The Shemwell Family

Florence Marie TroutmanAge: 91 years18971989

Name
Florence Marie Troutman
Given names
Florence Marie
Surname
Troutman
Married name
Florence Marie Gibbons
Married name
Florence Marie Smith
Birth October 21, 1897 22 23
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 5 months)
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 of a paternal grandmotherNancy Ann Cox
February 23, 1902 (Age 4 years)
Census April 15, 1910 (Age 12 years)
Census 1915 (Age 17 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherMary Klingle
March 8, 1916 (Age 18 years)
MarriageGeorge William GibbonsView this family
May 22, 1916 (Age 18 years)
Birth of a son
#1
George M Gibbons
June 6, 1916 (Age 18 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 18 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 19 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 20 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/
Census January 1, 1920 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Margaret Elaine Gibbons
January 22, 1923 (Age 25 years)
Marriage of a parentPhillip W HeislerAnna C TraubView this family
October 13, 1923 (Age 25 years)
Census 1925 (Age 27 years)
DivorceGeorge William GibbonsView this family
May 12, 1928 (Age 30 years)
MarriageSmithView this family
between 1928 and 1942 (Age 30 years)

Note: Florence divorced George Gibbons in 1928 and filed a correspondence with Social Security on 1942.
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 31 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
Death of a fatherRoy Nelson Troutman
February 15, 1930 (Age 32 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 44 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 52 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
Death of a husbandGeorge William Gibbons
November 9, 1961 (Age 64 years)
Death of a motherAnna C Traub
November 6, 1965 (Age 68 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 48 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
Death April 12, 1989 (Age 91 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
Roy Nelson Troutman
Birth: February 7, 1875 33 24Harristown, Macon, Illinois, United States
Death: February 15, 1930Harristown, Macon, Illinois, United States
mother
Marriage: February 6, 1894Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States
Divorce: 1900Illinois, United States
4 years
herself
Mother’s family with Phillip W Heisler - View this family
step-father
Phillip W Heisler
Birth: December 9, 1874Illinois, United States
Death: June 11, 1953Iowa, United States
mother
Marriage: October 13, 1923Orange, New York, United States
Family with George William Gibbons - View this family
ex-husband
herself
Marriage: May 22, 1916Jackson, Missouri, United States
Divorce: May 12, 1928Iowa, United States
son
George M Gibbons
Birth: June 6, 1916 19 18Nebraska, United States
Death: January 24, 2004
7 years
daughter
Margaret Elaine Gibbons
Birth: January 22, 1923 26 25Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States
Death:
Family with Smith - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: between 1928 and 1942

Florence Marie Troutman has 11 first cousins recorded

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Anna C Traub - Household

Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Trotmen, AnnaheadFW35WD111ILGermanyGermanyEnglishDressmakerDepartment StoreWNo0YesYesRH
Trotmen, FlorencedaughterFW12SILILILEnglishNoneYesYesYes

CensusIowa State - Census transcript - Florence Marie Troutman - Household

Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPOccupation
Troutman, FlorenceheadFW17DILAt School

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Anna C Traub - Household

Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Gibbons, George WheadRMW23MYesYesIAIrelandIrishIAYesCheckerUnion DepotW
Gibbons, Florence MwifeFW22MYesYesILILILYesNone
Gibbons, George MsonMW3 years 7 monthsSNEIAILYesNone
Troutman, Anna Cmother-in-lawFW45WDYesYesILScotlandScotchScotlandYesDressmakerOA

CensusIowa United State - Census transcript - George William Gibbons - Household

Polk, Iowa, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPOccupation
Gibbons, George WheadMW28MIA
Gibbons, Florence MwifeFW27MIL
Gibbons, George WsonMW8SNE
Gibbons, Margaret EdaughterFW2SIA

Marriage
Florence divorced George Gibbons in 1928 and filed a correspondence with Social Security on 1942.
Death
Florence Smith (nee Troutman) Obituary and Family Listing United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files Name Note: Name and form dates: Application: FLORENCE TROUTMAN SMITH (Jul 1942), Claim: FLORENCE T SMITH (28 Feb 1964), Death: FLORENCE T SMITH (12 Apr 1989) Alias: Florence T Smith Second Alias: Florence Troutman Sex: Female Birth Date: 21 Oct 1897 Birthplace: Decatur, Illinois, United States Social Program Application Date: Jul 1942 Social Program Claim Date: 28 Feb 1964 Previous Residence: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States Previous Residence Postal Code: 38111-0000 Death Date: 12 Apr 1989 Race: White Father's Name: Roy Troutman Father's Sex: Male Mother's Name: Anna Traub Mother's Sex: Female Event Type: Social Program Correspondence