Born: 16 Mar 1839 Pataskala, Licking Co., Ohio

Died: 29 Mar 1923 Certificate #64, Milton, Umatilla Co., Oregon Walla Walla, WA

Parents

Father: John A. Groves

Mother: Sarah Clem

Siblings

Missouri Ann Groves   +William Brown         John T. Brown         Clara J. Brown         Mary Brown

Minerva Jane Groves   +Jacob Clem         Nora E. Clem         Nathan M. Clem         Robert E. Clem         Noah R. Clem         Sarah Edith Clem         Ira Clem         John F. Clem         Joseph H. Clem

Family #1

Husband: Benjamin Franklin Trosper f: Elijah Leonard Trosper    gf: Elijah Trosper    gm: Abagail Higgins m: Elizabeth Ann Fox

Married: 25 Mar 1855 Harrison Co. Missouri

Children

John H. Trosper	Milton Thomas Trosper   +Sarah J. Langford         Thomas B. Trosper         Martin Trosper         Grace L. Trosper         Faye Trosper	William Albert Trosper   +Minnie Bennett         Clarence Wade Trosper   +Charity Mae Bowers         Bertha Trosper         Virgie O. Trosper         Hollie Hugh Trosper         Josie Belle Trosper         Roy Clarence Trosper         Floyd William Trosper         Lloyd Lyle Trosper         Vernon Russell Trosper         Ray Junior Trosper
Joseph Grove Trosper   +Evelyn Isdora Bonney         Odessa Trosper         Joseph Wesley Trosper         Lloyd Chester Trosper         Benny Trosper         Wayne Willian Trosper	Minerva Jane Trosper   +Benjamin Osborn         Carrie M. Osborn         Lessie Osborn         Oliver Osborn         Maude M. Osborn	Benjamin Franklin Trosper   +Dicie Jane Runkle         Oliver Leonidas Trosper         Ottie Edgar Trosper         Oscar Franklin Trosper         Dora Jane Trosper         Orva Benjamin Trosper         Ada May Trosper         Ethel Dicie Trosper         Grace Lettie Trosper         Elmus Elmer Trosper
James J. Trosper   +Nora A. Hale	Martha A. Trosper

Family #2

Husband: Louis B. Brooks

Married: 13 Nov 1871

Children

Tempia L. Brooks	Mary B. Brooks   +Ulysses Robert Warnicutt         Cecil Warnicutt
Walter P. Brooks	Ralph C. Brooks

Photo Archive

Grandma Brooks and Family in Washington	Benjamin Franklin Trosper Civil War Pension Index	Mary Brooks and Children
Martha A. Trosper's Tombstone	John H. Trosper's Tombstone	Benjamin Franklin Trosper Civil War Pension Application (1 of 14)
Benjamin Franklin Trosper Civil War Pension Application (2 of 14)	Benjamin Franklin Trosper Civil War Pension Application (3 of 14)	Benjamin Franklin Trosper Civil War Pension Application (4 of 14)
Benjamin Franklin Trosper Civil War Pension Application (5 of 14)	Benjamin Franklin Trosper Civil War Pension Application (6 of 14)	Benjamin Franklin Trosper Civil War Pension Application (7 of 14)
Benjamin Franklin Trosper Civil War Pension Application (8 of 14)	Benjamin Franklin Trosper Civil War Pension Application (9 of 14)	Benjamin Franklin Trosper Civil War Pension Application (10 of 14)
Benjamin Franklin Trosper Civil War Pension Application (11 of 14)	Benjamin Franklin Trosper Civil War Pension Application (12 of 14)	Benjamin Franklin Trosper Civil War Pension Application (13 of 14)
Benjamin Franklin Trosper Civil War Pension Application (14 of 14)

General Sources

1. [mcgee4.GED]
   
   On the stone in the Walla Walla, Washington cemetery are the followingnames: Mary C. Brooks 1839 - 1923: Nora E. Rifley Nov 30, 1871, d. Mar2, 1951: John A. Rifley 1861 - 1934.
   
2. 1860 Census
   

   1860 Census - Caldwell County, Missouri - July 17, 1860
   |h# |f# |name        |age |s|occu  |pe |birth   |r
   |777|777|B.F. Trosper|28  |M|Farmer|365|Kentucky|x
   |   |   |C. Trosper  |21  |F|      |   |Ohio    |
   |   |   |M.T. Trosper|2   |M|      |   |Missouri|
   |   |   |W.A. Trosper|9/12|N|      |   |Missouri|
   

3. 1870 Census
   

   1870 Census - Caldwell County, Missouri - August 20, 1870
   |h#|f#|name             |ag|s|r|occu      |vre |vpe |birth   |s|w|2|twp         |po      |pg
   |80|80|Trosper, Mary    |31|F|w|Keep House|4000|2200|Ohio    | | | |Breckenridge|Mirabile|69
   |  |  |Trosper, Milton  |12|M|w|Farmer    |    |    |Missouri|x|x| |            |        |
   |  |  |Trosper, William |10|M|w|At Home   |    |    |Missouri|x|x| |            |        |
   |  |  |Trosper, Joseph  |9 |M|w|At Home   |    |    |Missouri|x| | |            |        |
   |  |  |Trosper, Minerva |7 |F|W|At Home   |    |    |Missouri|x| | |            |        |
   |  |  |Trosper, Franklin|5 |M|w|At Home   |    |    |Missouri| | | |            |        |
   |  |  |Trosper, James   |3 |M|W|At Home   |    |    |Missouri| | | |            |        |
   |  |  |Trosper, Gillitt |24|M|w|Farmer    |600 |180 |Missouri| | |x|            |        |
   

4. 1880 Census
   

   1880 Census - Umatilla County, Oregon - July 7, 1880
   |f# |name           |r|s|Ag|rel     |s|m|occu         |m|sk        |s|birth   |Father  |mother  |twp                |pg
   |364|Brooks, L. B.  |w|M|35|        | |x|Farmer       |1|          | |Illinois|Kentucky|Kentucky|Cottonwood Precinct|
   |   |Brooks, Mary C.|w|F|40|wife    | |x|KeepHouse    | |Childbirth| |Ohio    |Virginia|Virginia|                   |38
   |   |Brooks, Tampia |w|F|8 |Daughter|x| |Attend School| |          |x|Missouri|Illinois|Ohio    |                   |
   |   |Brooks, Mary C.|w|F|7 |Daughter|x| |Attend School| |          |x|Missouri|Illinois|Ohio    |                   |
   

5. 1920 Census
   

   1920 Census - Unatilla County, Oregon - January 3, 1920
   |sa|h#|Name            |rel          |h|f|s|r|ag|m |rd |wri|birth   |father  |mother  |tra|type|twp
   |32|35|Osborn, Benjamin|H            |0|f|m|w|63|m |yes|yes|Oregon  |Kentucky|Illinois|yes|none|Precinct 11
   |  |  |Osborn, Jennie  |w            | | |f|w|56|m |yes|yes|Missouri|Kentucky|Ohio    |yes|none|
   |  |  |Brooks, Mary C. |mother-in-law| | | |w|80|wd|yes|yes|Ohio    |Virginia|Virginia|yes|none|
   

6. 1885 Census
   

   1885 Census - Garfield County - Washington State & Territorial Census 1857- 1892  June 1885
   |fn|Name       |r|s|ag|m|y|birth
   |33|L B Brooks |w|m|40|m| |Illinois
   |34|M C Brooks |w|f|46|m| |Ohio
   |35|P C Brooks |w|f|13| |s|Missouri
   |36|M B Brooks |w|f|12| |s|Missouri
   |37|W P Brooks |w|m|4 | |s|Oregon
   |38|R C Brooks |w|m|2 | |s|Washington
   |39|J G Trosper|w|m|24|m| |Missouri
   

7. 1850 Census
   

   1850 Census - Caldwell County, Missouri -  August 28, 1850
   |h#|f#|name           |age |s|r|occu  |re  |birth   |twp         |p
   |24|24|John Groves    |41  |M|W|Farmer|1500|Virginia|Caldwell Co.|4
   |  |  |Sarah Groves   |41  |F|W|      |    |Virginia|            |
   |  |  |Mary Groves    |11  |F|W|      |    |Ohio    |            |
   |  |  |Missouri Groves|6   |F|W|      |    |Missouri|            |
   |  |  |Minerva Groves |3/12|F|W|      |    |Missouri|            |
   

8. 1900 Census
   

   1900 Census -Walla Walla County - Washington - 4/5 July 1900
   |sa   |fn|Name            |rel |r|s|birth   |ag|m |nc|lc|birth     |father  |mother  |occu            |m|rd |wri|eng|o|f|h|twp
   |32169|69|Brooks, R. L.   |Head|W|F|Mch 1839|61|Wd|12|10|ohio      |Virginia|Virginia|Keeps boarders  |0|yes|yes|yes|O|F|H|WallaWalla City
   |     |  |Brooks, Ralph C.|son |W|M|Feb 1883|17|s |  |  |Washington|Illinois|Ohio    |BookkeepCreamery| |Yes|yes|yes| | | |Ward 3