Curtis A. Trullinger, the son of Francis M. and Mary Jane Shell Trullinger was born April 1, 1885, at Maryville, Missouri. He came to North Dakota with his parents in the spring of 1900. He farmed with his father until 1908 when he formed a partnership with R. E. Walker and others in the hardware store. In 1922 he bought the plumbing and heating business from the company and operated it as his own business. In 1940 he purchased the L. C. Green building on Main Street for his shop. Mr. Trullinger, a master plumber, had the plumbing contract for the Carrington Hospital built in 1915 and for a number of schoolhouses, business buildings and residences in Carrington. He was a director of the North Dakota Plumbers Association for a number of years. He retired in the early 1960's and the business was taken over by his son Alan, who had been associated with him.
Curbs was married to Helen Gertrude Webster at Lemmon, South Dakota, on June 30, 1909. The Trullingers were the parents of three children, William, who died in infancy, Alan and Geneva. Geneva worked for the Internal Revenue Service for a number of years. Geneva, born May 25, 1915, died October 19, 1970. Gertrude died July 6, 1959 and Curbs on March 7, 1974. All are buried in the Carrington Cemetery.
Source: A History of Foster County 1983 Page 42B