Trout, William M.(1841-1906)

TROUT

Posted By: Ken Wright (email)
Date: 7/8/2007 at 01:26:17

Maquoketa Record, September 12, 1906:
Wm. Trout an Old and Highly Respected Resident of Maquoketa Dies Suddenly at the Advance Hotel.
With no one present to witness the struggle of final dissolution, the free spirit of William Trout left the earth sometime during Friday night, leaving the body cold and stiff in death's embrace, in which condition it was found at noon on Saturday by Landlord Patterson of the Advance Hotel, where Mr. Trout of late had been making his home. When Mr. Trout retired to rest last Friday night, he left word with Landlord Patterson not to call him before dinner as he was not feeling first rate and the rest would do him good. Consequently no one sought to disturb him until the noon hour. Going to his room, Mr. Patterson's call met with no response and upon entering he found the body of Mr. Trout cold in death, the summons having come to all appearances sometime during the night. Mr. Trout was an enterprising energetic business man in early life and even beyond its prime, he was engaged in commercial activity, with success and many warm friends regret his death.
William Meisee Trout was born in Lebanon County, Penn., June 9, 1841, and died Sept. 8, 1906, having lived 65 years and 8 months. He enlisted in the Army at the beginning of the Civil War, and served throughout honorably and faithfully. Soon after the war ended he married Miss Susan Bower of Denver, Indiana, one son was born to them, Harry, and both wife and son have preceded him in death. William Trout followed the occupation of merchant until the death of his wife when his health failed and he retired from active work. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church and was a man of fine moral character. Of immediate relatives he leaves to mourn his death, three brothers and one sister, Frank and Thomas Trout of Maquoketa, George Trout of Wamego, Kansas, and Mrs. Adam Gebert of Sioux Falls, South Dakota and also a beloved daughter-in-law, Mrs. Harry Trout of Kansas City, Kansas. The funeral was held from the residence of his brother, Thomas Trout, under the direction of the Grand Army of the Republic and Rev. Malcom Dana, with burial in Mt. Hope Cemetery.

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