The Shemwell Family

Georgia D BetzlerAge: 61 years19061967

Name
Georgia D Betzler
Given names
Georgia D
Surname
Betzler
Married name
Georgia D Troutman
Birth January 5, 1906 64 32
Census April 15, 1910 (Age 4 years)
Death of a fatherGeorge Washington Betzler
June 15, 1915 (Age 9 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 9 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 10 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 11 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/
Death of a motherDaisy May Kinney
February 9, 1928 (Age 22 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 23 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
MarriageBruce Franklin TroutmanView this family
March 20, 1933 (Age 27 years)
Note: Marriage info found in his wife's (Georgia) obituary in The Decatur Daily Review (IL) Fri, May 26, 1967, Pg. 11.
Birth of a daughter
#1
Janet May Troutman
August 17, 1934 (Age 28 years)
Census April 1, 1940 (Age 34 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 35 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 44 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 43 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
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 39 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 May 25, 1967 (Age 61 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Macon County Memorial Park
Family with parents - View this family
father
George Washington Betzler
Birth: January 22, 1841Circleville, Pickaway, Ohio, United States
Death: June 15, 1915Macon, Illinois, United States
mother
Daisy May Kinney
Birth: September 7, 1873Indiana, United States
Death: February 9, 1928Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States
Marriage: March 20, 1901Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States
5 years
herself
Family with Bruce Franklin Troutman - View this family
husband
Bruce Franklin Troutman
Birth: February 25, 1904 31 27Illinois, United States
Death: February 13, 1999Illinois, United States
herself
Marriage: March 20, 1933Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, United States
17 months
daughter
Janet May Troutman
Birth: August 17, 1934 30 28Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States
Death: December 30, 2013Sarasota, Sarasota, Florida, United States

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Census1910 United States - Census transcript - George Washington Betzler - Household

Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Betzler, GeorgeheadMW70M29OHOHPAEnglishOwn IncomeYesYesOFH
Betzler, DaisywifeFW36M911INNCNCEnglishNoneYesYes
Betzler, GeorgiadaughterFW4SILOHINNoneNo

Marriage
Marriage info found in his wife's (Georgia) obituary in The Decatur Daily Review (IL) Fri, May 26, 1967, Pg. 11.
Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Bruce Franklin Troutman - Household

Harristown, Macon, Illinois, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Troutman, Bruce FheadO6500NoMW36MNoILTruck DriverGrand Fuel CoPW481070
Troutman, GeorgiaxwifeFW34MNoIL00
Troutman, Janet MaydaughterFW5SNoIL

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Bruce Franklin Troutman - Household

Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Troutman, Bruce FheadMW46WdILWK50Coal HaulerFuel SupplierO
Troutman, Georgia DwifeFW44MarILH
Troutman, Janet MdaughterFW15NevILOT
Betzer, CatherinenieceFW10NevIL

Name
Bruce F Troutman Obituary and Family Listing Bruce Troutman, 94, of Decatur passed away Saturday (Feb. 13, 1999) in McKinley Court. Mr. Troutman was born in Bearsdale on Feb. 25, 1904, the son of Frank S. and Elizabeth Barner Troutman. He was a member of Central Christian Church and a retired farmer. He married Georgia Betzer on March 20, 1933. She preceded him in death on May 25, 1967. Surviving are his daughter, Mrs. Richard (Janet) Dow of Elgin; sister, Mrs. Beryl (Ruth) Kinser of Decatur; grandson, Scott Dow of Metropolis. He was preceded in death by his parents, wife, two sisters and one brother. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/70381245/bruce_f_troutman