Henry Trout married Annie Elmira Thomas of Montgomery County, Virginia, on 16 May 1866.

Shortly after his birth, his father acquired "The Trout House", an extensive farm on Franklin road in Roanoke.

[1] Henry Trout served as a lieutenant in Company A, 28th Virginia Infantry Regiment, of George Pickett's Division.

Prisoner of war captured at Sayler's Creek Battlefield on April 6, 1865, and released on June 20, 1865 from Johnson's Island, Ohio.

Trout was also the first president of the First National Bank (Roanoke, Virginia), which he held the office for over 30 years.

[8] Henry Shaver Trout's grave is listed as Site #5 on the Fair View Cemetery walking tour, located on Confederate Drive just east of the intersection with Magnolia Avenue in Roanoke.