| GeorgeW. Trone |
GEORGE W. TRONE, one of the most practical andprogressive farmers of Schuyler county, has resided here since
he was a youth of fifteen years. He wasborn in Carroll county, Maryland, April 4, 1849, a son of Adam Trone, anative of York county, Pennsylvania. The father was a miller by trade,and followed that vocation in Pennsylvania and Maryland; he settled inCarroll county before his marriage, and resided there until 1858, whenhe removed to Illinois and settled at Astoria, Fulton county; there heoperated a mill until 1863, when he invested in land in Rushville township;the remainder of his life was devoted to agriculture. He was united inmarriage to Rebecca Erb, a native of Carroll county, and a daughter ofJohn Erb. The paternal ancestors of our subject were of German extraction,while those on the mother’s side were of Irish origin. Mrs. Trone stillresides on the farm in Rushville township. George W. received his educationin the common schools of his native county, and at Astoria and in Rushvilletownship. When but a boy he began to assist his father in the mill, buthe preferred farming, and did not follow the trade any length of time.After the family removed to Rushville township he was occupied on the farmuntil be attained his majority.In 1871 he bought a tract of land in Bainbridgetownship, one-half of which he sold afterward. In 1880 he purchased thefarm be now occupies; it consists of 150 acres of land in Rushville township,and the most of it is in a high state of cultivation. In 1883 he sold fifty-threeacres. Mr. Trone devotes his entire time to farming and stock-raising;be breeds high-class registered stock, and frequently exhibits at the countyand State fairs, and as frequently carries off the prizes.
He was married in 1874 to Sarah R. Boise,a native of Rushville township and a daughter of Matthew Boise; they havethree children: Libbie E., George Carl and Earl R. The mother is a worthymember of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Politically, Mr. Trone affiliateswith the Democratic Party.
Biographical Review of Cass, Schuylerand Brown Counties, Illinois, Biographical Review Publishing Co., Chicago,1892, page 149.
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