Born: 11 May 1865 Caldwell Co., Breckenridge, MO

Died: 5 Jan 1946 Furnas Co., Cambridge, Nebraska Fairview Cemetery, Cambridge, NE

Parents

Father: Benjamin Franklin Trosper f: Elijah Leonard Trosper    gf: Elijah Trosper    gm: Abagail Higgins m: Elizabeth Ann Fox

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

Siblings

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	James J. Trosper   +Nora A. Hale
Martha A. Trosper

Family

Wife: Dicie Jane Runkle f: Eli Runkle    gf: David Runkle    gm: Mary Ann Frysinger m: Lydia Ann Stover    gf: Joseph Stover    gm: Nancy Ann Strickler

Married: 15 Apr 1883 Daviess Co, Breckenridge, MO

Children

Oliver Leonidas Trosper   +Maude Irene Cotton         Glen A. Woods Trosper         Alfred Benjamin Trosper         Ada Pearl Irene Trosper	Ottie Edgar Trosper   +Ida Ellen Hagie         Lester Clarence Trosper         Cecil Chester Trosper         Elvin Franklin Trosper   +Hazel Etta Purvis	Oscar Franklin Trosper   +Alice Melinda Purvis         Harley Franklin Trosper         Harold Glen Trosper         Charles Gilbert Trosper         Vera Melinda Trosper         Donald Leroy Trosper         Marjorie Maxine Trosper         Bernice Mabel Trosper         Phyllis Mae Trosper         Kenneth LaMoine Trosper
Dora Jane Trosper   +Elton James Wesley Kirkpatrick         Benjamin Edward Kirkpatrick         Helen Elaine Kirkpatrick         Cleo Evelyn Kirkpatrick	Orva Benjamin Trosper   +Josephine Florence Heitman         Geneva Grace Trosper         Twila Maxine Trosper         Roberta Ruth Trosper         Mildred Jane Trosper         Fredrick Orva Trosper         Marie Trosper         Donna Florence Trosper         Eldon Benjamin Trosper         Wren Leo Trosper         Ardis Tena Trosper         Joyce Elaine Trosper         Dixie Lou Trosper         Gary Lee Trosper	Ada May Trosper   +Floyd Ralph Waters
Ethel Dicie Trosper   +Grover Daniel Fattig         Lloyd Grover Fattig         Audra Darlene Fattig	Grace Lettie Trosper   +Floyd Ralph Waters	Elmus Elmer Trosper   +Martha Haussler

Photo Archive

Benjamin Franklin Trosper Wedding Photo	Dora Jane Kirkpatrick Social Security Application	Frank & Dicie Trosper Family
Grandma Brooks and Family in Washington	Ethel Trosper's Social Security Application	Elmus Elmer Trosper Social Security Application
Grace Lettie Waters Social Security Application	Benjamin and Dicie Trosper Family	Sisters, Brothers, & Father
Frank and Dicie Trosper Celebrate Golden Wedding Anniversary	Trosper Feed Lot	Trosper/Fattig Farm
12,000 Bushels of Corn	B.F. Trosper owns 1840 Acres of Land	Trosper Family Home
Benjamin "Frank" and Dicie Trosper Farm	Benjamin and Dicie Trosper Golden Wedding Anniversary	Trospers
Successful farmer and Stock Grower	Benjamin & Dicie Trosper - Golden Anniversary Cake	Frank & Dicie Trosper Tombstone
Trosper Family Plot	Orva Trosper Family	The Fattig-Trosper Family
Ethel Fattig Memories	Ethel Fattig Memories - 2	B.F. Trosper Family
James M. and Mahala Runkle Tombstone	Dora Jane Kirkpatrick Obituary	Grace Lettie Trosper Obituary
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. 1910 Census
   

   1910 Census,Furnas Co., Nebraska, April 21, 1910
   |hn|fn|Name                |rel     |r|s|age  |m|ym|n|l|birth   |father  |mother |   |occu        |trade    |w|e  |rd  |wri|sch|o|f|h            |f#|twp
   |37|38|Trosper, Benjamin F.|Head    |m|w|44   |m|27| | |Missouri|Kentucky|Ohio   |Eng|Farm        |Gen Farm | |emp|yes |yes|   |O|m|Farm of house|38|Logan
   |  |  |Trosper, Dicie J.   |wife    |f|w|42   |m|27|9|9|Indiana |Ohio    |Ohio   |Eng|None        |         | |   |yes |yes|   | | |             |  |
   |  |  |Trosper, Dora J.    |daughter|f|w|18   |s|  | | |Nebraska|Missouri|Indiana|Eng|None        |         | |   |yes |yes|   | | |             |  |
   |  |  |Trosper, Orvie B.   |son     |m|w|16   |s|  | | |Nebraska|Missouri|Indiana|Eng|Farm Laborer|Home farm|W|No |yes |yes|no | | |             |  |
   |  |  |Trosper, Ada M.     |daughter|f|w|15   |s|  | | |Missouri|Missouri|Indiana|Eng|None        |         | |   |yes |yes|yes| | |             |  |
   |  |  |Trosper, Ethel D.   |daughter|f|w|12   |s|  | | |Nebraska|Missouri|Indiana|Eng|None        |         | |   |yesY|yes|yes| | |             |  |
   |  |  |Trosper, Grace L.   |daughter|f|w|10   |s|  | | |Nebraska|Missouri|Indiana|Eng|None        |         | |   |yes |yes|yes| | |             |  |
   |  |  |Trosper, Elmus      |son     |m|w|11/12|s|  | | |Nebraska|Missouri|Indiana|   |None        |         | |   |    |   |   | | |             |  |
   

2. 1930 Census
   

   1930 Census - Furnas County, Nebraska, April 26, 1930
   |h|f|Name             |r|h|f  |s|r|ag|m|a |sch|rd |birth   |father  |mother |eng|trade |type|e|w|v |twp
   |7|7|Trosper, Frank   |H|O|yes|m|w|64|m|17|no |yes|Missouri|Missouri|Ohio   |yes|farmer|farm|x|x|no|Logan Prec
   | | |Trosper, Dicie J.|W| |x  |f|w|62|m|15|no |yes|Indiana |Ohio    |Ohio   |yes|none  |    | | |  |
   | | |Trosper, Elmus E.|S|R|x  |m|w|20|s|  |yes|yes|Nebraska|Missouri|Indiana|yes|labor |farm| | |no|
   

3. 1920 Census
   

   1920 Census  - Furnas County, Nebraska - February 13, 1920
   |sa   |h#|Name                |rel|h  |f                      |s|r|ag|m|rd |wri|birth   |father  |mother |trade                  |type   |em|f#|twp
   |Fm 21|22|Trosper, Benjamin F.|   |Hus|owned free or mortgaged|M|w|54|m|yes|yes|Missouri|Missouri|Ohio   |farmer                 |genfarm|oa|21|Logan
   |     |  |Trosper, Dicie J.   |W  |   |                       |F|w|52|M|yes|yes|Indiana |Ohio    |Ohio   |none                   |       |  |  |
   |     |  |Trosper, Grace L.   |Da |   |                       |f|w|19|s|yes|yes|Nebraska|Missouri|Indiana|School teacher Dist 107|       |  |  |
   |     |  |Trosper, Elmus E    |son|   |                       |m|w|10|s|yes|yes|Nebraska|Missouri|Indiana|none                   |       |  |  |
   

4. 1900 Census
   

   1900 Census - Furnas County, Nebraska - June 13, 1900
   |hn |fn |Name              |rel     |r|s|birth    |age |m|ym|n|l|birth   |father  |mother |occu  |m|rd |wri|eng|o|f|h            |f# |t
   |357|361|Trosper, Benj. F. |Head    |w|m|May 1865 |35  |M|17| | |Missouri|Missouri|Ohio   |Farmer|O|yes|Yes|Yes|O|M|Farm of house|200|x
   |   |   |Trosper, Dicie J  |Wife    |w|f|June 1867|32  |m|17|8|8|Indiana |Ohio    |Ohio   |      | |   |   |   | | |             |   |
   |   |   |Trosper, Oliver L.|Son     |w|m|Feb 1884 |16  |s|  | | |Nebraska|Missouri|Indiana|      | |   |   |   | | |             |   |
   |   |   |Trosper, Otie E.  |Son     |w|m|June 1886|18  |s|  | | |Nebraska|Missouri|Indiana|      | |   |   |   | | |             |   |
   |   |   |Trosper, Oscar F. |Son     |w|m|Oct. 1889|10  |s|  | | |Nebraska|Missouri|Indiana|      | |   |   |   | | |             |   |
   |   |   |Trosper, Dora J.  |Daughter|w|f|Aug 1891 |8   |s|  | | |Nebraska|Missouri|Indiana|      | |   |   |   | | |             |   |
   |   |   |Trosper, Orva A.  |Son     |w|M|Aug 1893 |6   |s|  | | |Nebraska|Missouri|Indiana|      | |   |   |   | | |             |   |
   |   |   |Trosper, Ada M.   |Daughter|w|F|Mar 1892 |5   |s|  | | |Nebraska|Missouri|Indiana|      | |   |   |   | | |             |   |
   |   |   |Trosper, Ethel D. |Daughter|w|F|Feb 1897 |3   |s|  | | |Nebraska|Missouri|Indiana|      | |   |   |   | | |             |   |
   |   |   |Trosper, Grace L. |Daughter|w|F|Jan 1910 |6/12|s|  | | |Nebraska|Missouri|Indiana|      | |   |   |   | | |             |   |
   

5. 1870 Census
   

   1870 Census - Caldwell County, Missouri - August 20, 1870
   |h#|f#|name             |ag|s|r|occu      |vre |vpe |birth   |s|w|2|twp         |po      |pg
   |80|80|Trosper, Mary    |31|F|w|Keep House|4000|2200|Ohio    | | | |Breckenridge|Mirabile|69
   |  |  |Trosper, Milton  |12|M|w|Farmer    |    |    |Missouri|x|x| |            |        |
   |  |  |Trosper, William |10|M|w|At Home   |    |    |Missouri|x|x| |            |        |
   |  |  |Trosper, Joseph  |9 |M|w|At Home   |    |    |Missouri|x| | |            |        |
   |  |  |Trosper, Minerva |7 |F|W|At Home   |    |    |Missouri|x| | |            |        |
   |  |  |Trosper, Franklin|5 |M|w|At Home   |    |    |Missouri| | | |            |        |
   |  |  |Trosper, James   |3 |M|W|At Home   |    |    |Missouri| | | |            |        |
   |  |  |Trosper, Gillitt |24|M|w|Farmer    |600 |180 |Missouri| | |x|            |        |