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William W Trotter 1844–1920 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Mar 1844

Birth Location: Hamilton Illinois usa

Death Date: 13 june 1920

Death Location: Midland, Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States of America

Father: Shirley Trotter

Mother: Tabitha Laird

Spouse(s): Sarah Dobbs

Children(s): Rose Trotter, Rosetta Trotter, Mary Trotter, Nathan Trotter, Eliza Trotter, Rose Trotter, William Trotter, Cordelia Trotter

In 1844, William W Trotter entered the world in Hamilton Illinois usa, born to Shirley Jasper Trotter And Tabitha Laird. In 1865, William W Trotter resided in Four Mile, Wayne, Illinois, USA. In 1870, William W Trotter resided in Mississippi, Sugarloaf, Sebastian, Arkansas, USA. William W Trotter married Sarah Elizabeth Dobbs, and had children including Cordelia Elizabeth Delia Trotter, Eliza Trotter, Mary Ann Trotter, Nathan Green Trotter, Rose Edmond Trotter, Rose Ettie Trotter, Rosetta Trotter, William Trotter. William W Trotter passed away in 1920 in Midland, Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1844, William W Trotter entered the world in Hamilton Illinois usa, born to Shirley Jasper Trotter And Tabitha Laird.
  • In 1865, William W Trotter resided in Four Mile, Wayne, Illinois, USA.
  • In 1870, William W Trotter resided in Mississippi, Sugarloaf, Sebastian, Arkansas, USA.
  • William W Trotter married Sarah Elizabeth Dobbs, and had children including Cordelia Elizabeth Delia Trotter, Eliza Trotter, Mary Ann Trotter, Nathan Green Trotter, Rose Edmond Trotter, Rose Ettie Trotter, Rosetta Trotter, William Trotter.
  • William W Trotter passed away in 1920 in Midland, Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Shirley Trotter
1821–1899
Birth Location: Compton, Hart, Kentucky, United States
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Tabitha Laird
1821–1849
Birth Location: Rinard, Wayne, Illinois, United States
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Dobbs
1844–1902
Birth Location: Wayne City, Wayne, Illinois, United States
SD

Children(s)

Rose Trotter
1878–
Birth Location: , , Arkansas, USA
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Rosetta Trotter
1867–
Birth Location: Illinois
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Mary Trotter
1866–1943
Birth Location: Wayne City, Wayne, Illinois, United States
MT
Nathan Trotter
1875–1965
Birth Location: Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States of America
NT
Eliza Trotter
1870–1946
Birth Location: Wayne County, Illinois, USA
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Rose Trotter
1878–1948
Birth Location: Arkansas,Usa
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William Trotter
1881–1965
Birth Location: Indian Territory, Oklahoma
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Cordelia Trotter
1873–1930
Birth Location: Arkansas, Usa
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William Trotter's Ancestors

Self
William Trotter
1844–1920
Birth Place: Hamilton Illinois usa
Parents
Shirley Jasper Trotter
1821–1899
Compton, Hart, Kentucky, United States
Tabitha Laird
1821–1849
Rinard, Wayne, Illinois, United States
Grandparents
William (Joseph) Trotter
1760–1830
Va, North Carolina, United States
Sarah King
1765–1821
North Carolina, USA
Jesse Laird
1797–1872
Kentucky, United States
Rebecca Gaddie
1799–1869
Virginia or Hart County, Kentucky, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Trotter
1748–1797
Margaret Keller
1752–1792
Andrew King
1740–1800
Mary Mears
1743–1802
Joseph Laird
1758–1831
Anna Nichols
1758–1795
William Gaddy
1749–1829
Sarah Bryant
1750–1830
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Trotter
1717–1807
Mary Beard
1715–1811
Charles Sr
1702–1762
Elizabeth Vann
1706–1768
James II
1735–1780
Lucy Pickens
1740–1769
John Nichols
1697–1774
Mary Owen
1724–1793
George Gaddy
1724–1785
Anna Stovall
1731–1816
James Bryant
1719–1792
Sarah Swayn
1719–1784

William Trotter's Descendants

1.
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William (W) Trotter (2 Mar 1844–13 june 1920) m. Sarah (Elizabeth) Dobbs (30 March 1844–6 February 1902)
  1. 1. Rose (Edmond) Trotter 1878–
  2. 2. Rosetta Trotter 1867–
  3. 3. Mary (Ann) Trotter 1866–1943
  4. 4. Nathan (Green) Trotter 1875–1965
  5. 5. Eliza Trotter 1870–1946
  6. 6. Rose (Ettie) Trotter 1878–1948
  7. 7. William Trotter 1881–1965
  8. 8. Cordelia (Elizabeth (Delia)) Trotter 1873–1930

William Trotter's Timeline

8 Records

1844
2 Mar 1844
Birth of William W Trotter in Hamilton Illinois usa
Hamilton Illinois usa
1865
3 Jul 1865
Age 21
William W Trotter resided here in Four Mile, Wayne, Illinois, USA
Four Mile, Wayne, Illinois, USA
1870
1870
Age 26
William W Trotter resided here in Mississippi, Sugarloaf, Sebastian, Arkansas, USA
Mississippi, Sugarloaf, Sebastian, Arkansas, USA
1880
1880
Age 36
William W Trotter resided here in Stanford, Clay, Illinois, USA
Stanford, Clay, Illinois, USA
1900
1900
Age 56
William W Trotter resided here in Mississippi, Sebastian, Arkansas, USA
Mississippi, Sebastian, Arkansas, USA
1910
1910
Age 66
William W Trotter resided here in Mississippi, Sebastian, Arkansas, USA
Mississippi, Sebastian, Arkansas, USA
1920
1920
Age 76
William W Trotter resided here in Cole, Sebastian, Arkansas, USA
Cole, Sebastian, Arkansas, USA
1920
13 june 1920
Age 76
Death of William W Trotter in Hackett, Sebastian, Arkansas, USA
Hackett, Sebastian, Arkansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Mar 1844
    Event Place: Hamilton Illinois usa
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Cole, Sebastian, Arkansas; Roll: T625_81; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 131
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census
    [3] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Mississippi, Sebastian, Arkansas; Roll: M593_64; Page: 154B
    [4] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Mississippi, Sebastian, Arkansas; Roll: 77; Page: 8; Enumeration District: 0116
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Mississippi, Sebastian, Arkansas; Roll: T624_65; Page: 13a; Enumeration District: 0140; FHL microfilm: 1374078
    [6] Pennsylvania, U.S., CIVIL War Muster Rolls
    [7] Illinois, U.S., Databases of Illinois Veterans Index
    [8] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 3 Jul 1865
    Event Place: Four Mile, Wayne, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Illinois, U.S., State Census Collection, 1825-1865, Illinois State Archives; Springfield, Illinois; Illinois State Census, 1865; Archive Collection Number: 103.010; Roll Number: 2184; Line: 24

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Mississippi, Sugarloaf, Sebastian, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Selected Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, DC; U.S. Federal Census Non-population Schedules, Illinois, 1850-1880; NAID: 2791276; Record Group Number: 29; Record Group Title: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Mississippi, Sebastian, Arkansas; Roll: M593_64; Page: 154B

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Stanford, Clay, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Mississippi, Sebastian, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Mississippi, Sebastian, Arkansas; Roll: 77; Page: 8; Enumeration District: 0116

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Mississippi, Sebastian, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Mississippi, Sebastian, Arkansas; Roll: T624_65; Page: 13a; Enumeration District: 0140; FHL microfilm: 1374078

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Cole, Sebastian, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Cole, Sebastian, Arkansas; Roll: T625_81; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 131

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: MT Vernon, Jefferson Co, Illinois
    Record Source: Illinois, U.S., Databases of Illinois Veterans Index

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 june 1920
    Event Place: Hackett, Sebastian, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Midland, Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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