PVT Anthony L. "Toney" Drulinger

1887 - 1940  (52 years)

• Name	Anthony L. "Toney" Drulinger
  Prefix	PVT
  Birth	11 Oct 1887	Vincennes, Knox, IN
  	Born 11 Oct 1887 in Vincennes, Indiana per himself on his World War I Draft Registration Card.
  Gender	Male
  Death	3 Mar 1940	Indianapolis, Marion, IN
  	Indiana, Death Certificates Name: Toney Drulinger Gender: Male Race: White Age: 52 Marital Status: Divorced Birth Date: 11 Nov 1886 Birth Place: Indiana Death Date: 3 Mar 1940 Death Place: Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA Father: Joe Drulinger Mother: Elizabeth Drulinger
  Burial	Vincennes, Knox, IN
  	Burial: Vincennes City Cemetery Plot: FVB85 Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana
  Person ID	I22910	Drollinger Genealogy
  Last Modified	4 Jul 2024

  
  

  Father	Joseph Drulinger,   b. Oct 1864, IN d. 6 Feb 1908, Vincennes, Knox, IN (Age ~ 43 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Katherine "Katie" "Lizzie" Hoegeman,   b. Feb 1871, IN d. 20 Mar 1925, Knox County, IN (Age ~ 54 years)
  Family ID	F7888	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Marie Olive Cunningham,   b. 24 Jun 1904, IN d. 1 Sep 1979, Vincennes, Knox, IN (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	Marie and Toney may not have been officially married. Marie's death certificate states she was never married. However, their daughter, Lois' death certificate lists Marie as her mother.
  Children	1. Lois Louise Drulinger,   b. 28 Apr 1927, Busseron, Knox, IN d. 18 Jul 2004, Indianapolis, Marion, IN (Age 77 years)
  Family ID	F12360	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Jul 2024

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 11 Oct 1887 - Vincennes, Knox, IN Death - 3 Mar 1940 - Indianapolis, Marion, IN Burial - - Vincennes, Knox, IN  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents » Slide Show		WWI DRC
  		Veterans Affair Master Index.
  		Death Notice The Indianapolis News Mon, Mar 04, 1940 Page 19

  
  

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• Notes

  Because he signed his name as 'Toney Drulinger' on his World War I Draft Registration Card and because his name also appears as 'Toney Drulinger' on several other documents, it appears that was spelling he went by in spite of it being 'Tony Drulinger' on his headstone. He is identified as 'Tony Drulinger' on his headstone. He is identified as 'Tony L Drulinger' on his daughter, Lois' Social Security Application. According to his 1917 WWIDRC, he was married at the time. According to the 1920 Census he was divorced. Question: To whom was he divorced? Question: Was his first name Anthony or simply Toney? Question: What was his middle name? 1900 United States Federal Census Name: Toney Drulinger Age: 12 Birth Date: Oct 1887 Birthplace: Indiana Home in 1900: Russell, Lawrence, Illinois Street: Market St House Number: 4 Sheet Number: 9A Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 163 Family Number: 177 Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Son Marital Status: Single Father's name: Joseph Drulinger Father's Birthplace: Indiana Mother's name: Elizabeth Drulinger Mother's Birthplace: Indiana Occupation: At School Attended School: 6 Can Read: Yes Can Write: Yes Can Speak English: Yes Household Members: Name Age Joseph Drulinger 35 Elizabeth Drulinger 29 Toney Drulinger 12 Franklin Drulinger 11 Michael Roth 35 1910 United States Federal Census Name: Toney Drilinger [Toney Drulinger] Age in 1910: 22 Birth Year: abt 1888 Birthplace: Indiana Home in 1910: Bethel, Posey, Indiana Street: Main Street Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Step Son Marital Status: Single Father's Birthplace: Indiana Mother's name: Elisibeth Drilinger Mother's Birthplace: Indiana Native Tongue: English Occupation: Salesman Industry: Grocery Store Employer, Employee or Other: Wage Earner Able to Read: Yes Able to Write: Yes Years Married: 12 Out of Work: N Number of weeks out of work: 0 (Note: Fred Drulinger and family was living next door to William E. Woods (Sr. & Jr.) and family and Henry C. Stallings and family in this census) 1920 United States Federal Census Name: Toney Drulinger Age: 32 Birth Year: abt 1888 Birthplace: Indiana Home in 1920: Busseron Township, Knox, Indiana Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Hired Man Marital Status: Divorced Father's Birthplace: Indiana Mother's Birthplace: Indiana Able to read: Yes Able to Write: Yes Household Members: Name Age William Backs 61 Elizabeth Backs 44 Lottie Backs 18 Earnest Backs 17 Albert Backs 13 Theodore Backs 11 (Hired Man) Toney Drulinger 32 Indiana; Occupation: Farm laborer; Both parents born in Indiana 1930 United States Federal Census Name: Drulings Tony Backs [Drulinga Loney Baske] Birth Year: abt 1890 Gender: Male Race: White Birthplace: Indiana Marital Status: Single Relation to Head of House: Stepson Home in 1930: Washington, Knox, Indiana, USA Dwelling Number: 46 Family Number: 48 Attended School: No Able to Read and Write: Yes Father's Birthplace: Indiana Mother's Birthplace: Indiana Able to Speak English: Yes Occupation: Farmer Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker Employment: Yes Veteran: Yes War: W.W Household Members: Name Age Wm Backs 70 Lora Backs 30 Theodore Backs 20 Drulings Tony Backs 40 World War I Draft Registration Cards 1) Name in full: Toney Drullinger 2) Home address: (first part illegible), Indiana 3) Date of birth: 11 Oct 1887 4) Natural born citizen 5) Where were you born: Vincennes, Indiana 7) What is your present occupation: Farm Hand 8) By whom employed: William Backs (first part illegible), Indiana 9) Have you a father, mother, wife, child under 12, or a sister or brother under 12, soley dependent on you for support: No 10) Married or single: Married/Caucasion 11) What military service have you had: None 12) Do you claim exemption (specify grounds): Signature: "Toney Drulinger" (single L.) Registrar's Report 1) Build: Medium/Medium 2) Color of eyes/Color of hair: Blue/Light Bald: No Date of Registration: 5 Jun 1917 (6/5-17) (Note: His address and his place of employment was probably Busseron Twp, Knox County, Indiana, where is listed as living in the 1920 Census) U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards Name: Toney Drullinger Race: Caucasian (White) Marital Status: Married Birth Date: 11 Oct 1887 Birth Place: Indiana, USA Residence Place: Knox, Indiana, USA Physical Build: Medium Height: Medium Hair Description: Not Bald Hair Color: light Eye Color: blue