The Shemwell Family

James B TroutmanAge: 74 years18421916

Name
James B Troutman
Given names
James B
Surname
Troutman
Birth March 12, 1842 21 21
Birth of a sisterSarah Elizabeth Troutman
February 1, 1847 (Age 4 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherJames Troutman
September 16, 1847 (Age 5 years)
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 3 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
Birth of a brotherWilliam D Troutman
August 9, 1849 (Age 7 years)
Death of a motherAlmira Lambert
about 1854 (Age 11 years)

Note: Died during the Cholera epidemic of 1854
Marriage of a parentWilliam Ambrose TroutmanMary A BillingsView this family
July 2, 1856 (Age 14 years)
Birth of a half-brotherJohn Ambrose Troutman
January 1858 (Age 15 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 14 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Birth of a half-brotherArthur Troutman
about 1860 (Age 17 years)
Census August 1, 1860 (Age 18 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 19 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
MarriageElizabeth Emma JamisonView this family
October 22, 1865 (Age 23 years)
Death of a fatherWilliam Ambrose Troutman
January 4, 1866 (Age 23 years)
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 24 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 24 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 26 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
Census June 9, 1870 (Age 28 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 35 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 paternal grandmotherNancy Stephenson
April 11, 1880 (Age 38 years)
Census June 2, 1880 (Age 38 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 56 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
Census June 2, 1900 (Age 58 years)
Death of a wifeElizabeth Emma Jamison
September 28, 1908 (Age 66 years)
Census May 4, 1910 (Age 68 years)
MarriageLillian G HoweView this family
January 23, 1915 (Age 72 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 73 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Death December 9, 1916 (Age 74 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: December 24, 1840Parke, Indiana, United States
15 months
himself
James B Troutman
Birth: March 12, 1842 21 21Cass, Indiana, United States
Death: December 9, 1916Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
5 years
younger sister
3 years
younger brother
William D Troutman
Birth: August 9, 1849 28 28Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States
Death: February 21, 1931Wabash, Tippecanoe, Indiana, United States
Father’s family with Mary A Billings - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: July 2, 1856Carroll, Indiana, United States
19 months
half-brother
3 years
half-brother
Arthur Troutman
Birth: about 1860 39 30Carroll, Indiana, United States
Death:
Family with Elizabeth Emma Jamison - View this family
himself
James B Troutman
Birth: March 12, 1842 21 21Cass, Indiana, United States
Death: December 9, 1916Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
wife
Elizabeth Emma Jamison
Birth: February 1844Indiana, United States
Death: September 28, 1908Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
Marriage: October 22, 1865Miami, Indiana, United States
Family with Lillian G Howe - View this family
himself
James B Troutman
Birth: March 12, 1842 21 21Cass, Indiana, United States
Death: December 9, 1916Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
wife
Lillian G Howe
Birth: May 1863Bloomington, Monroe, Indiana, United States
Death: April 11, 1933El Paso, El Paso, Texas, United States
Marriage: January 23, 1915Monroe, Indiana, United States

James B Troutman has 6 first cousins recorded

Census1860 United States - Census transcript - James B Troutman - Household

Howard, Indiana, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
J B Troutmanlodger18MWIN

Census1870 United States - Census transcript - James B Troutman - Household

Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceFFBMFBBornMarSchoolReadWriteInfirmCitDis
Troutman, Jameshead28MW?? Messenger400INY
Troutman, Elizabethwife26FWKeep HouseIN
Duphoro, Sarahloidger23FWTeacherPA

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - James B Troutman - Household

Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Troutman, J BWM38headMAmerican Express MessengerINININ
Troutman, ElizabethWF36wifeMKeeps HouseINMNIN

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - James B Troutman - Household

Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Troutman, James BheadWMMar184258M34INKYINCommercial Agent0YesYesYesOMH
Troutman, Elizabeth EwifeWFFeb184456M3400INMDPAYesYesYes

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - James B Troutman - Household

Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Troutman, James BheadMW68WdINKYINDetectiveAgency CoWNo0YesYesRH
Troutman, William DbrotherMW60M125INKYINDetectiveAgency CoWNo0YesYes
Troutman, Mary Esister-in-lawFW47M12500MOIrelandIrelandNoneYesYes