General Sources

1. 1860 Census
   

   1860 Census - Daviess County, Missouri - August 2, 1860
   |h#|f#|name             |ag|s|r|occu  |re  |pe |birth         |twp          |pag
   |30|30|Elijah Trosper   |48|M|w|Farmer|1200|350|Kentucky      |Harrison     |188
   |  |  |Margaret Trosper |46|F|w|      |    |   |Kentucky      |P.O. Gallatin|
   |  |  |Robert Trosper   |15|M|w|      |    |   |Missouri      |             |
   |  |  |Gilbert Trosper  |13|M|w|      |    |   |Missouri      |             |
   |  |  |Obedience Trosper|90|M|w|      |    |   |North Carolina|             |
   

2. 1870 Census
   

   1870 Census - Daviess County, Missouri - June 15, 1870
   |h#|f#|name              |ag|s|r|occu  |vre |vpe|birth   |w|d|v|pg
   |67|70|Trosper, Elijah K.|55|M|w|Farmer|2800|600|Kentucky|x|x| |
   |  |  |Trosper, Robert   |24|M|w|Farmer|    |250|Missouri| | |x|11