The Shemwell Family

Russell Ernest BaerAge: 91 years1907–1999

Name
Russell Ernest Baer
Given names
Russell Ernest
Surname
Baer
Birth December 20, 1907 27 25
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/
MarriageAlice Alverda Troutman — View this family
about 1928 (Age 20 years)
Note: Marriage info based on 1930 Census
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 21 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
#1
Russell Ernest Baer Jr
October 29, 1930 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Donald Eugene Baer
August 19, 1934 (Age 26 years)
Census April 1, 1940 (Age 32 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 33 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 motherGeneva L Wree
September 6, 1953 (Age 45 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 fatherClint Baer
December 7, 1960 (Age 52 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 of a wifeAlice Alverda Troutman
April 27, 1978 (Age 70 years)
Death May 1, 1999 (Age 91 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Harristown Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
Clint Baer
Birth: December 12, 1880 — Macon, Illinois, United States
Death: December 7, 1960 — Harristown, Macon, Illinois, United States
mother
Geneva L Wree
Birth: January 2, 1882 — Harristown, Macon, Illinois, United States
Death: September 6, 1953 — Harristown, Macon, Illinois, United States
Marriage: February 22, 1905 — Niantic, Macon, Illinois, United States
3 years
himself
Russell Ernest Baer
Birth: December 20, 1907 27 25 — Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States
Death: May 1, 1999 — Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States
Family with Alice Alverda Troutman - View this family
himself
Russell Ernest Baer
Birth: December 20, 1907 27 25 — Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States
Death: May 1, 1999 — Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States
wife
Alice Alverda Troutman
Birth: October 21, 1908 31 32 — Macon, Illinois, United States
Death: April 27, 1978 — Macon, Illinois, United States
Marriage: about 1928 — Illinois, United States
3 years
son
Russell Ernest Baer Jr
Birth: October 29, 1930 22 22 — Illinois, United States
Death: December 2, 2021 — Aurora, Colorado, United States
4 years
son
Donald Eugene Baer
Birth: August 19, 1934 26 25 — Illinois, United States
Death: November 19, 2001 — Illinois, United States

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Clint Baer - Household

Harristown, Macon, Illinois, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Baer, ClintheadMW29M5INININEnglishFarmerGeneral FarmOAYesYesRF
Baer, Geneva LwifeFW28M522ILILILEnglishNoneYesYes
Baer, Virgil EsonMW4SILINILNone
Baer, Russell EsonMW2SILINILNone

Marriage
Marriage info based on 1930 Census
Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Russell Ernest Baer - Household

Harristown, Macon, Illinois, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Baer, Russell EheadO5000RNoMW22M20NoYesILINILYesGeneral ClerkCorn ProductionWYes
Baer, Alice AwifeFW21M19NoYesILILILYesNone

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Russell Ernest Baer - Household

Harristown, Macon, Illinois, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Baer, Russell EheadO4500NoMW32MNoILAsst Feed Sales ManagerStaley Mfg CoPW53000
Baer, Alice AxwifeFW31MNoIL00
Baer, Russell EsonMW9SYesIL
Baer, Donald EsonMW5SNoIL
Troutman, Rosa Dmother-in-lawFW64WdNoIL

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Russell Ernest Baer - Household

Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Baer, Russell EheadMW42MarILWK45Grain Elevator Vice PresidentGrain ElevatorP
Baer, Alice AwifeFW41MarILH
Baer, Russell JrsonMW19NevILOT
Baer, Donald EsonMW15NevILOT

Name
Fred Troutman Obituary and Family Listing Fred D. Troutman, 56, died Thursday in a hospital in Jacksonville of paralysis. He was born in Harristown and spent most of his life in that vicinity as a farmer. He was a member of the Harristown Christian church and the Masonic lodge. He was married in March 1901 to Miss Rosa D. Musser of Decatur. Surviving are his wife, two daughters, Mrs.Ralph McArty and Mrs. R. E. Baer of Harristown, a brother, Samuel of Atlanta, KS, two sisters, Mrs. Nora Churchman of Decatur and Miss Minnie Troutman of Atlanta, Kan. Funeral services will be held Sunday in the Christian church with burial in the Harristown cemetery. Decatur Daily Review 6/2/1933 Obituary furnished by Janet Donner https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40307121/fred-b-troutman