PVT James Thomas Trolinger

PVT James Thomas Trolinger

Male 1842 - 1932  (89 years)

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  • Name James Thomas Trolinger 
    Prefix PVT 
    Birth 18 Sep 1842  Dublin, Pulaski, VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Date of birth from gravestone.
    Gender Male 
    Death 8 Jan 1932  Dublin, Pulaski, VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Date of death from grave stone.
    Burial Pulaski, Pulaski, VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Burial: Thornsprings Methodist Church Cemetery
      Pulaski, Pulaski County, Virginia, USA

      Inscription: TROLINGER James T. Trolinger Born Sept. 18, 1842 Died Jan. 8, 1933 He was an exhorter in the M.E. Church, South for more than 60 years. - "He went about doing good" - This monument was erected as a token of love by the multitudes to whom he ministered.
    Person ID I1007  Drollinger Genealogy
    Last Modified 19 Mar 2023 

    Father John Trolinger, Jr.,   b. 7 Jun 1807, Dublin, Montgomery, VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 May 1883, Dublin, Pulaski, VA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years) 
    Mother Mary Grayson Wygal,   b. 10 Jun 1814, Montgomery County, VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Feb 1880, Pulaski County, VA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years) 
    Family ID F320  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Mary Elizabeth King,   b. 18 Jun 1848, Newbern, Pulaski, VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Dec 1910, Pulaski, VA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years) 
    Marriage 8 Apr 1868  Black Creek, Southampton, VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Virginia Marriages
      Name: J. Trolinger
      Spouse's Name: Mary E. King
      Marriage Date: 8 Apr 1868
      Marriage Place: Pulaski County
      Marriage Performed By: S. D. Gaines
      Original Source Page: 31
    Children 
     1. John Edwin Trolinger,   b. 21 Feb 1869, Dublin, Pulaski, VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Dec 1887, Pulaski County, VA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 18 years)
     2. Henry Lewis Trolinger,   b. 15 Jul 1870, Pulaski, Pulaski, VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Apr 1937, Pulaski, Pulaski, VA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years)
     3. William Pierce Trolinger,   b. 3 Oct 1872, Pulaski, Pulaski, VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Oct 1875, Pulaski, Pulaski, VA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 3 years)
     4. Unknown twin Trolinger   d. Bef 1910, VA Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Unknown twin Trolinger   d. Bef 1910, VA Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Ellen King Trolinger,   b. 19 Jul 1877, Pulaski, Pulaski, VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Feb 1974, Atlanta, Fulton, GA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 96 years)
    Documents
    Mrs. Trollinger Passes Away
    Mrs. Trollinger Passes Away
    ONE OF THE MOST BE LOVED WOMEN IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AT HER HOME AT PULASKI Mrs James T Trollinger of Pulaski Va who was prominently known among the Methodists of Holston conference died at her home at Pulaski Va on the 21st Inst Her death was due to paralysis she having been stricken a few weeks ago Mrs Trollinger was 61 years of age. She survived by her husband a prominent business man of Pulaski and one son Henry L Trollinger and one daughter Mrs Walter C Price The funeral was conducted from the Methodist church near Pulaski the services being conducted by Dr Crow of Pulaski assisted by the Rev J T Frazier Dr W H Price and the Rev J S W Neal. Mrs Trollinger was one of the most beloved women in Southwest Virginia. She was prominent in both church and social affairs in her community and her death is deeply mourned by all who knew her.
    Family ID F334  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 1 Oct 2016 

    Family 2 Alberta Caldwell,   b. 27 Dec 1878   d. 3 Apr 1975, Richmond City, VA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 96 years) 
    Documents
    Miss Ellen King Trollinger of Pulaski Va will become the bride of Mr Walter C Price
    Miss Ellen King Trollinger of Pulaski Va will become the bride of Mr Walter C Price
    Miss Ellen King Trollinger of Pulaski Va will become the bride of Mr Walter C Price on Wednesday Nor 29 The bride-to-be is the pretty and accomplished daughter of Mr and Mrs James T Trollinger of Pulaski The groom-to-be formerly resided in Bristol fie a a brother of Judge John W Price of this city Invitations have been received by friends of the couple here.
    Family ID F9315  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 14 Mar 2016 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 18 Sep 1842 - Dublin, Pulaski, VA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 8 Apr 1868 - Black Creek, Southampton, VA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 8 Jan 1932 - Dublin, Pulaski, VA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Pulaski, Pulaski, VA Link to Google Earth
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    1860 United States Federal Census

    Headstones

    Thornsprings Methodist Church Cemetery
    Pulaski, Pulaski, VA

  • Notes 
    • He enlisted in the Pulaski Guards (Capt James A. Walker's Company), which later became C Company 4th VA Infantry, on 17 April 1861 at Newbern. He fought in the battles of First Manassas and Kernstown, and was taken prisoner at the latter. Sent to Baltimore and later Fort Delaware, exchanged at Aitken's Landing 5 August 1862. Served as First Lt. in the First Nitre Battalion making gunpowder. On Confederate pension rolls act of 1928 at $200.

      After the war farmed on Back Creek, specialized in the catte business. He represented Pulaski County in the Virginia House of Delegates in 1906 and 1910. "Uncle Jim" as he was known to his kin and others was a local preacher of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South.
      H. Jackson Darst, "The Darsts of Virginia--A Chronicle of Ten Generations in the Old Dominion (With Sketches of the Cecil, Charlton, Glendy, Grigsby, Larew, Miller, Trolinger, Welch, Wygal and Wysor Families)," Williamsburg, VA, 1972, p. 368, et seq.: Served in the Confederate army as a private in the Pulaski Guards (Capt. James A. Walker's Company), Virginia Infantry, the "Stonewall Brigade," "fought in the Battles of First Manassas and Kernstown, and at the latter was taken prisoner. He was sent to Baltimore and later to For Delaware, where he remained for about six months until he was exchanged at Aiken's Landing, Va., below Richmond, on August 5, 1862. Then he came home and was assigned to detached service during the remainder of the war as first lieutenant in the First Nitre Battalion, C.S.A., manufacturing gunpowder at the old Trolinger saltpetre cave, and in Bland County. After the war, [he] farmed on Back Creek where he specialized in the cattle business. . . . He represented Pulaski County in the Virginia House of Delegates in 1906 and 1910. "Uncle Jim" as he was known to his own kin and others, was a local preacher of the Methodist episcopal Church, South. He was a frequent speaker at "all-day meetings" in many churches in the area, and conducted great numbers of funerals. . . ."

      James T. Trolinger Obituary
      Classification: Query
      Posted: 8 Feb 2002 4:11PM GMT
      Edited: 4 Feb 2005 8:37PM GMT
      In a book I purchased I found an obituary for a James T. Trolinger, age 91, of Pulaski, VA. It is VERY lengthy, but here is the pertinent genealogy info: "Mr. Trolinger was a son of John and Mary Wygal Trolinger. April 8, 1868 he married Mary E. King and to this union the following children were born: John Edwin Trolinger, Henry Lewis Trolinger, William Pierce Trolinger, William Pierce Trolinger, Ellen King Trolinger, and twin girls who died at birth.
      He is survived by one son, Henry Lewis Trolinger, of Johnson City, Tenn., one daughter, Mrs. Walter Price, Pulaski, and four grandchildren, Mrs. Stanyarne Little of Johnson City, Tenn., Mrs. R. J. Waugh, Pulaski, James T. Trolinger, Elizabethton, Tenn., and Lewis S. Price, Pulaski." The article also states "He was born and reared east of Dublin. His father, John T. Trolinger, named that town, and joined with Stephen Trinkle, grandfather of former governor E. Lee Trinkle in donating the railway station site, and he was 12 when the first train ran to that stop." The article names numerous pallbearers and flower bearers, with many famiy names included. There is no date on the article, but based on articles on the backside, I think the year of death would be 1935. If interested in a copy, please contact me.
      jlwychor@charter.net

      U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 Record for Frances Trolinger U.S.City Directories, 1821-1989
      Virginia > Richmond > 1957 > Hill's Richmond Virginia City Directory >773
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      1860 United States Federal Census
      Name: Jas Trolinger
      Age in 1860: 17
      Birth Year: abt 1843
      Birthplace: Virginia
      Home in 1860: Western District, Pulaski, Virginia
      Gender: Male
      Post Office: Newbern

      U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles
      Name: James Thomas Trolinger
      Occupation: Farmer
      Age at enlistment: 18
      Enlistment Date: 17 Apr 1861
      Rank at enlistment: Private
      State Served: Virginia
      Survived the War?: Yes
      Service Record: Enlisted in Company C, Virginia 4th Infantry Regiment on 17 Apr 1861. Mustered out on 15 Jul 1863. Transferred to on 15 Jul 1863. Mustered out on 24 Dec 1863.
      Birth Date: 18 Sep 1842
      Death Date: 10 Jan 1933
      Sources: The Virginia Regimental Histories Series

      1880 United States Federal Census
      Name: Jos. T. Trolinger
      Age: 37
      Birth Year: abt 1843
      Birthplace: Virginia
      Home in 1880: Dublin, Pulaski, Virginia
      Race: White
      Gender: Male
      Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
      Marital Status: Married
      Spouse's Name: Mary E. Trolinger
      Father's Birthplace: Virginia
      Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
      Occupation: Farms
      Household Members:
      Name Age
      Jos. T. Trolinger 37
      Mary E. Trolinger 29 wife
      Jno. E. Trolinger 11 son
      Henry L. Trolinger 10 son
      Ellie K. Trolinger 2 dau
      Chas. W. Harman 18 nephew
      Thos. S. King 71 father in law
      Matilda P. King 66 mother in law

      1910 United States Federal Census
      Name: James T Trolinger
      Age in 1910: 67
      Birth Year: abt 1843 [1843]
      Birthplace: Virginia
      Home in 1910: Pulaski Ward 2, Pulaski, Virginia
      Race: White
      Gender: Male
      Relation to Head of House: Self (Head) [Head]
      Marital Status: Married
      Spouse's Name: Mollie Trolinger
      Father's Birthplace: Virginia
      Mother's Birthplace: Virginia

      1930 United States Federal Census
      Name: James T Trollinger
      Gender: Male
      Birth Year: abt 1843
      Birthplace: Virginia
      Race: White
      Home in 1930: Pulaski, Pulaski, Virginia
      Marital Status: Widowed
      Relation to Head of House: Roomer
      Father's Birthplace: Virginia
      Mother's Birthplace: Virginia