William Trullinger
1815 - 1881 (~ 65 years)-
Name William Trullinger Birth Sep 1815 OH 
- Using his date of death of 6 Jan 1881 and age of 65 years, 3 months and 22 days as inscribed on his headstone and a date calculator it produces a calculated birth date of:
15 Sep 1815 If the smaller units (days) are subtracted before the larger units (months/years) or 14 Sep 1815 If the larger units (months/years) are subtracted first, then the rest.
Gender Male Death 6 Jan 1881 Fountain County, IN [1] Burial Attica, Fountain, IN - William Trullinger
Death: Jan. 6, 1881
Burial: Ruppert Cemetery (Logan Township Rupert-Stephenson Cemetery)
Attica, Fountain, Indiana, USA
Inscription: 65 yrs 3 Mo 22 Days
Note: Mason. [Ohaver, Lafayette]
Person ID I1195 Drollinger Genealogy Last Modified 2 May 2025
Father Abraham Kidd Trullinger, b. 17 Mar 1794, Bedford County, PA d. 4 Oct 1845, Drakesville, Davis, IA (Age 51 years) Mother Margaret Trullinger, b. 20 Feb 1795, Bedford County, PA d. 17 Jul 1857, Drakesville, Davis, IA (Age 62 years) Family ID F390 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Mary Jane Brown, b. 4 Mar 1820 d. 13 Feb 1844, Fountain County, IN (Age 23 years) Marriage 14 Apr 1835 - Marriages in Fountain County, Indiana, U.S.A., 1826-1848
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Page 88.
"Trullinger, William (consent), Mary Brown (consent), Apr 14, 1836."
Children + 1. Milton B. Trullinger, b. Abt 1836, Attica, Fountain, IN d. Bef 1900 (Age ~ 63 years)2. Elmirah J. Trullinger, b. 13 Jan 1839, Attica, Fountain, IN d. 9 Sep 1855, Fountain County, IN (Age 16 years)3. David J. Trullinger, b. 22 Feb 1842, Attica, Fountain, IN d. 10 Sep 1843, Attica, Fountain, IN (Age 1 year)Family ID F396 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 5 Jun 2017
Family 2 Mary Uhlens, b. 26 Oct 1827 d. 26 Apr 1849, Fountain County, IN (Age 21 years) Marriage 7 Aug 1845 Fountain County, IN - Indiana Marriage CollectionName: William Trullinger
Spouse Name: Mary Uhlens
Marriage Date: 7 Aug 1845
Marriage County: Fountain
Book: Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT
OS Page: 1321634 - 1321635
Marriages in Fountain County, Indiana, U.S.A., 1826-1848
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Page 88.
"Trullinger, William, Mary Ullems, Aug. 7, 1845."
Children 1. Lavina Trullinger, b. 6 Dec 1846, Fountain County, IN d. 20 Jan 1847, Fountain County, IN (Age 0 years)2. Laura Trullinger, b. 5 Jun 1846, Attica, Fountain, IN d. 5 Apr 1943, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA (Age 96 years)+ 3. Elizabeth Trullinger, b. 16 Jul 1848, Attica, Fountain, IN d. Bef 1900 (Age 51 years)Family ID F1725 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 5 Jun 2017
Family 3 Sarah Jane Stewart, b. 1827, VA d. 7 Apr 1864, Fountain County, IN (Age 37 years) Marriage 31 Jan 1850 Fountain County, IN [2] - Indiana Marriage Collection
Name: William Trullinger
Spouse Name: Sarah J Stewart
Marriage Date: 31 Jan 1850
Marriage County: Fountain
Source Title 1: Fountaif County, Indiana
Source Title 2: Index to Marriage Record 1848 - 1920 Inclusive Vol
Source Title 3: W. P. A. Original Record Located: County Clerk's O
Book: 3
OS Page: 138
Children 1. Margaret E. Trullinger, b. 1851, Fountain County, IN d. 7 Aug 1852, Fountain County, IN (Age 1 year)2. Unknown Trullinger + 3. Robert Franklin "Frank" Trullinger, b. 30 Aug 1853, Fountain County, IN d. 17 Apr 1930, Cass County, MO (Age 76 years)4. John W. Trullinger, b. 4 Aug 1859, Fountain County, IN d. 10 Mar 1907, Maryville, Nodaway, MO (Age 47 years)5. George B. Trullinger, b. 5 Aug 1860, Fountain County, IN d. 27 Sep 1861, Fountain County, IN (Age 1 year)Documents 
Marriage RecordFamily ID F1726 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 4 May 2025
Family 4 Margaret J. Young Family ID F13859 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 3 Sep 2021
Family 5 Sarah N. Moore, b. Abt 1826, KY Marriage 19 Nov 1867 Fountain County, IN - Indiana Marriage Collection
Name: William Trullinger
Spouse Name: Sarah N Moore
Marriage Date: 19 Nov 1867
Marriage County: Fountain
Source Title 1: Fountaif County, Indiana
Source Title 2: Index to Marriage Record 1848 - 1920 Inclusive Vol
Source Title 3: W. P. A. Original Record Located: County Clerk's O
Book: 6
OS Page: 23
Children 1. Milton E. Trullinger, b. 2 May 1866, Attica, Fountain, IN d. 3 May 1881, Attica, Fountain, IN (Age 15 years)2. Infant Son Trullinger, b. Attica, Fountain, IN d. Attica, Fountain, IN 3. Nellie Trullinger, b. 8 Feb 1870, Attica, Fountain, IN d. 12 Feb 1871, Attica, Fountain, IN (Age 1 year)4. Infant Trullinger, b. 3 Apr 1873, Attica, Fountain, IN d. 9 Apr 1873, Attica, Fountain, IN (Age 0 years)5. Infant Trullinger, b. Attica, Fountain, IN d. 1 Sep 1875, Attica, Fountain, IN 6. Laura Trullinger, b. 15 Aug 1877, Attica, Fountain, IN d. 15 Sep 1878, Attica, Fountain, IN (Age 1 year)Family ID F6467 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 5 Jun 2017
- Using his date of death of 6 Jan 1881 and age of 65 years, 3 months and 22 days as inscribed on his headstone and a date calculator it produces a calculated birth date of:
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Event Map 
Birth - Sep 1815 - OH 
Marriage - 7 Aug 1845 - Fountain County, IN Marriage - 31 Jan 1850 - Fountain County, IN Marriage - 19 Nov 1867 - Fountain County, IN Death - 6 Jan 1881 - Fountain County, IN 
Burial - - Attica, Fountain, IN = Link to Google Earth
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Headstones 
Ruppert Cemetery
Attica, Fountain, IN
Bottom portion of grave marker
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Notes - From H. W. Beckwith's 1881 History of Fountain County
County Commissioner June 1850 Mr Trullinger was appointed by the associate judges to fill a vacancy caused by the resignation of Mr Ridge.
County Commissioner September 1850
County Commissioner December 1856 Mr Trullinger was appointed to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Stephen Kennedy.
County Commissioner March 1857, November 1859
County Commissioner December 1868 William Trullinger Mr Trullinger was appointed to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of John R. Campbell
Pg. 50: October election 1862.
For Sheriff: William Trullinger - 1697 votes; T. M. Worthington - 1506.
Pg. 50: October election 1864.
For Sheriff: William Trullinger - 1831 votes; John T. McKnight - 1595.
FOUNTAIN COUNTY, INDIANA
BIRTHS AND DEATHS LISTED IN THE REGISTER OF
MEMBERSHIP LODGE NO. 18 F. AND A.M.
Attica, Fountain County, Indiana
Trullinger, William
January 6, 1881
The court-house mentioned was but temporary. The first permanent court building was erected about 1831 on its proper site. This was a brick building, but small. Another jail was also provided, but this burned about 1850. A brick jail was then built southwest of the court-house, which was afterward displaced by the present stone jail and jailer's brick residence, constructed at a cost of about $106,000, completed in 1874. About 1856 or 1857 a new court-house was projected. A contract was let, but no further action taken. At a meeting of the commissioners, held March 23, 1857, the contract was let to J. G. Hardy, calling for a good, substantial brick and stone structure, at a cost of $33,500. Work was to be begun by June 1, 1857, and finished on or before September 20, 1859. The lower rooms for offices were to be completed and furnished ready for occupancy by December 20, 1858. Isaac Hodgson, of Indianapolis, was the architect engaged and superintendent of the construction. Some changes were subsequently made from the original plan, necessitating additional expense, swelling the total cost of the court-house to nearly $40,000. Hon. William Furr, Octavius A. Crowley and William Trullinger were at that time county commissioners. The new court-house had been occupied but a short time when, January 2, 1860, it was partially destroyed by fire, necessitating an expenditure for repairs of about $20,000. At a special session of the board, held February 13, 14, etc., a contract was let to John H. Thomas & Son requiring certain repairs to be made at a cost of $14,800, but further damages, afterward discovered, increased the expense. The commissioners, William Furr, William Trullinger and John Nebeker, rented the third story of the brick building near the southeast corner of the square for court, county and political purposes. Different rooms were provided elsewhere for the various offices while the repairs progressed. The county can now boast of an honest court-house and a costly jail.
1850 United States Federal Census
Name: William Trullinger
Age: 34
Birth Year: abt 1816
Birthplace: Ohio
Home in 1850: Logan, Fountain, Indiana
Gender: Male
1860 United States Federal Census
Name: William Trullinger
Age in 1860: 44
Birth Year: abt 1816
Birthplace: Ohio
Home in 1860: Logan, Fountain, Indiana
Gender: Male
Post Office: Attica
1870 United States Federal Census
Name: Wm Trullinger
Age in 1870: 54
Birth Year: abt 1816
Birthplace: Ohio
Home in 1870: Logan, Fountain, Indiana
Race: White
Gender: Male
Post Office: Attica
Household Members:
Name Age
Wm Trullinger 54
Sarah Trullinger 54
Robert H Trullinger 16
John W Trullinger 11
Cynthia Redman 33
1880 United States Federal Census
Name: William Trullinger
Age: 64
Birth Year: abt 1816
Birthplace: Ohio
Home in 1880: Attica, Fountain, Indiana
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Sarah Trullinger
Father's Birthplace: Ohio
Mother's Birthplace: Ohio
Occupation: Farmer
- From H. W. Beckwith's 1881 History of Fountain County
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