Family Card - Person Sheet
Family Card - Person Sheet
NameLeatha Caroline TROUTMAN
Birth Date21 Feb 1847
Birth PlaceCrawford County, Missouri
Death Date6 Aug 1935 Age: 88
Death PlaceNewton County, Missouri
Burial PlaceHornet, Newton County, Missouri, Hornet Cemetery
FatherDaniel Obadiah TROUTMAN (1804-1865)
MotherAnna LEONARD (1804-1874)
Spouses
Birth Date7 Aug 1836
Birth PlaceTazewell, Claiborne County, Tennessee
Death Date22 Apr 1917 Age: 80
Death PlaceJoplin, Jasper County, Missouri
Burial PlaceHornet, Newton County, Missouri, Hornet Cemetery
OccupationUnion Soldier, Sgt. Co. B 24th Mo. Inf. Volunteers 2 Brigade 2nd Division 16th Army Corps
Family ID5729
Family Media
Notes for Pleasant Hill (Spouse 1)
Father: William McVay, born in Tennessee
Mother: Rachel Cook, born in Tennessee
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Henry J. Mcvay and Asa McVay were his sons.

Additional information graciously provided by Randy Harmon (#48891600)
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Pleasant Hill McVay was married to Martha Nunn (1836–1860) in 1855 • Clairborne Co., Tennessee. She is assumed to be buried in Webster County, Missouri.
Their children:
Elizabeth Rachel McVay (b.1856)
John McVay (1858–1925)
Sterling Floyd McVay (b.1860)

His second wife was Letha Caroline Troutman (1847-1935).
Their children:
Asa Elliott McVay (1877–1955)
Martha Jane McVay (1880–1933)
Nancy I McVay (1888–1889)
Henry Jacob McVay (1889 - 1918)

Above provided by Mary Lambert (#46623093)
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He was a Sgt. in B Co. 24th Mo. Inf. Volunteers 2 Brigade 2nd Division 16th Army Corps

I also can report his first wife Martha NUNN is buried Goodhope Church, Webster Co., Mo. Martha & Pleasant married 1 October 1855.

Contributor: James Wall - jewall@wisc.edu
Gravesite Details
Co. B 24 MO Intf.
On Find A Grave.
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