Born: 27 May 1909 Furnas Co., Cambridge, Nebraska

Died: 1 Oct 1974 Moses Lake, Washington Buried: 6 Oct 1974 , Cambridge, NE

Parents

Father: Benjamin Franklin Trosper f: Benjamin Franklin Trosper    gf: Elijah Leonard Trosper    gm: Elizabeth Ann Fox m: Mary Catharine Groves    gf: John A. Groves    gm: Sarah Clem

Mother: Dicie Jane Runkle f: Eli Runkle    gf: David Runkle    gm: Mary Ann Frysinger m: Lydia Ann Stover    gf: Joseph Stover    gm: Nancy Ann Strickler

Siblings

Oliver Leonidas Trosper   +Maude Irene Cotton         Glen A. Woods Trosper         Alfred Benjamin Trosper         Ada Pearl Irene Trosper	Ottie Edgar Trosper   +Ida Ellen Hagie         Lester Clarence Trosper         Cecil Chester Trosper         Elvin Franklin Trosper   +Hazel Etta Purvis	Oscar Franklin Trosper   +Alice Melinda Purvis         Harley Franklin Trosper         Harold Glen Trosper         Charles Gilbert Trosper         Vera Melinda Trosper         Donald Leroy Trosper         Marjorie Maxine Trosper         Bernice Mabel Trosper         Phyllis Mae Trosper         Kenneth LaMoine Trosper
Dora Jane Trosper   +Elton James Wesley Kirkpatrick         Benjamin Edward Kirkpatrick         Helen Elaine Kirkpatrick         Cleo Evelyn Kirkpatrick	Orva Benjamin Trosper   +Josephine Florence Heitman         Geneva Grace Trosper         Twila Maxine Trosper         Roberta Ruth Trosper         Mildred Jane Trosper         Fredrick Orva Trosper         Marie Trosper         Donna Florence Trosper         Eldon Benjamin Trosper         Wren Leo Trosper         Ardis Tena Trosper         Joyce Elaine Trosper         Dixie Lou Trosper         Gary Lee Trosper	Ada May Trosper   +Floyd Ralph Waters
Ethel Dicie Trosper   +Grover Daniel Fattig         Lloyd Grover Fattig         Audra Darlene Fattig	Grace Lettie Trosper   +Floyd Ralph Waters

Family

Wife: Martha Haussler f: H.E. Haussler m: Sophia

Photo Archive

Elmus Elmer Trosper Social Security Application	Benjamin and Dicie Trosper Family	Brother and Sisters
Sisters, Brothers, & Father	Frank and Dicie Trosper Celebrate Golden Wedding Anniversary	B.F. Trosper owns 1840 Acres of Land
Trospers	Successful farmer and Stock Grower	Elmus Elmer Trosper Tombstone
Trosper Family Plot	Dora Jane Kirkpatrick Obituary

General Sources

1. [mcgee4.GED]
   
   Elmus received his education in the rural District #45 Furnas County,Cambridge, Nebraska. Graduated from the Cambridge High School May 1927.
   Attended Kearney State Teachers College, Kearney, NE; graduated fromColorado State College of Education, Greely, Colorado with BA Degree. Hefollowed a t4eaching career for 27 years. Sixteen years were spent inNebvraska, Colorado and Wyoming and eleven in ther Eastgate Elementary atKennewick, Washington. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge No 33 A.F. &A.M. of Kemmerer, Wyoming and the El Katif Shrine in Spokane,Washington. He was a Past Patron of Alma Chapter Eastern Star inKennewick, WA and a member of the Moose Lodge of Kennewick.
   
2. Social Security Death Index
   Ancestry.com
   
3. 1910 Census
   

   1910 Census,Furnas Co., Nebraska, April 21, 1910
   |hn|fn|Name                |rel     |r|s|age  |m|ym|n|l|birth   |father  |mother |   |occu        |trade    |w|e  |rd  |wri|sch|o|f|h            |f#|twp
   |37|38|Trosper, Benjamin F.|Head    |m|w|44   |m|27| | |Missouri|Kentucky|Ohio   |Eng|Farm        |Gen Farm | |emp|yes |yes|   |O|m|Farm of house|38|Logan
   |  |  |Trosper, Dicie J.   |wife    |f|w|42   |m|27|9|9|Indiana |Ohio    |Ohio   |Eng|None        |         | |   |yes |yes|   | | |             |  |
   |  |  |Trosper, Dora J.    |daughter|f|w|18   |s|  | | |Nebraska|Missouri|Indiana|Eng|None        |         | |   |yes |yes|   | | |             |  |
   |  |  |Trosper, Orvie B.   |son     |m|w|16   |s|  | | |Nebraska|Missouri|Indiana|Eng|Farm Laborer|Home farm|W|No |yes |yes|no | | |             |  |
   |  |  |Trosper, Ada M.     |daughter|f|w|15   |s|  | | |Missouri|Missouri|Indiana|Eng|None        |         | |   |yes |yes|yes| | |             |  |
   |  |  |Trosper, Ethel D.   |daughter|f|w|12   |s|  | | |Nebraska|Missouri|Indiana|Eng|None        |         | |   |yesY|yes|yes| | |             |  |
   |  |  |Trosper, Grace L.   |daughter|f|w|10   |s|  | | |Nebraska|Missouri|Indiana|Eng|None        |         | |   |yes |yes|yes| | |             |  |
   |  |  |Trosper, Elmus      |son     |m|w|11/12|s|  | | |Nebraska|Missouri|Indiana|   |None        |         | |   |    |   |   | | |             |  |
   

4. 1930 Census
   

   1930 Census - Furnas County, Nebraska, April 26, 1930
   |h|f|Name             |r|h|f  |s|r|ag|m|a |sch|rd |birth   |father  |mother |eng|trade |type|e|w|v |twp
   |7|7|Trosper, Frank   |H|O|yes|m|w|64|m|17|no |yes|Missouri|Missouri|Ohio   |yes|farmer|farm|x|x|no|Logan Prec
   | | |Trosper, Dicie J.|W| |x  |f|w|62|m|15|no |yes|Indiana |Ohio    |Ohio   |yes|none  |    | | |  |
   | | |Trosper, Elmus E.|S|R|x  |m|w|20|s|  |yes|yes|Nebraska|Missouri|Indiana|yes|labor |farm| | |no|
   

5. 1920 Census
   

   1920 Census  - Furnas County, Nebraska - February 13, 1920
   |sa   |h#|Name                |rel|h  |f                      |s|r|ag|m|rd |wri|birth   |father  |mother |trade                  |type   |em|f#|twp
   |Fm 21|22|Trosper, Benjamin F.|   |Hus|owned free or mortgaged|M|w|54|m|yes|yes|Missouri|Missouri|Ohio   |farmer                 |genfarm|oa|21|Logan
   |     |  |Trosper, Dicie J.   |W  |   |                       |F|w|52|M|yes|yes|Indiana |Ohio    |Ohio   |none                   |       |  |  |
   |     |  |Trosper, Grace L.   |Da |   |                       |f|w|19|s|yes|yes|Nebraska|Missouri|Indiana|School teacher Dist 107|       |  |  |
   |     |  |Trosper, Elmus E    |son|   |                       |m|w|10|s|yes|yes|Nebraska|Missouri|Indiana|none                   |       |  |  |