This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Wh.2ADE/1832.3 Message Board Post: http://www2.sos.state.il.us/GenealogyMWeb/marrsrch.html Marriages in Union County (names copied as they appear in Illinois Statewide Marriage Index): Charles D. Trent and Lula M. Boren 07/08/1894 Pleasant E. Mohler and Alice M. Trent 07/22/1894 ================================== 1900 CENSUS, JOHNSON CO IL Bloomfield Twp, 9Jun1900, ED 36, Sheet 7A EDGAR MOHLER, b Jun 1873, md 6 yrs, IL KY IL farmer Avice M., Jul 1872 IL IL IL, mother of 0 children Ann E. TRENT, May 1844 IL MD MD, m-in-law, widow ======================= 1900 CENSUS, UNION CO IL Anna City, 5Jun1900, ED 100, Sheet 5A CHAR'S G. TRENT, May 1873, m 6 yrs, IL IL IL traveling machine sales Lula M., Feb 1874, IL IL IL Reginald E., May 1895 IL IL IL Herbert M., Nov 1897 IL IL IL ====================== Message to Mohler Fam Gen Forum: http://genforum.genealogy.com/mohler/messages/205.html (Robert and Mary Ann Mohler were the parents of Pleasant Edgar Mohler.) "Pleasant Edgar, b. 6/1873, Johnson County, IL; d. 3/18/1960, Marshall County, KY. He married Alice M. Trent, b. 7/1872 in IL on 7/22/1894 in Union County, IL... Pleasant and Alice had the following children: Jessie, b. 1907, d. 10/20/1921, Graves County, KY. Georgia, b. 1909 Gilbert, b. 1911; d. 6/30/1996 Emma, b. 1914 Adelle, b. 1917 Morgan, b. 1919" [The name Gilbert might be a clue. Union Co guardianship records say William H. Trent, son of Stephen, was guardian of his brother Gilbert.] ============ A Gilbert Trent and a William H. Trent are mentioned at http://genealogy.drema.com/genealogy/cw.html . ================== 1850 CENSUS, UNION CO IL: ftp://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/il/union/1850/pg0205b.txt 30 910 910 Trent Stephen U M . Carpenter . Va . . X . Age most likely 50 since Stephen is 60 on the 1860 census. 31 910 910 Trent Milly 41 F . . . Tenn . . . . . 32 910 910 Trent Nancy 24 F . . . Tenn . . . . . 33 910 910 Trent William 19 M . Farmer . Tenn . . . . . 34 910 910 Trent Mary 17 F . . . Tenn . . . . . 35 910 910 Trent James 15 M . Farmer . Tenn . . . . . 36 910 910 Trent Susan 12 F . . . Tenn . . . . . 37 910 910 Trent Thomas 10 M . . . Tenn . . . . . 38 910 910 Trent Sarah 7 F . . . Tenn . . . . . 39 910 910 Trent Jeremiah 6 M . . . Tenn . . . . . 40 910 910 Trent Gilbert 3 M . . . Tenn Names are often off by a few years on census records, so it's not impossible that the William listed here as 19 is actually the William H. you're asking about. It could be that William deducted a few years from his age when he married a girl who was 10 or 11 years younger than he was. However, it's possible there were two William H. Trent's in the area. One William H. Trent married Elizabeth McMillin in neighboring Alexander County on 5/11/1854. See the Trent guardianship records at: http://www.iltrails.org/union/guardianships_P.htm The way records are presented at this site is a bit confusing, but here's what I think these are saying: William H. Trent died in 1897 leaving a daughter Daisy M. Trent, who was born 17 Apr 1883, and Alexander W. Sims was appointed her guardian. Gilbert G. Trent was born 16 Feb 1847. Possibly his father, Stephen, died in 1866 and his brother William was appointed guardian. I don't believe either William or Stephen were soldiers, but the name Gilbert does show up as an Illinois soldier. http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilcivilw/r050/018R-c-in.htm Gilbert Trent, recruit, Anna, Jan 20, 1864, mustered out Dec 16, 1865 Union Co probate records would probably tell exactly when both Stephen and William died. Couldn't find anything on Eleanor J. Trent. (I suspect she was called "Ellie" and the 1880 census taker figured her named was Ella.)