Husband of Elizabeth BOWMAN (1809-1898)
Jacob TROUT was born 22 March 1801 near Timberville, Rockingham, VA, the son of Ensign Georg Michael TROUT (1750-1822) and Elizabetha BAER (circa 1762-after 1804).
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"He was of German descent. His parents died in Rockingham county in his early youth. He had few opportunities to gain that education of which he desired to be possessed; but by application during the limited time that he attended school, he managed to secure at least the rudiments of what is now known as a common school education. Early left to care for himself, he learned the trade of the brick-mason, and for some time was engaged in building. Being steady and industrious, and having been enabled to lay by a portion of his savings, he found himself at the age of twenty-nine the possessor of a snug little sum of money, sufficient to give him the means to settle down in life. March 18. 1830, he was married to Elizabeth, the eldest child of Samuel and Catharine Bowman, who was born in Rockingham county, Virginia, July 11, 1809. Her father and mother were natives of Virginia, the former having been born in Rockingham county, June 1, 1787, and the latter in Shenandoah county, October 28th of the same year. Mrs. Trout has two brothers living : John J. in Virginia, and Jacob C. in Texas. Being the eldest daughter, Mrs. Trout had to work very hard. Her mother taught her in the arts of spinning and weaving articles for domestic use.
After Mr. Trout's marriage, with commendable enterprise he made a prospecting trip to Ohio with a view to permanent settlement. Accordingly, in the summer of 1830 he set our on horseback, and in due time arrived in Preble county. Being well pleased with this territory, he purchased a tract of two hundred and twenty acres of land in section twenty-eight of Lanier township, which farm is still occupied by Mrs. Trout. After securing his land, Mr. Trout returned to Virginia for his wife.
In the middle of October, 1830, Mr. and Mrs. Trout started for their Ohio home. They made the whole journey in a two-horse wagon, bringing with them only the necessary clothing and bedding. Mr. Trout also brought with him three head of Virginia cattle, with which to stock his new farm. They were three weeks on the way, and November 3, 1830, they arrived at their new farm. They found ready for them a, weather-boarded log house, which is still a part of Mrs. Trout's residence. Since then, an addition of brick thirty years ago, and one of frame sixteen years ago, have increased the size and improved the looks of the house. At the time of their removal to the place, they found only a little cabin stable where the present barn is. The farm was nearly as clear of timber in 1830 as it is today.
During the first night of their residence in Preble county, Mr. and Mrs. Trout made themselves comfortable without furniture. On the next morning, which was Saturday, they drove to Eaton, a distance of seven miles, and purchased furniture and necessary household utensils. They were soon comfortably settled in their new home. Here they continued to live happily until death separated them, April 2, 1872, when Mr. Trout finished his work on earth and went to his reward above. For a number of years prior to his death, he was an exemplary member of the Lower Twin Creek German Baptist church. Mrs. Trout has for years been a faithful and consistent member.
The family of Mr. and Mrs. Trout consisted of eight children in all, six of whom lived to maturity: Samuel B., born October 4, 1831, died March 21, 1835; Sarah R., the wife of Benjamin Deardorff, was born December 29, 1834, and died July 5, 1857; Mary J., who was born October 12, 1838, married Alfred Johnson, and has three children; Catharine E., born February 1, 1841, married John Halderman, and has four children; Joseph, born December 23, 1842, died April 24, 1863; Lavinia V., born May 28, 1845, died January 17, 1865; Henry M., born November 24, 1849, died May 28, 1863.
Mr. Trout at his death left his widow the possessor of five hundred and forty acres of valuable land, in two farms—the home place of two hundred and twenty acres, managed by Alfred Johnson, and a farm of three hundred and twenty acres in sections twenty-three and twenty- six of Lanier township, under the management of John Halderman. The homestead farm and residence are beautifully situated on the border of the valley of Twin creek, on the Winchester and Middletown pike, with Winchester and West Alexandria not far distant.
Although in her seventy-second year, having already exceeded the limit of human life, Mrs. Trout enjoys better health than she did in her younger days, when frequently her strength was overtaxed by burdens too heavy to be sustained. Six or eight years ago, she was severely afflicted with rheumatism, which for a time checked her activity, But she recovered, and is finishing her days in health and peace. She still takes her old home paper, the Rockingham (Virginia) Register, thus keeping fresh in her memory the scenes of her youth."
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>>Source: History of Preble County, Ohio, with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches (H. Z. Williams & Bro., Publishers, 1881, from Printing House of W. W. Williams, Cleveland, Ohio), pg. 286.
Jacob TROUT was born 22 March 1801 near Timberville, Rockingham, VA, the son of Ensign Georg Michael TROUT (1750-1822) and Elizabetha BAER (circa 1762-after 1804).
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"He was of German descent. His parents died in Rockingham county in his early youth. He had few opportunities to gain that education of which he desired to be possessed; but by application during the limited time that he attended school, he managed to secure at least the rudiments of what is now known as a common school education. Early left to care for himself, he learned the trade of the brick-mason, and for some time was engaged in building. Being steady and industrious, and having been enabled to lay by a portion of his savings, he found himself at the age of twenty-nine the possessor of a snug little sum of money, sufficient to give him the means to settle down in life. March 18. 1830, he was married to Elizabeth, the eldest child of Samuel and Catharine Bowman, who was born in Rockingham county, Virginia, July 11, 1809. Her father and mother were natives of Virginia, the former having been born in Rockingham county, June 1, 1787, and the latter in Shenandoah county, October 28th of the same year. Mrs. Trout has two brothers living : John J. in Virginia, and Jacob C. in Texas. Being the eldest daughter, Mrs. Trout had to work very hard. Her mother taught her in the arts of spinning and weaving articles for domestic use.
After Mr. Trout's marriage, with commendable enterprise he made a prospecting trip to Ohio with a view to permanent settlement. Accordingly, in the summer of 1830 he set our on horseback, and in due time arrived in Preble county. Being well pleased with this territory, he purchased a tract of two hundred and twenty acres of land in section twenty-eight of Lanier township, which farm is still occupied by Mrs. Trout. After securing his land, Mr. Trout returned to Virginia for his wife.
In the middle of October, 1830, Mr. and Mrs. Trout started for their Ohio home. They made the whole journey in a two-horse wagon, bringing with them only the necessary clothing and bedding. Mr. Trout also brought with him three head of Virginia cattle, with which to stock his new farm. They were three weeks on the way, and November 3, 1830, they arrived at their new farm. They found ready for them a, weather-boarded log house, which is still a part of Mrs. Trout's residence. Since then, an addition of brick thirty years ago, and one of frame sixteen years ago, have increased the size and improved the looks of the house. At the time of their removal to the place, they found only a little cabin stable where the present barn is. The farm was nearly as clear of timber in 1830 as it is today.
During the first night of their residence in Preble county, Mr. and Mrs. Trout made themselves comfortable without furniture. On the next morning, which was Saturday, they drove to Eaton, a distance of seven miles, and purchased furniture and necessary household utensils. They were soon comfortably settled in their new home. Here they continued to live happily until death separated them, April 2, 1872, when Mr. Trout finished his work on earth and went to his reward above. For a number of years prior to his death, he was an exemplary member of the Lower Twin Creek German Baptist church. Mrs. Trout has for years been a faithful and consistent member.
The family of Mr. and Mrs. Trout consisted of eight children in all, six of whom lived to maturity: Samuel B., born October 4, 1831, died March 21, 1835; Sarah R., the wife of Benjamin Deardorff, was born December 29, 1834, and died July 5, 1857; Mary J., who was born October 12, 1838, married Alfred Johnson, and has three children; Catharine E., born February 1, 1841, married John Halderman, and has four children; Joseph, born December 23, 1842, died April 24, 1863; Lavinia V., born May 28, 1845, died January 17, 1865; Henry M., born November 24, 1849, died May 28, 1863.
Mr. Trout at his death left his widow the possessor of five hundred and forty acres of valuable land, in two farms—the home place of two hundred and twenty acres, managed by Alfred Johnson, and a farm of three hundred and twenty acres in sections twenty-three and twenty- six of Lanier township, under the management of John Halderman. The homestead farm and residence are beautifully situated on the border of the valley of Twin creek, on the Winchester and Middletown pike, with Winchester and West Alexandria not far distant.
Although in her seventy-second year, having already exceeded the limit of human life, Mrs. Trout enjoys better health than she did in her younger days, when frequently her strength was overtaxed by burdens too heavy to be sustained. Six or eight years ago, she was severely afflicted with rheumatism, which for a time checked her activity, But she recovered, and is finishing her days in health and peace. She still takes her old home paper, the Rockingham (Virginia) Register, thus keeping fresh in her memory the scenes of her youth."
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>>Source: History of Preble County, Ohio, with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches (H. Z. Williams & Bro., Publishers, 1881, from Printing House of W. W. Williams, Cleveland, Ohio), pg. 286.
Husband of Elizabeth BOWMAN (1809-1898)
Jacob TROUT was born 22 March 1801 near Timberville, Rockingham, VA, the son of Ensign Georg Michael TROUT (1750-1822) and Elizabetha BAER (circa 1762-after 1804).
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"He was of German descent. His parents died in Rockingham county in his early youth. He had few opportunities to gain that education of which he desired to be possessed; but by application during the limited time that he attended school, he managed to secure at least the rudiments of what is now known as a common school education. Early left to care for himself, he learned the trade of the brick-mason, and for some time was engaged in building. Being steady and industrious, and having been enabled to lay by a portion of his savings, he found himself at the age of twenty-nine the possessor of a snug little sum of money, sufficient to give him the means to settle down in life. March 18. 1830, he was married to Elizabeth, the eldest child of Samuel and Catharine Bowman, who was born in Rockingham county, Virginia, July 11, 1809. Her father and mother were natives of Virginia, the former having been born in Rockingham county, June 1, 1787, and the latter in Shenandoah county, October 28th of the same year. Mrs. Trout has two brothers living : John J. in Virginia, and Jacob C. in Texas. Being the eldest daughter, Mrs. Trout had to work very hard. Her mother taught her in the arts of spinning and weaving articles for domestic use.
After Mr. Trout's marriage, with commendable enterprise he made a prospecting trip to Ohio with a view to permanent settlement. Accordingly, in the summer of 1830 he set our on horseback, and in due time arrived in Preble county. Being well pleased with this territory, he purchased a tract of two hundred and twenty acres of land in section twenty-eight of Lanier township, which farm is still occupied by Mrs. Trout. After securing his land, Mr. Trout returned to Virginia for his wife.
In the middle of October, 1830, Mr. and Mrs. Trout started for their Ohio home. They made the whole journey in a two-horse wagon, bringing with them only the necessary clothing and bedding. Mr. Trout also brought with him three head of Virginia cattle, with which to stock his new farm. They were three weeks on the way, and November 3, 1830, they arrived at their new farm. They found ready for them a, weather-boarded log house, which is still a part of Mrs. Trout's residence. Since then, an addition of brick thirty years ago, and one of frame sixteen years ago, have increased the size and improved the looks of the house. At the time of their removal to the place, they found only a little cabin stable where the present barn is. The farm was nearly as clear of timber in 1830 as it is today.
During the first night of their residence in Preble county, Mr. and Mrs. Trout made themselves comfortable without furniture. On the next morning, which was Saturday, they drove to Eaton, a distance of seven miles, and purchased furniture and necessary household utensils. They were soon comfortably settled in their new home. Here they continued to live happily until death separated them, April 2, 1872, when Mr. Trout finished his work on earth and went to his reward above. For a number of years prior to his death, he was an exemplary member of the Lower Twin Creek German Baptist church. Mrs. Trout has for years been a faithful and consistent member.
The family of Mr. and Mrs. Trout consisted of eight children in all, six of whom lived to maturity: Samuel B., born October 4, 1831, died March 21, 1835; Sarah R., the wife of Benjamin Deardorff, was born December 29, 1834, and died July 5, 1857; Mary J., who was born October 12, 1838, married Alfred Johnson, and has three children; Catharine E., born February 1, 1841, married John Halderman, and has four children; Joseph, born December 23, 1842, died April 24, 1863; Lavinia V., born May 28, 1845, died January 17, 1865; Henry M., born November 24, 1849, died May 28, 1863.
Mr. Trout at his death left his widow the possessor of five hundred and forty acres of valuable land, in two farms—the home place of two hundred and twenty acres, managed by Alfred Johnson, and a farm of three hundred and twenty acres in sections twenty-three and twenty- six of Lanier township, under the management of John Halderman. The homestead farm and residence are beautifully situated on the border of the valley of Twin creek, on the Winchester and Middletown pike, with Winchester and West Alexandria not far distant.
Although in her seventy-second year, having already exceeded the limit of human life, Mrs. Trout enjoys better health than she did in her younger days, when frequently her strength was overtaxed by burdens too heavy to be sustained. Six or eight years ago, she was severely afflicted with rheumatism, which for a time checked her activity, But she recovered, and is finishing her days in health and peace. She still takes her old home paper, the Rockingham (Virginia) Register, thus keeping fresh in her memory the scenes of her youth."
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>>Source: History of Preble County, Ohio, with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches (H. Z. Williams & Bro., Publishers, 1881, from Printing House of W. W. Williams, Cleveland, Ohio), pg. 286.
Jacob TROUT was born 22 March 1801 near Timberville, Rockingham, VA, the son of Ensign Georg Michael TROUT (1750-1822) and Elizabetha BAER (circa 1762-after 1804).
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"He was of German descent. His parents died in Rockingham county in his early youth. He had few opportunities to gain that education of which he desired to be possessed; but by application during the limited time that he attended school, he managed to secure at least the rudiments of what is now known as a common school education. Early left to care for himself, he learned the trade of the brick-mason, and for some time was engaged in building. Being steady and industrious, and having been enabled to lay by a portion of his savings, he found himself at the age of twenty-nine the possessor of a snug little sum of money, sufficient to give him the means to settle down in life. March 18. 1830, he was married to Elizabeth, the eldest child of Samuel and Catharine Bowman, who was born in Rockingham county, Virginia, July 11, 1809. Her father and mother were natives of Virginia, the former having been born in Rockingham county, June 1, 1787, and the latter in Shenandoah county, October 28th of the same year. Mrs. Trout has two brothers living : John J. in Virginia, and Jacob C. in Texas. Being the eldest daughter, Mrs. Trout had to work very hard. Her mother taught her in the arts of spinning and weaving articles for domestic use.
After Mr. Trout's marriage, with commendable enterprise he made a prospecting trip to Ohio with a view to permanent settlement. Accordingly, in the summer of 1830 he set our on horseback, and in due time arrived in Preble county. Being well pleased with this territory, he purchased a tract of two hundred and twenty acres of land in section twenty-eight of Lanier township, which farm is still occupied by Mrs. Trout. After securing his land, Mr. Trout returned to Virginia for his wife.
In the middle of October, 1830, Mr. and Mrs. Trout started for their Ohio home. They made the whole journey in a two-horse wagon, bringing with them only the necessary clothing and bedding. Mr. Trout also brought with him three head of Virginia cattle, with which to stock his new farm. They were three weeks on the way, and November 3, 1830, they arrived at their new farm. They found ready for them a, weather-boarded log house, which is still a part of Mrs. Trout's residence. Since then, an addition of brick thirty years ago, and one of frame sixteen years ago, have increased the size and improved the looks of the house. At the time of their removal to the place, they found only a little cabin stable where the present barn is. The farm was nearly as clear of timber in 1830 as it is today.
During the first night of their residence in Preble county, Mr. and Mrs. Trout made themselves comfortable without furniture. On the next morning, which was Saturday, they drove to Eaton, a distance of seven miles, and purchased furniture and necessary household utensils. They were soon comfortably settled in their new home. Here they continued to live happily until death separated them, April 2, 1872, when Mr. Trout finished his work on earth and went to his reward above. For a number of years prior to his death, he was an exemplary member of the Lower Twin Creek German Baptist church. Mrs. Trout has for years been a faithful and consistent member.
The family of Mr. and Mrs. Trout consisted of eight children in all, six of whom lived to maturity: Samuel B., born October 4, 1831, died March 21, 1835; Sarah R., the wife of Benjamin Deardorff, was born December 29, 1834, and died July 5, 1857; Mary J., who was born October 12, 1838, married Alfred Johnson, and has three children; Catharine E., born February 1, 1841, married John Halderman, and has four children; Joseph, born December 23, 1842, died April 24, 1863; Lavinia V., born May 28, 1845, died January 17, 1865; Henry M., born November 24, 1849, died May 28, 1863.
Mr. Trout at his death left his widow the possessor of five hundred and forty acres of valuable land, in two farms—the home place of two hundred and twenty acres, managed by Alfred Johnson, and a farm of three hundred and twenty acres in sections twenty-three and twenty- six of Lanier township, under the management of John Halderman. The homestead farm and residence are beautifully situated on the border of the valley of Twin creek, on the Winchester and Middletown pike, with Winchester and West Alexandria not far distant.
Although in her seventy-second year, having already exceeded the limit of human life, Mrs. Trout enjoys better health than she did in her younger days, when frequently her strength was overtaxed by burdens too heavy to be sustained. Six or eight years ago, she was severely afflicted with rheumatism, which for a time checked her activity, But she recovered, and is finishing her days in health and peace. She still takes her old home paper, the Rockingham (Virginia) Register, thus keeping fresh in her memory the scenes of her youth."
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>>Source: History of Preble County, Ohio, with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches (H. Z. Williams & Bro., Publishers, 1881, from Printing House of W. W. Williams, Cleveland, Ohio), pg. 286.
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