Roscoe Sylvan ChurchmanAge: 51 years1903–1954
- Name
- Roscoe Sylvan Churchman
- Given names
- Roscoe Sylvan
- Surname
- Churchman
 Birth | July 30, 1903 28 21 |
 Census | April 15, 1910 (Age 6 years) |
 Birth of a brother | Ralph Leroy Churchman April 19, 1911 (Age 7 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Evelyn Virginia Churchman December 3, 1913 (Age 10 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Sarah Sipes Morrison 1913 (Age 9 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Mary Elizabeth Churchman February 9, 1916 (Age 12 years) |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 12 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 13 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 14 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 16 years) |
 Marriage | Cecelia Marie Mahoney — View this family about 1924 (Age 20 years) Note: Marriage info based on the birth of their first child |
| Birth of a brother | Frederick Keith Churchman February 22, 1924 (Age 20 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Eileen Mary Churchman May 30, 1925 (Age 21 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 26 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 |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Shirley Ann Churchman January 30, 1930 (Age 26 years) |
| Census | April 1930 (Age 26 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Jacob Troutman April 14, 1932 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Kay Rosalynn Churchman April 13, 1938 (Age 34 years) |
| Death of a father | Otto Henry Churchman February 22, 1940 (Age 36 years) |
| Census | April 1, 1940 (Age 36 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 38 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 46 years) |
| Death of a mother | Nora Maize Troutman June 21, 1950 (Age 46 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 46 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 42 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 | December 3, 1954 (Age 51 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Calvary Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Otto Henry Churchman Birth: May 22, 1875 31 30 — Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States Death: February 22, 1940 — Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, United States |
| mother |
Nora Maize Troutman Birth: April 2, 1882 33 28 — Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States Death: June 21, 1950 — Pequot Lakes, Crow Wing, Minnesota, United States |
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Marriage: about 1900 — Illinois, United States |
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18 months elder sister |
Juanita Ellen Churchman Birth: July 14, 1901 26 19 — Illinois, United States Death: May 25, 1979 — San Diego, California, United States |
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2 years himself |
Roscoe Sylvan Churchman Birth: July 30, 1903 28 21 — Macon, Illinois, United States Death: December 3, 1954 — Illinois, United States |
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8 years younger brother |
Ralph Leroy Churchman Birth: April 19, 1911 35 29 — Illinois, United States Death: April 28, 1993 — Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Evelyn Virginia Churchman Birth: December 3, 1913 38 31 — Illinois, United States Death: February 1989 — San Diego, California, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Mary Elizabeth Churchman Birth: February 9, 1916 40 33 — Illinois, United States Death: September 5, 1994 — San Diego, California, United States |
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8 years younger brother |
Frederick Keith Churchman Birth: February 22, 1924 48 41 — Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States Death: October 12, 1984 — Livonia, Wayne, Michigan, United States |
| Family with Cecelia Marie Mahoney |
| himself |
Roscoe Sylvan Churchman Birth: July 30, 1903 28 21 — Macon, Illinois, United States Death: December 3, 1954 — Illinois, United States |
| wife |
Cecelia Marie Mahoney Birth: October 3, 1904 56 41 — Illinois, United States Death: October 16, 1969 — Illinois, United States |
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Marriage: about 1924 — Illinois, United States |
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17 months daughter |
Eileen Mary Churchman Birth: May 30, 1925 21 20 — Illinois, United States Death: November 11, 2004 — Mattoon, Coles, Illinois, United States |
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5 years daughter |
Shirley Ann Churchman Birth: January 30, 1930 26 25 — Illinois, United States Death: February 15, 2016 — Illinois, United States |
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8 years daughter |
Kay Rosalynn Churchman Birth: April 13, 1938 34 33 — Illinois, United States Death: August 9, 1998 — Illinois, United States |
| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Otto Henry Churchman - Household
Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Otto Henry Churchman - Household
Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Roscoe Sylvan Churchman - Household
Jacksonville, Morgan, Illinois, United States
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Roscoe Sylvan Churchman - Household
Mattoon, Coles, Illinois, United States
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| Census | 1950 United States - Census transcript - Roscoe Sylvan Churchman - Household
Mattoon, Coles, Illinois, United States
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| Name | Eileen Snowden (nee Churchman) Obituary and Family Listing
Eileen Snowden Obituary
MATTOON -- Eileen Snowden, age 79, of rural Mattoon, passed away at 7:58 a.m. on Thursday, November 11, 2004, at her residence. Funeral Mass of Christian Burial celebrating her life will begin at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday at the Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Church with Father Dennis Kollross celebrating. Burial will follow in the Calvary Cemetery. Visitation for family and friends will be held from 5:00-8:00 p.m. this (Friday) evening at the Schilling Funeral Home with a Biblical Wake service at 7:30 p.m.
Eileen was born May 30, 1925, in Decatur, a daughter of Roscoe S. and Cecelia Marie (Mahoney) Churchman. She married her sweetheart, Ivan Thomas "Tom" Snowden Jr. on April 24, 1948. Survivors include her loving husband, Tom Snowden of rural Mattoon; her six sons, Dr. Ivan Thomas Snowden III and wife Marianne of Charleston, John Douglas Snowden and wife Brenda of Sneedville, Tennessee, William Snowden and wife Sandra, Dr. Richard Michael Snowden and wife Elizabeth, Robert Lee Snowden and wife Jean, and David Snowden and wife Kimberly, all of Mattoon; her sister, Shirley Anderson of DesPeres, Missouri; fourteen grandchildren, Angie Jordan of Mattoon, Sean Snowden of Boston, Massachusetts, Jonathan Snowden of Frankfurt, West Germany, Amanda "Mandy" Newlin and husband Bill of Mattoon, Tony Mathias and wife Jennifer of Cooks Mills, Toby Snowden of San Diego, California, Andy Snowden of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Brian Snowden and Alexandra Snowden, both of Mattoon, Ryan Snowden of Centralia, Patric Snowden and Ian Snowden, both of Mattoon, Brendan Snowden of Equador, and Bart Snowden of Urbana; six great-grandchildren, Paige Jordan, Mia Cunningham and Connor Evans, all of Mattoon and Abigail Mathias, Jacob Mathias and Alyssa Mathias, all of Cooks Mills. She was preceded in death by her parents and one sister, Kay Probst.
Mrs. Snowden served as a cadet nurse in the Navy during World War II. She received her training as a Registered Nurse in Pediatrics at St. John's Hospital in Springfield, serving for twenty years at both the Mattoon Memorial Hospital and Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center. She was a member of the Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Church and the Daughters of Isabella. Eileen was very devoted to her husband, children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She also enjoyed watching birds and all forms of wildlife around her rural home.
Memorial gifts in her honor are suggested to the American Diabetes Association. To sign the online guestbook, go to www.jg-tc.com and click on obituaries.
Published by Journal Gazette & Times-Courier on Nov. 12, 2004.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/192429320/mary-eileen-snowden
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