General Sources

1. 1850 Census
   

   1850 Census -  Davies Co., Missouri - October 11, 1850
   |h# |f# |name                |age  |s|occu  |re  |birth   |m
   |292|296|John H. Trosper     |29   |m|Farmer|1150|Kentucky|x
   |   |   |Elizabeth E. Trosper|26   |f|      |    |Missouri|
   |   |   |Charity E. Trosper  |2    |f|      |    |Missouri|
   |   |   |Elijah J. Trosper   |10/12|m|      |    |Missouri|
   

2. 1860 Census
   

   1860 Census - Daviess County, Missouri - August 2, 1860
   |h#|f#|name            |ag|s|r|occu  |re  |pe |birth
   |33|33|J. H. Trosper   |40|M|W|Farmer|8690|200|Kentucky
   |  |  |Eveline Trosper |33|F|w|      |    |   |Missouri
   |  |  |Charity Trosper |13|F|w|      |    |   |Missouri
   |  |  |Mary Trosper    |8 |F|w|      |    |   |Missouri
   |  |  |Benedict Trosper|5 |m|w|      |    |   |Missouri