The Shemwell Family

Lurah Elisabeth LeonardAge: 86 years18571943

Name
Lurah Elisabeth Leonard
Given names
Lurah Elisabeth
Surname
Leonard
Married name
Lurah Elisabeth Troutman
Birth February 2, 1857 32 27
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Census July 28, 1860 (Age 3 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 4 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 9 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 9 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 11 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
MarriageJohn Ambrose TroutmanView this family
September 4, 1878 (Age 21 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 20 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 fatherDaniel L Leonard
before 1880 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Floyd Ambrose Troutman
July 1881 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Essie Ruby Troutman
March 11, 1883 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Charles Orseames Troutman
December 17, 1886 (Age 29 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Harriet Elizabeth “Hattie” Troutman
April 1888 (Age 31 years)
Birth of a daughter
#5
Pearl Ida Troutman
September 7, 1893 (Age 36 years)
Birth of a daughter
#6
Gladys Marie Troutman
July 16, 1894 (Age 37 years)
Census 1895 (Age 37 years)
Marriage of a childFloyd Ambrose TroutmanWilla Blanche MumfordView this family
December 28, 1896 (Age 39 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 41 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
Death of a motherHannah J Tiffin
May 31, 1900 (Age 43 years)
Census June 2, 1900 (Age 43 years)
Marriage of a childAlonzo Burton “Lon” BaileyEssie Ruby TroutmanView this family
April 28, 1902 (Age 45 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Earl Bert Bailey
April 3, 1903 (Age 46 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
Frank S Bailey
November 10, 1904 (Age 47 years)
Census 1905 (Age 47 years)
Birth of a grandson
#3
Floyd Bailey
September 20, 1906 (Age 49 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#4
Martha Mae Strahan
November 15, 1906 (Age 49 years)
Marriage of a childCharles Edwin Strahan SrHarriet Elizabeth “Hattie” TroutmanView this family
about 1906 (Age 48 years)
Note: Marriage info based on the 1910 Census
Birth of a granddaughter
#5
Marjorie G Strahan
June 11, 1908 (Age 51 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#6
Ruth Helen Bailey
September 16, 1908 (Age 51 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#7
Rita Marie Loxterman
September 30, 1909 (Age 52 years)
Birth of a grandson
#8
John Delbert Bailey
January 5, 1910 (Age 52 years)
Birth of a grandson
#9
Charles Edwin Strahan Jr
March 6, 1910 (Age 53 years)
Census April 26, 1910 (Age 53 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#10
Dorothy L Loxterman
February 13, 1911 (Age 54 years)
Death of a grandsonFloyd Bailey
November 21, 1912 (Age 55 years)
Birth of a grandson
#11
Floyd Strahan
1913 (Age 55 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#12
Myrtle Strahan
1914 (Age 56 years)
Marriage of a childCharles F LoxtermanPearl Ida TroutmanView this family
February 7, 1914 (Age 57 years)
Marriage of a childArthur W MurdockGladys Marie TroutmanView this family
January 27, 1915 (Age 57 years)
Marriage of a childCharles Orseames TroutmanPearlie A TannehillView this family
June 4, 1915 (Age 58 years)
Birth of a grandson
#13
Lester Leroy Loxterman
September 27, 1915 (Age 58 years)
Death of a granddaughterMyrtle Strahan
1915 (Age 57 years)
Census 1915 (Age 57 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 58 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Birth of a grandson
#14
Clyde Herman Strahan
August 25, 1917 (Age 60 years)
Marriage of a childHerman Dee Couts SrGladys Marie TroutmanView this family
1917 (Age 59 years)
Birth of a grandson
#15
Francis Charles Troutman
March 5, 1918 (Age 61 years)
Marriage of a childCharles Orseames TroutmanGrace L BalesView this family
May 22, 1918 (Age 61 years)
Birth of a grandson
#16
Herman Dee Couts Jr
October 10, 1918 (Age 61 years)
Death of a daughterEssie Ruby Troutman
November 9, 1918 (Age 61 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#17
Mary Victory Loxterman
November 12, 1918 (Age 61 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 59 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 60 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/
Birth of a granddaughter
#18
Mary Lucille Troutman
June 27, 1919 (Age 62 years)
Census January 23, 1920 (Age 62 years)
Birth of a grandson
#19
Arnold Joseph “Oxie” Loxterman
August 20, 1920 (Age 63 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#20
Lurah Irene Troutman
December 5, 1921 (Age 64 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#21
Lola Monteze Loxterman
February 12, 1922 (Age 65 years)
Birth of a grandson
#22
Harold Wendel Loxterman
May 22, 1923 (Age 66 years)
Birth of a grandson
#23
Dorsey Earl Troutman
October 23, 1923 (Age 66 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#24
Sadie Irene Loxterman
May 21, 1924 (Age 67 years)
Marriage of a childWilliam Harry WebbPearl Ida TroutmanView this family
about 1925 (Age 67 years)
Note: Marriage info based on the birth of their first child
Birth of a grandson
#25
Casmer Joseph Webb
May 8, 1926 (Age 69 years)
Marriage of a childThomas William AltonPearl Ida TroutmanView this family
about 1928 (Age 70 years)
Note: Marriage info based on the 1930 Census
Death of a grandsonFloyd Strahan
August 20, 1928 (Age 71 years)
Birth of a grandson
#26
Richard Roland “Dick” Alton
July 31, 1929 (Age 72 years)
Birth of a grandson
#27
John Joseph “Joe” Troutman
October 11, 1929 (Age 72 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 72 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
Census April 28, 1930 (Age 73 years)
Birth of a grandson
#28
Robert Hutchinson Alton Sr
December 10, 1930 (Age 73 years)
Death of a granddaughterRita Marie Loxterman
August 23, 1931 (Age 74 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#29
Martha Jane Alton
September 28, 1932 (Age 75 years)
Death of a husbandJohn Ambrose Troutman
1940 (Age 82 years)
Death of a sonFloyd Ambrose Troutman
between 1910 and 1956 (Age 52 years)

Note: Death date as per his brother's 1956 obituary. Floyd was listing as living child in 1910 Census of his parents.
Census April 24, 1940 (Age 83 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 84 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
Death June 6, 1943 (Age 86 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Bean Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Hannah J Tiffin
Birth: November 20, 1829New York, United States
Death: May 31, 1900McPherson, McPherson, Kansas, United States
Marriage: about 1845New York, United States
12 years
herself
Family with John Ambrose Troutman - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: September 4, 1878Hancock, Illinois, United States
3 years
son
20 months
daughter
4 years
son
16 months
daughter
5 years
daughter
10 months
daughter

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Census1860 United States - Census transcript - Daniel L Leonard - Household

Fountain Green, Hancock, Illinois, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
Daniel Leonardhead35MWFarmer600400NY
Hannah Leonardwife33FWNY
Albert Leonardson14MWNYx
Orra Leonarddaughter11FWNYx
Ida Leonarddaughter7FWNYx
Irene Leonarddaughter5FWNY
Laura Leonarddaughter3FWIL
Daniel Leonardfather76MWIL

CensusIowa State - Census transcript - John Ambrose Troutman - Household

Lucas, Iowa, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPOccupation
Troutman, John AmbroseheadMW36MIN
Leonard, Lura ElisabethwifeFW37MIL
Troutman, Floyd AmbrosesonMW13SIN
Troutman, Ruby EssiedaughterFW11SIN
Troutman, Charles OreemussonMW10SKS
Troutman, Harriet ElisabethdaughterFW6SKS
Troutman, Pearl IdadaughterFW4SKS
Troutman, GladysdaughterFW0SIA

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - John Ambrose Troutman - Household

Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Troutman, John AheadWMJan185842M22INDont KnowDont KnowTeamster5YesYesYesRH
Troutman, Lurah EwifeWFFeb185743M2266ILOHMEYesYesYes
Troutman, Floyd AsonWMJul188118SININILTeamster0YesYesYes
Troutman, Essie RdaughterWFMar188317SININILAt School9YesYesYes
Troutman, Charles OsonWMDec188515SKSINILTeamster4YesYesYes
Troutman, Harriet EdaughterWFApr188812SKSINILAt School5YesYesYes
Troutman, Pearl IdaughterWFSep189010SKSINILAT School8YesYesYes
Troutman, Gladys MdaughterWFJul18955SIAINILYesYesYes

CensusKansas State - Census transcript - John Ambrose Troutman - Household

McPherson, Kansas, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPOccupation
Troutman, JohnheadMW47MINCarpenter
Leonard, LurahwifeFW48MIL
Troutman, ChassonMW20SKS
Troutman, HattiedaughterFW17SKS
Troutman, PearldaughterFW14SKS
Troutman, GladysdaughterFW10SIA

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - John Ambrose Troutman - Household

Good, Harper, Oklahoma, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Troutman, John AheadMW51M132INININEnglishFarmerOwn FarmOANo0YesYesOFF
Troutman, Lurah EwifeFW52M13265ILNYNYEnglishNoneYesYes
Troutman, Gladys MdaughterFW15SIAINILEnglishNoneYesYesYes
Bailey, Frank SgrandsonMW5SMOMOINEnglishNoneNo

CensusKansas State - Census transcript - John Ambrose Troutman - Household

Olathe, Johnson, Kansas, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPOccupation
J A TroutmanheadMW57MIN
Lurah TroutmanwifeFW58MIN
Chas TroutmansonMW30SIA
Gldis MurdockdaughterFW20MKSFarmer
Arthur Murdockson-in-lawMW22MKS

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - John Ambrose Troutman - Household

Haw Creek, Morgan, Missouri, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Troutman, John AheadOMMW62MYesYesINININYesManagerFarmEM
Troutman, Lurah EwifeFW62MYesYesILNYNYYes

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - John Ambrose Troutman - Household

Clay, Reno, Kansas, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Troutman, Johnhead??YesMW72M20INININYesFarmer?? FarmOYes
Troutman, LurahwifeFW73M21ILILOHYesNone

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - John Ambrose Troutman - Household

Republic, Kansas, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Troutman, JohnheadO1200NoMW82MNoIN00
Troutman, LurahwifeFW83MNoIL00

Name
Hannah J Spencer (nee Tiffin) Obituary and Family Listing Mrs. Spencer Dead Mrs. C. O. Spencer died on Thurs- day, May 31, at eleven o'clock p. m. at the age of seventy years. ' The funeral services will he held from the residence, on South Chest- nut Street, Sunday afternoon at two o'clock. Her husband who died about twelve years ago was formelry probate judge of his county and they were amonst the earliest settlers. She leaves five daughters and a host of friends to mourn her departure. Two of her daughters, Mrs. Blizzard and Mrs. Hart, live here and Mrs. Pauline who lives in Iowa is here at present. Mrs Troutman of Kansas City arrived today to attend the funeral. The other daughter is Mrs. Whitlatch of Belinda, Iowa. The McPherson Daily Republican (McPherson, Kansas) 01 Jun 1900 https://www.familysearch.org/memories/memory/87727202
Name
Charles O Troutman Obituary and Family Listing Charles O. Troutman, 69, son of the late John and Lurah Troutman, died Thursday, May 17, 1956 at the home of his daughter, Mrs. John Bishop near Versailles. He was born December 17, 1886 in Kansas City, Missouri. In 1917 he married Grace Bales and of this union were born 5 children. He united with the Rocky Branch Methodist Church in Calloway County. He is survived by 5 children: Francis, Dorsey and Joe Troutman, all of Kansas City, Missouri, Mrs Lucille Bishop of Versailles. and Mrs. Lurah Marriott of St Joseph Missouri; 3 sisters: Mrs. Gladys Couts of Oakland California, Mrs. Hattie Stroham of McPherson Kansas and Mrs. Pearl Alton of Kansas City; 5 grandchildren; 2 step-children. He was preceded in death by 1 sister: Mrs. Essie Bailey and 1 brother: Floyd Troutman. Funeral services were held at the First Baptist Church with the Rev. L.E. Johnson officiating. Hymns were sung by Mrs. Loetta Pace, Mrs. Mary Berkstresser, Edgar Carpenter and Clarence Davis - accompanied by Mrs. L.E. DeVinno. Pall bearers were: Sam Elliott, W.E. Turpin, Cecil Parsons, Speed Marriott and Lee Chapman. Interment in the Versailles cemetery. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/46229549/charles-o-troutman
Name
Pearl I Alton (nee Troutman) Obituary and Family Listing MRS. PEARL I. ALTON Mrs. Pearl I. Alton, 86, of 1005 Broadway, died Thursday at Bap- tist Memorial Hospital. She was born in Salina, Kas., and lived here 60 vears. She was employed by the Hotel Muehlebach before she retired. Mrs. Alton was a member of the Order of the East- ern Star Surviving are six sons, Robert H. Alton, 1025 Askew, Wil- liam Loxterman, Pennsylvania, Arnold Loxterman, Gallatin, Mo; Harold Loxterman, 2407 Woodend, Kansas City, Kansas: Joseph Webb, Muskegon. Mich, and Rich- ard Alton, California; five daugh- ters, Mrs Dorothy Kaserman, 2732 Charlotte: Mrs Victoria Soule and Mra. Sadie Crawford, both of Martinez, Calif, Mrs. Lola Sulli- van, Toledo, O.. and Mra. Martha Jane Zoellers, 5821 Hedges, Ray- town, 39 grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren. Services will be held at 2:30 o'clock Monday at the Stine & McClure chapel; buri- al in White Chapel cemetery. Friends mav call from 7 to 8:30 o'clock Sunday night at the chapel. https://www.ancestry.com/search/?name=Pearl+Ida_Troutman&birth=1890_Kansas&death=1970_Kansas+City-Jackson-Missouri-United+States&child=Rita+M_Loxterman&child2=Lester_Loxterman&child3=Mary+Victory_Loxterman&child4=Lola_Loxterman&child5=Sadie+Irene_Loxterman&child6=Robert+Hutchinson_Alton&father=John+Ambrose_Troutman&gender=f&marriage=1914&mother=Lurah+Elisabeth_Leonard&spouse=Charles+F_Loxterman&spouse2=Thomas+W_Alton&types=p