Born: 23 Jun 1867 Whitley Co., Collamer, Indiana

Died: 1 Jan 1936 Furnas Co., Cambridge, Nebraska Fairview Cemetery, Cambridge, NE

Parents

Father: Eli Runkle f: David Runkle    gf: Peter Runkle    gm: Sally Gunner m: Mary Ann Frysinger    gf: Peter Frysinger    gm: Catherine Aker

Mother: Lydia Ann Stover f: Joseph Stover    gf: Samuel Stover, Sr.    gm: Barbara Lionberger m: Nancy Ann Strickler    gf: Daniel Strickler    gm: Barbara Buswell

Siblings

Sarah Amanda Runkle   +Henry H. Phillips         Lawrence Edward Phillips         Wiley E. Phillips	Minerva Ann Runkle   +Silas Snavely         Alice Snavely         Oliver Snavely         Cora D. Snavely         Lucy Snavely         Philip Snavely         Lizzie Snavely         Albert Snavely         Vena Snavely	David Lewis Runkle   +Viola Virginia Davis         Ida Runkle         Etta A. Runkle         Bessie C. Runkle         Fredrick L. Runkle         Ella Mildred Runkle         Jennie Runkle         Maude Runkle         Perse Runkle         Edgar Runkle
John Joseph Runkle	Baby girl Runkle	James Monroe Runkle
Elmus Elmer Runkle	Mary Idella Runkle   +Frank Preston         Ollie Preston         Eddie Preston         Oliver L. Preston	Albert Perry Runkle   + Mary         Albert Runkle
Dora Bell Runkle   +Henry Lincoln House         James Franklin House         Harley E. House         Albert P. House         Walter L. House         Baby girl House         Baby boy House

Family

Husband: 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

Married: 15 Apr 1883 Daviess Co, Breckenridge, MO

Children

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	Elmus Elmer Trosper   +Martha Haussler

Photo Archive

Dora Jane Kirkpatrick Social Security Application	Frank & Dicie Trosper Family	Ethel Trosper's Social Security Application
Elmus Elmer Trosper Social Security Application	Grace Lettie Waters Social Security Application	Benjamin and Dicie Trosper Family
Frank and Dicie Trosper Celebrate Golden Wedding Anniversary	12,000 Bushels of Corn	Trosper Family Home
Benjamin "Frank" and Dicie Trosper Farm	Benjamin and Dicie Trosper Golden Wedding Anniversary	Dicie Jane Runkle Wedding Poto
Trospers	Successful farmer and Stock Grower	Dicie visits her Sister and Brother-in-Law
1931	Sisters & Friends	Benjamin & Dicie Trosper - Golden Anniversary Cake
1921 Dicie Jane Runkle Trosper	Frank & Dicie Trosper Tombstone	Trosper Family Plot
Dora Jane Kirkpatrick Obituary	Grace Lettie Trosper Obituary	Ethel Fattig's Letters
Orva Trosper Family	The Fattig-Trosper Family	Ethel Fattig Memories
Ethel Fattig Memories - 2	B.F. Trosper Family	mtDNA Results - Haplogroup H

General Sources

1. School District #66, Furnas Co., Nebraska
   School Records extracted by Kathy Trosper.
   
2. 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        |         | |   |    |   |   | | |             |  |
   

3. 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|
   

4. 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                   |       |  |  |
   

5. 1900 Census
   

   1900 Census - Furnas County, Nebraska - June 13, 1900
   |hn |fn |Name              |rel     |r|s|birth    |age |m|ym|n|l|birth   |father  |mother |occu  |m|rd |wri|eng|o|f|h            |f# |t
   |357|361|Trosper, Benj. F. |Head    |w|m|May 1865 |35  |M|17| | |Missouri|Missouri|Ohio   |Farmer|O|yes|Yes|Yes|O|M|Farm of house|200|x
   |   |   |Trosper, Dicie J  |Wife    |w|f|June 1867|32  |m|17|8|8|Indiana |Ohio    |Ohio   |      | |   |   |   | | |             |   |
   |   |   |Trosper, Oliver L.|Son     |w|m|Feb 1884 |16  |s|  | | |Nebraska|Missouri|Indiana|      | |   |   |   | | |             |   |
   |   |   |Trosper, Otie E.  |Son     |w|m|June 1886|18  |s|  | | |Nebraska|Missouri|Indiana|      | |   |   |   | | |             |   |
   |   |   |Trosper, Oscar F. |Son     |w|m|Oct. 1889|10  |s|  | | |Nebraska|Missouri|Indiana|      | |   |   |   | | |             |   |
   |   |   |Trosper, Dora J.  |Daughter|w|f|Aug 1891 |8   |s|  | | |Nebraska|Missouri|Indiana|      | |   |   |   | | |             |   |
   |   |   |Trosper, Orva A.  |Son     |w|M|Aug 1893 |6   |s|  | | |Nebraska|Missouri|Indiana|      | |   |   |   | | |             |   |
   |   |   |Trosper, Ada M.   |Daughter|w|F|Mar 1892 |5   |s|  | | |Nebraska|Missouri|Indiana|      | |   |   |   | | |             |   |
   |   |   |Trosper, Ethel D. |Daughter|w|F|Feb 1897 |3   |s|  | | |Nebraska|Missouri|Indiana|      | |   |   |   | | |             |   |
   |   |   |Trosper, Grace L. |Daughter|w|F|Jan 1910 |6/12|s|  | | |Nebraska|Missouri|Indiana|      | |   |   |   | | |             |   |
   

6. 1870 Census
   

   1870 Census - Whitley County, Indiana - June 2, 1870
   |h#|f#|name               |ag|s|r|occu         |vre |vpe|birth
   |32|30|Runkle, Eli        |42|m|w|Lumber Man   |1100|866|Ohio
   |  |  |Runkle, Lydia Ann  |40|F|w|Keeping House|    |   |Virginia
   |  |  |Runkle, John Joseph|14|m|w|             |    |   |Ohio
   |  |  |Runkle, James W.   |11|m|w|             |    |   |Ohio
   |  |  |Runkle, Della      |7 |F|w|             |    |   |Indiana
   |  |  |Runkle, Albert     |5 |M|w|             |    |   |Indiana
   |  |  |Runkle, Dicie J.   |4 |F|w|             |    |   |Indiana
   |  |  |Runkle, Dora       |1 |F|w|             |    |   |Indiana