The Shemwell Family

Luther Washington BlochAge: 60 years1897–1958

Name
Luther Washington Bloch
Given names
Luther Washington
Surname
Bloch
Birth April 1897
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 12 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
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/
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 32 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
MarriageBerdena Grace Troutman — View this family
May 14, 1938 (Age 41 years)
Census April 1, 1940 (Age 43 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
Census April 1950 (Age 53 years)
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
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 February 3, 1958 (Age 60 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Maplewood Cemetery
Family with Berdena Grace Troutman - View this family
himself
Luther Washington Bloch
Birth: April 1897 — Indiana, United States
Death: February 3, 1958 — Valparaiso, Porter, Indiana, United States
wife
Marriage: May 14, 1938 — St. Joseph, Indiana, United States
Karl Fred Isenberg + Berdena Grace Troutman - View this family
wife’s husband
Karl Fred Isenberg
Birth: 1903 — Pennsylvania, United States
Death: 1975 — Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
wife
Marriage: August 19, 1925 — Lake, Indiana, United States
2 years
step-son
Richard Gene Isenberg
Birth: August 13, 1927 24 22 — Gary, Lake, Indiana, United States
Death: November 15, 1994 — Boulder City, Clark, Nevada, United States
Joseph Michael Visnovsky + Berdena Grace Troutman - View this family
wife’s husband
Joseph Michael Visnovsky
Birth: March 26, 1904 — Ohio, United States
Death: June 30, 1986 — Alachua, Florida, United States
wife
Marriage: June 6, 1957 — Lake, Indiana, United States

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Luther Washington Bloch - Household

Valparaiso, Porter, Indiana, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Bloch, Luther WheadO6000NoMW42MNoINHotel ManagerOwnerOA520
Bloch, Berdena GxwifeFW33MNoINSecretary??CorpP521000
Bloch, Richard G(step)sonMW11SyesIN

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Luther Washington Bloch - Household

Valparaiso, Porter, Indiana, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Bloch, Luther WheadMW53MarINWK65OwnerRetail Liquor StoreP
Bloch, Berdena TwifeFW44MarINH

Name
Charles O Troutman Obituary and Family Listing Charles O. TROUTMAN, 79, Kewanna, died at 11:45 p.m. Monday at the Rochester Nursing Home where he had been a patient for the past three months. He had been ill for some time. Born March 25, 1870, at Kewanna, he was the son of Hiram and Mary WARRICK TROUTMAN, and in 1897, he was married to Josephine BARNETT. He was a member of the Kewanna Christian church. Survivors include the wife, at home; two sons, William F. [TROUTMAN], of Valparaiso and Samuel T. [TROUTMAN], of Gary; a sister, Mrs. Ida MURPHY, Kewanna; a brother, H. P. TROUTMAN, Kewanna; three daughters, Mrs. L. W. BLOCH, Valparaiso, Opal [TROUTMAN], at home, and Mrs. Ralph FLOYD, of Gary; and several grandchildren. Friends may call at the Harrison Funeral Home, Kewanna, after noon Wednesday. Final rites will be in the Shaffer cemetery, east of Kewanna. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/67801480/charles_o_troutman