Simeon VealAge: 79 years1824–1904
 Birth | November 26, 1824 23 20 |
 Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 7 years)Note: Cholera killed 4,340 people in New Orleans & over 3,000 in New York City - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholera_outbreaks_and_pandemics |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 10 years)Note: The Texas Revolution (or Texas War of Independence) was fought from October 2, 1835 to April 21, 1836 between Mexico and the Texas (Tejas) portion of the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas. The Texas Revolution erupted in 1836, after Texas declared its independence from Mexico. Mexico responded by invading Texas, where General Santa Anna won decisive victories in the battles of the Alamo and Goliad. The war ended at the Battle of San Jacinto (about 20 miles) east of modern day downtown Houston) where General Sam Houston led the Texas Army to victory in 18 minutes over a portion of the Mexican Army under Santa Anna, who was captured shortly after the battle. The conclusion of the war resulted in the creation of the Republic of Texas - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Revolution |
 Marriage | Mildred Elizabeth Troutman — View this family April 2, 1846 (Age 21 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 21 years)Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 32 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
 Death of a father | Andrew Nathan Veal October 11, 1863 (Age 38 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 36 years)Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 42 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 42 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Death of a wife | Mildred Elizabeth Troutman February 16, 1869 (Age 44 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 44 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
| Death of a mother | Docia Kindle 1870 (Age 45 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 53 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 73 years)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 |
| Obituary | Simeon Veal Obituary and Family Listing April 24, 1904 (on the date of death) Shared note: Simeon Veal Obituary and Family Listing |
 Death | April 24, 1904 (Age 79 years) |
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Andrew Nathan Veal Birth: February 17, 1801 — Cumberland, New Jersey, United States Death: October 11, 1863 — Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States |
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Docia Kindle Birth: March 28, 1804 — Ohio, United States Death: 1870 — Royal Center, Cass, Indiana, United States |
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Marriage: June 24, 1822 — Webster, Wayne, Indiana, United States |
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Simeon Veal Birth: November 26, 1824 23 20 — Miami, Indiana, United States Death: April 24, 1904 — Falls City, Richardson, Nebraska, United States |
| Family with Mildred Elizabeth Troutman |
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Simeon Veal Birth: November 26, 1824 23 20 — Miami, Indiana, United States Death: April 24, 1904 — Falls City, Richardson, Nebraska, United States |
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Mildred Elizabeth Troutman Birth: November 26, 1824 30 26 — Indiana, United States Death: February 16, 1869 — Cass, Indiana, United States |
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Marriage: April 2, 1846 — Cass, Indiana, United States |
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| Obituary | Simeon Veal Obituary and Family Listing
The Falls City tribune (Falls City, Neb.), April 29, 1904
Died — Simeon Veal at the home
of his son Orlando Veal on April
24th, aged 79 years, 4 months
and 28 days. The funeral was
held from the Baptist church
west of Verdon Tuesday after-
noon.
https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn94056446/1904-04-29/ed-1/?sp=7&st=image&r=0.212,1.037,0.433,0.275,0 |
| Name | James Troutman Obituary and Family Listing
James Troutman was born in Kentucky in 1793, was a soldier in the War of 1812; married Nancy Stephenson of Kentucky, May 8, 1817, who was born November 24, 1798; moved to Bethlehem township in 1835, and kept a tavern, the Seven Mile House, on the Michigan road, until his death, September 17, 1847, and sleeps his last sleep in the Troutman burial ground back of his residence. His wife died April 11, 1880, in Fulton county.
J. Troutman had several brothers and half-brothers who lived and died in Cass and Fulton counties. He also left the following children : Wm. Ambrose, Benjamin Eli. Jane (Lambert), Mary- (Hurst), Elizabeth (Veal), Caroline (Pugh), and Martha Adaline, who became the wife of Jacob Powell. They are all dead, but each left descendants scattered east and west. J. Troutman was a portly, stoutly built man of pleasing manners and a leader in the early history of the township. He affiliated with the Baptist church and the first religious meetings of that denomination were held at his house.
SOURCE:
History of Cass County, Indiana : from its earliest settlement to the present time ; with biographical sketches and reference to biographies previously compiled
by Powell, Jehu Z., 1848-1918
https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_exgVAAAAYAAJ/page/496/mode/2up |