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- How many wives he had is not know for certain as a lot of this is speculation based on bit and pieces from different sources. What is known is conflicting and confusing. He first shows up as Bomar Morrison in the 1860 census. He enlists in the Confederate Army as Bomar Trollinger. If he were the son of Hulda why doesn't he show up in the 1850 census? He could be the Armistead B. Trollinger transferred from Holcolm May 1, 1863 in exchange for Edmund Belcher, on muster roll for Oct 31, 1864 Company F 1st SC Infantry. Hosea and William Trollinger are also members of Company F. It is not certain if Hulda is his mother nor who his father is. So he is placed here as a probable son of Hulda and unknown father. GLD Dec 2012
Dave question: Who are Albert Bomar (Bomar Morrison) Trollinger's parents?
Gordon response: The only parent for certain is one Hulda Trollinger. Unfortunately the 1850 census listed the man as W. Trollinger. In 1860 she is residing with a James Morrison with Bomer age 14. And from there the trail runs cold. The only W. Trollinger around in that time frame is William b 1826 died 1880 married to a Nancy Jennings b 1835. Hulda may have been his mistress or common law wife and moved on but the evidence is not there. William also had a son Bomar b 1873.
Richard Hessler TROLLINGER, John M. My Ggrandfather, John Marcus Trollinger was born in Greenville, NC in 1865 ... although his younger and older siblings were born in Spartanburg Co. and his family lived in Spartanburg Co., SC from 1800 until sometime before the 1880 Census which found them just across the Georgia line in Franklin Co., GA in His father, Albert Bomar Trollinger lived in Spartanburg Co and is recorded as Bomar Trollinger (aged 14) in the 1860 Census as living with James & Hulda (Trollinger) Morrison. On his sister's death certificate, their mother's maiden name is shown as Trollinger. Sometime after 1860, he assumed the name Albert Bomar Trollinger which name he bore until his death after the 1900 Fulton Co., GA census. I theorize he did that for one of several reasons: 1) he was illegitmate and assumed his mother's name after leaving his stepfather's household; or 2) he ran afoul of the law and assumed her maiden name as an alias; or 3) he was not illegitimate, but used his mother's second or common-law husband's name temporarily to avoid reproach divorce, parentage, or abandonment. Any ideas or connections??? My basic problem is who was his father, what was his mother's maiden name, & who were his grandparents. I have a lot of circumstantial data, that with a leap of faith greater than I am presently prepared to make, that could suggest that his father was Bomar Trollinger (listed in the CW roster below) and his mother was Hulda (maiden name unknown) Trollinger Morrison. Further, Bomar, Sr. could have been either the son or grandson of Samuel Trollinger of Spartanburg Co., SC of whom other records (marriage, probate, etc. ) exist.
UPDATE
Some of this I have reduced to writing, some is in document form, and some only oral.
Major points include:
A. 1870 Haywood Co., NC census where James & Hulda Morrison moved from Spartanburg Co., SC and before Hulda Morrison turned up in 1880 Franklin Co., GA. At that time Bomer had only one child William Trollinger born in SC in 1867 and his wife's name was Julia. His second son Albert Bomer Trollinger was born in NC in 1870. Third child Nannie Talullah Trollinger born in SC in 1871 & fourth child Hosea Trollinger born in 1872 in SC. Haywood Co., NC includes part of the Cherokee Indian Reservation, aka Qualla Boundary centered around town of Cherokee, NC. This may be the nexus of the Indian princess stories and could have some basis in fact.
B. 1880 Franklin Co., GA census where widower Boman Trollinger lived with no children in his household (he was servant in someone else's household)
C. Bomer in 1880 Franklin Co., GA had moved near his mother Hulda Morrison who had his four children in her care.
D. Being widowed and not one to be idle, Bomer located a second wife Alice Payne and had three children out-of-wedlock with her. She lived down the pike a piece with her mother and her three children by Bomer.
E. The Roster of Confed Soldiers, 1861-1865, Broadfoot Publ Co, 1996, Wilmington, NC v15p330
vol 15 p 330
Bomar Trollenger, SC Inf. Holcombe's Legion, Co., C (see note below on transfer) [same person as A.B. ... first in Holcomb and later transferred to 1st Inf[
A.B. Trollinger, SC 1st (Butler's) Inf. Reg., Co. F [see note below on his transfer]
Hosey Trollinger, SC 1st (Butler's) Inf. Reg., Co. F
William Trollinger, SC 1st (Butler's) Inf. Reg., Co. F
vol 11 p 326
James Morrison, SC 19th Inf. Reg. Co. B, Corporal [step father of Albert Bomer Trollinger and wife of ABT's mother Hulda Trollinger]
James Morrison, SC Inf. Bn., Co. C, Corporal
Compendium of Confederate Armies, SC & GA, Stewart Sifakis, Facts-on-File, Inc. NY,NY 1995
p53 SC 1st Inf Reg Provisional Army
"organized for six months on 7 Jan 1861 and reorganized back in SC for the War in July & August 1861. Mustered into Confederate service 17 Aug - 7 Sept 1861. Saw action at Spotsylvania, Antietam, Richmond, Petersburg, the Wilderness, Gettysburg, among many other engagements. Surrendered with Lee at Appomattox Courthouse, VA 9 Apr 1865. First commander: Col. Maxcy Gregg, field officers: Andrew P. Butler, Major & Lt Col."
further reading: Caldwell, J.F.J., The History of a Brigade of South Carolinians Known First as Gregg's and subsequently as McGowan's Brigade.
Belcher Edmond
SC 1Butler Inf F C 8/2/62 5/1/63 P Tr 27K
Edmond SC 27 Inf K C 9/63 7/64 PTr HolLeg
Edmond SC HOL LEG Inf C C 5/1/63 P
Note: Edmond Belcher 1st SC Inf. Reg. (Butler's) Co. F SC Enlisted at Spartanburg Aug 2, 1862. Transferred to Holcombe Legion Co. B on May 1, 1863, in exchange for A. B. Trollinger. This data is taken from SC in CW on CD for roster of 1st SC. Landrum does not mention the above, but lists an Edward Belcher of Co. B of the Legion. I believe Edmond (b. 1838) is the son of Josiah Belcher and Scarberry Bishop (my ggg grandparents). Listed on the 1870 Census for Spartanburg as living in the Cherokee Township and age 31 (b. 1839) He was in the same company with his cousin, William L. Belcher (b. Aug. 18, 1849). On Broadfoot and Muster roll for both units . Ist Inf (box 381, extraction 2, record 3420). For the Holcombe Legion the entry states E. Belcher, "Cavalry Battalion Infantry Regiment Holcombe Legion" (box 381, extraction 2 and record 3418.
F. 1900 Census -Fulton Co., GA lived at 91 Rhodes St, Atlanta 1900 census records state of birth as GA. Living with his third wife Mary Elizabeth Brannon and his third brood of children in Atlanta, GA.
G. 1850 Spartanburg Co., SC census: I would argue that W. Trollinger and H. Trollinger were NOT husband and wife and that census enumerator correctly recorded sex for each of them as "F". My primary rationale is that, although Hulda was living with Mr. James Morrison in 1860 as his wife and although Bomer was using surname Morrison in 1850, a) James Morrison and "Miss" Hulda Trollinger went to the bother of having a legal marriage recorded in 1865, and b) Bomer lived in James & Hulda Morrison household in 1870 Haywood Co., NC census as Bomer Trollinger (along with his wife Julia MNU Trollinger) and Bomer used the Trollinger surname forever after. I believe Albert Bomer Trollinger was born out of wedlock to Emiline Mahulda Trollinger and an unknown father. Further, I believe H. Trollinger, Hulda Trollinger, Hulda Morrison, Emiline Mahulda Morrison are all the same person based on age, location, household, and familial relationships recorded in the census records.
H. RECENT UPDATE: through ancestry.com DNA testing, three unknown DNA ancestors popped up, two of the three in Spartanburg Co., SC: James H. Ezell (my DNA matches DNA from 8 of his 11 recorded family tree descendant per ancestry.com) born October 1819 in Spartanburg Co., SC died 30 Dec 1900 Cherokee Co., SC on 27 Nov 1840 married his wife Artimissa Scruggs Dobbins(my DNA matches DNA from 7 of her 11 recorded family tree descendant per ancestry.com) in Spartanburg Co., SC. She was born 5 Jan 1818 in Spartanburg Co., SC and died 23 Apr 1892 in Spartanburg Co., SC. If I am the descendant of these two people, the only unidentified person in that date range in my lineage would be Albert Bomer Trollinger's first wife. My late grand-aunt Louise told me her father (my GGF's) mother's name was Destiny and was an Indian. The 1870 Haywood Co., NC census shows Albert Bomer Trollinger's first wife was named Julia. James & Artimiss Ezell have several children listed in family trees, none named Julia or Destiny, but there are some gappy chronological periods from which one or more children could easily be missing. I will search further for someone named Julie Ezell in Spartanburg Co., SC, but had had no success so far, but that is my best guess and why for this missing link.
I. Bible Record of Henry Jefferson Bishop
This Bible now in the possession of Miss Evie Bishop, Valley Falls, SC. The following was read to the copier direct from the Bible. There have been no xerox copies made of this Bible, as Miss Bishop did not want it to be taken out of the house. None of this information has been rearranged or changed, but apparently some dates were added by the family as the years passes as they are not all in chronological order. Copied and contributed to the Bulletin by Mary Mills, PO Box 281, Chesnee, SC 29323.
H.J. Bishop born October 1, 1820
Eliza L. Bishop born October 13, 1817
Tusarah Bishop born July 27, 1845
Eliza Jane Bishop born March 23, 1849
Henry Simpson Bishop born November 5, 1851
John Jeff Bishop born January 31, 1854
Mary Bishop born May 4, 1856 (or 1851?)
Edith Abigail Bishop born September 2, 1918
Alburpha Bishop born January 28, 1858
Cleveland Bishop born November 9, 1859
Jesse Lee Bishop born January 14, 1867
Marth Elizabeth Bishop born February 16, 1871 (or 1811)
Marzie Bea Nora Bishop born December 16, 1881
Henry Jeff Bishop born ____ 18, 18(2)6 or 18(7)6
William Trollinger born September 15, 1866
John M. Trollinger born June 13, 1870
Nancy Terlula born April 24, 1872
Isaac Newton Bishop born August 9, 1889
James (A???) Bishop born August 17, 1891
Tali(????) Bishop born July 11, 1894
J. Marriage and Death Notices From the Up-Country of South Carolina as taken from Greenville newspapers 1826 - 1863 compiled by Brent H. Holcomb, C. A. L. S.
Departed this life suddenly on the 15th inst., at the house of Mr. Robert Scruggs, at Cowpens Battleground, Spartanburgh District, S.C., Miss Christina Trollinger, aged about 22 years (ibid.). Nov. 27, 1840. Abstracted from the Greenville Republican, Greenville Mountaineer, Southern Patriot, and Southern Enterprise.
K. TROLLINGER, ELIZABETH born 1795 Rockingham Co., NC
State: SC Year: 1860
County: Spartanburg County Record Type: Federal Population Schedule
Township: Damascus P.O. Page: 199
Database: SC 1860 Federal Census Index
1860 Spartanburg Co., SC Census
Free inhabitants in the county of Spartanburg, Northern Division, State of South Carolina,
enumerated by me on June 7, 1860, Jno. Earle Bomar,
Asst. Marshall, Post Office, Damascus
51/51 page 191
Elizabeth Trollinger 65 years F SC
Hosea 22 years M shoemaker SC
1860 Census son, Hosea, lived with her
in 1860 Census she said she was born in SC, but her parents lived in NC until sometime between 1810 & 1813.
L. Barbara Trollinger: Shown in 1850 Spartanburg Co., SC census as 51 years, i.e. born in 1799 Rockingham Co., NC
M. Jane Trollinger born 1800 Rockingham Co., NC
N. Ellen Trollinger born 1802 Rockingham Co., NC
TROLLENGER, ELLEN
State: SC Year: 1860
County: Spartanburg County Record Type: Federal Population Schedule
Township: Martinville P.O. Page: 236
Database: SC 1860 Federal Census Index
Alternate DOB ABT 1810
1860 Spartanburg Co., SC Census
Free inhabitants in the county of Spartanburg, Northern Division, State of South Carolina,
enumerated by me on July 19,1860, John Earle Bomar,
Asst. Marshall, Post Office, Martinsville
587/587 page 236
Ellen Trollinger 58 years F Farmer $40 $75 NC
O. SON1 of Samuel & Sarah Henderson Trollinger born BTW 1800/1810
P. SON2 of Samuel & Sarah Henderson Trollinger born BTW 1800/1810
Q. SON3 of Samuel & Sarah Henderson Trollinger born BTW 1800/1810
R. Emily Trollinger born 1810 Rockingham Co., NC
S. DAU6 born BTW 1804/1810
T. DAU7 born BTW 1815/1820
U. Samuel (Jr.) Trollinger born BTW 1815/1820
V. Old email from Richard Hessler to Gordon Drollinger: 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.
W. 1800 Census Rockingham Co., NC
Michael Trolnger p443 10201-01301-00 --- son of Adam #2159
Adam Trolinger p454 00010-10100-00 --- son of Michael #2765
Samuel Trolinger p 454 00010-10100-00 --- son of Michael #2765
1800 census Rockingham Co,. NC p 454 00010-10100-00
Trolinger, Samuel View Image Online
State: North Carolina Year: 1800 County: Rockingham Roll: M32_32
Township: Unknown Townships Page: 454 Image: 427
1 male 26-45 years (Samuel)
1 female under 10 years (Elizabeth)
1 female 16-26 years (Sarah)
1810 Census Rockingham Co., NC p7 30010-32110-00
Trollinger, Samuel View Image Online
State: North Carolina Year: 1810 County: Rockingham Roll: M252_43
Township: Page: 7 Image: 12
3 males under 10 years (SON1) + (SON2) + (SON3)
1 male 26-45 years (Samuel)
3 females under 10 years (Emily) + (DAU5) + (DAU6)
2 females 10-16 years (Barbara) + (Jane)
1 female 16-26 years (Elizabeth)
1 female 26-45 years (Sarah)
TROLLENGAR, SAMUEL
State: SC Year: 1820
County: Spartanburg County Record Type: Federal Population Schedule
Township: 000001 13211 Page: 239
Database: SC 1820 Federal Census Index
1820 census Spartanburg Co., SC p 239 000001-13211-100
Trollengar, Samuel View Image Online
State: South Carolina Year: 1820 County: Spartanburg Roll: M33_120
Township: Unknown Townships Page: 239 Image: 253
1 male 45 years or older (Samuel)
1 female under 10 years (DAU7)
3 females 10 to 16 years (Ellen) + (Emily) + (DAU6)
2 females 16 to 26 years (Barbara) + (Jane)
1 female 26 to 45 years (Elizabeth)
1 female 45 years or older (Sarah)
1 male slave (???)
TROLINGER, SAMUEL
State: SC Year: 1830
County: Spartanburg County Record Type: Federal Population Schedule
Township: Spartanburg District Page: 250
Database: SC 1830 Federal Census Index
1830 census Spartanburg Co., SC p 250 Spartaburg District 0010000001000-0010220001-000
T645 TROLINGER SAMUEL 250 SPARTANBURG DIST
Trolinger, Samuel View Image Online
State: South Carolina Year: 1830 County: Spartanburg Roll: M19_171
Township: Unknown Townships Page: 250 Image: 496
1 male 10 to 15 years (Samuel)
1 male 70 to 80 years (Samuel) [but he was probably ABT 55 years old not 70-80 years old]
1 female 10 to 15 years (DAU7)
1 female 20 to 30 years could have been any one of (Jane, Emily, or DAU6)
1 female 30 to 40 years (Barbara)
1 female 70 to 80 years (Sarah) [but she was probably ABT 55 years old not 70-80 years old]
1840 Census Spartantburg Co., SC no Trollingers or soundex found - suspected missing pages in microfilms available.
found transcription/indexing errors: Soundex Z452 s.b. T645 on page 163 or image 208 & 209 of 223
Census enumerator T.J. Linder Spartanburg District north of the Pacolet River & the North Fork of the Same [Pacolet River]
ZOLINGER, SAMUEL 1 WM 80-90, 2 WF 30-40 1 working in agriculture, 2 not working 2 over 20 years can read & write
(Samuel) (Barbara & Emily)
ZOLINGER, JANE 1 WF 30-40 1 working in agriculture 1 over 20 years can read & write
(Jane)
1850 Census Spartanburg Co., SC
TOLLINGER 196B
T452 TOLLINGER JANE 196 SPARTANBURG Twp Household 1578
Tollinger, Jane View Image Online
State: South Carolina Year: 1850 County: Spartanburg Roll: M432_858
Township: Spartanburg Page: 196 Image: 216
enumerated G.W Foster, 3 Oct 1850
T452 TOLLINGER RURBARY * 196 SPARTANBURG Twp Household 1578
Tollinger, Rurbary View Image Online
State: South Carolina Year: 1850 County: Spartanburg Roll: M432_858
Township: Spartanburg Page: 196 Image: 216
enumerated G.W Foster, 3 Oct 1850
Rurbary Tollinger 51 F (Barbara) (Should be Barbary aka Barbara) comparison on nearby script indicates "B" not "R"
Jane 50 F
Emily 40 F
Samuel 86 M
Samuel 21 M
TROLLINGER 242B
T645 TROLLINGER W. 242 SPARTANBURG Twp household 2252
Trollinger, W. View Image Online
State: South Carolina Year: 1850 County: Spartanburg Roll: M432_858
Township: Spartanburg Page: 242 Image: 308
enumerated G.W Foster, 4 Nov 1850
W. Trollinger 24 F
Heulda 22 F
Amanda 0/2 F
Bomer??? 2 M (or James - very difficult to decipher)
M. Trollinger 2 F
MORRISON 196B
M625 MORRISON JAMES 196 SPARTANBURG Twp Household 1581
Morrison, James View Image Online
State: South Carolina Year: 1850 County: Spartanburg Roll: M432_858
Township: Spartanburg Page: 196 Image: 216
enumerated G.W Foster, 3 Oct 1850
X. http://library.furman.edu/depts/speccoll/churchrecs.htm
Furman University Church Record Holdings
Church Name Year Organized County State No. of Reels Notes Coverage
Buck Creek 1780 Spartanburg SC 1 1851-1966
http://mapping.usgs.gov:8888/gnis/owa/GetDetail?tab=Y&id=1248142
Buck Creek Cemetery, SC
Spartanburg cemetery
350527N 0815305W Valley F alls
http://www.rfci.net/wdfloyd/BuckCrk.html
BUCK CREEK BAPTIST CEMETERY
Spartanburg County, SC
By W. D. Floyd
This cemetery is located south of Chesnee, SC. It can be reached by going south on US 221 about a half mile past the Chesnee High School and taking Ezell Road to the right just a little ways past the big cemetery on the left. There is a sign that points the way for Buck Creek Baptist church. After about 1.5 to 2 miles the road suddenly Makes a hard left turn with the road that goes straight ahead being a dead end road. The cemetery will be on the left at the next intersection. I was there January 5, 1998 and I started in the southwest corner of the cemetery.
THE SURNAMES
ABERNATHY, ADAIR, ALLEN, ANDERSON, ARLEDGE, ATKINS, BERRY, BISHOP, BLACKWELL, BLANTON, BOLIN, BOZEMAN, BRIDGES, BROCK, BROWN, BURNETT, BYERS, CABINESS, CAMP, CANTRELL, CARSWELL, CASH, CHAMPION, COGGINS, COOLEY, COWART, CRAWLEY, CROMER, CROSS, CROW, CUDD, CUMMINGS, CUNNINGHAM, DALTON, DILL, DONALD, EDGE, EDWARDS, ELDER, EMERY, EMORY, EZELL, FOUCHE, FOWLER, FRADY, GARNER, GERRETT, GOODWIN, GORE, GOWAN, GREEN, GREENE, HALL, HAMMETT, HARDIN, HARRIS, HARVEY, HEATHERLY, HENDERSON, HILL, HIPP, HOOVER, HORD, HUGHEY, HUMPHRIES, HUTCHINS, JACKSON, JOHNSON, JOLLEY, JONES, KIMBRELL, LAUGHTER, LAWSON, LAWTER, LEDBETTER, LEE, LOCKHART, LYNCH, MAHAFFEY, MARTIN, MCCARTY, MCCRAW, MCKELVEY, MCKINNEY, MELTON, MILLS, MORGAN, MORRIS, MOSELEY, MOSLEY, OWENS, OWENSBY, PAGE, PARHAM, PARRIS, PETTY, RIDDLE, SEAY, SHERBERT, SHIELDS, SILVER, SKOURTIS, AMITH, STAFORD, STEPHEN, STEPHENS, SWOFFORD. TAYLOR, THOMAS, THOMPSON, TROUT, TURNER, UNDERWOOD, VARNER, WALDRUP, WALL, WEASE, WEST, WILLIAMS, WILLINGHAM, WYATT, YARBROUGH, YELTON, YOUNG
Y. http://www.angelfire.com/sc/piedmonths/oct1995.html
GOUCHER BAPTIST CHURCH MINUTES
Union County (now Cherokee County), SC
(Continued from Vol. IX, No.3)
Saturday May the 20th 1815 Brother Abraham Hembree reported to the Church. David Lipscomb failing to go, that he had Cited Brother Hugh Moore to attend on Saturday before the third Sunday in May. Brother Hugh Moore did not appear to his citation and was Excommunicated for neglecting to hear the Church--Also Brother Jonathan Buice was appointed to go to Hugh Moore and request him to give him his Credentials as he may bring them to the Church
Signed by order of the Church--
John Lipscomb C. C
Saturday the 16th day of September 1815
The names of the persons that appropiated money for the next association
c
Joshua Pettet 6¼
Jonathan Buice 12½
Peter Peterson 12½
John H. Jones 12½
Nathan Whitbay 12¼
David Lipscomb 12½
William Easterwood 12½
James Brown 12¼
93¼
Saturday Friday November the 17th 1815
In Conference A Charge laid laid in by Brother Shadrick Prewett against Brother William Spencer, the said Shadrick Prewett says that he sold William Spencer a Horse beast for Forty dollars and took a note on John Kiger, and that the the(sic.) said Spencer Said that John Kiger was as good as the bank and if he the said Kiger want[ed?] he was and the said Spencer has never paid the said Prewett one Cent for the Horse
Jno Lipscomb C C
(Omission) Saturday July the 15th day 1815
In Conference We the Baptist Church at Goucher Creek Request the brethren Eldership of Buck Creek Church to sit with us the Saturday before the third Sunday in September next to hear a Charge [illegible word; marked through] to be laid in to the Church by Shadrick Prewett against William Spencer and his wife and also to sett with us to trye to settle the dispute if possible by order of the Church
John Lipscomb C C.
Saturday Conference September the 16th day 1815 Agreed that the Charge of Brother Shadrick Prewett a gainst Brother Spencer and his wife be laid over untill Friday before the third Sunday in November next In order that each Party may have all their evidences that they may want, and meet at Goucher Creek Baptist Church by Eleven Oclock on the appointed day above mentioned-- also Request that the Brethren from Buck Creek Church to send the Brethren that has attended with us to day. Viz. John Cantrell & James Turner to attend with us again, and as Many of the other Brethren as they may think proper to send to sit in council with us Signed by order of the Church
Jno Lipscomb C. C
November Saturday the 18th Day 1815 In Conference The Church has agreed to wait with Brother William Spencer for him to consult his mind untill our next meeting to know whether he will a bide the Decission of the Church provided they will give him a Chance to bring in his Witnesses in the Case that the Committee decided on yesterday from Buck Creek Church this Church with Shadrick prewett Signed by order of the Church
John Lipscomb C C
1816(sic.) Saturday the 20th day of November We the Baptist Church at Goucher Creek have agreed to give Brother William Spencer his trial in the cas[e] of Brother Shadrick Prewett that this Church and Buck Creek Church has been at so much trouble about Dear Brethren at Buck Creek Church, we request you to send the same members and as many more as you may think best to sit with us the Friday before the third Sunday in February next, and we wish you to notify Brother Prewett to attend that day with all his Evidences that he may wish to make a final Settlement with Brother Spencer and Brother Prewett if possible Signed by order of the Church
John Lipscomb C. C
Friday the 16th day of February 1816
In Conference the case of Shadrick Prewett & William Spencer was taken up the members from Buck Creek Church presen[t] James Turner Henry Turner Ephraim Potter John Cantrell Richard Turner & Samuel Trollenger the Question was put Whether Brother Spencer should pay Brother Prewett forty Dollars on a note of John Kiger and them that thought Spencer ought to pay Prewitt was to make it known by Rising up. Brother Henry Turner Ephraim Potter John Cantrell Richard Turner Joshua Richards & Samuel Trollenger. Six Rose for Brother Spencer paying of Brother Prewitt the $40 which was a majority
Saturday Conference March the 16th 1816--Sister Elizabeth Petty petitioned the Church for a Letter of dismission to join providence Church her request was Granted & Brother Joshua Richards was to apply for her Letter I have Wrote it & Gave it to Brother Richards
John Lipscomb C. C
A Report against Brother Abraham Hembree Chargeing him of Giting drunk and Swearing and wanting to fight Brother Spencer appointed to cite him to our next Church Meeting
John Lipscomb
Saturday Conference April the 20th 1816--Sister Mary Caldwell Recd by Letter
The Church has laid it on Brother William Spencer to chuse two dis interested men that has never set upon it the Case of Brother Prewett and Brother Spencers to tri to settle it. provided that the buck Creek Church will do the same and in Case the four men cant agree for them to Chuse afitt man & a Majority of their Judgments to be final, and Brother John Pettet to Buck Creek Church Signed by order of the Church
John Lipscomb C. C.
Saturday May the 18th day 1816.
In Conference Brother Abraham Hembree Came forward and Gave Satisfaction to the Church
The Buck Creek [Church] sanctioned the Request Handed by Brother John Pettet in Case of Brother Prewett & Brother Spencer
Saturday June the 17th 1816 [Editor's Note: This entry is marked through.]
In conference the Church waits with Brother Spencer untill next July meeting, for him to consult his mind to know whether [End of entry.]
Brother Spencer came forward and Refused to abide [by] the Decission of the Arbitrators agreeable to the order of the Church
To be continued.
Z. Spartanburg County / District., SC Deed Abstracts Books A - T (1785-1827) 1752-1827
abstracted by Albert Bruce Pruitt
Book O
p. 151-152 Feb. 5, 1814 Richard Morris (Spartanburgh) to William Lettel (same); for $190 sold 200 ac on branches of Buck Cr; border: Nolan Johnson, Dalton (or Datton), and Joseph Morris. Witness Samuel Trolanger and James Robins. Signed Richard Morris' mark. Wit oath Feb. 22, 1814 James Robins to Leonard Adcocck. Rec. Sept. 2, 1814.
Book O
p. 348-350 Feb. 5 1813 Samuel Haney (Spartanburgh) to Richard Haney (same); for 15 pounds sterling sold 181 ac on waters of Hors Cr of Broad R; border: N & E - Sharp, E (sic) - Parris, S - Thomas Haney, SW - Haney, and NE - William Adcock, Witness Shaderick Weaver and Samuel Trolinger. Signed Samuel Haney's mark. Wit. Oath Dec. 18, 1813 Shaderick Weaver to Leonard Adcock. Rec. Nov 7, 1815
Old Spartanburg District Genealogy, Vol. 1, No. 2
Will Book D, 1840-1858 (continued from Vol. 1, No., 1)
Will of Whitney Hines
Wife: Elizabeth Hines
Daughters: Elizabeth A. Hicks and Mary Whitney Hines
Sons: William Isham Hines and Lorenzo Allen Hines
Sales: Ned, Lunnon, Jim, Sam, Jack, and Ransom
(land tracks [sic] mentioned include land " known as the Trolenger place", "the Russel place", and "the land where Drury Hicks now lives)
Executors: Robert Berry and Drury D. Hicks
(no date given) Whitney Hines
Witnesses: Little B. Hines, Mark Forest, & Isaac Cantrell
Proven by Mark Forest and Isaac Cantrell and at the same time, Robert Nerry and Drury D. Hicks qualified as Executors.
Recorded on December 19th, 1840
R.C. Poole, O.S.D.
Finally, this leaves two remaining puzzlers:
1. Who were the parents of Emiline Mahulda Trollinger? My best guess is that her mother was Ellen Trollinger. I do not know whether Ellen was a Trollinger or a Trollinger wife. There are five other contemporary Trollinger women of that age: Elizabeth, Jane, Barbara, Emily, and Christina and I cannot determine which were Trollinger daughters and which were Trollinger wives. However, from 1800 & 1810 Rockingham Co. NC census and 1820, 1830, & 1840 Spartanburg Co., census, there were few younger males listed and only one on the 1850 Spartanburg Co., SC census, Samuel Trollinger b. 1829 living in same household as old man Samuel Trollinger b. 1764 along with Barbara, Ellen, & Emily.
2. Who were the parents of Ellen Trollinger? My best guess is Samuel Trollinger b. 1764, d. AFT 1850, m. 30 Jul 1793 Sarah Henderson Trollinger . b ABT 1773 and d. BTW 1830 & 1840.
Sincerely,
Richard Hessler
1675 Branch Valley Drive
Roswell, GA 30076
rohessler@gmail.com
678.575.5000
From: Richard Hessler
Date: Wed, May 10, 2017 at 2:04 PM
Subject: Princess White Cloud Trollinger debunked
To: Beth Trollinger
Cc: "Drollinger, Gordon L." , David Howard Drollinger
Hi Beth,
Thank you for the pdf from the Trollinger cousin lady in Myrtle Beach, SC.
?I have had Samantha Jane Trollinger in my files for 15-20 years along with her parents, cousins, and how she connects to my line of descent. I pieced this together from reviewing ALL SC Trollinger census records from 1810 through 1920.?
I think I can help you to? unsnarl her story.
First,
?Samantha Jane Trollinger is descended from a Bomar Trollinger who was descended from a William Trollinger, but I believe? Gracie Howell latched on to the wrong Bomar Trollinger, took a left turn, and ended up back in Haw River, NC several generations sooner than she should have. You can follow my line of ancestry for Samantha Jane Trollinger on the ancestor chart or the group sheets or the GEDCOM for her and all ancestors and descendants of those ancestors. Note: I have her in my records and knew she married a Mr. Keasler, but did not know his given name.
Second, the Princess White Cloud story I suspect from a now deceased researcher Mary Trollinger of Atlanta. She was born about 1920, I talked to her and gave her my records about 20-22 years ago in 1995-1997. The Indian princess story was told to me by my late half grand aunt Louise Trollinger Mitchell Miller between when I tracked her down in 1995 and her death in 2003. She heard that story from her father John Marcus Trollinger who was the son of Albert Bomar Trollinger who was married to the "Indian Princess". Aunt Louise said her name was Destiny and that her father said she had left her children with her husband and returned to live among her people. My guess is Mary Georgia Pittman Trollinger (wife of Raymond Edgar Trollinger) heard the story from her father-in-law Thomas Benjamin Trollinger who was a son from the THIRD marriage of Albert Bomar Trollinger.
All that is clear is that Albert Bomar Trollinger and his first wife had four children. They were not married in 1860, on 1870 Haywood Co., NC census his was listed as Julia Trollinger. On the 1880 census, Albert Bomar Trollinger and wife Julia Trollinger were no longer living together. He moved to Franklin Co., GA near where their four children lived with his mother Emmeline Mahulda Trollinger Morrison and near where his second or common law wife Mary Payne lived with her parents and their three children bearing the Payne surname, evidently born out of wedlock but all three of which later used the surname Trollinger, post marriage or just took their father's last name.
Meantime, back in Spartanburg Co., SC, Julia Ann Trollinger lived with the Bishop family and cared for elderly, invalid Mrs. Bishop who died in 1884, left land to Julia Ann Trollinger, via Mrs. Bishop's son by her first marriage. Julia Ann Trollinger then married the widower Mr. Henry Jefferson Bishop on 20 Feb 1885. Julia Ann Trollinger four children's names are recorded in the Bishop family bible.
Through my ancestry.com DNA test, I have identified two direct ancestors in Spartanburg Co., SC unknown to me prior to 2016: James H. Ezell and his wife Artimissa Scruggs Dobbins. I believe they are the parents of Julia Ann Trollinger. They had a daughter same age as Julia Ann of the nickname Nancy used for given name Ann who lived on the next farm over from the old patriarch Samuel Trollinger.
Further, my Native American DNA percentage is in the 0.0 to 1.0% range as is my mother's. There is none with my father's DNA. My mother's great grandmother Julia Ann (Ezell?) Trollinger Bishop was 1/8th of my mother's DNA. My mother has another putative Indian princess on her mother's side, but point is: 1/8th is 12.5% so whatever Native American DNA Julia Ann might have had could only have been very small to be diluted to less than 1.0% for my mother. DNA does not support Julia Ann being an Indian princess or any more than 1/16th herself to pass along at most 1.0% to my mother.
Finally, no telling why Albert Bomar and Julia Ann went their separate ways, but she stayed in Spartanburg Co., SC to whence they had returned from their brief residence in Haywood Co., NC from sometime after 1866 and sometime before 1871. It was Albert Bomar Trollinger and his mother Hulda Morrison who bugged out with the four children to Franklin Co., GA when the children were all rather young. What happened to pry four young children away from their mother to be placed with their paternal grandmother; who knows, but no doubt that there was some kind of major dust up.
Attached are photos of Albert Bomar Trollinger and Julia Ann Trollinger in the possession of my cousin Jerry Mitchell of Crandall, GA near Chatsworth whose mother was Louise Trollinger. Included are photos of other names in the story above.
I'd be happy to walk you through this over the phone one evening.
Sincerely,
Richard Hessler
(678) 575-5000
rohessler@gmail.com
U.S. City Directories
Name: Albert F Morrison
Residence Year: 1897
Street address: 23 Oceet's Peiry are
Residence Place: Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Occupation: Carpenter
Publication Title: Atlanta, Georgia, City Directory, 1897
U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records
Name: Bomar A Trollenger
Age: 16
Birth Date: abt 1846
Enlistment Date: 21 Nov 1862
Enlistment Place: Spartanburg
Rank: Private
Military Unit: Holcombe Legion Si-V
U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records
Name: Bomar Trollinger
Military unit: Holcombe Legion Si-V
U.S. Civil War Soldiers
Name: Bomar Trollinger
Side: Confederate
Regiment State/Origin: South Carolina
Regiment Name: Infantry Regiment Holcombe Legion South Carolina.
Regiment Name Expanded: Infantry Regiment, Holcombe Legion, South Carolina
Company: C
Rank In: Private
Rank In Expanded: Private
Rank Out: Private
Rank Out Expanded: Private
Alternate Name: Bomar/Trollenger
Film Number: M381 roll 32
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