from a newspaper for Madison County, Iowa (date unknown--sometime between 1885 and 1900)
Trotter, Eliza J. Harrington, died at her home one mile southwest of St. Charles, Tuesday, Feb. 25th at 2 p.m. of lung fever, after one week's sickness, . Eliza J. Harrington was born in Indiana, Dec. 26, 1826, was married to James A. Trotter in 1847, with whom she moved to their present homestead in 1865. She was the mother of six sons and two daughters, of which one of the latter, Clara, preceeded her mother. The rest survive and with the exception of Marion, Fuller and A. L. they were all present at time of her death. She was buried in the cemetery near her home on the 26th, at 3 p.m.
Submitted By: Mary George-Pruitt, marygeorgepruitt@msn.com
Submitter's Note: Eliza Jane Herrington married James Armstrong Trotter on February 24, 1849 in Hendricks County, Indiana. Her father's name may have been William Herrington.