The Shemwell Family

Nancy A Troutman (nee Cox, Morrison) Obituary and Family Listing They had 7 children: Peter, John Logan, Elmer, Charles S., Roy N., Jacob Howard, Asa Burton, Bertie A. After his death she married Charles E. Morrison, son of Joel and Mary Ann Morrison, on January 29, 1889 in Macon County, Illinois. BURIAL OF MRS. MORRISON // Funeral Services Held Thursday at the Sharon Church The remains of Mrs. Nancy A. Morrison, who died at her home in Woolstock, Ia., last Sunday, Feb. 23, were interred at Wyckles cemetery yesterday. The funeral services were held at Sharon church and were conducted by Rev. H. C. Gibbs, pastor of the First M. E. Church. The music was by a quartet, consisting of Miss Lida Sawyer, Miss Bessie Sawyer, Mr. Benjamin Park and Mr. Jesse Whittmer. The services were impressive and a very large congregation of old friends and neighbors were present. The floral offerings were very beautiful and numerous. Mrs. Morrison was born and raised in the neighborhood where her remains now repose. She was born Aug. 13, 1850, the daughter of the late Samuel Cox and was married to Joseph W. Troutman March 1, 1866. To them were born seven children, two of whom, a son and daughter, died in fancy. The children who survive her are: Elmer, Charles S., Roy N., Howard and Bertie A., all of whom reside in Macon county. The husband Joseph W. Troutman, died in 1884 near Wyckles, where the family resided. In 1889 Mrs. Troutman married Charles E. Morrison, who at the time was also a resident of this county. In March 1899, Mrs. Morrison and her husband left Macon county and took up their residence in Woolstock, Ia., where they made many friend Both were prominent in church work and in Odd Fellowship in their new home. Mrs. Morrison died suddenly. She had retired for the night and shortly after rising to a sitting posture in the bed she said to her husband she had a sensation of smothering. He arose at once to get her some water, when she said "Good bye, I am going this time," and was dead. As soon as her death was announced the local lodge of the Rebekah degree, of which she was a member, at once took charge of the body, and with the Odd Fellows, cared for it until it was removed. Charles S. Troutman who resides a few miles west of this city, as soon as he heard of his mother's death, at once went to Woolstock and brought the body home to be buried where her children live. Mr. Troutman speaks in the highest praise of the respect shown his mother by the people of Woolstock. He says that on the day of the services there over the body the banks and stores were closed and the people of the town with the Odd Fellows, turned out to pay their last tribute of respects to his dead mother. The kindness of the people, he says, could not have been excelled and he shall always remember them kindly for their beautiful conduct. Decatur Herald (Decatur, Illinois), February 28, 1902, pg5 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24411856/nancy_a_troutman

Carl J Troutman Obituary and Family Listing CARL TROUTMAN DIES OF INJURY - Medical Science Unable to Overcome Complication After Auto Accident Carl J. Troutman, 13-year old son of Charles S. Troutman, died in the Decatur and Macon county hospital at 1:45 o'clock Tuesday afternoon, death being caused by the effects of injuries which he had sustained about four weeks ago, when the car in which he was driving, overturned at the foot of Sheron church hill, near the Sawyer bridge, northwest of the city. The body was removed to the Dawson Undertaking parlors, where it will remain until 2 o'clock this afternoon, and his Decatur friends are invited to view the body until that hour. Brother on the Seas. Carl Troutman was born April 16, 1905, and leaves his father, one sister, Mary, a brother, Howard, both of whom are at home, besides another brother, Earl, who has been at Camp Merritt, N. J., in the Hospital corps, but who is now on his way overseas. His mother preceded him in death eleven years. Carl Troutman was a favorite with his family and his associates. His greatest "pal" was his father, who is deeply grieved at his death, and who tried in every way known to medical science to save the boy's life. The boy's every wish was granted, and the number of his friends may be ascertained from the fact that the nurses in the hospital were kept busy at all times answering the telephone for parties who wished to know the boy's condition. Always Courteous. He was a man's boy. Far above the average boy of his years, he was always mannerly and in every way courteous, addressing every man of his acquaintance in a courteous way, and not using familiar nicknames. Questions which the ordinary boy of his age would never think of asking were eagerly raised by him and his business ability was good. He was a subscriber to the Third Liberty Loan, paying for the bond with money which he had made from his different small industries around home. He was also a member of Troop Six, of the Decatur Boy Scouts. Young Troutman attended the Maple Grove school and was planning to start in the Decatur schools this fall. Funeral services will be held in the Harristown Methodist church Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Published in the Herald and Review (Decatur, IL) on Wednesday, July 10, 1918. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38306698/carl-j-troutman

Mary E Perry (nee Troutman) Obituary and Family Listing Mrs. Ralph (Mary E. Troutman) Perry, 81, of Princeton, formerly of Harristown, died Tuesday, April 21, 1981 in Perry Memorial Hospital, Princeton. Graveside services will be 11:30 a.m. Friday in Harristown Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour before service time in Dawson & Wikoff Funeral Home. Mrs. Perry was born in Harristown, daughter of Charles and Kate Troutman. She married Ralph B. Perry. He died in 1968. Three brothers preceded her in death. Published in the Herald and Review (Decatur, IL) on Thursday, April 23, 1981. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41555979/mary_elizabeth_perry

Bertha Helen Troutman (nee Goodrich) Obituary and Family Listing Funeral services for Mrs. Bertha Troutman will be at 1 p.m. Saturday in the Dawson & Wikoff Funeral Home where friends may call after 4 p.m. today. Burial will be in Harristown Cemetery. Mrs. Troutman, 80, of Route 8. died at 5:55 p.m. Wednesday in Decatur and Macon County Hospital. She lived in Decatur for 55 years, moving here from Waynesville. Mrs. Troutman was born Oct. 1, 1832, in Waynesville, daughter of Martin and Helen Finfrock Goodrich. She married Charles S. Troutman on Oct. 1, 1908, in Milwaukee, Wis. He died Sept. 9, 1945. Mrs. Troutman was a charter member of the Sharon Home Bureau and the Sharon Methodist Church. She was a former treasurer and chairman of the Macon County Home Bureau and a member of Women's Society of Christian Service. Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. R. B. (Mary) Perry of Chicago; Mrs. R. F. (Helen) Landacre of Corpus Christi, Tex.; Helen Goodrich of Decatur; sons, Howard, of Decatur; Earl B., Madison. Wis.; three sisters. Mrs. W. C. (Alice) Musser, of Illiopolis; Mrs. Mary Mokler of Gainesville, Fla.; Mrs. Eunice Wampler of Waynesville; one brother, Willis Goodrich of Waynesville and two great-grandchildren. A brother preceded her in death. Published in the Herald and Review (Decatur, IL) on Friday, May 10, 1963. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38306812/bertha_helen_troutman

Katie E Troutman (nee Glynn) Obituary and Family Listing Charles S. Troutman and Katie E. Glynn were married March 1, 1894 in Macon Co., IL. Charles and Katie had 4 children: Earl B., Howard John, Mary Elizabeth, and Carl J. MRS. TROUTMAN DIES SUDDENLY // Before Her Friends Knew Her Condition Mrs. Charles Troutman died at 11:25 Saturday night at her home, six miles west of Decatur, on the Mt. Pulaski road. Her death was wholly unexpected and was a great shock to her relatives and friends. She was only taken ill Friday. Saturday a physician was called from Decatur and he pronounced her case peritonitis and said she was a very sick woman, but he did not think her case critical. Saturday night she grew steadly and rapidly worse. She was dying almost before her friends knew her condition was serious. Mrs. Troutman was 35 years old and was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Glynn of Princeton, Ill. Besides her husband and four children, three sons and a daughter, the oldest 12 and the youngest 2 years, she is survived by her parents and three sisters, Mrs. Kiehier and Miss Julia Glynn, all of Princeton. Mrs. Troutman was widely known and had a host of friends. The Daily Review (Decatur, Illinois), May 19, 1907, pg2 The funeral of Mrs. Charles S. Troutman will be held at 2:30 Tuesday afternoon from the Methodist church at Harristown. The interment will be at Harristown cemetery. The funeral procession will leave the Troutman residence at 2 p.m. The Daily Review (Decatur, Illinois), May 20, 1907, pg10 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38306801/katie_e_troutman

Roy Nelson Troutman Obituary and Family Listing Roy Troutman, Harristown farmer for more than 40 years, died in the home of L. F. Emerick, Harristown township, Saturday morning. Mr. Troutman was born in Harristown on Feb. 7, 1875. He had passed his entire life in and near that town and had always been a farm laborer. He leaves three brothers, Elmer and C. S. Troutman, Decatur; and Howard Troutman, Harristown. He had been working for Mr. Emrick since September. The body was taken to the Dawson & Wikoff funeral home where funeral services will be Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Burial will be in Harristown cemetery. Decatur Evening Herald (Decatur, Illinois), February 15, 1930, pg3 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40310894/roy-n-troutman