Born: 14 Nov 1886

Died: 24 Nov 1985 Grand Junction, Colorado

Parents

Father: Alfred Garrett Cotton

Mother: Sarah Alice unknown

Family

Husband: Oliver Leonidas Trosper f: Benjamin Franklin Trosper    gf: Benjamin Franklin Trosper    gm: Mary Catharine Groves m: Dicie Jane Runkle    gf: Eli Runkle    gm: Lydia Ann Stover

Married: 7 Mar 1906 Cambridge, Nebraska

Children

Glen A. Woods Trosper   +Ruby Marie Williams	Alfred Benjamin Trosper   +Josephine Theresa Henson         George Alfred Trosper         John Franklin Trosper         Robert Thomas Trosper         Edward Joseph Trosper	Ada Pearl Irene Trosper   +Cecil William McCoy         Robert Allen McCoy         John Alfred McCoy         Joseph Edward McCoy         Patricia Ann McCoy         Glen Paul McCoy         Frank William McCoy         Leo Keith McCoy

Photo Archive

Oliver and Maude Wedding Photo

B.F. Trosper Family

General Sources

1. 1910 Census
   

   1910 Census Red Willow Co., Nebraska May 3, 1910
   |hn |fn |Name              |rel |r|s|ag|m|y|birth   |father  |mother      |    |occu  |trad|rd |wri|o|f# |twp
   |113|113|Trosper, Oliver L.|Head|m|w|25|m|4|Missouri|Missouri|Indiana     |Eng.|Farmer|Farm|yes|yes|R|113|North Valley Pct.
   |   |   |Trosper, Maud     |wife|f|w|24|m|4|Illinois|Illinois|Pennsylvania|Eng.|none  |    |yes|yes| |   |
   

2. 1920 Census
   

   1920 Census -Goshen County, Wyoming, January 1, 1920
   |sa |h# |Name               |rel   |s|r|age    |m|sch|rd |wri|birth   |father  |mother      |trade                |twp
   |202|237|Trosper, Oliver F. |H     |m|w|35     |m|   |yes|yes|Missouri|Missouri|Indiana     |Veterinary           |Torrington City
   |   |   |Trosper, Maude     |w     |f|w|33     |m|   |yes|yes|Illinois|Illinois|Pennsylvania|None                 |
   |   |   |Trosper, Glen A.   |son   |m|w|10     |s|yes|yes|yes|Nebraska|Missouri|Ilinois     |None                 |
   |   |   |Trosper, Alfred B. |son   |m|w|5      |S|yes|   |   |Wyoming |Missouri|Ilinois     |None                 |
   |   |   |Trosper, A.P. Irene|dau   |f|w|1 11/12|s|   |   |   |Wyoming |Missouri|Ilinois     |None                 |
   |   |   |Trosper, Ada M.    |Sister|f|w|27     |s|   |yes|yes|Nebraska|Missouri|Indiana     |Teaches Public School|
   

3. 1930 Census
   

   1930 Census - Goshen County, Wyoming,  April 12, 1930
   |h# |f# |Name                |rel    |h|v |f |s|r|ag|m|a |sch|rd |birth   |father   |mother      |trade      |type          |emp      |w  |v |twp
   |276|320|Trosper, Oliver L.  |H      |R|30|no|m|w|46|m|22|no |yes|Missouri|Missouri |Indiana     |operator   |2nd Hand Store|         |yes|no|Torrington Town
   |   |   |Trosper, Maude I.   |w      | |  |x |f|w|43|m|19|no |yes|Illinois|Illinois |Pennsylvania|none       |              |         |   |  |
   |   |   |Trosper, Alfred B.  |son    | |  |x |m|w|16|s|  |yes|yes|Wyoming |Missouri |Illinois    |none       |              |         |   |  |
   |   |   |Trosper, Irene A. P.|dau    | |  |x |f|w|12|s|  |yes|yes|Wyoming |Missouri |Illinois    |none       |              |         |   |  |
   |   |   |Woods, Glenn        |Boarder| |  |x |m|w|20|s|  |no |yes|Nebraska|U. States|U. States   |Meat Cutter|              |Meat Mkt.|yes|no|