Granddaughter of Peter Newton and Mary Hannah Waddle
Middle name sourced from grandson Leo Merry's world war I draft registration.
Also known as Phoebe
Phebe shares a headstone with her husband James in Rowland-Potter Cemetery but she died in Butler County, Missouri and is buried in Black Creek Cemetery HERE
Married to James Wilbur Trusty in 1864 in Crawford County, Indiana.
1870 living in Morgan County, Indiana with husband James W. and children Florence and William.
1880 living in Crawford County with husband James, children Florence, William, James J., George W. and Sarah Alice
1900 living in Johnson Township, Crawford County, Nov 1846, age 53, widowed, 2 children born 2 living, running a farm and living with her are sons George age 21 and Peter Trusty age 16.
1910 living in Crawford County with son George, his wife Flora Shoemaker Trusty and children, and her Merry grandchildren Leo, George and Celeste (children of daughter Sarah and Rufus Merry who were living in Crawford County, Indiana in 1900). 8 children born 5 living. Sarah died in Memphis Tennessee in 1923 from a ruptured appendix and is buried in Monroe County, Arkansas where she was living with her children.
In 1920 Phoebe was living in Popular Bluff Township (outside Poplar Bluff city limits), Missouri with her son George and his wife Flora.
She died on March 22 of that year in the same place, and was buried in Black Creek Cemetery in Butler County, Missouri.
The headstone photo in Crawford County was placed prior to her death. Phebe's death certificate specifies that she was buried on March 23, 1920 in Black Creek Cemetery, in Butler County, Missouri.
It is not known whether a second monument was placed in Black Creek Cemetery. Pending.
On June 16, 1898, Phebe applied for a Civil War widow's pension, application number 678212, James W. Trusty.
Name: James W Trusty
Enlistment Date: 2 Nov 1861
Rank at enlistment: Private
State Served: Indiana
Survived the War?: Yes
Service Record: Enlisted in Company A, Indiana 49th Infantry Regiment on 21 Nov 1861. Promoted to Full Sergeant.Mustered out on 13 Sep 1865 at Louisville, KY.
Granddaughter of Peter Newton and Mary Hannah Waddle
Middle name sourced from grandson Leo Merry's world war I draft registration.
Also known as Phoebe
Phebe shares a headstone with her husband James in Rowland-Potter Cemetery but she died in Butler County, Missouri and is buried in Black Creek Cemetery HERE
Married to James Wilbur Trusty in 1864 in Crawford County, Indiana.
1870 living in Morgan County, Indiana with husband James W. and children Florence and William.
1880 living in Crawford County with husband James, children Florence, William, James J., George W. and Sarah Alice
1900 living in Johnson Township, Crawford County, Nov 1846, age 53, widowed, 2 children born 2 living, running a farm and living with her are sons George age 21 and Peter Trusty age 16.
1910 living in Crawford County with son George, his wife Flora Shoemaker Trusty and children, and her Merry grandchildren Leo, George and Celeste (children of daughter Sarah and Rufus Merry who were living in Crawford County, Indiana in 1900). 8 children born 5 living. Sarah died in Memphis Tennessee in 1923 from a ruptured appendix and is buried in Monroe County, Arkansas where she was living with her children.
In 1920 Phoebe was living in Popular Bluff Township (outside Poplar Bluff city limits), Missouri with her son George and his wife Flora.
She died on March 22 of that year in the same place, and was buried in Black Creek Cemetery in Butler County, Missouri.
The headstone photo in Crawford County was placed prior to her death. Phebe's death certificate specifies that she was buried on March 23, 1920 in Black Creek Cemetery, in Butler County, Missouri.
It is not known whether a second monument was placed in Black Creek Cemetery. Pending.
On June 16, 1898, Phebe applied for a Civil War widow's pension, application number 678212, James W. Trusty.
Name: James W Trusty
Enlistment Date: 2 Nov 1861
Rank at enlistment: Private
State Served: Indiana
Survived the War?: Yes
Service Record: Enlisted in Company A, Indiana 49th Infantry Regiment on 21 Nov 1861. Promoted to Full Sergeant.Mustered out on 13 Sep 1865 at Louisville, KY.
Gravesite Details
Monument erected; no burial date on headstone
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