Absalom Trolinger

1819 - Abt 1872  (52 years)

• Name	Absalom Trolinger
  Birth	22 Sep 1819	Bedford County, TN   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	Abt 1872	Ottery Creek, Iron, MO
  Person ID	I1537	Drollinger Genealogy
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2023

  
  

  Father	Joseph Trolinger,   b. 13 Mar 1796, Rockingham County, NC d. Aft 1870, Iron County, MO (Age > 75 years)
  Mother	Susanna (Sarah) "Susan" Plummer,   b. Abt 1801, TN d. Aft 1880 (Age ~ 80 years)
  Family ID	F483	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ruth Caroline (Carolyn) Westerman,   b. 3 Jul 1824, Bedford County, TN d. 29 Mar 1885, Ottery Creek, Iron, MO (Age 60 years)
  Marriage	28 Sep 1843
  	U.S. and International Marriage Records Name: Absolum Trollinger Gender: Male Birth Year: 1820 Spouse Name: Ruth Caroline Westerman Spouse Birth Place: TN Spouse Birth Year: 1824 Number Pages: 1
  Children	1. Lucinda Trolinger,   b. 10 Jul 1844, TN d. 10 Jul 1923, Lesterville, Reynolds, MO (Age 79 years)   2. Margaret Susan Trolinger,   b. 28 Feb 1848, TN d. 11 Apr 1938, Bonne Terre, St. Francois, MO (Age 90 years)   3. Mary Elizabeth Trolinger,   b. 26 Feb 1850, TN d. 5 Feb 1851, MO (Age 0 years) + 4. Louisa Jane Trolinger,   b. 7 Feb 1852, TN d. 5 Apr 1934, Bonne Terre, St. Francois, MO (Age 82 years)   5. Ruth Carolina "Caroline" "Carrie" Trolinger,   b. 22 Jan 1855, Washington County, MO d. 29 May 1937, Dunnegan, Polk, MO (Age 82 years)   6. William Perry Trollinger,   b. 8 Mar 1856, Iron County, MO d. 5 Nov 1905, MO (Age 49 years)   7. Emeline Trolinger,   b. 8 Apr 1858, MO   8. James Henry Trolinger,   b. 26 Feb 1860, MO d. Aft 1900 (Age > 41 years)   9. Absalom Davis Trolinger,   b. 7 Jun 1862, MO d. 22 Dec 1881, MO (Age 19 years)   10. Sarah Emeline Trolinger,   b. 17 Sep 1864, MO d. 25 May 1867, MO (Age 2 years)
  Family ID	F528	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Mar 2016

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 22 Sep 1819 - Bedford County, TN Death - Abt 1872 - Ottery Creek, Iron, MO  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents		1860 Census
  		U.S. General Land Office Records for Absalom Trolinger

  
  

• Notes

  The historic spelling of the name is Absalom. Because of that and because his son's name is also spelled Absalom, it appears very likely that that is way his name is also spelled. Besides being husband and wife, Absalom and Ruth are also first cousins. Was a cooper by trade 1850 Federal Population Census Washington County, Missouri- Bellevue Township (p116) Newberry Library (Chicago) Trollinger Absalom 30 M Farmer Tenn Caroline 25 F Tenn Lucinda 6 F Tenn Margaret J. 2 F Mo Mary J 0 F Mo U.S. General Land Office Records Name: Absalom Trolinger of Washington County Missouri Issue Date: 15 Dec 1857 Acres: 80 Meridian: 5th PM State: Missouri County: Iron Township: 34-N Range: 1-E Section: 11 Accession Number: MO3770__.081 Metes and Bounds: No Land Office: Jackson Canceled: No US Reservations: No Mineral Reservations: No Authority: April 24, 1820: Sale-Cash Entry (3 Stat. 566) Document Number: 20649 U.S. General Land Office Records Name: Absalom Trolinger Issue Date: 1 Apr 1858 Acres: 80 Meridian: 5th PM State: Missouri County: Iron Township: 34-N Range: 1-E Section: 11 Accession Number: MO3840__.467 Metes and Bounds: No Land Office: Jackson Canceled: No US Reservations: No Mineral Reservations: No Authority: April 24, 1820: Sale-Cash Entry (3 Stat. 566) Document Number: 25080 1860 United States Federal Census Name: Absolem Trollinger Age: 40 Birth Year: abt 1820 Gender: Male Race: White Birth Place: Tennessee Home in 1860: Kaolin, Iron, Missouri Post Office: Pine Grove Dwelling Number: 548 Family Number: 536 Occupation: Farmer Real Estate Value: 500 Personal Estate Value: 400 Married Within Year: Y Cannot Read, Write: Y Household Members (Name) Age Absolem Trollinger 40 Caroline Trollinger 35 Lucinda Trollinger 14 Margaret S Trollinger 12 Louisa J Trollinger 8 Caroline Trollinger 6 William P Trollinger 4 Emeline Trollinger 2 James H Trollinger 3/12 enrolled Company E 68th MO Volunteers 26 Sep 1862 Absalom Trollinger in the U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865 U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records Name: Absalom Trollinger Birth Year: abt 1820 Place of Birth: Tennessee Age on 1 July 1863: 43 Race: White Residence: Kaolin, Iron, Missouri Congressional District: 3rd Class: All The following is a list kept by Justice of the Peace Theodore P. Russell of loyal disloyal citizens in Iron County in the wake of the Civil War Trollinger, Absolen Bushwhacker Dent 1870 United States Federal Census Name: Absalom Trollinger Age in 1870: 51 Birth Year: abt 1819 Birthplace: Tennessee Home in 1870: Township 34 Range 1 East, Iron, Missouri Gender: Male Post Office: Ironton Household Members: Name Age Absalom Trollinger 51 Ruth C Trollinger 46 Margt S Trollinger 21 Louisa J Trollinger 18 Ruth C Trollinger 16 Wm P Trollinger 14 Elmira Trollinger 12 Jas H Trollinger 10 Absalom D Trollinger 8 Margt Westerman 62 (1808)

  
  

• Sources

  [S368] World Family Tree, volume 3 family 2482.