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Elizabeth Ann BearAge: 90 years18371927

Name
Elizabeth Ann Bear
Given names
Elizabeth Ann
Surname
Bear
Married name
Elizabeth Ann Troutman
Birth July 21, 1837 27 27
Death of a motherMartha Bowman
August 13, 1844 (Age 7 years)
Census June 1, 1850 (Age 12 years)
MarriageSamuel L TroutmanView this family
January 10, 1867 (Age 29 years)
Text:
Name: Samuel Troutman Sex: Male Spouse's Name: Lizzie A Bear Spouse's Sex: Female Marriage Date: 10 Jan 1867 Marriage Place: Macon, Illinois, United States Event Type: Marriage
Birth of a daughter
#1Ella Troutman
October 8, 1867 (Age 30 years)
Death of a daughterElla Troutman
October 18, 1867 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2Mary Etta Troutman
October 2, 1868 (Age 31 years)
Birth of a son
#3Frank Samuel Troutman
January 26, 1873 (Age 35 years)
Census June 10, 1880 (Age 42 years)
Death of a fatherJacob Bear
October 5, 1891 (Age 54 years)
Marriage of a childAndrew Jackson “Jack” ConoverMary Etta TroutmanView this family
June 28, 1893 (Age 55 years)
Text:
Name: Andrew J. Conover Sex: Male Age: 29 Birth Year (Estimated): 1864 Birthplace: Macon Co., Illinois Marital Status: Single Race: Cau white Father's Name: Albert Conover Father's Sex: Male Mother's Name: Adelia Gouge Mother's Sex: Female Spouse's Name: Etta Troutman Spouse's Sex: Female Spouse's Age: 25 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1868 Spouse's Birthplace: Bearsdale, Illinois Spouse's Marital Status: Single Spouse's Race: cau white Spouse's Father's Name: Samuel Troutman Spouse's Father's Sex: Male Spouse's Mother's Name: Elizabeth Bear Marriage Date: 28 Jun 1893 Marriage Place: Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States Event Type: Marriage Source Details: p 213 ln 8184
Birth of a grandson
#1Frank Troutman Conover
April 22, 1894 (Age 56 years)
Death of a grandsonFrank Troutman Conover
July 11, 1894 (Age 56 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2Albert Taylor Conover
October 21, 1897 (Age 60 years)
Marriage of a childFrank Samuel TroutmanClara Elizabeth “Lizzie” BarnerView this family
January 24, 1900 (Age 62 years)
Census June 5, 1900 (Age 62 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#3Martha Evelyn Troutman
November 18, 1901 (Age 64 years)
Birth of a grandson
#4Bruce Franklin Troutman
February 25, 1904 (Age 66 years)
Birth of a grandson
#5Jack Barner Troutman
June 14, 1906 (Age 68 years)
Census April 25, 1910 (Age 72 years)
Death of a husbandSamuel L Troutman
June 17, 1910 (Age 72 years)
Text:
Name: Samuel Troutman Sex: Male Age: 67 Death or Burial Place: Macon, Illinois, United States Death or Burial Place (Original): Boiling Springs Death Date: 17 Jun 1910 Death Place: Macon, Macon, Illinois Birth Date: 1 Mar 1843 Birthplace: , Indiana Marital Status: Married Occupation: Retired Farmer Race: W Ethnicity: American Father's Name: Peter Troutman Father's Sex: Male Father's Birthplace: , Indiana Mother's Name: Mary Bruce Mother's Sex: Female Mother's Birthplace: , Indiana Event Type: Burial
Birth of a granddaughter
#6Frances Elizabeth Troutman
January 31, 1912 (Age 74 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#7Ruth Carol Troutman
December 23, 1913 (Age 76 years)
Census January 1, 1920 (Age 82 years)
Death November 10, 1927 (Age 90 years)
Obituary
Elizabeth A Bear Obituary
November 11, 1927 (1 day after death)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Boiling Springs Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
Jacob Bear
Birth: November 27, 1809Pennsylvania, United States
Death: October 5, 1891Macon, Illinois, United States
mother
Martha Bowman
Birth: July 26, 1809Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
Death: August 13, 1844Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
Marriage: April 12, 1831Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
6 years
herself
Elizabeth Ann Bear
Birth: July 21, 1837 27 27Newville, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
Death: November 10, 1927Hickory Point, Macon, Illinois, United States
Family with Samuel L Troutman - View this family
husband
herself
Elizabeth Ann Bear
Birth: July 21, 1837 27 27Newville, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
Death: November 10, 1927Hickory Point, Macon, Illinois, United States
Marriage: January 10, 1867Macon, Illinois, United States
9 months
daughter
Ella Troutman
Birth: October 8, 1867 24 30Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States
Death: October 18, 1867Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States
1 year
daughter
Mary Etta Troutman
Birth: October 2, 1868 25 31Bearsdale, Macon, Illinois, United States
Death: February 10, 1948Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States
4 years
son

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MarriageIllinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940
Text:
Name: Samuel Troutman Sex: Male Spouse's Name: Lizzie A Bear Spouse's Sex: Female Marriage Date: 10 Jan 1867 Marriage Place: Macon, Illinois, United States Event Type: Marriage
Census1850 United States - Census transcript - Jacob Bear - Household

Southampton, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
Ephaain Bear Jrhead66MWFarmer1500PAx
Mary Bearwife66FWPAx
Jacob Bearson41MWPA
Elizabeth Beargrand-daughter9FWPAx
Martha Beargrand-daughter6FWPAx
Ephraim Jerome Beargrand-son4MWPA
Catherine Beargrand-daughter1FWPA

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - Samuel L Troutman - Household

ED 154 Hickory Point, Macon, Illinois, United States

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Troutman, SamuelWM37headMFarmerIAKYPA
Troutman, ElizabethWF36wifeMKeeping HousePAPAPA
Troutman, MaryWF11daughterSxILIAPA
Troutman, FrankWM7sonSxILIAPA
Collier, WesleyWM23lodgerSLaborerTNTNTN

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Samuel L Troutman - Household

Ed 49 Macon, Illinois, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Troutman, Samuel LheadWMMar184357M33INKYPAN. G.YesYesYesOFH
Troutman, Elizabeth AwifeWFJul184060M3332PAPAPAYesYesYes

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Samuel L Troutman - Household

ED 110 Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Troutman, SamuelheadMW66M43INKYPAEnglishNon-incomeYesYesH
Troutman, ElizabethwifeFW60M4332PAPAPAEnglishNoneYesYes
McGinnis, MellissalodgerFW59Wd52ILILILEnglishServantPrivate HomeWNo0YesYes

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Elizabeth Ann Bear - Household

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Conover, Andrew JheadOFMW55MYesYesILILILYesHighway CommissionDecatur TownshipW
Conover, Mary EwifeFW51MYesYesILINPAYesNone
Conover, Albert TsonMW22SYesYesILILILYesFarmerHomeW
Conover, AdeliamotherFW77WdYesYesILPAKYYesNone
Troutman, Elizabeth Amother-in-lawFW74WdYesYesPAPAPAYesNone

Obituary
Elizabeth A Bear Obituary and Family Listing Elizabeth is the daughter of Jacob and Martha Bowman Bear. She married Samuel Troutman on January 10, 1868, in Macon County, IL. Elizabeth died at the home of her son, Frank S Troutman, of Bearsdale. She had been failing health for some time and had been confined to her bed for the last ten days. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/46867194/elizabeth-a-troutman
Name
Mary Etta Troutman Obituary and Family Listing Obituary documents the following family members: parents Samuel and Elizabeth Bear Troutman, husband Andrew Jackson Conover, son Albert T Conover, brother Frank Troutman, and sister-in-law Mrs Anna M Boland https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34488716/mary_etta_conover
Name
Samuel L Troutman Obituary and Family Listing Samuel was born the son of Peter and Mary Polly (Bruce) Troutman, in Fulton Couty, IN. At the age of nineteen, Samuel enlisted into the Civil War. Enlisted as a Private on 9 August 1862. Enlisted in Company B, 116th Infantry Regiment Illinois on 6 Sep 1862. Mustered Out Company B, 116th Infantry Regiment Illinois on 31 May 1865. After the war, Samuel joined his parents in Decatur, IL, to which city the had relocated themselves. He married Elizabeth A Bear on January 10, 1868, in Macon County, IL. Following their marriage, the young couple took up residence on a farm near Bearsdale, having purchased a tract of 160 acres. For 45 years, Samuel would actively engage in the improvement and development of his farm. About 1890, Samuel erected a grain elevator in Bearsdale, for buying and selling grain from the local farmers. He then retired to a home in Decatur, IL. He continued to own the farm ground that he originally bought and received a good annual income from it. He was survived by his wife, his son, Frank S Troutman, who resides on the family farm and his daughter, Mary Etta, the wife of A.J. Conover. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/46866935/samuel-l-troutman
Name
Frank Samuel Troutman Obituary and Family Listing Obit: Thur. Sep. 4, 1958. Prairie Post Newspaper. Frank S. Troutman, 85, of R.R. 3 Decatur, died Aug. 31 at his home. He was born Jan. 26, 1873 near Bearsdale, a son of Samuel and Elizabeth A. Bear Troutman. He was married to Clara Elizabeth Barner on January 24, 1900, in Belle Plaine, KS. She died in 1952. Mr. Troutman was a retired farmer living in the Bearsdale area all of his life. He was a member of the First Methodist Church and the A.T.A. He leaves a son Bruce, Decatur; three daughters, Mrs. Martha Cole; Mrs. Ruth Buckley and Mrs. Frances Beall, all of Decatur. Funeral services were held Wednesday at Dawson and Wikoff Funeral Home with burial in Boiling Springs Cemetery. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/46867477/franklin-samuel-troutman