TROTTER, GEORGE, was born about 1782, in Dunbarton, Scotland. He went to the West Indies about 1801, and came to the United States at thirty years of age. About 1813 he was married in Hartford, Connecticut, to Catharine Imlay, who was born in that city Oct. 29, 1786. Soon after marriage Mr. Trotter went to New York city and engaged in the mercantile business. They had one child, and Mrs Catharine Trotter died there, April 1, 1832. Mr. Trotter was married in New York July, 1835, to Mary Ward, a native of Longford, Ireland. They moved to Springfield, Ill., arriving in the fall of 1835, where they had three children. Of his four children.

AGNES D., born Feb. 15, 1825, in New York city, married in Springfield to Zimri A. Enos. See his name.

JOHN E., born August 10, 1838, in Springfield, was married Sept. 14, 1865, to Martha L. Slates, who was born July 19, 1844, in Zanesville, Ohio. They had six children, five of whom died young. CLARA A. resides with her parents in Springfield.

GEORGE W., born Nov. 17, 1840, in Springfield, was married in his native place to Ellen Tague, who was born August 5, 1841, in Peterborough, Canada. They have seven children, GEORGE T., MARY E., JOHN E., LOUISA S., WILLIAM A., FRANCIS J., and BERTHA C., and live in Springfield. G. W. Trotter has been three years on the police force.

MARY D., born April, 1842, in Springfield, resides with her mother.

George Trotter was engaged in land speculating from the time he came to Springfield until his death, which took place in May, 1842. His widow resides with her son, John, in Springfield, Illinois.