William Trimble
Born: December 1842 in Ohio
Died: March 11, 1923 in Mitchellville, Polk Co., Iowa
Buried: Lot 164, plot 3
Lot Owner: William Trimble, purchased in 1882
Married: Sarah J. Fletter on February 12, 1865 in Jasper Co., Iowa1
Children: Eva Gist, Harriett Benskin, Charles, Fred, Frankie, Horace Andrew
Parents: Jessie and Rosannah Trimble
William and Sarah Fletter Trimble6
WM. TRIMBLE ANSWERS CALL
Passed Away At His Home in Mitchellville
Last Evening -- Former Resident of Jasper
County.
William Trimble, 80 years old, a pioneer of Jasper county, died at his home in Mitchellville last evening at 5 o'clock after an illness of but a few days from pneumonia which followed an attack of influenza.
Mr. Trimble made Jasper county his home for more than a half century and only of late has he made his home in Mitchellville. Prior to moving there he and his family lived on a farm in the neighborhood of Metz.
Mr. Trimble was a devoted Christian and was prominent in the betterment of the community and especially was he interested in the progressive movements of the Iowa farmers in their fight for better conditions in the rural districts.
Mrs. Trimble, his widow, is now seriously is suffering from la grippe. She is 75 years old and friends fear that she is in a critical condition.
Besides his widow Mr. Trimble leaves three sons, Charles of north of Newton; Fred of Minnesota; and Andrew of Mitchellville. Three daughters preceded him in death. They were Mrs. Hattie Benskin, Mrs. William Gist and Frankie Trimble. He also leaves a number of grandchildren and other relatives. ~ The Newton Daily News, March 12, 1923.
Sarah (Fletter) Trimble
Born: October 17 1847 in Richland Co., Ohio7
Died: March 17, 1923 in Mitchellville, Polk Co., Iowa
Buried: Lot 164, plot 4
Lot Owner: William Trimble, purchased in 1882
Married: William Trimble on February 12, 1865 in Jasper Co. Iowa1
Children: Eva Gist, Harriett Benskin, Charles, Fred, Frankie, Horace Andrew
Parents: James M. and Ann Fletter8, both born in Pennsylvania
Notation: Letter written by Sarah just prior to her death.
MRS. TRIMBLE DIES SATURDAY
Passes Away Just One Week Following
Death of Her Husband --
Funeral to be Tomorrow.
Special to the Daily News
Mitchellville, Ia. March 19--Mrs. William Trimble
died here last Saturday afternoon, making her death just
seven days after the death of her husband.
She had been seriously ill with la grippe and pneumonia for a couple of weeks and after the death of Mr. Trimble very little hope was entertained for her recovery.
The Trimble family moved here from the Metz neighborhood only recently, Jasper county having been their place of residence for the past half of century.
Mrs. Trimble was 75 years old and her husband who preceded her in death a week ago was 80 years of age.
She leaves three sons, Charles of north of Newton; Fred of Minnesota, and Andrew of Mitchellville. Three daughters preceded her in death. They were Mrs. Hattie Benskin, Mrs. William Gist and Miss Frankie Trimble.
Funeral services will be held in the Metz church at 1 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. Burial will be made in the Metz cemetery. ~ The Newton Daily News, March 19, 1923.
Mrs. Sarah Jane Fletter Trimble was born in Richland Co., Ohio October 17, 1847 and died at Mitchellville on March 17, 1923. ~ Obituaries 1920-1940 taken from files of the Prairie City News, Prairie City, Iowa, page 20.
Anna S. [Lind] Trimble
Born: December 14, 18812 in Metz, Jasper Co., Iowa
Died: March 25, 1962 in altoona, Polk County, Iowa
Buried: Lot 164, plot 7
Lot Owner: William Trimble, purchased in 1882
Married: Fred A. Trimble on March 28, 18992
Children: Eva4, Mamie3,
Mabel, Lester3 and Donavon
Parents: S. P. and Emma (Anderson) Lind
Mrs. Trimble, 80, Rites Thursday
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Moffitt Funeral Home at Mitchellville for Mrs. Fred Trimble, 80. She died Sunday evening at a nursing home at altoona. Burial will be at Sugar Grove Cemetery near Newton.
Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Mamie Hopkins of Des Moines, Mrs. Eva Pritchard of Ankeny and Mrs. Mabel Rader of Los Angeles, Cal.; two sons, Lester of Downey, Cal., and Don of Des Moines, three grandchildren, two great-grandchildren and four sisters. ~ Des Moines Tribune, March 27, 1962
Fredrick Alven Trimble
Born: July 27, 1879 in Iowa5
Died: December 23, 1959 in Downey, Orange Co., California
Buried: Lot 164, plot 7
Lot Owner: William Trimble, purchased in 1882
Married: Anna Lind on March 28, 18992
Children: Eva4, Mamie3,
Mabel, Lester3 and Donavon
Parents: William and Sarah (Fletter) Trimble
Services Monday For Fred Trimble
Funeral services for Fred Trimble, 80, of Downey, Calif., a former Jasper county and Mitchellville resident, will be held at 2 pm Monday at the Moffitt funeral home in Mitchellville. Burial will be in Sugar Grove cemetery in the Metz community southwest of Newton.
Mr. Trimble is survived by his wife, three daughters, Mrs. Elmer (Evy) Pritchard of Bondurant, Mrs. Mamie Hopkins of Des Moines and Mrs. Robert (Mabel) Rader of California; and two sons, Lester of California and Don of Des Moines. Mrs. James Engle of Newton is a sister-in-law.
Mr. Trimble, who has resided in California for approximately six years, died Wednesday at Downey. Mr. Trimble farmed south of Newton for several years and in the Mitchellville area. He was also a carpenter. ~ Newton Daily News, December 26, 1959.
1. Jasper County Iowa Marriages, Book 1, page 30.
2. From files of John Clement
3. Lester Blaine Trimble born October,26, 1914 in Iowa and died October 4, 1981 in Los Angeles Co., Californian (On-line California Death Index)
4. Eva Prtichard born March 13, 1900 and died Sept 1983 in Bondurant, Iowa (On-line Social Security Death Index)
5. Internet-California Death Index 1940 - 1997
6. Photo furnished by Deb Marchington
7. 1850 U.S. Census, St. Joseph Twp., Allen Co., Indiana says she had a twin sister, Caroline. She is not shown in 1860 census.
8. 1850 U.S. Census, St. Joseph Twp., Allen Co., Indiana.