John Trotter aged 75, who with his wife, aged about 70 years, was killed by the tornado at Literberry, in Morgan county, was the only brother of Milton Trotter of this city. Mr T. received a telegram on Saturday notifying him of the fatality, but he supposed that it was his brother's wife who was killed, and he knew no better until he reached his destination. The burial took place before Mr. T could reach the town. The deceased was the owner of a handsome property adjoining the depot at Literberry, and all of it was swept away by the cyclone. He was also one of the heirs to the Trotter estate, worth several millions of dollars, which property is somewhere in England.

May 20 1883 -- Item: The vest of Mr. John Trotter, who was killed Friday night, has been found near Petersburg, in Menard county (22 miles from Litterberry), and returned to his relatives. It contained in the pockets, when found, valuable papers and $100 in money. The vest was found near Petersburg, in Menard county, and returned to his relatives.

This took place on May 18 in Illinois. A Jacksonville IL paper reported on May 19 1883 that "John Trotter; Aged 75, crushed; died instantly" and "Mrs. Trotter, his wife; aged 70; crushed; died instantly" and "John Trotter, residence and furniture destroyed; loss $1,000."

Mrs. Trotter is Rebecca Parr b. 1815 KY, daughter of John Parr who m. Oct 23 1806 in Lincoln Co KY, Lydia (Lillie) Litton b. Apr 30 1784 at Fort Ashby VA, daughter of John Richard "Jacki" (Letton) Litton b. Jun 04 1746 Rockville MD, the son of Caleb (Letton) Litton Jr b. 27 Jan 1724 Rock Creek Parish MD, a son of Caleb Polleckfield Litton Sr and Grace Hartley Burton.