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- There is nothing found to date to support Samuel being the son of Michael. I place him here as pure speculation and guesswork on my part GLD Dec 2012
Possible he is the Samuel Trollinger living in Spartansburg SC 1820 & 1830 census.
Samuel and his brother, Thomas are both listed on the same page of the North Carolina, U.S., Marriage Index for Rockingham County.
North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868
Bride: Sarah Henderson
Groom: Samuel Trolinger
Bond Date: 30 Jul 1793
County: Rockingham
Record #: 01 258
Bondsman: John Henderson
Bond #: 000122031
Gordon,
I browsed ancestry.com census images in 1850 Spartanburg Co., SC about +/- 12 pages on either side of the indexed individuals and found Samuel Trollinger, age 86, born NC, "pauper" living with several of his daughters in the 40s & 50s along with their names. The ancestry.com index sheet: page number & image numbers were INCORRECT as were several indexed names. I have a trial membership for 30 days & will get an annual subscription thereafter as you suggested.
After I sort through everything I will map it out & fill you in.
Thanks again for your help and the advice from Kay, too.
Richard Hessler
I have pretty much scoured the local Spartanburg Co., SC records on site in person myself:
- no wills
- no probate
- no birth/death certificates
- a few newspaper marriage notices & obituaries
- about a dozen deeds
- several deed witnesses
- a neighboring church minutes (with visiting Trollinger elder)
- a cemetery survey of the church of the cited elder (see prior item) without any Trollinger
- 29 page church history publication with no mention of Trollinger
- Spartanburg Co., SC censuses from 1790 to 1880 & noted all Trollingers
CSA regimental histories & muster records for the three men who were in the Civil War.
I, too, have a copy of the Bishop family Bible you mention. Henry Jefferson Bishop was married to Eliza L. Self (she was previously married to a Mr. Williams). "Mrs." Julia Ann Trollinger was a neighbor/domestic who provided care services to Eliza in her old age. After Eliza died, her son, B.F. Williams (by Eliza's first marriage) gave Julia Ann Trollinger land for services rendered to Eliza before she died. Very shortly thereafter, Julia Ann Trollinger married Eliza's widowed husband H.J. Bishop. Of the three Trollinger children listed, one was my great-grandfather, John Marcus Trollinger. His grandmother was Hulda Trollinger, not Julia Ann Trollinger. His mother's name is believed to be Destiny (???), reputedly an Indian from the nearby Catawba Reservation, but no doubt you've heard that Indian princess story before. I guess "Mrs Julia Ann was the children's mother, maybe their aunt, but must have been someone close to the children. Otherwise why the entry in Mrs. Julia Ann Trollinger husband's Family Bible? Maybe another wife of Albert Bomer Trollinger, but do not know for sure. What I haven't reviewed or found yet are the extant (and available) microfilmed church minutes from the church of the elder, deeds abstracted for the property they owned for which there is/are no deeds of later conveyance, any death certificates that may be available for descendants who died in GA, any Michael or Samuel Trollinger wills filed in NC, or descendant wills filed in GA.
Dear Gordon,
We spoke several years ago when I lived in Indianapolis & you sent much information to me about Drollinger/Trollinger in Almance Co., NC & thence back to Germany. I am still stumped as to who his parents were & who his descendants were. Despite the abundance of Drollinger/Trollinger information available for families in NC, TN, TX, PA, OH, NJ, VA, etc., very little exists for SC. In Spartanburg Co., there were several descendants (Albert Bomer Trollinger, William Trollinger, & Hosea Trollinger) who were in CSA 1st SC Inf. My line descends from A. B. Trollinger, born Apr 1846, but I cannot determine with confidence his relationship to the much older Samuel, born ABT 1775. A. B. Trollinger was my great-great grandfather ... my mother's father's father's father. His mother was Hulda Trollinger who lived as w/o James Morrison in Spartanburg Co., SC 1860 census, but I found a newspaper reference of the marriage of "Miss" Hulda Trollinger & James Morrison in Spartanburg, SC on 14 Sep 1865 in the 15 Feb 1866 Carolina Spartan newspaper. It would appear they Hulda & James lived together for some time without the benefit of matrimony. However, whether Bomer was the son of James Morrison or some other man is unclear. Also, I presume "Miss" Hulda Trollinger was in some way descended from Samuel Trollinger, but cannot determine from Spartanburg Co., SC 1820/1830 records. Can you help? If you will reply with your telephone number, I will call to discuss.
Sincerely,
Richard Hessler
3825 Fenway Xing
Marietta, GA 30062
tel: 770.565.7770
work: 770.726.7171
fax: 770.726.7612
cell: 678.575.5000
email: rohessler@yahoo.com
census 1810 Rockingham, NC 3 males under 10, 1 male 26-45, 3 females under 10, 2 10-16, 1 16-26
census 1830 Spartansburg SC 1 male 10-15, 1 male 70-80, 1 female 10-15, 2 females 20-30, 2 females 30-40, 1 female 70-80
census 1840 1 males 80-90, 2 females 30-40
1840 United States Federal Census
Name: Saml Trolingle
[Saml Trolinger] County: Spartanburg State: South Carolina Free White Persons - Males - 80 thru 89: 1 Free White Persons - Females - 30 thru 39: 2 Total - All Persons (Free White, Free Colored, Slaves): 3 Persons Employed in Agriculture: 1 No. White Persons over 20 Who Cannot Read and Write: 2 Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 2 Total Free White Persons: 3 Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves: 3
Samuel Tollinger
in the 1850 United States Federal Census
Name: Samuel Tollinger
Age: 86
Birth Year: abt 1764
Home in 1850: Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
Gender: Male
Family Number: 1578
Household Members:
Name Age
Jane Tollinger 50
Emily Tollinger 40
Samuel Tollinger 86
Samuel Tollinger 21
Samuel Trolinger
in the 1830 United States Federal Census
Name: Samuel Trolinger
Home in 1830 (City, County, State): Spartanburg, South Carolina
Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 70 thru 79: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29: 2
Free White Persons - Females - 30 thru 39: 2
Free White Persons - Females - 70 thru 79: 1
Free White Persons - Under 20: 2
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 4
Total Free White Persons: 8
Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored): 8
1810 United States Federal Census about Samuel Trollinger
Name: Samuel Trollinger
Home in 1810 (City, County, State): Rockingham, North Carolina
Free White Persons - Males - Under 10: 3
Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44 : 1
Free White Persons - Females - Under 10: 3
Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 15: 2
Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44: 1
Number of Household Members Under 16: 8
Number of Household Members Over 25: 2
Number of Household Members: 11
Saml Trozinger
in the 1800 United States Federal Census
Name: Saml Trozinger
[Samuel Trolinger]
Home in 1800 (City, County, State): Salisbury, Rockingham, North Carolina
Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44: 1
Free White Persons - Females - Under 10: 4
Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25: 1
Number of Household Members Under 16: 4
Number of Household Members Over 25: 1
Number of Household Members: 6
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1764 - Aft 1850 (> 87 years)
