37.  ROBERT MARION⁴ TROUSDALE (ALEXANDER³, JOHN², JOHN¹) was born 1817 in Enfield, IL, and died February 21, 1880 in Ridgeway, IL.  He married MARTHA CRAWFORD, daughter of JOHN CRAWFORD and NANCY TAGGART.  She was born March 12, 1820 in Ridgeway, IL, and died April 02, 1900 in Ridgeway, IL.

Notes for ROBERT MARION TROUSDALE:
SOURCE:  "The Trousdale Genealogy" by Karl Truesdell, 1952; Enlarged by Theodore McKee Trousdale, Jr., 1960.
    Robert was a farmer living in North FOrk (prec), gallatin Co., IL in 1850 and 1860 (Census).

Notes for MARTHA CRAWFORD:
SOURCE:  "The Trousdale Genealogy" by Karl Truesdell, 1952; Enlarged by Theodore McKee Trousdale, Jr., 1960.
    Father was a minister living nearby. (Census)

Children of ROBERT TROUSDALE and MARTHA CRAWFORD are:
114. i. ELIZABETH⁵ TROUSDALE, b. Abt. 1847, Ridgeway, IL; d. September 09, 1925, Eldorado, IL.
115. ii. JOHN ALEXANDER TROUSDALE, b. Abt. 1848, Ridgeway, IL; d. April 20, 1904, Chester, IL.
116. iii. WILLIAM DELANEY TROUSDALE, b. 1850, Ridgeway, IL; d. Abt. May 30, 1878, Ridgeway, IL.
iv. ABIGAIL TROUSDALE, b. 1843, Ridgeway, IL; d. 1843, Ridgeway, IL.
117. v. LOGAN BYRD TROUSDALE, b. December 30, 1858, Ridgeway, IL; d. May 27, 1924, Ridgeway, IL.
vi. ABNER TROUSDALE, b. 1859, Ridgeway, IL; d. 1859, Ridgeway, IL.
vii. ROMELIA TROUSDALE, b. 1866, Ridgeway, IL; d. 1866, Ridgeway, IL.

38.  JOHN CORNEILIUS⁴ TROUSDALE (ALEXANDER³, JOHN², JOHN¹) was born August 16, 1791 in Orange Co., NC, and died March 27, 1867 in White Co., IL.  He married (1) NANCY MCCOY August 01, 1816 in Gallatin Co., IL.    He married (2) MARGARET ROELOSSON October 16, 1824 in White Co., IL.  She was born December 19, 1802 in Henderson Co., KY, and died September 14, 1860 in White Co., IL.

Notes for JOHN CORNEILIUS TROUSDALE:
SOURCE:  "The Trousdale Genealogy" by Karl Truesdell, 1952; Enlarged by Theodore McKee Trousdale, Jr., 1960.
    John C. trousdale occupied the farm adjoining his father.  He was a farmer and school teacher.  In 1850 he lived in North Fork, gallatin Co., IL (Census).  In 1860 John had moved to Saline Co., living at Elderado (Census). 

Notes for MARGARET ROELOSSON:
SOURCE:  "The Trousdale Genealogy" by Karl Truesdell, 1952; Enlarged by Theodore McKee Trousdale, Jr., 1960.
    Margaret's father, Lawrence, was first clerk of the Cumberland Church sessions in 1823 and elected elder in 1842; his land grant, recorded in 1833, was SE quarter, SE quarter, Sect. 18, 5S 8E; he was a well education man (Land).

Children of JOHN TROUSDALE and NANCY MCCOY are:
118. i. JAMES W.⁵ TROUSDALE, b. August 04, 1817, Gallatin Co., IL; d. July 17, 1889, Gallatin Co., IL.
ii. P. B. TROUSDALE, b. November 23, 1818; d. April 30, 1842.
iii. WALTER M. TROUSDALE, b. September 07, 1820; d. December 07, 1845.
119. iv. ALEXANDER HAMILTON TROUSDALE, b. March 10, 1822, White Co., IL; d. April 12, 1888, Enfield, IL.
120. v. WILLIAM MCCOY TROUSDALE, b. August 23, 1823; d. July 13, 1888.

Children of JOHN TROUSDALE and MARGARET ROELOSSON are:
vi. JOHN ROELOSSON⁵ TROUSDALE, b. January 13, 1826; d. July 05, 1862.

More About JOHN ROELOSSON TROUSDALE:
Military service: Civil War
Occupation: Presbyterian Minister

121. vii. ROBERT LAFAYETTE TROUSDALE, b. 1828; d. 1890.
viii. RACHEL PAULINE TROUSDALE, b. September 10, 1829; d. September 30, 1857.
ix. RUFINA RANDOLPH TROUSDALE, b. January 23, 1832; m. FOSTER, Saline Co., IL.

Notes for RUFINA RANDOLPH TROUSDALE:
SOURCE:  "The Trousdale Genealogy" by Karl Truesdell, 1952; Enlarged by Theodore McKee Trousdale, Jr., 1960.
A daughter was born in 1875 when they moved to Mississippi.  After Reverend Foster died, Rufina remarried.