Name: Totten, Trustimon Barnes
Burial Date: 1914, 03/14
Age at Death: 85
Plot Location: 002 M
Notes: husband of Hannah Ann(Davis) and 4th husband of Mary ‘Mollie’ Elizabeth(Seller)Parker Bell Adams Totten
Mary is buried at Eastside Cemetery, Hutchinson, with her first husband, Henry L ‘Harry’ Parker.
Corporal Co. F, 44 Reg. Ind. Vol.
War: Civil War
Trustyman B Totten, of Co. F, enrolled Sep. 23, 1861 in Waterloo by Capt. Merrill as a Musician; mustered in Nov. 22, 1861 in Ft. Wayne by Lt. Stansbury at age 23. He was 5Π9.50 tall, dark complexion, brown eyes, and brown hair. Born Mar. 12, 1838 in Oneida Co., NY, employed as a farmer, single, resident of Jarvis, in DeKalb Co., IN. Mustered out at the end of the war Sep. 14, 1865 in Nashville, TN with rank of Corporal. Notes: Brother to Albert. Came to DeKalb Co., IN 1842. Reenlisted Jan. 1, 1864. Promoted Corporal Nov. 29, 1864. Moved to KS 1877. Married Hannah Ann Davis 1865 in Noble Co., IN; married secondly Mary Elizabeth Seller Parker in Wichita, Reno Co., KS, 1904. Trustiman B. Totten filed Invalid Pension Application to receive Pension Certificate #139284 Jun. 14, 1875. Resident of Hutchinson, Reno Co., KS, 1880 where he died Feb. 10, 1914 as Trustiman. Buried in family lot in Sterling Cemetery, Rice Co., KS as Trustiman Totten. Unnamed filed Widowfs Pension Application to receive Widowfs Pension Certificate #830191 Oct. 30, 1916. (Frustman, Trusterman, Trusteman, Trustiman/Barnes/Totton) Taken from The Iron Men of Indianafs 44th Regiment, Part 1: Biographies and Regimental Statistics by Margaret Hobson.
STERLING KANSAS BULLETIN OBITUARY, 1914, 02/19
Trustman Barnes Totten was born in Oneida county, New York, March 12, 1838, and died last week in Hutchinson, where the last six years of his life had been spent. He grew to manhood in the state of Illinois and after having moved to a farm in Indiana, enlisted with Co. F, of the 44th Indiana Volunteer Infantry. At the close of the war, he again returned to Illinois where he was married to Miss Hannah Davis. Her death occurred in 1903 and Miss Mary E. Parker at Wichita became later his second wife. Mr. Totten’s years in Kansas had dated from 1887 and was a pioneer of Reno county. He founded Huntsville where he served a long while as postmaster. While in Hutchinson, was actively connected with the G. A. R. and a member of the fife and drum corps. As a farmer south of Sterling, he was well known to many in Sterling and the body was brought here for burial last Thursday afternoon. Cancer of the liver had kept him permanently confined to his bed several months. His wife, four sons and two daughters survive the deceased.
STERLING KANSAS BULLETIN 1914, 02/12
DEATH OF MR. TOTTEN
T. B. Totten passed away Tuesday morning at his home in Hutchinson, at the age of 75 years, 10 months and 28 days. Deceased had suffered for some time with cancer of the liver. He had formerly resided on a farm south of the city and was well known to many of our people. Rev. A. E. Henry will conduct the funeral service.
