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William M. Trosper - Land Patent #22864

General Sources

1. 1850 Census
   

   1850 Census -  Davies Co., Missouri - October 11, 1850
   |h# |f# |name                |ag|s|occu  |re  |birth         |m|s|r
   |293|297|Nicholas Trosper    |69|m|Farmer|    |North Carolina|x| |
   |   |   |Rachel Trosper      |71|f|      |    |North Carolina|x| |
   |   |   |Polly Trosper       |42|f|      |    |Kentucky      |x|x|x
   |   |   |Gilbreath N. Trosper|40|M|Farmer|400 |Kentucky      |x| |x
   |   |   |Peter Trosper       |39|m|Farmer|    |Kentucky      |x| |
   |   |   |James M. Trosper    |33|m|Farmer|1500|Kentucky      |x| |
   |   |   |Manerva J. Trosper  |28|F|      |    |Kentucky      |x| |
   |   |   |William M. Trosper  |26|m|Farmer|    |Kentucky      |x| |
   |   |   |Rachel E. England   |16|F|      |    |Kentucky      |x| |
   |   |   |Sophia A. Bennett   |3 |F|      |    |Missouri      | | |
   

2. 1870 Census
   

   1870 Census - Davies County, Missouri - June 15, 1870
   |h#|f#|name               |ag|s|r|occu         |vre |vpe|birth         |w|2|pg
   |81|84|Trosper, James     |50|M|W|Farmer       |4000|900|Kentucky      |x|x|12
   |  |  |Trosper, William M.|45|M|w|Farmer       |4000|900|Kentucky      | | |13
   |  |  |Trosper, Rachel    |90|F|w|Keeping House|    |100|North Carolina| | |
   |  |  |Trosper, Mary      |63|F|w|Keeping House|    |   |Kentucky      | | |
   |  |  |Lake, Mary J.      |4 |f|w|none         |    |   |Missouri      | | |
   

3. 1860 Census
   

   1860 Census -Daviess County, Missouri - August 2, 1860
   |h#|f#|name              |ag|s|r|occu  |re  |pe |birth
   |40|40|Rachel Trosper    |80|F|w|Farmer|4000|350|North Carolina
   |  |  |Mary Trosper      |40|F|w|Farmer|    |   |Kentucky
   |  |  |James Trosper     |35|M|w|Farmer|    |   |Kentucky
   |  |  |William M. Trosper|30|M|W|      |    |   |Kentucky
   |  |  |Sophia Bennett    |12|F|w|      |    |   |Kentucky
   

4. 1880 Census
   

   1880 Census - Daviess County, Missouri - June 3, 1880
   |d#|f#|name               |r|s|Ag|rel    |s|m|w|occu     |m|birth   |Father        |mother        |twp      |p
   |32|32|Trosper, James M.  |w|M|62|       |x| | |Farmer   |x|Kentucky|North Carolina|North Carolina|Hasrrison|5
   |  |  |Trosper, William M.|w|m|56|Brother| |x|x|Farmer   |x|Kentucky|North Carolina|North Carolina|Dist 242 |
   |  |  |Lake, Mary J.      |w|F|14|Niece  | | | |KeepHouse| |Missouri|Tennessee     |Missouri      |         |