Ernest Ellsworth Troupe ^{1 2 3 4 5 6}

  General Notes:

His actual birth location seems somewhat clouded. The Boone County, Illinois Birth Register shows his birth location to be in the small village of Blaine in McHenry County. The birth register also indicates that he was not given a name at the time of birth but Ernest Ellsworth was added to the records on 19 Mar 1943.

His marriage record in 1930 gives his birth location as the small village of Poplar Grove in Boone County which is about 4 miles away from Blaine. At least one researcher gives Crystal Lake, McHenry County, Illinois which is about 20 miles away from Blaine.
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Ernest appears in the 1900 US Census with his parents in Marengo Township, McHenry County, Illinois. In 1910, his parents moved to Whitman County, Washington and Ernest stayed behind where he appears in the US Census living with his married brother, Roy, in Harvard, McHenry County, Illinois. In 1913 he was married to Martha Witte in Woodstock, McHenry County, Illinois. In 1920 he appeared in the US Census living with his wife in Sigel Township, Chippewa County, Wisconsin. In 1930 he was widowed and living with 3 children from his first marriage. Also living in the household was a housekeeper named Bertha M. (Renton) Burch who he would marry within the next 6 months.
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  Birth Notes:

Name: Ernest Ellsworth Troupe
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 6 Sep 1895
Event Place: Blaine, Boone, Illinois, United States
Event Place (Original): Blaine, Boone, Illinois, United States
Gender: Male
Father's Name: Gilbert Troupe
Father's Birthplace: Albany, New York
Father's Age: 39
Father's Birth Year (Estimated): 1856
Mother's Name: Lucy Penny Troupe
Mother's Birthplace: Lawrence, Illinois, United States
Mother's Age: 36
Mother's Birth Year (Estimated): 1859

Citing this Record
"Illinois Births and Christenings, 1824-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:H9YC-4K2M : 13 February 2020), Lucy Penny Troupe in entry for Ernest Ellsworth Troupe, 1895.
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  Death Notes:

Age: 72
Given Name: Ernest
Surname: Troupe
Birth Date: 06 Sep 1895
State: Wisconsin
Last Place of Residence: Chippewa, Wisconsin
Previous Residence Postal Code: 54727
Event Date: Jan 1967

Citing this Record
"United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JL36-55M : 20 May 2014), Ernest Troupe, Jan 1967; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
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Name: Ernest Troupe
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 20 Jan 1967
Event Place: Chfa, , Wisconsin
Residence Place: , Wisconsin
Gender: Male
Age: 71
Certificate Number: 000205

Citing this Record
"Wisconsin Death Index, 1959-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V8SZ-Q3G : 12 December 2014), Ernest Troupe, 20 Jan 1967; from "Wisconsin Death Index, 1959-1997," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2007); citing certificate number 000205, Chfa, , Wisconsin, Wisconsin Department of Health, Madison.
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  Noted events in his life were:

• Birth Image: 6 September 1895, in Blaine, IL. ³

• He appeared on the 1930 US Census in Sigel Township, Chippewa County, WI on 14 April 1930. ⁵

1930 US Census
Sheet 4A, District 38, Family 73, Roll 2565
Sigel Township, Chippewa County, Wisconsin, United States
Home rented
Earnest E. Troupe..Head..34..IL..Widowed..Farmer, Dairy Farm

(Living with 3 children from his first marriage.)
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• He appeared on the 1940 US Census in Sigel Township, Chippewa County, WI on 13 April 1940. ²

1940 US Census
Sheet 7B, District 9-38, Family 127, Roll 4464
Sigel Township, Chippewa County, Wisconsin, United States
Home owned, $600
Ernest Troupe..Head..44..WI..7th grade..Chicken Ranch, Chickens

(Living with 2nd wife and 1 daughter from 1st marriage.)
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• Ernest Ellsworth Troupe registered for WW II Draft: 1942, Crystal Lake, IL.

⁴ Name: Ernest Ellsworth Troupe
Event Place: Crystal Lake, McHenry, Illinois, United States
Birth Date: 06 Sep 1895
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Ernest married Bertha May Renton, daughter of William John Renton and Harriett Adeline Marvin, on 24 September 1930 in Capron, IL.^{1 2} (Bertha May Renton was born in March 1896 in Ypsilanti, MI ^{1 7 8 9 10} and died after 1 April 1940.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1930 US Census in Sigel Township, Chippewa County, WI on 14 April 1930. ⁵

1930 US Census
Sheet 4A, District 38, Family 73, Roll 2565
Sigel Township, Chippewa County, Wisconsin, United States
Home rented
Earnest E. Troupe..Head..34..IL..Widowed..Farmer, Dairy Farm
Junise M. Troupe..Daughter..15..WI
Leo E. Troupe..Son..10..WI
Eva E. Troupe..Daughter..3..WI
Bertha M. Burch..Housekeeper..33..MI..married at age 18..Housekeeper, Private Family

NOTE - Ernest and Bertha would not marry until 6 months later in October. This census indicates that she was married but it is unclear if the data represents just her age when she was first married.

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• Marriage Image: 24 September 1930, in Capron, IL. ¹

• They appeared on the 1940 US Census in Sigel Township, Chippewa County, WI on 13 April 1940. ²

1940 US Census
Sheet 7B, District 9-38, Family 127, Roll 4464
Sigel Township, Chippewa County, Wisconsin, United States
Home owned, $600
Ernest Troupe..Head..44..WI..7th grade..Chicken Ranch, Chickens
Bertha Troupe..Wife..42..MI..5th grade..Farmhouse and Helper, Chicken Farm
Eva Troupe..Daughter..17..WI..8th grade..Housemaid, Private Home

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  Marriage Notes:

Name: Troupe
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Boone, Illinois, United States
Gender: Male
Father's Name: Gilbert G Troupe
Mother's Name: Lucy Penny
Spouse's Name: Bertha May Burch
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Age: 34
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1896
Spouse's Father's Name: William J Renton
Spouse's Mother's Name: Hattie A Marvin
Page: 186

Citing this Record
"Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X25G-XJ6 : 6 November 2017), Hattie A Marvin in entry for Troupe and Bertha May Burch, 1930; citing Boone, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,914,104.

NOTE - Bertha's marriage record to Ernest Troupe suggests that her married name at the time was Burch, so then she must have had a second husband named Burch following her first marriage to Francis Dixon. This record would seem to be her third marriage in spite of it indicating that it is only the 2nd marriage for Bertha. It does provide the correct age for Bertha, her correct birth location, and the correct names of her parents. The location of Boone County, Illinois is only a few miles away from where Bertha's mother was living in McHenry County, Illinois.
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