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Zillah Elizabeth CopelandAge: 31 years1896–1928

Name: Zillah Elizabeth Copeland

Given names: Zillah Elizabeth

Surname: Copeland

Married name: Zillah Elizabeth Troutman

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Birth	November 30, 1896 Illinois, United States
Historical Event	Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 16 months) Cuba 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 19 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 20 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 21 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/
Marriage	Howard John Troutman — View this family between 1920 and 1928 (Age 23 years) Illinois, United States Note: Howard was listed as Single in the 1920 census. Zillah died in 1928; so, they were married in the 1920 to 1828 timeframe.
Death	August 21, 1928 (Age 31 years) Macon, Illinois, United States
Obituary	Zillah Copeland Obituary and Family Listing August 22, 1928 (1 day after death) Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States Shared note: Zillah Copeland Obituary and Family Listing Zillah Copeland Obituary and Family Listing Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947 Name: Zillah Copeland Name Note: 3y residence in city where death occurred. Sex: Female Age: 31y 8m 21d Occupation: At Home Race: White Father's Name: Wilbur R. Copeland Mother's Name: Elizabeth Moss Event Type: Death Event Date: 21 Aug 1928 Event Place: Decatur, Macon, Illinois Birth Date: 30 Nov 1896 Birth Year (Estimated): 1897 Birthplace: Blue Mound, Macon, Illinois Burial Date: 23 Aug 1928 Burial Place: Blue Mound, Macon, Illinois Cemetery: Hall Father's Birthplace: Hillsboro, West Virginia Mother's Birthplace: Shelby Co., Illinois Residence Place: Blue Mound, Macon, Illinois Spouse's Name: Howard Frontueau (Troutman)
Burial	Hall Cemetery, Blue Mound, Macon, Illinois, United States Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Hall Cemetery

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husband	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Zillah Elizabeth Copeland Howard John Troutman Birth: August 26, 1897 24 25 — Harristown, Macon, Illinois, United States Death: April 25, 1972 — Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States
herself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Howard John Troutman Zillah Elizabeth Copeland Birth: November 30, 1896 — Illinois, United States Death: August 21, 1928 — Macon, Illinois, United States
	Marriage: between 1920 and 1928 — Illinois, United States

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Marriage	Howard was listed as Single in the 1920 census. Zillah died in 1928; so, they were married in the 1920 to 1828 timeframe.
Obituary	Zillah Copeland Obituary and Family Listing Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947 Name: Zillah Copeland Name Note: 3y residence in city where death occurred. Sex: Female Age: 31y 8m 21d Occupation: At Home Race: White Father's Name: Wilbur R. Copeland Mother's Name: Elizabeth Moss Event Type: Death Event Date: 21 Aug 1928 Event Place: Decatur, Macon, Illinois Birth Date: 30 Nov 1896 Birth Year (Estimated): 1897 Birthplace: Blue Mound, Macon, Illinois Burial Date: 23 Aug 1928 Burial Place: Blue Mound, Macon, Illinois Cemetery: Hall Father's Birthplace: Hillsboro, West Virginia Mother's Birthplace: Shelby Co., Illinois Residence Place: Blue Mound, Macon, Illinois Spouse's Name: Howard Frontueau (Troutman)