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William was a farmer in jordan Twp., where he had a tract of 125 acreswhich he cultivated during
his active years. Later, when he retired,He moved on to a small place near Hebe. During his
early uears, hewas a tenant farmer, but by hard work and thrift, he became well todo, and was
one of the respected citizens of his township, which heserved for some years as tax collector. William and his family worshipped with the Reformed congregation ofSt. David's Church Heve, which he served as an elder and trustee. Politically, William K. Troutman was a Republican, and , during theCivil War, he served in the Union Army as a private in Company K,172nd Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers. He inlisted on Oct. 16, 1862and was discharged on August 1, 1863 William applied for a veteran's pension for a number of disabilities(rheumatism, a rupture (hernia), deafness, and loss of a portion ofhis left index finger, but received his pension for rheumatoidarthritis, In 1891, his pension was $6/mo. which was raised to $8/mo.in 1898. When his second wife died in 1915, she was receiving awidown's pension of $12/mo. He lost the portion of his finger around1865 during a trip to the store in Klingerstown. As he was tring hishorse to the post outside the store, the horse shied and the bridlechain tore off part of the finger. William's pension record also contains a physical description: When hewas 60 years old, he was 5'7" tall and weighed 165 lbs. It also statesthat he died of softening of the brain and apoplexy. He diedintestate, and his son, William Ellsworth Troutman, petitioned thecortt to be the administrator of his estate. His widow and elderbrother both renounced the right to be administrator. The amont ofhis estate was $381.19 The final accounting of his estate is recordedin Northumberland County Orphans Court, Book 16, Page 24, File 260 |