The Shemwell Family

Elizabeth Emma JamisonAge: 64 years18441908

Name
Elizabeth Emma Jamison
Given names
Elizabeth Emma
Surname
Jamison
Married name
Elizabeth Emma Troutman
Birth February 1844
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 23 months)
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 12 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 17 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
MarriageJames B TroutmanView this family
October 22, 1865 (Age 21 years)
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 22 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 22 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 24 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 26 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 33 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Census June 2, 1880 (Age 36 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 54 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 56 years)
Death September 28, 1908 (Age 64 years)
Family with James B Troutman - View this family
husband
James B Troutman
Birth: March 12, 1842 21 21Cass, Indiana, United States
Death: December 9, 1916Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
herself
Elizabeth Emma Jamison
Birth: February 1844Indiana, United States
Death: September 28, 1908Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
Marriage: October 22, 1865Miami, Indiana, United States
James B Troutman + Lillian G Howe - View this family
husband
James B Troutman
Birth: March 12, 1842 21 21Cass, Indiana, United States
Death: December 9, 1916Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
husband’s 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

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