Born: 24 Apr 1805 Knox County, Kentucky

Died: 13 Dec 1884 Breckenridge, Caldwell Co., Missouri

Parents

Father: Elijah Trosper f: Nicholas Trosper m: Sallye

Mother: Abagail Higgins

Siblings

Robert Trosper	Elizabeth Trosper   +William Miller Bledsoe	William E.. Trosper   +Nancy Jones
James Trosper	Abigail Trosper   +Merriweather T. Green	Hannah Trosper   +William Early         Robert Early         Nancy Early         Barilla Early         Mary Early         Margaret Early         Rachael Early
Harvey Trosper	Mary Trosper   +Joseph Gilbert Osborn         Eliza Osborn         William Osborn         Martin Osborn	Thomas Johnson Trosper   + Hannah
Margaret Trosper   +Elijah Kelley Trosper         William I. Trosper         Mary E. Trosper         Robert Trosper         Gilbert Trosper	Barilla Jane Trosper   +Thomas W. Reed         James M. Reed	John Harvey Whitten Trosper   +Elizabeth Eveline Weldon         Charity E. Trosper         Elijah J. Trosper         Mary C. Trosper         James Benedict Trosper

Family #1

Wife: Elizabeth Ann Fox

Children

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	Benjamin Franklin Trosper   +Mary Catharine Groves         John H. Trosper         Milton Thomas Trosper         William Albert Trosper         Joseph Grove Trosper         Minerva Jane Trosper         Benjamin Franklin Trosper         James J. Trosper         Martha A. Trosper	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 #2

Wife: Mary E. Hale

Married: 3 Nov 1853 Gallatin, Daviess Co., Missouri

Children

William J. Trosper	John David Trosper   +Sarah Jane Huston	Margaret Abagail Trosper   +Henry Wright
Minerva J. Trosper	Robert R. Trosper	Evermont Trosper

Photo Archive

Trosper Cemetery	William J. Trosper's Tombstone	Elijah Leonard Trosper's Tombstone
Robert R. Trosper's Tombstone	Elijah Trosper Land Patent	Elijah Trosper, Junior - Land Patent #13357
Elijah Trosper Land Patent #14149	Elijah Trosper, Junior - Land Patent #18780	Elijah Trosper - Land Patent #4364
Elijah Trosper - Land Patent #5029

General Sources

1. [mcgee4.GED]
   
   Buried in the Trosper Cemetery, Harrison township, Breckenridge,Missouri. He may have been born in Burke Co., No. Carolina as the familymoved from Carolina to Knox Co., Kentucky about the time of his birth.
   
2. 1860 Census
   

   1860 Census - Daviess County, Missouri - August 2, 1860
   |h#|f#|name             |ag|s|r|occu  |re |pe |birth   |r|twp
   |36|36|Elizah Trosper   |55|M|w|Farmer|400|300|Kentucky|x|Harrison
   |  |  |Mary Trosper     |31|F|w|      |   |   |Kentucky| |P.O. Gallatin, Missouri
   |  |  |Cariella Trosper |20|F|w|      |   |   |Missouri| |
   |  |  |Catharine Trosper|18|F|w|      |   |   |Missouri| |
   |  |  |William Trosper  |5 |m|w|      |   |   |Missouri| |
   |  |  |John Trosper     |2 |M|w|      |   |   |Missouri| |
   |  |  |Margaret Trosper |1 |F|w|      |   |   |Missouri| |
   

3. 1870 Census
   

   1870 Census - Daviess County, Missouri - June 20, 1870
   |h# |f# |name             |ag|s|r|occu         |vre|vpe|birth         |s|r|w|2|twp
   |114|117|Trosper, Elijah  |63|M|w|Farmer       |800|400|North Carolina| |x|x|x|Harrison
   |   |   |Trosper, Mary    |41|F|w|Keep House   |   |   |Kentucky      | | | | |
   |   |   |Trosper, William |15|M|W|Works on Farm|   |   |Missouri      |x| |x| |
   |   |   |Trosper, John    |13|M|w|Works on Farm|   |   |Missouri      |x| | | |
   |   |   |Trosper, Abigal  |11|D|w|             |   |   |Missouri      |x| |x| |
   |   |   |Trosper, Robert  |7 |M|w|             |   |   |Missouri      | | | | |
   |   |   |Trosper, Evermont|4 |M|w|             |   |   |Missouri      | | | | |
   

4. 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      | | |