Trout Family of Johnson County, Indiana

Rebecca Garrett was the daughter of Sarah Bloss (Sallie) and Benjamin Garrett, Jr.  She was born in Cabell County, (West) Virginia on November 27, 1817.

Rebecca married Abraham Trout on May 8, 1834 in Cabell County.  Abraham was born on February 24, 1812.  He was the son of Abraham Trout and Mary Law.  Rebecca and Abraham had nine known children.  The family moved to Johnson County, Indiana about 1848.

I travelled to Johnson County recently to get some further information on this family group.  In the county courthouse, I found the following marriage records:

• William P. Trout married Elizabeth Kemper on Mar. 30, 1859
• Benjamin Trout married Deliah Calvin on Sept. 5, 1866
• Frank Trout married Sally Holt on July 27, 1877
• Frank Trout married Louisa C. Smith on Nov. 29, 1878
• Warren C. Trout married Louise M Comingore (McConningore?) on Feb. 24, 1887

I also visited the Hurricane Cemetery in Hurricane, Indiana and got the following information from the tombstones there:

• Abraham Trout   Feb. 24, 1812 - Dec. 18, 1891
• Rebecca wife of Abraham Trout   Nov. 27, 1817 - Dec. 26, 1891
• Benjamin C. Trout born Jan. 9, 1842 died March 8, 1881
• Delilah Trout born Jan. 3, 1843 died Aug. 1, 1906
• William P. Trout died June 24, 1864 aged 26y 2m 4d

In the Johnson County Library, I found a book titled History of Johnson County, Indiana published in Chicago by Brant & Fuller in 1888.  The following biography for Mrs. Delilah Trout appears:

Mrs. Delilah Trout, of Pleasant Township, was born in Clark Township, January 3, 1844, and was the daughter of Jackson and Sarah (Parr) Williams, both of whom were natives of Tennessee.  She grew to womanhood in her native township, and was married there January 26, 1859, to John G. Calvin.  He was born in this county, January 9, 1833.  They began housekeeping in Clark Township.  Mr. Calvin served in the Union Army one year.  About 1863, he and wife removed to Morgan County, but Mr. Calvin's health was very poor, and while visiting with relatives in Clark Township in 1864, he died on the 26th day of April.  He left one child: San Francisco, born December 14, 1860.  In 1866, on the 6th day of September, Mrs. Calvin was married to Benjamin G. Trout.  He was born in this county, January 6, 1842, and was the son of Abram and Rebecca (Garrett) Trout who were natives of Virginia.  After this marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Trout settled on a farm in Franklin Township.  In 1872, they removed to Pleasant Township where Mr. Trout pursued farming until March 8, 1881, when he died.  Her last marriage resulted in the birth of three children: Warren W., born October 20, 1867; Harry, January 31, 1869, and Jackson, August 5, 1872, all of whom are living.  Mrs. Trout is a member of the Methodist Protestant Church.  She owns eighty arces of good land, which is well improved, and most of which is in cultivation.  She is very highly esteemed and respected by all who know her.  Mr. Trout served in the Union Army three years.

Darryl's Observations:  There were a few discrepancies that I found in the records.  The Bloss family history lists Abraham Trout's date of birth as February 12, 1812 but the tombstone shows February 24th.  The courthouse shows a marriage date for Benjamin and Delilah as Sept. 5, 1866 while the biographical sketch shows Sept. 6th.