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Henry SultAge: 70 years18241895

Name
Henry Sult
Given names
Henry
Surname
Sult
Birth October 2, 1824 43 32
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
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
MarriageCynthia Ann TroutmanView this family
July 7, 1851 (Age 26 years)
Death of a fatherConrad Sult
August 15, 1856 (Age 31 years)
Death of a motherElizabeth Dipert
August 15, 1859 (Age 34 years)
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
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
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
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
Death of a wifeCynthia Ann Troutman
January 2, 1887 (Age 62 years)
Death July 10, 1895 (Age 70 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Richland Center Citizen Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
Conrad Sult
Birth: June 13, 1781Towamensing, Northampton, Pennsylvania, United States
Death: August 15, 1856Koontz Lake, Starke, Indiana, United States
mother
Elizabeth Dipert
Birth: December 6, 1791Whitehall, Northampton, Pennsylvania, United States
Death: August 15, 1859Oregon, Starke, Indiana, United States
Marriage: November 15, 1808Pennsylvania, United States
16 years
himself
Henry Sult
Birth: October 2, 1824 43 32Ohio, United States
Death: July 10, 1895Fulton, Indiana, United States
Family with Cynthia Ann Troutman - View this family
himself
Henry Sult
Birth: October 2, 1824 43 32Ohio, United States
Death: July 10, 1895Fulton, Indiana, United States
wife
Cynthia Ann Troutman
Birth: October 2, 1831 37 32Columbus, Bartholomew, Indiana, United States
Death: January 2, 1887Fulton, Indiana, United States
Marriage: July 7, 1851Cass, Indiana, United States

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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