William Russell Drollinger, Sr.
1904 - 1980 (75 years)
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Name William Russell Drollinger Suffix Sr. Nickname Willy Bill Birth 12 Sep 1904 West Newell, Vermilion County, IL 
- birth date from obit see general notes
Gender Male Death 30 Mar 1980 Danville, Vermilion, IL - Social Security Death Index about William Drollinger Name: William Drollinger
SSN: 354-10-7932
Last Residence: 61841 Fairmount, Vermilion, Illinois, United States of America
Born: 12 Sep 1904
Last Benefit: 61841 Fairmount, Vermilion, Illinois, United States of America
Died: Mar 1980
State (Year) SSN issued: Illinois (Before 1951)
Burial Fairmount, Vermilion, IL - William R. Drollinger
BIRTH 12 Dec 1904
Vermilion County, Illinois, USA
DEATH 30 Mar 1980 (aged 75)
BURIAL
Greenview Cemetery
Fairmount, Vermilion County, Illinois, USA
Person ID I13699 Drollinger Genealogy Last Modified 14 May 2021
Father James Burton Drollinger, b. 18 Jul 1874, Bismarck, Vermilion, IL d. 27 Nov 1948, Danville, Vermilion, IL (Age 74 years) Mother Mary Elizabeth Cox, b. 29 May 1880, Bismarck, Vermilion, IL d. 22 Dec 1935, Danville, Vermilion, IL (Age 55 years) Family ID F4468 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Bernice S. Hughes, b. 17 Nov 1908, Rossville, Vermilion, IL d. 14 Sep 1988 (Age 79 years) Marriage Abt 1927 - Per 1930 Census
Divorce Between 1933-1934 - According to William Lee "Buck" Drollinger on 6 Jul 2008, his father divorced Bernice sometime around 1933 or 1934.
Children 1. Russell James Drollinger, b. 21 Nov 1928, Ross Twp, Vermilion County, IL d. 3 Jun 1930, Ross Twp, Vermilion County, IL (Age 1 year)Family ID F5260 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 14 Mar 2016
Family 2 Alma Lurene Rosnett, b. 20 May 1914, Fairmount, Vermilion, IL d. 10 Dec 1999, Danville, Vermillion, IL (Age 85 years) Marriage 21 Oct 1933 Covington, Fountain, IN - Lurene Rosnette
in the Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001
Name: Lurene Rosnette
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 19
Event Type: Marriage Registration (Marriage)
Birth Date: 20 May 1914
Birth Place: Fairmount, Illinois
Marriage Date: 21 Oct 1933
Marriage Place: Indiana, United States
Residence Place: Marshfield, Indiana
Father:
Guy Rosnette
Mother:
Pearl Delaney
Spouse:
William R Drollinger
Page: 426
FHL Film Number: 002425249
William R Drollinger in the Indiana, Marriages, 1810-2001
Name: William R Drollinger
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 29
Event Type: Marriage Registration (Marriage)
Birth Date: 12 Sep 1904
Birth Place: Vermillion, Illinois
Marriage Licence Date: 21 Oct 1933
Marriage Licence Place: Indiana, United States
Residence Place: Marshfield, Indiana
Father: Bert Drollinger
Mother: Elizabeth Cox
Spouse: Lurene Rosnette
Page: 426
FHL Film Number: 002425249
Marriage license issued to "William R. Drollinger and Lurene Rosnet, Marshfield"
Journal and Courier (Lafayette, Indiana) 04 Nov 1933, Sat Page 3
Children + 1. Dorothy Marie "Jackie" Drollinger 2. William Lee "Buck" Drollinger, Jr. 3. Deloris June "Tootie" Drollinger, b. 6 May 1938, Bismarck, Vermilion, IL d. 26 Jun 2022, East Moline, Rock Island, IL (Age 84 years)4. Ronald Keith "Ron" "Pete" Drollinger + 5. Shirley Ann Drollinger 6. Daniel Delbert "Danny" Drollinger Family ID F4469 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 12 Apr 2018
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Birth - 12 Sep 1904 - West Newell, Vermilion County, IL 
Marriage - 21 Oct 1933 - Covington, Fountain, IN 
Death - 30 Mar 1980 - Danville, Vermilion, IL 
Burial - - Fairmount, Vermilion, IL = Link to Google Earth
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Obituary
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Greenview Cemetery
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Notes - UNCLE BILL WAS A DREAM COME TRUE FOR US KIDS. WHEN WE WERE VERY YOUNG WE'D GO TO HIS HOUSE FOR A VISIT AND ALL SIX OF HIS KIDS WOULD BE WAITING TO GO HAVE FUN, WE USE TO GET HIS COON DOGS ALL EXCITED SO THEY'D START HOWLING LIKE THEY HAD A COON UP A TREE, OTHER TIMES UNCLE BILL WOULD TAKE US FOR A RIDE IN HIS FLAT BED TRUCK, OF COURSE AFTER WE BEGGED ENOUGH THAT IS, MOST OF THE TIME I REMEMBER HIM SITTING IN HIS RECLINER IN FRONTROOM TALKING TO MY DAD, HIS BROTHER, ONCE IN A WHILE HE'D SEND US TO PICK BLACKBERRIES, TELL US TO STAY OFF THE TRAIN TRACKS, THE OLD PLACE HAS BURNED DOWN NOW AND NEVER REBUILT. IN WINTER WE'D EAT HOMEMADE ICE CREAM AROUND THE WOOD STOVE IN THE LIVING ROOM. UNCLE BILL WASN'T AS TALL AS MY DAD BUT HE HAD A SPARKLE IN HIS EYES THAT YOU JUST KNEW HE WAS THINKING UP SOMETHING TO TEASE US KIDS ABOUT. HE WAS A HARD WORKING MAN WHO KNEW THE VALUE OF FAMILY, HOME AND DUTY . HE HAULED COAL IN WINTER TO PEOPLE WHO NEEDED IT, I CAN STILL SEE HIM COVERED IN COAL SOOT FROM HEAD TO TOE. WISH I COULD GO BACK TO SOME OF THOSE DAYS!
Patricia Paden aka txgran email to GLD
According to his half brother, William Lee "Buck" Drollinger during our telephone conversation of 6 Jul 2008, Russell got into a bottle of strychnine tablets that his father had setting on his dresser (I believe he said dresser) for use around the farm and ate them, tragically killing himself. "Buck" told me they did not have any other children and that his father divorced Bernice sometime around 1933 or 1934. "Buck" also thought her maiden name was 'Cox'.
(David H. Drollinger 6 Jul 2008)
- UNCLE BILL WAS A DREAM COME TRUE FOR US KIDS. WHEN WE WERE VERY YOUNG WE'D GO TO HIS HOUSE FOR A VISIT AND ALL SIX OF HIS KIDS WOULD BE WAITING TO GO HAVE FUN, WE USE TO GET HIS COON DOGS ALL EXCITED SO THEY'D START HOWLING LIKE THEY HAD A COON UP A TREE, OTHER TIMES UNCLE BILL WOULD TAKE US FOR A RIDE IN HIS FLAT BED TRUCK, OF COURSE AFTER WE BEGGED ENOUGH THAT IS, MOST OF THE TIME I REMEMBER HIM SITTING IN HIS RECLINER IN FRONTROOM TALKING TO MY DAD, HIS BROTHER, ONCE IN A WHILE HE'D SEND US TO PICK BLACKBERRIES, TELL US TO STAY OFF THE TRAIN TRACKS, THE OLD PLACE HAS BURNED DOWN NOW AND NEVER REBUILT. IN WINTER WE'D EAT HOMEMADE ICE CREAM AROUND THE WOOD STOVE IN THE LIVING ROOM. UNCLE BILL WASN'T AS TALL AS MY DAD BUT HE HAD A SPARKLE IN HIS EYES THAT YOU JUST KNEW HE WAS THINKING UP SOMETHING TO TEASE US KIDS ABOUT. HE WAS A HARD WORKING MAN WHO KNEW THE VALUE OF FAMILY, HOME AND DUTY . HE HAULED COAL IN WINTER TO PEOPLE WHO NEEDED IT, I CAN STILL SEE HIM COVERED IN COAL SOOT FROM HEAD TO TOE. WISH I COULD GO BACK TO SOME OF THOSE DAYS!