Louis Allen "Lou" Trullinger

Male 1884 - 1944  (60 years)

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  • Name Louis Allen "Lou" Trullinger 
    Birth 1 Jan 1884  Nodaway County, MO Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Missouri Birth & Death Records Database
      Permanent Record of Births
      County: Nodaway
      Roll Number: C 4972
      Page:
      Number: 398
      Date of Return (Month/Day/Year): Jan. 9, 1884
      1.Name of Child: Trullinger,
      2.Sex: Male
      3.No. of Child of this Mother: 2
      1.Date of Birth: January 1 1884
      2.Place of Birth: Nodaway Co., Mo
      1.Nationality of Father: American
      2.Place of Birth: Inc
      Age: 52
      1.Nationality of Mother: American
      2.Place of Birth: Ind
      Age: 38
      1.Full Name of Mother: Irene Trullinger
      2.Maiden Name of Mother: Macay
      3.Residence of Mother:
      1.Full Name of Father: 1.Barton W Trullinger
      2.Occupation: Farmer
    Gender Male 
    Death 14 Apr 1944  Denver, Denver, CO Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • We had a death date of 7 Apr 1944 with no source data making its accuracy suspect. Using the data from his newspaper death notice, his death date would be 14 Apr 1944. Also, according to the same death notice, he died in a Denver, Colorado hospital.
    • Lou Trullinger in the U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
      Name: Lou Trullinger
      Gender: Male
      Race: White
      Birth Date: 1 Jan 1884
      Birth Place: Maryville, Missouri
      Father: Barton W Trullinger
      Mother: Irene Macy
      SSN: 522039435
      Notes: Dec 1936: Name listed as LOU TRULLINGER
    • The Marysville Daily Forum, Sat Evening April 15th 1944

      Word has been received that Lou Allen Trullinger, 60 years old, died at 8:30 o'clock last night in a hospital in Denver, Colo. Mr Trullinger, who had resided in Denver for several years, had previously resided in Nodaway county. He had been working in a hotel in Denver and while residing in Nodaway county was a salesman for the Wyeth hardware company. Surviving are two brothers, Henry and John B. Trullinger, Marysville and one sister, Mrs C.L. Evans St Joseph.
      Funeral arrangements have not been completed.
    Burial Denver, Denver, CO Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Riverside Cemetery
      Block 30 lot 4
      Denver, Denver County, Colorado
    Person ID I11722  Drollinger Genealogy
    Last Modified 14 May 2025 

    Father Barton Worley Trullinger,   b. 6 Dec 1830, Fountain County, IN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Sep 1919, Maryville, Nodaway, MO Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years) 
    Mother Arena (Irene) "Rena" Macy,   b. 17 Jul 1845, IN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Mar 1888, Nodaway County, MO Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 42 years) 
    Family ID F398  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Unknown MNU 
    Marriage
    • 1930 Census states Louis was age 21 at first marriage and widowed.
    • The possibility exists that this is not the born 1884 Lou Trullinger as all the rest of the found records list him as single. GLD 14 May 2025
    Family ID F13820  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 14 May 2025 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1 Jan 1884 - Nodaway County, MO Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 14 Apr 1944 - Denver, Denver, CO Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Denver, Denver, CO Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents

    WWI Draft Registration 1917-1918

    The Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri) 15 Apr 1944, Sat Page 4

    St. Joseph Gazette (St. Joseph, Missouri) 18 Apr 1944, Tue Page 5


  • Notes 
    • Anyone with provable evidence of Louis' wife's birth name and what became of her is kindly asked to please contact us here at Drollingergenealogy.com.

      Mound City News-Independent
      Mound City, Missouri, Thursday, January 12, 1905
      Lou Trullinger has accepted a position with the W S Thomson hardware store at Craig in the harness department.

      U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards
      Name: Lon Tullinger
      [Louis Allen Trullinger]
      Race: White
      Birth Date: 1 Jan 1884
      Residence Date: 1917-1918
      Street Address: 119-E Broadway
      Residence Place: Harvey County, Kansas, USA
      Physical Build: Medium
      Height: Short
      Hair Color: Dark Brown
      Eye Color: Gray
      Relative: B. W. Tullinger

      U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards
      Name: Lou Trellinger
      [Louis Allen Trullinger]
      Gender: Male
      Registration Age: 58
      Birth Date: 1 Jan 1884
      Birth Place: Maryville, Missouri, USA
      Residence Place: Denver, Colorado, USA
      Registration Date: abt 1942
      Military Draft Date: 1942
      Relationship to Draftee: Head
      Height: 5 4
      Eye Color: Blue
      Hair Color: Brown
      Weight: 120
      Complexion: Dark

      1900 United States Census
      Name Edward L Lewis
      Sex Male
      Age 39
      Birth Date Dec 1861
      Birthplace Illinois
      Marital Status Married
      Race White
      Years Married 11
      Relationship to Head of Household Head
      Father's Birthplace New York
      Mother's Birthplace Pennsylvania
      Event Type Census
      Event Date 1900
      Event Place Jackson Township, Nodaway, Missouri, United States
      Event Place (Original) Jackson Township (west half), ED 107, Nodaway, Missouri, United States
      Household Identifier 101
      Line Number 45
      Sheet Letter A
      Sheet Number 6
      Affiliate Publication Number T623
      Affiliate Name The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
      Edward L Lewis's Spouses and Children
      Vernie Lewis
      Daughter
      F
      10
      Missouri
      Etta M Lewis
      Wife
      F
      36
      Missouri
      Gale Lewis
      Son
      M
      6
      Missouri
      Orlan Lewis
      Son
      M
      8
      Missouri
      Merrill Lewis
      Daughter
      F
      11
      Missouri
      Other People on This Record
      Lew Trullinger
      M
      16
      Missouri
      Name Lew Trullinger
      Sex Male
      Age 16
      Birth Date Jan 1884
      Birthplace Missouri
      Marital Status Single
      Race White
      Relationship to Head of Household
      Employee - Servant
      Father's Birthplace Indiana
      Mother's Birthplace Unknown
      Event Type Census
      Event Date 1900
      Event Place Jackson Township, Nodaway, Missouri, United States
      Event Place (Original) Jackson Township (west half), ED 107, Nodaway, Missouri, United States
      Household Identifier 101
      Line Number 45
      Sheet Letter B
      Sheet Number 6
      (Editor's Note: Louis Allen Trullinger is living with the Edward Lucius Lewis family and his boarding house as a traveling salesman for a saddlery Company in the 1900 Census)

      1910 United States Federal Census
      Name: Louis Trullinger
      Age in 1910: 25
      Birth Year: abt 1885
      Birthplace: Missouri
      Home in 1910: Craig Ward 1, Holt, Missouri
      Race: White
      Gender: Male
      Relation to Head of House: Boarder
      Marital Status: Single
      Father's Birthplace: Iowa
      Mother's Birthplace: Ohio
      Household Members:
      Name Age
      Samuel Thompson 49
      Jane E Thompson 44
      Louis Trullinger 25
      Una Thompson 12

      1920 United States Federal Census
      Name: Louis Trullinger
      [Louis Allen Trullinger]
      Age: 36
      Birth Year: abt 1884
      Birthplace: Missouri
      Home in 1920: Newton Ward 1, Harvey, Kansas
      Street: Brockman
      Race: White
      Gender: Male
      Relation to Head of House: Boarder
      Marital Status: Single
      Father's Birthplace: Indiana
      Mother's Birthplace: Illinois
      Able to Speak English: Yes
      Occupation: Traveling Laborer
      Industry: Saddlery Co.
      Employment Field: Wage or Salary
      Household Members:
      Name Age
      Augusta Goerman 71
      Louis F G Goerman 40
      Anna R Goerman 38
      Clara B Allison 27
      Scott Baublets 28
      Stephen A D Higby 57
      Claude A Bennett 38
      Louis Trullinger 36

      1930 United States Federal Census
      Name: Lou Trullinger
      [Louis Allen Trullinger]
      Birth Year: abt 1879
      Gender: Male
      Race: White
      Birthplace: Iowa
      Marital Status: Widowed
      Relation to Head of House: Head
      Home in 1930: Richman, Wayne, Iowa
      Street address: Spring St.
      Dwelling Number: 43
      Family Number: 43
      Home Owned or Rented: Owned
      Home Value: 1000
      Radio Set: No
      Lives on Farm: No
      Age at First Marriage: 21
      Attended School: No
      Able to Read and Write: Yes
      Father's Birthplace: Iowa
      Mother's Birthplace: Pennsylvania
      Able to Speak English: Yes
      Occupation: Laborer
      Industry: Day Laborer
      Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker
      Employment: Yes
      Neighbors: View others on page
      Household Members:
      Name Age
      Lou Trullinger 51

      1940 United States Federal Census
      Name: Louis Trullinger
      Age: 56
      Estimated birth year: abt 1884
      Gender: Male
      Race: White
      Birthplace: Missouri
      Marital Status: Single
      Relation to Head of House: Lodger
      Home in 1940: Kokomo, Summit, Colorado
      Inferred Residence in 1935: Rural, Summit, Colorado
      Residence in 1935: Rural, Summit, Colorado
      Resident on farm in 1935: No
      Sheet Number: 1A
      Occupation: Laborer
      Attended School or College: No
      Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 8th grade
      Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 40
      Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker in private work
      Weeks Worked in 1939: 40
      Income: 600
      Income Other Sources: No
      Neighbors: View others on page
      Household Members:
      Name Age
      Louis Trullinger 56
      Richard Hall 42
      Virgil Whitehead 28
      Charles Labrenz 30
      Virgiel Pointer 56
      Fred Anderson 38