
MarriageCatherine GossView this family
September 14, 1851 (Age 20 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 25 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 30 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
Birth of a son
#1
Jesse Fremont Rouch
November 23, 1866 (Age 35 years)
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 35 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 35 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 37 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 20, 1870 (Age 39 years)
Death of a wifeCatherine Goss
June 11, 1877 (Age 46 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 46 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Marriage of a childJesse Fremont RouchNettie Jane LambertView this family
November 22, 1889 (Age 58 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Charles E Rouch
July 20, 1890 (Age 59 years)
Death of a grandsonCharles E Rouch
October 23, 1890 (Age 59 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Isadora Clemenza Ica Rouch
November 9, 1891 (Age 60 years)
Birth of a grandson
#3
Lawrence Rouch
June 11, 1896 (Age 65 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 67 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 August 2, 1908 (Age 77 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Salem Cemetery
Family with Catherine Goss - View this family
himself
Samuel Rouch
Birth: February 7, 1831Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
Death: August 2, 1908Fulton, Indiana, United States
wife
Catherine Goss
Birth: 1833Fairfield, Ohio, United States
Death: June 11, 1877Fulton, Fulton, Indiana, United States
Marriage: September 14, 1851Fulton, Indiana, United States
15 years
son

No family available

Census1870 United States - Census transcript - Samuel Rouch - Household

Wayne Township, Fulton, Indiana, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceFFBMFBBornMarSchoolReadWriteInfirmCitDis
Rouch, Samuelhead39MWFarmer55002000PAX
Rouch, Catherinewife37FWKeeps HouseOHX
Rouch, Aaronson18MWFarm LaborINX
Rouch, Hiramson16MWINX
Rouch, Jamesson14MWINX
Rouch, Charlesson9MWIN
Rouch, Marydaughter8FWIN
Rouch, Sarah Edaughter7FWIN
Rouch, Jesseson4MWIN
Rouch, Elizabethdaughter2FWIN