The Shemwell Family

Helen Jane RivesAge: 76 years19071984

Name
Helen Jane Rives
Given names
Helen Jane
Surname
Rives
Married name
Helen Jane Troutman
Birth June 2, 1907 33 40
Census April 15, 1910 (Age 2 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 8 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 9 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 10 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/
MarriageJack Barner TroutmanView this family
June 30, 1928 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Philip I Troutman
April 7, 1929 (Age 21 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 22 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
Census April 1930 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Infant Troutman
January 31, 1932 (Age 24 years)
Death of a sonInfant Troutman
January 31, 1932 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a son
#3
David Barner Troutman
April 8, 1938 (Age 30 years)
Death of a fatherZeno John Rives
September 2, 1939 (Age 32 years)
Census April 1, 1940 (Age 32 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 34 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
Census April 1950 (Age 42 years)
Death of a motherEffie Alice Karnes
1952 (Age 44 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 42 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 husbandJack Barner Troutman
July 2, 1957 (Age 50 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 38 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 June 1984 (Age 76 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
Zeno John Rives
Birth: February 22, 1874Greenfield, Hancock, Indiana, United States
Death: September 2, 1939Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States
mother
Marriage: January 31, 1905St. Louis, Missouri, United States
2 years
herself
Family with Jack Barner Troutman - View this family
husband
Jack Barner Troutman
Birth: June 14, 1906 33 30Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States
Death: July 2, 1957Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States
herself
Marriage: June 30, 1928Coles, Illinois, United States
9 months
son
Philip I Troutman
Birth: April 7, 1929 22 21Illinois, United States
Death: July 2, 2004Las Vegas, Clark, Nevada, United States
3 years
son
Infant Troutman
Birth: January 31, 1932 25 24Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States
Death: January 31, 1932Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States
6 years
son
David Barner Troutman
Birth: April 8, 1938 31 30Lincoln, Illinois, United States
Death: July 23, 2000Clark, Nevada, United States

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Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Zeno John Rives - Household

Litchfield, Montgomery, Illinois, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Rives, Zeno JheadMW36M5INNCNCEnglishAttorneyLawOAYesYesOMH
Rives, Effie AwifeFW35M533OHOHOHEnglishNoneYesYes
Rives, MargaretdaughterFW4SILINOHNone
Rives, HelendaughterFW2SILINOHNone
Rives, James AsonMW0 years 10 monthsSILINOHNone

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Jack Barner Troutman - Household

Hickory Point, Macon, Illinois, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Troutman, Jack BheadRRYesMW23M21ILILKSYesFarmerGeneral FarmEYes
Troutman, Helen JwifeFW22M20ILINOHYesNone
Troutman, Philip IsonMW1SILILILNone

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Jack Barner Troutman - Household

Hickory Point, Macon, Illinois, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Troutman, JackheadR1YesMW33MNoILLaborSoft Coal YardPW52784
Troutman, HelenxwifeFW32MNoIL00
Troutman, PhilipsonMW11SYesIL

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Jack Barner Troutman - Household

Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Troutman, Jack PheadMW43MarILWKTruck DriverRetail Coal CompanyP
Troutman, Helen JwifeFW42MarILH
Troutman, Philip LsonMW21NevILWKRadio TechnicianRadio Repair ShopP
Troutman, David BsonMW112NevILOT