Henry Odus Trotter

CSA Military Records of Henry Trotter:
National Archives Microcopy No. 267, Roll #7:
Enlisted by Lt. W. Jas. Lomax at Pickens C. H. on Dec. 4, 1861.
Was private in Capt. Elam Sharpe's Company, Co. F, 1 Batt'n. of Sout h Carolina
Cavalry.  Age of 48 years shown at enlistment.  His horse was value d at $150.
and his equipment at $25.00.  He received $24.40 pay each month for t he use of
his horse.  Henry died June 2, 1862 at CSA hospital in Adams Run, S C of
typhoid.  On December 3, 1862, Susan Trotter, widow, filed a claim fo r the
$101.00 pay due her late husband.

Henry's body was brought home to the Oolenoy community and buried at Oolenoy
Baptist Church Cemetery, Pickens, SC.

Will of Henry Trotter written December 16, 1861 and probated Octobe r 20, 1862,
recorded in Pickens District, SC, Book 2.

LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF HENRY TROTTER

The State of South Carolina)
Pickens District           )

Whereas I, Henry Trotter, of the State and District aforesaid being of
sound mind and disposing memory, and considering the uncertainty of l ife and
being desirious of disposing of what little property it hath please d God to
entrust me with, do make publish and declare this to bemy last will a nd
testament.

1st.  I desire my Executor as soon after my death as possible to pa y my
funeral expenses and all my just debts out of the first money that ma y come
into his hands.

2nd.  I desire my Executors after my death to sell such property as m ay be
best spared by my family to pay all my debts.

3rd.  I give and bequeath unto my loving wife Susan Trotter all my
property both real and personal, which may be left after paying all m y debts,
for the support of her and all my children, to remain hers during he r natural
life, and if any should be left at her death then to be equally divid ed among
all my children.

4th.  I do hereby appoint my brother Robert Trotter Executor to thi s my
last will and testament.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal th is
the 16th day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand eight h undred and
sixty-one.

Signed sealed and acknowledged
in our presence and in the pre-           HENRY TROTTER (SEAL)
sence of the Testator and in the
presence of each other.

G. W. KEITH
MANGUM COMPTON
MATTHEW GILLASPIE

SOUTH CAROLINA    )
PICKENS DISTRICT  )

Personally papeared G. W. Keith who being duly sworn saith on oath th at he
was present & did see Henry Trotter sign and seal the foregoing as hi s last
will and testament & that Mangum Compton and Matthew Gillaspie were p resent &
saw the same; that they all three signed their names as witnesses i n presence
of each other and the testator.

Sworn to before me Oct. 20th 1862.         G. W. KEITH
W. E. Holcombe, O.P.D.
Recorded in Pickens District Will Book No. 2, page -----.

Note:  This will is now filed in Pickens Co., SC Probate office, Apar tment 65,
file #698.