Born: 7 Apr 1861 Caldwell Co., Breckenridge, Missouri

Died: 14 Dec 1936 Pomroy, Washington

Parents

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

Mother: Mary Catharine Groves f: John A. Groves m: Sarah Clem

Siblings

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
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

Wife: Evelyn Isdora Bonney

Married: ABT. 1886

Children

Odessa Trosper   +Merle Kausche   +Charles Floyd Kausche         Floyd Kausche         Merle K. Kausche	Joseph Wesley Trosper	Lloyd Chester Trosper   +Maude Malone         Lloyd Max Trosper         Bert W. Trosper         Betty Joe Trosper
Benny Trosper   +Eugenia Dinkins         Julia Trosper	Wayne Willian Trosper   +Joyce Halterman         Arliss Trosper

Photo Archive

Grandma Brooks and Family in Washington	Joseph Trosper's Family	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. 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|            |        |
   

2. 1920 Census
   

   1920 Census - Garfield County, Washington, - No Date
   |sa|h#|Name              |rel |h|f|s|r|ag|m|sch|rd |wri|birth     |father  |mother   |trade |type      |em|f#|twp       |p
   |73|73|Trosper, Joseph G.|Head|O|M|M|W|58|w|   |Yes|   |Missouri  |Missouri|Ohio     |Farmer|Grain Farm|OA|46|Pataha Pct|3
   |  |  |Trosper, Waley, J.|son | | |M|W|32|S|   |Yes|   |Washington|Missouri|Wisconsin|Labor |Grain Farm|Em|  |          |
   |  |  |Trosper, Wayne W. |son | | |m|w|12|s|yes|yes|Yes|Washington|Missouri|Wisconsin|      |          |  |  |          |
   

3. 1930 Census
   

   1930 Census - Garfield County, Washington - No Date
   |h#|f#|Name               |rel          |h|v   |r  |s|r|ag|m |a |sc|rd |birth     |father    |mother    |eng|trade       |type|w  |u|v |f#|twp     |pg
   |50|50|Kausche, Charles F.|H            |O|5200|yes|M|w|48|M |23|No|yes|Washington|Germany   |Ohio      |yes|Farming     |Farm|yes|E|no|42|Dist. 14|4
   |  |  |Kausche, Odessa    |wife         | |    |   |F|w|43|M |18|no|yes|Washington|Missouri  |Iowa      |yes|housewife   |    |   | |  |  |        |
   |  |  |Kausche, Floyd D.  |Son          | |    |   |M|w|24|S |  |no|yes|Washington|Washington|Washington|yes|farm laborer|    |yes| |no|  |        |
   |  |  |Kausche, Merle K.  |Son          | |    |   |M|w|19|s |  |No|yes|Washington|Washington|Washington|yes|none        |    |   | |  |  |        |
   |  |  |Trosper, Joseph G. |Father-in-law| |    |   |M|w|68|wd|  |no|yes|Missouri  |Kentucky  |Ohio      |yes|none        |    |   | |no|  |        |
   

4. 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
   

5. 1910 Census
   

   1910 Census - Garfield County - Pomeroy, Washington - May 9 - 10 1910
   |sa                                                               |hn |fn |Name                 |rel    |r|s|ag|m |y|n|birth     |father  |mother      |   |occu   |trade  |wk                             |e|rd |wri|sch|o|f|h            |f#|twp                |pg
   |1910 Census - Garfield County - Pomeroy, Washington - May 9, 1910|289|290|Trosper, Joseph G.   |Head   |M|W|49|M1| | |Missouri  |Kentucky|Ohio        |Eng|Faarmer|General|Employer, worker or own account| |Yes|Yes|   |O|M|Farm of house|46|E. Pomeroy Precinct|15
   |                                                                 |   |   |Trosper, Boney       |Wife   |F|W|40|M1|5|5|Iowa      |Ohio    |Pennsylvania|Eng|None   |       |                               | |Yes|Yes|   | | |             |  |Precinct           |
   |                                                                 |   |   |Trosper, Joseph W.   |Son    |M|W|21|S | | |Washington|Missouri|Iowa        |Eng|Laborer|Farm   |wk                             | |Yes|Yes|   | | |             |  |                   |
   |                                                                 |   |   |Trosper, Lloyd C.    |Son    |M|W|18|s | | |Washington|Missouri|Iowa        |Eng|Laborer|Farm   |wk                             | |Yes|Yes|No | | |             |  |                   |
   |                                                                 |   |   |Trosper, Benjamine C.|Son    |M|W|12|s | | |Washington|Missouri|Iowa        |Eng|None   |       |                               | |Yes|Yes|Yes| | |             |  |                   |
   |                                                                 |   |   |Trosper, William W.  |Son    |M|W|2 |s | | |Washington|Missouri|Iowa        |   |None   |       |                               | |   |   |   | | |             |  ||
   |                                                                 |   |   |Broderick, Kati