Information from copy of Department of the Interior, Bureau of Pensions form filled out by Christian Trost dated April 15, 1898. Another record, a Certificate of Record of Marriage for the State of Illinois, lists the marriage date as August 18, 1866. This record is dated February 26, 1918. Another record, dated July 16, 1917, titled Declaration for Widow's Pension, also shows the wedding date as August 19, 1866