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Earl C. Trout
(1888- ? )

Earl C. Trout was born in February 1888 in Westmoreland County, PA, the son of Isaac F. and Emma (Minerd) Trout.

As a young man, Earl is believed to have worked with his father in their small grocery store at Foxtown, Hempfield Township, Westmoreland County. When the federal census was taken in 1910, the 22-year-old resided at home with his parents.

Earl married Edna Pearl Felgar (1897- ? ) in about 1915, when he was age 27 and she 18. They were eight years apart in age.

The Trouts had six children -- Stanley Robert Trout, Ray G. Trout, Dora Belle Stefl, Dolly Delle Croushore, Emma Kate Shincovich and Anna Jane Christner. Daughters Dora and Dolly were twins.

The federal census of 1920 shows the family living in Foxtown, next door to his widowed mother and unmarried sister Dollie Trout, and two houses away from his aunt and uncle, Bertha and Samuel Van Dyke, and his widowed grandmother, Elizabeth (Livingston) Minerd. Earl's employment was marked as house painter.

In 1930, the census shows the growing Trout clan making its home in Hempfield Township, with Earl continuing his longtime occupation as a general painter.

Little else is known of their lives.

~ Son Stanley Robert Trout ~

Son Stanley Robert Trout (1916-2002) married Blanche Henry (1918-2001), the daughter of Leonard F. and Henrietta (Caroll) Henry.

They lived in Youngwood, Westmoreland County, and had one son, name not yet known.

Stanley served in the US Navy in the Pacific Theatre during World War II. Later, he worked for Robertshaw Controls in Youngwood for 44 years. The Robertshaw plant is seen at right in an old postcard photograph. He also was a member of the Armbrust Wesleyan Church, life member of the Youngwood Sportsmen Association and the Jeannette American Legion.

Blanche, said the Greensburg Tribune-Review, was "a member of the Armbrust Wesleyan Church. She retired from Kmart and was a former secretary at the VFW Post 211 of Youngwood."

Blanche passed away on July 13, 2001 at IHS of Greater Pittsburgh at Greensburg. She was age 83.

Stanley only survived his wife by six months. He died at age 86 on Jan. 24, 2002, at Hempfield Manor in Greensburg. He was laid to rest in the Westmoreland County Memorial Park.

~ Son Ray G. Trout ~

Son Ray G. Trout (1918- ? ) married Eleanor Riblett, daughter of J.C. Riblett of Youngwood. At the time, Ray was employed and lived in fort Wayne, and their wedding was held there in a Presbyterian Church.

Ray made his home in Delaware circa 2002.

~ Daughter Anna Jane (Trout) Christner ~

Daughter Anna Jane Trout (1920-2008) resided in Greensburg and married Charles Christner Sr. They had three children -- Charles E. Christner Jr., Paul E. Jacobs and Linda Koshar.

Said the Greensburg Tribune-Review, "Anna was an avid bingo player at the Greensburg Moose for nearly 50 years. She enjoyed crossword puzzles and crocheting."

Anna died at Excela Westmoreland Hospital in Greensburg on Oct. 23, 2008, at the age of 87. Interment was at Hillview Cemetery in Greensburg.

~ Daughter Dora Belle (Trout) Stefl ~

Daughter Dora Belle Trout (1922- ? ) was a twin with her sister Dolly. She married (?) Stefl. They lived in Greensburg in 2008.

~ Daughter Dolly Delle (Trout) Croushore ~

Daughter Dolly Delle Trout (1922-1972) was a twin with her sister Dora. She married (?) Croushore. She died as she neared her 50th birthday in April 1972.

~ Daughter Emma Kate (Trout) Shincovich ~

Daughter Emma Kate Trout married (?) Shincovich. Circa 2008, she resided in Ruffsdale, Westmoreland County.