Dollie
Missouri Trout
(1882-1968)
Dollie
"Missouri" Trout was born in September 1882 in
Westmoreland County, PA, the daughter of Isaac
F. and Emma (Minerd) Trout.
She never married. In 1900, she resided with her married sister and brother in law, Annie and James Hower, in Hempfield Township, Westmoreland County.
In her later years, Dollie lived in a trailer in New Stanton, Westmoreland County. She was said to "have read tea leaves" to predict the future.
New
Stanton was a quiet farming community until about 1940, when the newly built Pennsylvania
Turnpike cut through the area. An interchange was established at New
Stanton, and still exists today. An aerial photograph of the looping
exit/entrance ramps are seen here.
Dollie passed away in 1968. The cause of her death is unknown, but she was 86 years of age. She was laid to rest beside her parents at the Stone Church Cemetery near Hunker, PA.
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