Catherine "Katie" Druliner
1818 - 1918 (99 years)-
Name Catherine "Katie" Druliner Birth 23 Dec 1818 OH 
Gender Female Death 16 May 1918 Clay Twp, Hamilton County, IN - South Bend News-Times, Fri., May 17, 1918, p. 1:
"Mrs. Catherine Summers, within seven months of being 100 years old, died Thursday night at her old home in Clay township, near Notre Dame. She had been confined to her bed for the past eight years under the constant care of a nurse but the end came merely as a result of the infirmities of old age.
"Mrs. Summers is survived by two sons, Gabriel R. Summers of South Bend, and Thomas D. Summers of Clay township with whom she lived. She is also survived by 11 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
"The funeral will be held Monday morning in Sacred Heart church, Notre Dame, Rev. Father Schier officiating. Burial will be in Cedar Grove cemetery.
"Mrs. Summers was born Dec. 23, 1818 in Hamilton county, Ohio, and moved with her parents to this vicinity in 1832. The trip overland was made in pioneer fashion with ox teams and the family settled on Terre Coupee prairie west of New Carlisle. Her father, Gabriel Drullinger, received his patent for the farm he occupied from Andrew Jackson.
"She was married to Edward Summers. who died in April 1880. Mrs. Mary Summers Vanderhoof, the third child of the marriage, died several years ago in Windsor, Canada.
"Mrs. Summers had lived on the farm in Clay township for the last 51 years."
Indiana, Death Certificates
Name: Catherine Summers
[Catherine Drulinger]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 99
Birth Date: 23 Dec 1818
Birth Place: Ohio
Death Date: 16 May 1918
Death Place: Clay, St Joseph, Indiana, USA
Marital Status: Widowed
Father: Gabriel Drulinger
Burial Notre Dame, St. Joseph, IN - Burial: Cedar Grove Cemetery
Plot: Section D, row 4, lot 52
Notre Dame, St. Joseph County, Indiana, USA
Person ID I1315 Drollinger Genealogy Last Modified 9 May 2022
Father Gabriel Druliner, b. 4 Apr 1780, Salem County, NJ d. 29 Dec 1851, New Carlisle, St. Joseph, IN (Age 71 years) Mother Catherine Hormell, b. Jun 1776, Salem County, NJ d. 27 Feb 1859, New Carlisle, St. Joseph, IN (Age ~ 82 years) Family ID F386 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Edward Summers, b. 13 Oct 1824, Ireland d. 20 Apr 1880, Clay, St Joseph, IN (Age 55 years) Children 1. Gabriel Rush Summers, b. 13 Mar 1857, New Carlisle, St. Joseph, IN d. 20 Aug 1920, South Bend, St. Joseph, IN (Age 63 years)2. Mary Alice Summers, b. Sep 1860, Clay City, St. Joseph, IN d. 23 Nov 1912, Essex North, Ontario, Canada (Age ~ 52 years)3. Thomas Douglas Summers, b. 28 Jul 1861, IN d. 20 Mar 1920, South Bend, St. Joseph, IN (Age 58 years)Family ID F3602 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 14 Mar 2016
- South Bend News-Times, Fri., May 17, 1918, p. 1:
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Birth - 23 Dec 1818 - OH 
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Headstones 
Cedar Grove Cemetery
Notre Dame, St. Joseph, IN
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Notes - "Katie" per Frances A. "Fran" Druliner.
Census Place: Clay, St. Joseph, Indiana
Source: FHL Film 1254308 National Archives Film T9-0308 Page 276A
Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace
Cathe SUMMERS Self F W W 58 OH
Occ: Farming Fa: NJ Mo: PA
Gabriel SUMMERS Son M S W 22 IN
Occ: Farming Fa: IRE Mo: OH
Mary SUMMERS Dau F M W 20 IN
Fa: IRE Mo: OH
Thomas D. SUMMERS Son M S W 18 IN
Fa: IRE Mo: OH
Ed VANDERHOOF SonL M M W 25 OH
Fa: OH Mo: OH
Ellen HANEY Other F S W 18 IL
Occ: Servant Fa: IRE Mo: IL
David QUIMBY Other M M W 28 NY
Occ: Farm Hand Fa: NY Mo: NY
Louisa QUIMBY Other F M W 26 IN
Occ: Keeps House Fa: OH Mo: OH
Joseph ECKLER Other M S W 23 PA
Occ: Farm Hand Fa: PA Mo: PA
- "Katie" per Frances A. "Fran" Druliner.