Person:Christian Trost (1)
Christian Trost
b.19 Dec 1839 Imsbach, Bayern, Germany
d.4 Jun 1917 Trenton, Illinois
Parents and Siblings
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m. 24 Jun 1834
  1. Emma Trost
  2. Heinrich Trost
  3. Jakob Trost
  4. Charlotta Trost1835 -
  5. Adam Trost1837 -
  6. Christian Trost1839 - 1917
  7. Gustav Trost1845 -
Spouse and Children
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m. 19 Aug 1866
  1. Theodor Heinrich Trost1867 - 1927
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Facts and Events
Name Christian Trost
Gender Male
Birth? 19 Dec 1839 Imsbach, Bayern, Germany
Immigration? 1853 From Germany to America
Marriage 19 Aug 1866 Mascoutah, Illinoisto Anna Marie Sauter
Other Marriage Ending Status Death of one spouse
with Anna Marie Sauter
Occupation? Teacher (Lehrer); also artillery saddler
Death? 4 Jun 1917 Trenton, Illinois
Burial? Trenton, Illinois

From family records, a copy of a Declaration of Pension dated December 26, 1914, shows Christian Trost enlisting on January 10, 1862 at Indianapolis, Indiana in the 11th Battery Indiana Light Artillery in the Civil War. He was honorably discharged on January 7, 1865. The certificate also shows he was 5' 6" tall, with dark complexion; blue eyes; dark hair; and his occupation was an Artillery Saddler. It also lists that he lived in Mascoutah, Illinois for one year after the war, then moved to Summerfield, Illinois for 21 years, then moved to Trenton, Illinois until his death.

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