John Rector Trollinger
1892 - 1948 (56 years)-
Name John Rector Trollinger Birth 15 Jun 1892 Catawba County, NC 
Gender Male Death 1 Aug 1948 Washington, DC - Died in Washington, DC per his death notice.
Burial Catawba County, NC - Burial: Catawba United Methodist Church Cemetery
Catawba, Catawba County, North Carolina, USA
Inscription: John Rector Trollinger June 16, 1892 Aug. 1, 1948
Person ID I21340 Drollinger Genealogy Last Modified 24 Sep 2023
Father CPL Jacob Henry Trollinger, b. 18 Feb 1841, Haw River, Alamance, NC d. 22 Nov 1927, Catawba, Catawba, NC (Age 86 years) Mother Eunice Bradshaw Oakley, b. 20 Feb 1851, NC d. 23 Jan 1894 (Age 42 years) Family ID F7354 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Event Map 
Birth - 15 Jun 1892 - Catawba County, NC 
Death - 1 Aug 1948 - Washington, DC Burial - - Catawba County, NC = Link to Google Earth
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Documents 
1900 United States Federal Census
Native Of Catawba Dies In Washington
NATIVE OF CATAWBA DIES IN WASHINGTON The Observer Bureau, 1280 Ntl Press Bld Leased Wire. WASHINGTON. Aug. 2. Funeral services will be held Tuesday morning at 11 o'clock in the Catawba Baptist church, Catawba, N. C., for John R. Trollinger, 56, manager of Western Union telegraphers at The Washington Post, who died Sunday at Emergency hospital after a long illness. A native of Catawba, Mr. Trollinger was the son of the late Jacobi H. Trollinger and Mrs. Eunice Trollinger. He was educated in the Catawba schools and moved to Washington about 1915 when he started to work for Western Union as a telegrapher. Mr. Trollinger was a Mason and a member of the Commercial Telegraphers Union Local 24, A. F. L. He is survived by a sister. Mrs. Nannie Harrell of Mooresville, N. C., and a brother, Henderson G. Trollinger of Salisbury, N. C.
Catawba United Methodist Church
Jacob was a committeeman for the 28th school district for Catawba School along with John Lowrance and Q. M. Little on 7 Sept. 1885. Jacob was magistrate for Catawba Township in April of 1891.
The Smyrna Society Catawba United Methodist Church
Headstones 
Catawba United Methodist Church Cemetery
Catawba, Catawba, NC
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Notes - U.S., World War I Draft Registration
Name: John Rector Trollinger
City: Washington
County: Washington
State: District of Columbia
Birthplace: Catawba County, North Carolina
Birth Date: 16 Jun 1892
Race: Caucasian (White)
Draft Board: 02
Occupation: Telegrapher
Employer: Western Union
Marital Status: Single
Signature: "J.R. Trollinger"
Date of Registration: 5 Jun 1917
- U.S., World War I Draft Registration