NameLuther Ernest Trout
Birth5 Mar 1888, Cloverdale, Putnam Co., Indiana
Death5 Oct 1963, Putnam Co., Indiana
BurialCloverdale Cemetery, Putnam Co., Indiana
Marriage7 Sep 1910, Morgan Co., Indiana
SpouseMossie Manetta Brown
Birth29 Jul 1892, Uniontown, Bourbon Co., Kansas
Death29 Sep 1954, Putnam Co., Indiana
BurialCloverdale Cemetery, Putnam Co., Indiana
Children
Birth21 Jun 1914, Greencastle, Putnam Co., Indiana
Death20 Jun 2009, New Haven, Allen Co., Indiana
Notes for Luther Ernest Trout
His WW I draft registration card, filed 5 June 1917, records Leuther Earnest Trout, age 29, residence Fillmore, Putnam Co., Indiana, born 5 March 1888 in Cloverdale, Indiana, farmer, employed by A. O. Lockridge, Putnam Co., Indiana, married supporting a wife and 2 children.
His WW II draft registration card, filed 25 April 1942, records Luther Earnest Trout, age 54, residence 1002 Crown St., Greencastle, Putnam Co., Indiana, born 5 Mar 1888 in Cloverdale, Indiana, nearest relative Mossie M. Trout, same address, employer Eitel Flower Company, Greencastle, Indiana.
The SSDI records Ernest Trout, born 5 Mar 1888, died Oct 1963, last residence Indiana.
Census Notes for Luther Ernest & Mossie Manetta (Family)
1920 census of Putnam Co., Indiana, Marion township, enumerated 19 Jan, lists on p. 7A as family #186/191:
Trout, Earnest L., 31, b. Ind Ind Ind; farmer; Mossie M., wife, 27, b. Kansas Indiana Ohio; Linza E., son, 8; Mary E., dau, 5; Chester A., son, 8/12. All children born Ind Ind Kansas.
1930 census of Putnam Co., Indiana, Greencastle ward 2, enumerated 14 April, lists on p. 15B as family #325/480, at 214 Hegirt St:
Trout, Ernest L., 43, age at first marriage 23, b. Ind Ind Ind, foreman at greenhouse; Mossie, wife, 38, age at first marriage 18, b. Kansas Kansas Ohio; Lindsay, son, 18; Mary Ellen, dau, 15; Chester, son, 10; Elwood, son, 8; Christine, dau, 4. All children born Ind Ind Kansas.
1940 census of Putnam Co., Indiana, Washington township, ED 67-27 (Manhattan), enumerated 29 April, lists on p. 9A as family #202:
Trout, Ernest, 52, b. Ind, florist; Mossie M., wife, 47, b. Kansas; Chester L., son, 21, b. Ind, general labor; Christine, dau, 15, b. Ind. All living in Greencastle, Putnam Co., Ind in 1935.