Born: 19 Dec 1829 Knox County, Kentucky

Died: 12 Dec 1868 Breckenridge, Caldwell Co., Missouri Trosper Cemetery, Rural Breckenridge, MO

Parents

Father: Elijah Leonard Trosper f: Elijah Trosper    gf: Nicholas Trosper    gm: Sallye m: Abagail Higgins

Mother: Elizabeth Ann Fox

Siblings

Susan Jane Fox Trosper   +William Bennett, Jr.         Sarah Bennett         Robert F. Bennett         Annaliza Bennett         William E. Bennett         Thomas Bennett         Mary C. Bennett         Florence B. Bennett         Susan A. Bennett	Elizabeth Trosper   +Noah Hershberger	Elijah Thomas Trosper   +Louisa C. Lay         Thomas F. Trosper         Angliza G. Trosper         Lucy J. Trosper         Willie W. Trosper         Ida N. Trosper
Lydia Ann Vestina Trosper   +John David Lay         Amos Huston Lay         Virginia Catherine Lay         William Preston Lay         Ethylan Tula Lay         Lewis Filmore Lay	Sarilda Trosper   +James Hearn         James Jr. Hearn         Mary Jane Hearn   +John Clark         Anna Clark         Elijah Thomas Clark         George Nelson Clark         Nan Clark         Bertha Mae Clark	Mary Cathrine Trosper   +Azor B. Lay         Elijah P. Lay         Mary A. Lay

Family

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

Married: 25 Mar 1855 Harrison Co. Missouri

Children

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
Joseph Grove Trosper   +Evelyn Isdora Bonney         Odessa Trosper         Joseph Wesley Trosper         Lloyd Chester Trosper         Benny Trosper         Wayne Willian 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

Photo Archive

Benjamin Franklin Trosper	Benjamin Franklin Trosper Civil War Pension Index	Trosper Cemetery
B. F. Trosper Sr. Tombstone	Martha A. Trosper's Tombstone	John H. Trosper's Tombstone
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. 1860 Census
   

   1860 Census - Caldwell County, Missouri - July 17, 1860
   |h# |f# |name        |age |s|occu  |pe |birth   |r
   |777|777|B.F. Trosper|28  |M|Farmer|365|Kentucky|x
   |   |   |C. Trosper  |21  |F|      |   |Ohio    |
   |   |   |M.T. Trosper|2   |M|      |   |Missouri|
   |   |   |W.A. Trosper|9/12|N|      |   |Missouri|
   

2. 1850 Census
   

   1850 Census - Daviess County, Missouri - October 11, 1950
   |h# |f# |name               |ag|s|occu  |re |birth         |m|r|twp
   |298|302|Elijah Trrosper    |44|M|Farmer|700|North Carolina|x|x|Dist. 27
   |   |   |Benjamin F. Trosper|20|M|Farmer|   |Kentucky      | | |
   |   |   |Eabveth Trosper    |18|F|      |   |Kentucky      | | |
   |   |   |Elijah Trosper     |15|M|Farmer|   |Kentucky      | | |
   |   |   |Lydia A. V. Trosper|13|F|      |   |Missouri      | | |
   |   |   |Barilla Trosper    |11|F|      |   |Missouri      | | |
   |   |   |Mary C. Trosper    |8 |F|      |   |Missouri      | | |