Born: 25 May 1858 Missouri

Died: 3 Apr 1951 Breckenridge, Caldwell Co., Missouri

Parents

Father: Benjamin Franklin Trosper f: Elijah Leonard Trosper    gf: Elijah Trosper    gm: Abagail Higgins m: Elizabeth Ann Fox

Mother: Mary Catharine Groves f: John A. Groves m: Sarah Clem

Siblings

John H. Trosper	William Albert Trosper   +Minnie Bennett         Clarence Wade Trosper   +Charity Mae Bowers         Bertha Trosper         Virgie O. Trosper         Hollie Hugh Trosper         Josie Belle Trosper         Roy Clarence Trosper         Floyd William Trosper         Lloyd Lyle Trosper         Vernon Russell Trosper         Ray Junior Trosper	Joseph Grove Trosper   +Evelyn Isdora Bonney         Odessa Trosper         Joseph Wesley Trosper         Lloyd Chester Trosper         Benny Trosper         Wayne Willian Trosper
Minerva Jane Trosper   +Benjamin Osborn         Carrie M. Osborn         Lessie Osborn         Oliver Osborn         Maude M. Osborn	Benjamin Franklin Trosper   +Dicie Jane Runkle         Oliver Leonidas Trosper         Ottie Edgar Trosper         Oscar Franklin Trosper         Dora Jane Trosper         Orva Benjamin Trosper         Ada May Trosper         Ethel Dicie Trosper         Grace Lettie Trosper         Elmus Elmer Trosper	James J. Trosper   +Nora A. Hale
Martha A. Trosper

Family

Wife: Sarah J. Langford

Children

Thomas B. Trosper   +Buelah Tuggle	Martin Trosper   +Nora A. Williams         Vada Trosper         Milton Trosper
Grace L. Trosper   +Ben Rogers         Colene Rogers         Palmalee Rogers         Ann Rogers	Faye Trosper   +Orva Brewer         Forence Brewer

Photo Archive

Grandma Brooks and Family in Washington	Benjamin Franklin Trosper Civil War Pension Application (1 of 14)	Benjamin Franklin Trosper Civil War Pension Application (2 of 14)
Benjamin Franklin Trosper Civil War Pension Application (3 of 14)	Benjamin Franklin Trosper Civil War Pension Application (4 of 14)	Benjamin Franklin Trosper Civil War Pension Application (5 of 14)
Benjamin Franklin Trosper Civil War Pension Application (6 of 14)	Benjamin Franklin Trosper Civil War Pension Application (7 of 14)	Benjamin Franklin Trosper Civil War Pension Application (8 of 14)
Benjamin Franklin Trosper Civil War Pension Application (9 of 14)	Benjamin Franklin Trosper Civil War Pension Application (10 of 14)	Benjamin Franklin Trosper Civil War Pension Application (11 of 14)
Benjamin Franklin Trosper Civil War Pension Application (12 of 14)	Benjamin Franklin Trosper Civil War Pension Application (13 of 14)	Benjamin Franklin Trosper Civil War Pension Application (14 of 14)

General Sources

1. 1860 Census
   

   1860 Census - Caldwell County, Missouri - July 17, 1860
   |h# |f# |name        |age |s|occu  |pe |birth   |r
   |777|777|B.F. Trosper|28  |M|Farmer|365|Kentucky|x
   |   |   |C. Trosper  |21  |F|      |   |Ohio    |
   |   |   |M.T. Trosper|2   |M|      |   |Missouri|
   |   |   |W.A. Trosper|9/12|N|      |   |Missouri|
   

2. 1880 Census
   

   1880 Census - Caldwell County, Missouri - June 4, 1880
   |d#|f#|name              |s|Ag|by   |rel |s|m|occu        |birth   |Father  |mother  |twp
   |45|47|Trosper, Milton   |M|21|     |    | |m|Farmer      |Mo      |(Mo)    |Mo      |Breckenridge
   |  |  |Trosper, Sarah J. |F|21|     |wife| |m|House Keeper|Missouri|Kentucky|Kentucky|
   |  |  |Trosper, Thomas B.|M|  |10/12|son |s| |at home     |Missouri|Mo      |Mo      |
   

3. 1870 Census
   

   1870 Census - Caldwell County, Missouri - August 20, 1870
   |h#|f#|name             |ag|s|r|occu      |vre |vpe |birth   |s|w|2|twp         |po      |pg
   |80|80|Trosper, Mary    |31|F|w|Keep House|4000|2200|Ohio    | | | |Breckenridge|Mirabile|69
   |  |  |Trosper, Milton  |12|M|w|Farmer    |    |    |Missouri|x|x| |            |        |
   |  |  |Trosper, William |10|M|w|At Home   |    |    |Missouri|x|x| |            |        |
   |  |  |Trosper, Joseph  |9 |M|w|At Home   |    |    |Missouri|x| | |            |        |
   |  |  |Trosper, Minerva |7 |F|W|At Home   |    |    |Missouri|x| | |            |        |
   |  |  |Trosper, Franklin|5 |M|w|At Home   |    |    |Missouri| | | |            |        |
   |  |  |Trosper, James   |3 |M|W|At Home   |    |    |Missouri| | | |            |        |
   |  |  |Trosper, Gillitt |24|M|w|Farmer    |600 |180 |Missouri| | |x|            |        |