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Gladys Marie TroutmanAge: 73 years18941968

Name
Gladys Marie Troutman
Given names
Gladys Marie
Surname
Troutman
Married name
Gladys Marie Murdock
Married name
Gladys Marie Couts
Birth July 16, 1894 36 37
Census 1895 (Age 5 months)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 3 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 maternal grandmotherHannah J Tiffin
May 31, 1900 (Age 5 years)
Census June 2, 1900 (Age 5 years)
Census 1905 (Age 10 years)
Census April 26, 1910 (Age 15 years)
MarriageArthur W MurdockView this family
January 27, 1915 (Age 20 years)
Census 1915 (Age 20 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 21 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
MarriageHerman Dee Couts SrView this family
1917 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Herman Dee Couts Jr
October 10, 1918 (Age 24 years)
Death of a sisterEssie Ruby Troutman
November 9, 1918 (Age 24 years)
Death of a husbandArthur W Murdock
November 10, 1918 (Age 24 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 22 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 23 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/
Census January 3, 1920 (Age 25 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 35 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 4, 1930 (Age 35 years)
Death of a fatherJohn Ambrose Troutman
1940 (Age 45 years)
Census April 24, 1940 (Age 45 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Bonnie Lee Couts
April 28, 1942 (Age 47 years)
Death of a brotherFloyd Ambrose Troutman
between 1910 and 1956 (Age 15 years)

Note: Death date as per his brother's 1956 obituary. Floyd was listing as living child in 1910 Census of his parents.
Death of a motherLurah Elisabeth Leonard
June 6, 1943 (Age 48 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 47 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
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 55 years)
Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War
Death of a brotherCharles Orseames Troutman
May 17, 1956 (Age 61 years)
Death of a husbandHerman Dee Couts Sr
September 12, 1957 (Age 63 years)
Death of a sisterHarriet Elizabeth “Hattie” Troutman
February 4, 1966 (Age 71 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 51 years)
Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War
Death May 18, 1968 (Age 73 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: September 4, 1878Hancock, Illinois, United States
3 years
elder brother
20 months
elder sister
4 years
elder brother
16 months
elder sister
5 years
elder sister
10 months
herself
Family with Arthur W Murdock - View this family
husband
Arthur W Murdock
Birth: October 14, 1893Fort Riley, Riley, Kansas, United States
Death: November 10, 1918Belfort, Franche-Comté, France
herself
Marriage: January 27, 1915Olathe, Johnson, Kansas, United States
Family with Herman Dee Couts Sr - View this family
husband
Herman Dee Couts Sr
Birth: December 2, 1889 26 20Tarkio, Atchison, Missouri, United States
Death: September 12, 1957Alameda, California, United States
herself
Marriage: 1917Jackson, Missouri, United States
21 months
son
Herman Dee Couts Jr
Birth: October 10, 1918 28 24Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Death: October 26, 1983Alameda, California, United States

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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 - Herman Dee Couts Sr - Household

Moreau, Morgan, Missouri, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Couts, Herman DheadRMW31MYesYesMOIAIAYesMachinistGarageW
Couts, GladyswifeFW28MYesYesMOMOMOYesNone
Couts, HermansonMW1 years 3 monthsMMOMOMONone

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Herman Dee Couts Sr - Household

Oakland, Alameda, California, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Couts, Herman DheadR3250RMW40M28NoYesMOIAIAYesMechanicAuto RepairWYes
Couts, Gladys MwifeFW35M23NoYesIAINILYesNone
Couts, Herman DsonMW11MYesYesMOMOIAYesNone

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Herman Dee Couts Sr - Household

Brooklyn, Alameda, California, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Couts, HermanheadR20NoMW50MNoMOMechanicAutomobilePW521800
Couts, GladysxwifeFW45MNoIA00

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