Martha Ella Trollinger

1874 - 1955  (80 years)

• Name	Martha Ella Trollinger
  Birth	1 May 1874	Alamance County, NC
  	Martha's true birth date is probably 1 May 1874. Mrs. Myrtle Foust, the informant on Martha's death certificate provided a date of 1 May 1883 whereby it appears quite likely that she made a mistake regarding her birth year of 1883. According to the 1900 Census, her birth is given as May 1874, a date most likely provided to the census taker by herself.
  Gender	Female
  Death	3 Apr 1955	Graham, Alamance, NC
  	North Carolina Deaths and Burials Name Martha Ella Trollinger Faust Sex Female Age 72 Birth Date 1 May 1883 Birthplace Alamance County, N. C. Death Date 3 Apr 1955 Death Place Graham, Alamance, N. C. Marital Status Widowed Occupation Housewife Race Negro Father's Name John H. Trollinger Father's Sex Male Event Type Burial Event Date 5 Apr 1955 Event Place Graham, North Carolina, United States Cemetery Woods Chapel Informant was Mrs. Myrtle Foust
  Burial	Graham, Alamance, NC
  	BURIAL Woods Chapel AME Church Cemetery Graham, Alamance County, North Carolina
  Person ID	I23669	Drollinger Genealogy
  Last Modified	29 Feb 2024

  
  

  Father	John Henry Trollinger,   b. Mar 1830, NC d. Aft 1902 (Age ~ 72 years)
  Mother	Martha Holt,   b. Abt 1842, NC
  Family ID	F7577	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jerry Foust,   b. Oct 1868, Alamance County, North Carolina d. 11 Jan 1940, Graham, Alamance, North Carolina (Age ~ 71 years)
  Marriage	19 Nov 1893	Alamance, North Carolina, USA
  	North Carolina, Marriage Records Name: Jerry Foust Gender: Male Age: 24 Birth Year: abt 1869 Marriage Date: 19 Nov 1893 Marriage Place: Alamance, North Carolina, USA Spouse: Ella Trolinger Spouse Gender: Female Spouse Age: 20 Event Type: Marriage
  Children	1. Myrtle Foust,   b. 15 Oct 1896, Alamance County, NC d. 28 Jun 1963, Graham, Alamance, NC (Age 66 years)   2. Etta Foust,   b. Jan 1897, NC   3. Carrie Foust,   b. May 1899, NC   4. Eva Ovella Foust,   b. 28 Jan 1901, Alamance County, NC d. 10 Apr 1948, Greensboro, Guilford, NC (Age 47 years)   5. Rezzie R Foust,   b. 10 Feb 1902   d. 2 Oct 1970, Graham, Alamance, NC (Age 68 years)   6. Harper P Foust,   b. 1904, NC
  Family ID	F4669	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Feb 2024

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1 May 1874 - Alamance County, NC Marriage - 19 Nov 1893 - Alamance, North Carolina, USA Death - 3 Apr 1955 - Graham, Alamance, NC Burial - - Graham, Alamance, NC  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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• Notes

  1900 United States Federal Census Name: Ella Faust Age: 26 Birth Date: May 1874 Birthplace: North Carolina Home in 1900: Albright, Alamance, North Carolina Sheet Number: 1A Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 2 Family Number: 2 Race: Black Gender: Female Relation to Head of House: Wife Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Jery Faust Marriage Year: 1894 Years Married: 6 Father's Birthplace: North Carolina Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina Mother: number of living children: 2 Mother: How many children: 2 Can Read: Yes Can Write: Yes Can Speak English: Yes Household Members: Name Age Jery Faust 32 Ella Faust 26 Martha Faust 12 Etta Faust 3 Carrie Faust 1 1930 United States Federal Census Name: Ella Faust Birth Year: abt 1873 Gender: Female Race: Negro (Black) Birthplace: North Carolina Marital Status: Married Relation to Head of House: Wife Homemaker?: Yes Home in 1930: Albright, Alamance, North Carolina Map of Home: View Map Street address: unImproved dist Dwelling Number: 61 Family Number: 66 Lives on Farm: Yes Age at First Marriage: 20 Attended School: No Able to Read and Write: Yes Father's Birthplace: North Carolina Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina Able to Speak English: Yes Household Members: Name Age Jerry Faust 63 Ella Faust 57 Razzie Faust 28 1940 United States Federal Census Name: Ella Forst Respondent: Yes Age: 66 Estimated birth year: abt 1874 Gender: Female Race: Negro (Black) Birthplace: North Carolina Marital Status: Widowed Relation to Head of House: Head Home in 1940: Albright, Alamance, North Carolina Street: Wood Chapell Farm: Yes Inferred Residence in 1935: Albright, Alamance, North Carolina Residence in 1935: Same House Resident on farm in 1935: Yes Sheet Number: 13B Number of Household in Order of Visitation: 243 House Owned or Rented: Owned Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: 200 Attended School or College: No Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 4th grade Household Members: Name Age Ella Forst 66 Myrtle Forst 43 Rezzie Forst 39