Henry Trotter

TROTTER, THOMPSON, HOLSTEAD, HAINES

Posted By: Diane Wilson (email)
Date: 5/26/2004 at 14:03:03

One of the prominent early settlers was Henry Trotter, born in County Farmauch, Ireland, March 20, 1824. When nineteen years old he joined the constabulary, and after serving nine years resigned and crossed the ocean to America. Soon after arriving in New York he entered the employ of Holstead, Haines & Co., dry goods merchants. At the end of three years, however, he was obliged to resign that position on account of failing health, after which he came west and located in Cedar Falls, Iowa, where he built a small house, and during the summer of 1855 made a claim on section 14 of Jefferson township.
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The following year he settled on this claim, camping out until he could get his breaking done and a house erected. After improving that piece of land Mr. Trotter moved to Ripley township, Butler county, and settled on section 24, where he now owns 166 acres of land.
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He has held nearly all the town offices, and is at present justice of the peace. He also was one of the supervisors of the county at an early date. During the year 1849 he was joined in wedlock with Miss Elizabeth Thompson, who is also a native of Ireland.
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Source: History of Butler and Bremer Counties, Iowa
Union Publishing Co., Springfield, IL, 1883
Page 688