John Trotter
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John Murphy Trotter (1831 - 1889)

John Murphy Trotter
Born in Sevier County, Tennessee, United Statesmap
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Husband of — married 23 Dec 1850 in Jefferson, Tennessee, United Statesmap
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Died at age 57 in Sevier County, Tennessee, United Statesmap [uncertain]
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Biography

John Trotter was born on December 31, 1831 in Sevier County, Tennessee. His parents were John Trotter and Talitha Mattox. He married Tryphena Flinn on December 23, 1850 Together they had 11 children:

  1. William Trotter
  2. Valentine Trotter
  3. Louisa Trotter
  4. George Trotter
  5. Sarah Trotter
  6. Barbara Trotter
  7. Asa Trotter
  8. Nancy Trotter
  9. Mary Trotter
  10. Martha Trotter
  11. Laura Trotter

John was a Private in Company M, 2nd Tennessee Calvary from November 8, 1862 to July 6, 1865.[1][2]

He died on June 19, 1889 in Sevier County, Tennessee.

Sources

  1. ↑ "United States Census of Union Veterans and Widows of the Civil War, 1890," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8S3-GJ3 : 11 March 2018), John M Trotter, 1890; citing NARA microfilm publication M123 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 338,254.
  2. ↑ "United States General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJDP-5TK7 : 13 March 2018), John M Trotter, 1889.
  • "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC6M-ZQD : 12 April 2016), John Trotter in household of John L Trotter, Sevier county, Sevier, Tennessee, United States; citing family 520, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  • Ancestry.com. Tennessee, Marriage Records, 1780-2002 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008. Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002. Nashville, TN, USA: Tennessee State Library and Archives. Microfilm, John Trotter to Tryphena Flynn, 23 December 1850, Jefferson County, Tennessee.
  • Year: 1860; Census Place: District 5, Sevier, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1270; Page: 420; Family History Library Film: 805270. Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
  • Year: 1870; Census Place: District 5, Sevier, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1559; Page: 387A; Family History Library Film: 553058 Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
  • Year: 1880; Census Place: Sevierville, Sevier, Tennessee; Roll: 1277; Page: 366A; Enumeration District: 182. Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited use license and other terms and conditions applicable to this site.
  • "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVH-69H4 : 26 July 2019), John Murphy Trotter, 1889; Burial, Sevierville, Sevier, Tennessee, United States of America, Middle Creek Cemetery; citing record ID 6230336, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.




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