St. Clair County People of Interest



Dr. John P. Trolinger  (1835-1885)

John Philip Trolinger was born 7 February 1835 Springfield Twp., Henry Co., Missouri and died 25 January 1885
Benton Co., Missouri. He was the son of Henry T. Trolinger and Attelia White Cecil.
Dr. Trolinger married Martha Ann Nichols 22 December 1859 in St. Clair Co., Missouri. Martha was born
31 May 1840 Lafayette Co., Missouri and died on 10 February 1891.
John P. & Martha Ann Trolinger had eight children: William H., John Cecil, James H., Alta C., Martha A.,
Archie N., Allie May and Samuel W.
John's father, Henry Trolinger, was born 26 October 1800 Neewborn, Montgomery Co., Virginia and died
29 November 1838 Henry Co., Missouri. He married Attelia White Cecil on 8 June 1826 in Dublin,
Pulaski County, Virginia.

See Dr. William Trolinger for further information on this family.

1830 Newburn, Montgomery Co., VA:
Henry Trollinger
Males: 1 under age 5; 1 age 20-30
Females: 1 under age 5; 1 age 20-30
 

1840 Big Creek, Rives Co., MO:
Aetilia Troulinger
Males: 1 age 5-10; 1 age 10-15
Females: 1 age 5-10; 1 age 10-15; 1 age 30-40
 

1860 Monegaw Twp., St. Clair County, MO:
Page 129, Osceola & Monegaw P.O., 4 September
907/869 Jno. P. Trollinger, age 26, male, physician, $2000 real estate, $1500 personal estate, born MO,
married within the year
Martha Ann, age 20, female, born MO, married within the year
Theopholus W. Nichols, age 8, male, born MO, attended school
*living next door are William & Margaret C. Nichols household*
 

1870 Springfield Twp., Henry Co., MO:
Page 39, Clinton P.O., 3 September
John P. Trollinger, age 35, male, white, physician, $5000 real estate, $1000 personal estate, born MO
Martha, age 30, white female, keeps house, born MO
William, age 9, white male, born MO
John, age 7, white male, born MO
James, age 5, white male, born MO
Addelia, age 3, white female, born MO
Baby, age 1/12, white female, born MO, born in May
 

1880 White Twp., Benton Co., MO:
John P. Trolinger, white male, age 45, married, physician, MO - Germany - Virginia
Martha A., white female, age 40, wife, keeping house, MO - KY - KY
William H., white male, age 19, son, single, works on farm, MO - MO - MO
John C., white male, age 16, son, single, works on farm, MO - MO - MO
James H., white male, age 14, son, works on farm, attended school, MO - MO - MO
Alletia C., white female, age 12, daughter, without occupation, attended school, MO - MO - MO
Mattie A., white female, age 9, daughter, attended school, MO - MO - MO
Archie N., white male, age 11, son, MO - MO - MO
Allie M., white male, age 2, daughter, MO - MO - MO
 

1900 Springfield Twp., Henry Co., MO:
Dist. 6, ED 89, 20 June
165/165 Archie Trolinger, head, white male, August 1875, age 24, married 3 years, MO - MO - MO, farmer,
can read & write, speaks English, renting farm #164
Mary K., wife, white female, December 1876, age 23, married 3 years, 0 children, 0 living, MO - VA - MO,
can read & write, speaks English
 

1920 Springfield Twp., Henry Co., MO:
Dist. 6, ED 89, 20 June
John C. Trolinger, head, white male, July 1863, age 36, married 12 years, MO - MO - MO, county assessor,
can read & write, speaks English, owned farm free, #165
Lana L., wife, white female, February 1867, age 33, married 12 years, 4 children, 3 living, MO - KY - MO,
can read & write, speaks English
Lelia G., daughter, white female, December 1888, age 11, single, MO - MO - MO, at school 7 months,
can read & write, speaks English
Myrtle A., daughter, white female, August 1892, age 7, single, MO - MO - MO, at school 7 months,
can read & write, speaks English
Mollie C., daughter, white female, January 1894, age 6, single, MO - MO - MO, at school 2 months,
can read & write, speaks English

International Genealogical Index:
John P. Trolinger - Martha Ann Nichols
Married 22 December 1859 St. Clair Co., Missouri

History of St. Clair County, Missouri, 1883, page 987:
Included in article about burning of Osceola is the following - The morning of the 24th, Dr. John Trollinger and three others wished to cross the river into town, not knowing that it was infested by Jim Lane and his band. They arrived on the opposite side of the river and hallooed for a skiff to bring them over. This was done but no sooner than they were safely landed, they were fired upon by fifty or sixty. The Doctor received eleven buckshot wounds, though none of a serious nature.

History of Henry County, Missouri, 1919, page 821:
John Cecil Trolinger (Clinton Township) - Nations preserve their histories and so do individuals. There is a sort of glamour cast around those brave ones who dared to come into a wild and unpeopled country, save for the savages and the wild beasts, and conquer the wilderness so that it might yield food and shelter for their loved one and also for their posterity. Mr. Trolinger is indeed proud of his sturdy ancestors, who were the early settlers of Henry County and laid the foundation for its broad fertile farms and prosperous institutions. John Cecil Trolinger was born July 26, 1863, in Leesville, Missouri, the son of Dr. John Philip Trolinger who was born in Springfield township, February 7, 1835, and died in Benton County, January 25, 1885; and Martha Ann (Nichols) Trolinger, who was born in Lafayette County, Missouri, May 31, 1840, and died February 10, 1891. They were the parents of eight children as follow: William H., of Honey Creek township; John Cecil, with whom this sketch deals; James H., Welch, Oklahoma; Mrs. Alta C. Shrum of Frederick, Oklahoma; Mrs. Martha A. Gilcrest, residing in Benton County, Missouri; Archie N., Quapaw, Oklahoma; Mrs. Allie May Fewell, deceased; Samuel W., at Dillon, Montana. The father of John Cecil Trolinger, who was Dr. John Philip Trolinger received his medical education in the Missouri Medical College at St. Louis, Missouri, and practiced medicine in St. Clair County until the Civil War, when he removed to Leesville, Missouri, where he practiced until a few years before his death. He moved across the line into Benton County and lived but a few years after his removal. Doctor Trolinger was the son of Henry Trolinger and Attelia Cecil Trolinger. The former was born in Virginia and came to Missouri in 1829, locating in Henry County in 1832. He entered land in Springfield township until the land was surveyed by the Government, when he, in 1837, filed on the land, becoming its legal owner. He was married in Virginia to Attelia Cecil, daughter of Philip Cecil, who was a very early settler of Springfield township. Philip Cecil owned a very valuable violin, which made music during the long lonely hours of pioneer life which is highly cherished and is now in the hands of his grandson, John Cecil Trolinger. The joys of companionship were rare in those early days, at least in the thirties, when the neighbors were from twelve to twenty miles apart. "But where there is a will there is a way" and the young people of those early days thought nothing of trips on horseback to visit one another. Mrs. Attelia Cecil Trolinger, in Springfield township, neighbored with Mrs. Fields of Fields Creek township and also with the Sweeney family in Clinton township. Those were indeed the days when friendships were cherished and their long rides on horseback were forgotten in the joys of the moment. The little children were brought also on these long neighborly calls and enjoyed them as much as their elders. John Cecil Trolinger was educated in the public schools of the county and attended Hooper's Institute, Clarksburg, Missouri, one year. He farmed in Springfield township until 1908. In 1896 he was elected County Assessor and served his county for four years. In 1907 he came to Clinton and was in the employ of the Elliston Insurance Company until his acceptance of the bookkeeper's chair in the Clinton National Bank, where he is now Assistant Cashier. He is a member of the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons and also a stanch Democrat. In the Mason Lodge he is an active member of the Blue Lodge Works. February 14, 1888, was solemnized the marriage of Mr. Trolinger and Miss Laura L. Magers, the daughter of Desha and Icy (Broyles) Magers, the former a native of Kentucky, and the latter born in Macon County, Missouri, and laid to rest in Mount Olivet Cemetery. Mrs. Trolinger was born in Macon County, Missouri, and she with her husband are the parents of two daughters: Leila, a graduate of Clinton High School, Warrensburg State Normal School, and is now at the University of Colorado; Mallie, the wife of C. E. Brodie, resides at Washington, D. C., but is now at Dallas, Texas, with her husband who is in the United States Aviation Corps, located at that place. Mrs. Brodie is also a graduate of Clinton High School and the Warrensburg State Normal. Mr. Trolinger is justly proud of his antecedents and looks with pride upon their lives as they wove the woof of life in the community. The first brick chimney to be built in Henry County is still upon the Cecil farm, built by the original owner. Also Mr. Cecil's will was the first be recorded upon the Henry County books.