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- This was a puzzle for me for a number of years. I worked on the New York Drollingers for a long time without making the Atlantic bridge. There were several in the civil war but none had descendants. I coresponded with a woman in CA that was down from John Henry "Rosie" that had found that same census entry. When I went to Germany in 2000 I got to finally go to the church in Dietlingen where I looked for Thomas. Since I didn't find him there and the census entry read Bavaria I thought he was part of Eugen Drollinger the architect's line (did work for Ludwig on his castles). He had a pension file from the civil war but no children listed. One of his children, Gustave, had a Theobald listed as the father in the census. It was the birth/baptism of his daughter, Elise, that gave me the final clue as it listed her father as Tobias. So yes, Thomas, Theobald and Tobias are the same person. My thinking is the census taker garbled the name when he wrote it down. Which may cause a lot of unnessary confusion on future researchers.
It was an awe inspiring moment when I held the Dietlingen Church book in my hands and looking at the begining date realized I was holding a four hundred year old book. I was not able to examine this book in 1982 to 1985 due to illness of the Pastor.
Name: Eabias (Tobias sic) Drollinger Arrival Date: 23 Apr 1852 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1826 Age: 26 Gender: Male Port of Departure: Antwerp, Belgium Destination: United States of America Place of Origin: Germany Ship Name: Edwina Port of Arrival: New York Line: 51 Microfilm Serial: M237 Microfilm Roll: 111 List Number: 389 Port Arrival State: New York Port Arrival Country: United States
New York, Passenger Lists
Name: Eabias Drollinger
Arrival Date: 23 Apr 1852
Birth Date: abt 1826
Age: 26
Gender: Male
Ethnicity/ Nationality: German
Place of Origin: Germany
Port of Departure: Antwerp, Belgium
Destination: United States of America
Port of Arrival: New York
Port Arrival State: New York
Port Arrival Country: United States
Ship Name: Edwina
He joined G Company 31st Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry 27 May 1861. This unit later became E Company 31st NY Infantry. Discharged 25 May 1862 by order of War Department. He was taken prisoner near West Point VA in the morning of 7 May 1862 after a skirmish. He was confined at Richmond VA 10 May 1862 and paroled 11 May 1862.
Name: Tobias Drollinger Age: 35 Birth Year: abt 1826 Enlistment Year: 1861 Enlistment Location: New York Muster Year: 1861 Separation Details: Muster Out of Service Separation Date: 25 May 1862
Enlisted 20 March 1865 H Company US Veteran Volunteers, discharged 20 March 1866 New York City. Pension claim number 445691.
Name: Tobias Drollinger AKA name: Probate Place: Kings County, New York Probate Year: 1883 Record Type: Petition, Citation, Proofs of Will, Orders, etc. Name of Court: Surrogate's Court Record Category: Probate (with a will)
On 10 April 1882 he applies for a pension. On 31 May 1882 the examining surgeon determines he is 5/8 incapacitated for otaining subsistance. On 15 April 1887 the Bureau of Pensions requests information on whether or not he received treatment for conditions claimed. On 6 May War Department reply states Regimental Hospital records furnish no information. On 23 May 1887 the post office address requested are not on file.
THE BATTLE AT WEST POINT.
Published: May 16, 1862 http://www.nytimes.com/
The following list of casualties in the Thirty-first New-York Volunteers, at the battle of West Point, is additional to those already published:
Officers Wounded.
Second Lieut. Edward Frossard, Co. H, slightly wounded in left hand.
Killed.
Serg't. Charles Miller, Co. E, shot through the side.
Corporal Philip Case, Co. E.
Private John Dinkel, Co. E, shot through the breast, and afterwards bayoneted.
Private Michael [???], Co. E.
Private John [???], Co. E.
Private Frederick Geiss, Co. E.
Private Valentine Goetz, Co. E.
Private Ferdinand Hahn, Co. E.
Private Jacob Miller, Co. E.
Private John Rickert, Co. E.
Private Christian Haner, Co. E.
Private William [???], Co. F.
Private Philip [???], Co. F.
Private Daniel Stella, Co. H.
Private James McDougal, Co. H.
Private James Murphy, Co. H.
Private Leopold [???], Co. H.
Wounded.
Orderly Serg't. John Walsh. D -- slightly wn'd.
Corporal Henry [???], Co. D -- slightly wounded -- hit in the cheek.
Private Sylvester Fayatt, Co. D -- slightly wounded -- hit in the cheek.
Private Francis Tetteney Co. D -- slightly wounded in the abdomen.
Private James McCarty, Co. D -- slightly wounded in the abdomen.
Private Samuel Holmes, Co. D -- shot through the hand.
Orderly Sergeant Gaspar Durr, Co. E -- wounded and a prisoner.
Serg't. Francis Walle, Co. E -- wounded and missing.
Sergeant Frederick Shelhaus, Co. E -- wounded and a prisoner.
Corporal Louis Kottner, Co. E -- wounded and a prisoner.
Corporal Christian Haslin, Co. E -- wounded.
Private Joseph Augsner, Co. E -- wounded.
Private John Branch, Co. E -- wounded and missing.
Private George Garvey, Co. E -- wounded.
Private John Martin, Co. E -- wounded in the arm.
Private Garrett Van Vorst, Co. E -- wounded in the arm and in side.
Private Henry Weber, Co. E -- wounded and miss'g.
Private Jos. Fogt, Co. F -- wounded in the head.
Private John Aberstein, Co. F -- Wounded slight.
Orderly Sergeant Cornelius Van Riper, Co. H -- wounded severely in the head.
Corporal Jas. Colwell, Co. H -- wounded and miss'g.
Private James Madden, Co. H -- flesh wound.
Private James Murphy, Co. H -- missing.
Missing.
Private Thomas McManus, Co. A.
Corporal Frederick Waelling, Co. E.
Corporal Peter Schiller, Co. E.
Corporal Orrin Yettner, Co. E.
Corporal Charles Serle, Co. E.
Corporal Charles Kanold Co. E.
Private Henry Augustin, Co. E.
Private John Bauer, Co. E.
Private John Bigler, Co. E.
Private Frederick Bramm, Co. E.
Private Louis Capps, Co. E.
Private Tobias Drollinger, Co. E.
Private Charles Habenicht, Co. E.
Private George Hahm, Co. E.
Private Herman Hallenbeyer, Co. E.
Private George Heinsman, Co. E.
Private Edward [???], Co. E.
Private Petro [???], Co. E.
Private Franz [???], Co. E.
Private John Koch, Co. E.
Private Henry [???], Co E.
Private Ferdinand Russell, Co. E.
Private Gustav [???], Co. E.
Private Frederick [???], Co. E.
Private Charles [???], Co. E.
Private Henry Sieber, Co. E.
Private Edward [???], Co. E.
Private Valentine Williams, Co. E.
Private Andreas [???], Co. E.
Private William Du Bois, Co. H.
Private Robert [???], Co. H.
Private Robert Parker, Co. H.
Private Thomas [???], Co. H.
Most of the [???] reported [???] are being brought in, either dead or severely wounded. With those before given the totals are Killed. Wounded. Missing. Total.
Officers............... 3 3 ----- 6
Men.................. 19 26 34 79
Totals............ 22 29 34 85
1870 United States Federal Census
Name: Thomas Drolinger
Age in 1870: 40
Birth Year: abt 1830
Birthplace: Bavaria / Bayern
Home in 1870: New Lots, Kings, New York
Race: White
Gender: Male
Post Office: East New York
Household Members: Name Age
Thomas Drolinger 40
John Drolinger 18
Ernetina Drolinger 16
Gustava Drolinger 14
Mary Drolinger 13
Frank Drolinger 8
Albert Drolinger 4
Research by Gordon L. Drollinger
- Note: His daughter, Elise named her son, Tobias Thomas after him.
1870 United States Federal Census Record Census & Voter Lists
Name: Thomas Drolinger
Birth: abt 1830 in Bavaria / Bayern
Residence:1870 in New Lots, Kings, New York, United States
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1826 - 1883 (57 years)
