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TROON – BARTLE – APPLEBY - JACOBSON – FRED(E)RICKSON – KERR - LIPKE

Milton, Wisconsin

 

 

 

 

The Family Of

Stephen John TROON and Willa BARTLE

 

 

 

Stephen John Troon was born 1870-1873 in Ludgvan, Cornwall, England.  Thus far, my research indicates his parents were Stephen and Ellen; that Ellen was a tailoress born about 1852; and that John had a younger brother William Henry Troon.  I would greatly appreciate any further information about this Troon family.

 

John came alone (so far as I know) to the United States about 1890, settling first at Mifflin, Iowa County, Wisconsin.  He was a blacksmith.

 

On June 22, 1898, John married Willa Teresa Bartle at the Primitive Methodist Church in Platteville, Grant Co, WI.  Willa was born June 22, 1880 at Dodgeville, Iowa Co, WI.  She was the daughter of James Henry BARTLE and Jennie ROGERS.

 

John and Willa lived in Livingston, Grant Co, WI in 1899 and Dodgeville in 1900, then settled in Magnolia, Rock Co, WI where John operated his blacksmith shop for many years.  About 1917, the family moved into the city of Janesville, Rock Co, WI and John took his skills to the Chevrolet plant.  They lived at 315 South Bluff Street, now known as South Parker Drive, the rest of their lives.  They were members of the Methodist Church and John was a Mason.

 

John died June 22, 1945.  Willa died February 16, 1956.  They are buried at Milton Lawns Memorial Park in Janesville.

 

 

The children of John and Willa are:

Charles LeRoy Troon, born July 17, 1899 in Livingston, Grant Co, WI; died December 9, 1975 in Beloit, Rock Co, WI.  He married Grace E. LANGE October 4, 1924 in Janesville, Rock Co, WI, the daughter of William LANGE and Anna BOHLS.  Grace was born October 4, 1902 in Evansville, Rock Co, WI; died November 5, 1970 in Rock Co, WI.  They settled in Beloit where Roy worked as a pattern maker at Yates American for more than 25 years.  They had no children.

Elsie Mae Troon, born September 25, 1902 in Magnolia, Rock Co, WI; died October 4, 1980 in Rock Co, WI.  She graduated from Janesville High School and Rock County Normal school, then taught rural school for several years.  She married Harry Oliver SAEVRE June 23, 1938 in Orfordville, Rock Co, WI, the son of Ole O SAEVRE and Pauline FOSLIN.  Harry was born July 17, 1899 in Spring Valley Township, Rock Co, WI; died December 19, 1982 in Rock Co, WI.  They settled near Orfordville and Elsie was active in 4-H clubs for more than 20 years.  They had two daughters.

Lester John Troon, born June 28, 1904 in Magnolia, Rock Co, WI; died January 3, 1977 in Rock Co, WI.  He married Helen Marie JACOBSON June 29, 1928 in Rockford, Winnebago Co, IL.  They lived in Rock Co.  Les farmed and worked at the Janesville General Motors plant for many years.  They had six children. 

Curtis Spencer Troon, born July 11, 1906 in Rock Co, WI; died 1952 in Houston, Harris Co, Texas.  He married Freda BALZER, daughter of Michael BALZER and Emilie BLASIUS.  Curtis and Freda raised two children in the Lansing, Michigan area.

Iva Lucille (Connie) Troon, born June 30, 1908 in Rock Co, WI; died Oct 12, 1999 in Hemet, Riverside Co, California.  Connie graduated from Janesville High School.  She was a teacher and then worked for the Parker Pen Company.  She married Richard Garfield OLDS, son of Richard G OLDS and Elizabeth TROON, before 1945.  Richard was born April 18, 1909 in Cornwall, England; died April 11, 1987 in Perris, Riverside Co, CA.  Richard was a manager with Goodyear Tire Co and they lived in several states, but settled and retired in the Sun City, CA area.  They had no children.

Bessie Eileen Troon, born October 13, 1910 in Magnolia, Rock Co, WI; died April 10, 1988 in Janesville, Rock Co, WI.  She graduated from Janesville High School and worked as a secretary at the Parker Pen Company for many years.  She married Percy Eugene STONE, son of E E STONE, July 28, 1933 in Janesville, Rock Co, WI.  Percy was born March 1, 1907 in Minnesota; died May 13, 1930 in Janesville, Rock Co, WI.  Percy worked for General Motors in Janesville for 43 years.  They had no children.

 

I am building a descendant chart for the family of John and Willa Troon.  To share information, please contact me.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Though I took great care in my research, you can be sure to find errors ranging from typos to misinterpretations to inaccurate assumptions.  Please forgive me.

 

In cases where I wasn’t sure about the accuracy of facts, I tried to make the uncertainty clear in my presentation or else left the data out. 

 

I personally researched and verified almost all the data you see on this page.  Some of the sources I used were:  vital records, such as birth, marriage, and death records; published newspaper accounts of events, including marriage announcements and obituaries; census records; city directories; and high school year books.  Please contact me for source information applying to specific data.

 

Thank you Dottie McCrumb, Curtis Troon’s great-granddaughter, for information about Curtis and his branch of the family.

 

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