Michael L. Trowbridge

Michael L. Trowbridge, 52, of Gallipolis, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Thursday, May 18, 2006 at his residence. He was born on June 7, 1953 in Gallipolis, to the late Samuel Westley Trowbridge and Vivienne Eileen Chandler Trowbridge, who survives him. He was a 1971 graduate of Gallia Academy High School. Michael attended Appalachian Bible College, Bradley, West Virginia from 1971 to 1974. A 1979 graduate of Piedmont Baptist College, Winston-Salem, North Carolina and a 1985 graduate of Tri-State Bible College, South Point, Ohio. He became a Christian in May of 1965 and a member of First Baptist Church later on in that year. He taught Sunday School for awhile in the Primary and High School Departments. He served several summer interns with Baptist Mid-Mission of Cleveland, Ohio. He was also a missionary candidate with them for awhile. He held several other jobs during his working career. He was a member of the Point Pleasant, West Virginia Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution. A member of the Society of the War of 1812 in the State of Ohio. A life member of both the Gallia County Historical and the Gallia County Genealogical Society, O.G.S., INC., being president in 1989, earning the Jane Roush McCafferty, CG Award of Excellence for his publications efforts. While in the genealogical society, Michael was the chairperson in charge of abstracting marriage records for publication. Eventually there were three marriage books available covering 1803 through 1925. He also authored a birth record book and the 1890 Census and a Soldiers’ Discharge book. He was dedicated to genealogy and was working on Civil War materials as well as continuing with his own personal research. His real love was the Civil War and he was a re-enactor until it became too difficult for him to participate. Michael literally gave thousands of hours to help other genealogists. He will be missed tremendously by all who knew him and by researchers around the country who have benefited by his many fine works. Michael was a member of First Families of Gallia County OGS, Est. 1990; of the Civil War Families of Gallia County, OGS, Est. 2004, and a life member of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War Cadot-Blessing, Camp Number 126, Department of Ohio and the Sons of Veteran Reserve of that group. He was the last of a family with the Trowbridge name 6th generation here in Gallia County. He was preceded in death by his father Samuel Westley Trowbridge in September, 1995. Surviving are his mother, Vivienne Trowbridge of Gallipolis; aunts and uncles, Betty and Gordon Kemper, Sonny James F. and Mary Chandler and Philip Underwood, all of Gallipolis; several cousins on both sides of the family; and a special friend, David W. North of Gallipolis. Services will be 1:00 p.m., Monday, May 22, 2006 at the Willis Funeral Home with Pastor Alvis Pollard officiating. Burial will follow in Bethel M.E. Cemetery, Bladen, Ohio. Friends may call at the Willis Funeral Home on Sunday, May 21, 2006 from 6-8 p.m. Pallbearers will be member of the Cadot-Blessing Camp Number 126, Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War. In lieu of flowers, please make donations in Michael’s memory to the Point Pleasant Chapter, Sons of the American Revolution or Cadot-Blessing Camp, Number 126 of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, Gallipolis, Ohio. Willis Funeral Home Gallipolis OH US Cemetery: 2006-05-22 Bethel Cemetery Bladen OH US Visitation: 2006-05-21 18:00:00-20:00:00 Willis Funeral Home Gallipolis OH US Service: 2006-05-22 13:00:00 Willis Funeral Home Gallipolis OH US