George Whitfield Trowbridge
Born: Dec. 4, 1868, Mt. Freedom, Randolph, Morris Co., New Jersey

Died: Dec. 5, 1940, Short Hills, Union Co., New Jersey

Parents: David Austin Trowbridge & Catherine Caroline Coe

Buried: Fairmount Cemetery, Chatham, Morris Co., New Jersey

Occupation: carpenter, farmer

Marriage: June 26, 1895, Harrison, Essex Co., New Jersey

Wife: Rachel Ann Sanford

Born: Nov. 3, 1875, Harrison, Hudson Co, New Jersey

Died: July 4, 1945, Summit, Union Co., New Jersey

Buried: Fairmount Cemetery, Chatham, Morris Co., New Jersey

 

Children:


Irving Napoleon Trowbridge

Helen May Trowbridge

Mabel Eveline Trowbridge

Ralph Austin Trowbridge

Laura Coe Trowbridge



AN ACCOUNT OF GEORGE WHITFIELD TROWBRIDGE AND THE ESSEX CO. POOR HOUSE

by his grandson David Wilson at Poor House History.com
"My great grandparents ran the poor house that was in Millburn/Short Hills, [Essex County] New Jersey for a number of years.

The Poor Farm was located on what is now White Oak Ridge Road in Short Hills, Essex County, New Jersey.  The fire station now stands on the front portion of that property which was quite large at that time.  In the 1910-1920 range George W. Trowbridge (1868-1940) and his wife Rachel (Sandford) Trowbridge (1875-1945) farmed the land and tended the cows.  They also ran a milk delivery wagon into local towns.  Their children often helped with many of those chores.  By about 1923 Philip Ayres Ross (1890-1965) and his wife Helen Trowbridge Ross (1900-1986) had taken on the poor farm and ran it for a ten year contract with the town according to one of their sons.  The family moved from the Poor Farm approx. in 1933.  A that point Earl James (1905-1995) and Mary James (1898-1982) took over the operation of the farm.  How long they ran the Poor Farm I do not know.

 
It had a very large house which sat way back from the road, at least two large barns.  I do not have information about how it operated earlier and such. But I do know it existed.  I'm sure if I keep digging I can find a picture or two.  Will let you know when we do."     
          David Wilson 

OTHER NOTES ABOUT GEORGE W. TROWBRIDGE

Some time during the early 1890s, in his home town of Randolph, in Morris County, New Jersey, George W. Trowbridge was accused of sexual assault.  The charges were later dropped, it is unknown if this was a factor in his moving from Randolph to the Summit area.

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