Elizabeth A. Swisher

1877 - 1964  (87 years)

• Name	Elizabeth A. Swisher
  Nickname	Bessie
  Birth	2 Sep 1877	Allen, Miami, IN
  Gender	Female
  Death	4 Nov 1964	Grand Rapids, Kent, MI
  	-- 1964 Nov 6: OBIT: DROLLINGER - Mrs. Bessie Drollinger, aged 87, widow of William T. Drollinger, formerly of 1221 Four Mile Rd. NE., passed away Wednesday afternoon at the Maple-Grove Medical Facility after a lingering illness. She is survived by three sons, Girman Drollinger of Grand Rapids, Harold of Monett, Mo., David Don of Deerfield Beach, Fla.; six grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. O. Dontee (?) of Grand Rapids. Mrs. Drollinger reposes at the Alt Mortuary where funeral services will be held Saturday morning at 10 o'clock. Interment Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens. The Grand Rapids Press, Fri. 6 November 1964, page 42
  Burial	Grand Rapids, Kent, MI
  	Elizabeth A "Bessie" Swisher Drollinger BIRTH 16 Aug 1876 Indiana, USA DEATH 4 Nov 1964 (aged 88) Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, USA BURIAL Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens Cascade Township, Kent County, Michigan, USA
  Person ID	I2888	Drollinger Genealogy
  Last Modified	18 Jul 2021

  
  

  Father	Franklin Pierce Swisher,   b. 7 Nov 1853, IN d. 29 Jul 1937, Pleasant Gap, Wabash, IN (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Isabelle Swisher,   b. 2 May 1858, Ohio d. 17 Oct 1939, Round, Wabash, Indiana, (Age 81 years)
  Family ID	F4381	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	William Thornton Drollinger,   b. 26 Sep 1869, Noble Twp, Wabash County, IN d. 31 Dec 1954, Grand Rapids, Kent, MI (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	20 May 1897	Wabash County, IN
  	Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941 about Bessie Swisher Name: Bessie Swisher Spouse Name: William Drollinger Marriage Date: 20 May 1897 Marriage County: Wabash Source Title 1: Wabash County, Indiana Source Title 2: Marriage Records 1882 - 1899 [Books 10 - 13] Book: 13 OS Page: 227
  Children	1. Victor G. Drollinger,   b. 14 Apr 1898, Columbia Twp, Whitley County, IN d. 6 Aug 1899, Columbia Twp, Whitley County, IN (Age 1 year)   2. Harold Martin Drollinger,   b. 11 Jan 1901, Allen County, IN d. 15 Jul 1970, Monett, Barry, MO (Age 69 years)   3. Wayne Truman Drollinger,   b. 19 Feb 1903, Wabash, Wabash, IN d. 19 Oct 1945, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA (Age 42 years)   4. Rose June Drollinger,   b. 29 Jun 1905, Wabash, Wabash, IN d. 17 Jan 1907, Ft. Wayne, Allen, IN (Age 1 year)   5. Thornton Pierce Drollinger,   b. 27 Dec 1907, Wabash, Wabash, IN d. 28 Nov 1908, Wabash, Wabash, IN (Age 0 years)   6. PFC Girman Lavon Drollinger,   b. 17 Aug 1909, Alco, IN d. 23 Jul 1966, Grand Rapids, Kent, MI (Age 56 years)   7. David Donald Drollinger,   b. 24 Apr 1912, Wabash, Wabash, IN d. 30 Jan 2005, Boca Raton, FL (Age 92 years)   8. Dorothy Isabelle Drollinger,   b. 1 Feb 1915, Bear Lake, Manistee, MI d. 21 Oct 1915, Bear Lake, Manistee, MI (Age 0 years)   9. Leota Fay Drollinger,   b. 2 Jul 1916, Bear Lake, Manistee, MI d. 8 Dec 1917, Bear Lake, Manistee, MI (Age 1 year)
  Family ID	F935	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 May 2017

  
  

• Event Map

  Marriage - 20 May 1897 - Wabash County, IN Death - 4 Nov 1964 - Grand Rapids, Kent, MI Burial - - Grand Rapids, Kent, MI  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents		Family Bible - Marriage Information
  		Family Bible - Deaths

  
  

  Headstones		Falls Cemetery (Cenotaph) Wabash, Wabash, IN
  		Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens Grand Rapids, Kent, MI

  
  

• Notes

  Bessie Swisher in the 1880 United States Federal Census Name: Bessie Swisher Age: 2 Birth Date: Abt 1878 Birthplace: Indiana Home in 1880: Allen, Miami, Indiana, USA Dwelling Number: 50 Race: White Gender: Female Relation to Head of House: Daughter Marital Status: Single Father's Name: Pierce Swisher Father's Birthplace: Indiana Mother's Name: Belle Swisher Mother's Birthplace: Ohio Neighbors: View others on page Household Members Age Relationship Pierce Swisher 27 Self (Head) Belle Swisher 22 Wife Bessie Swisher 2 Daughter Leota Swisher 8/12 Daughter Bessie U Drollinger in the 1900 United States Federal Census Name: Bessie U Drollinger Age: 22 Birth Date: Sep 1878 Birthplace: Indiana, USA Home in 1900: Columbia, Whitley, Indiana Sheet Number: 14 Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 277 215 Family Number: 286 Race: White Gender: Female Relation to Head of House: Wife Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: William T Drollinger Marriage Year: 1897 Years Married: 3 Father's Birthplace: Ohio, USA Mother's Birthplace: Ohio, USA Mother: number of living children: 0 Mother: How many children: 1 Can Read: Yes Can Write: Yes Can Speak English: Yes Neighbors: View others on page Household Members Age Relationship William T Drollinger 30 Head Bessie U Drollinger 22 Wife Bessie U Drollinger in the 1910 United States Federal Census Name: Bessie U Drollinger [Bessie U Drolinger] Age in 1910: 32 Birth Date: 1878 [1878] Birthplace: Indiana Home in 1910: Wabash Ward 4, Wabash, Indiana, USA Street: Sheridan Street Seraph Race: White Gender: Female Relation to Head of House: Wife Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: William T Drollinger Father's Birthplace: Ohio Mother's Birthplace: Ohio Native Tongue: English Able to read: Yes Able to Write: Yes Years Married: 12 Number of Children Born: 6 Number of Children Living: 3 Neighbors: View others on page Household Members Age Relationship William T Drollinger 40 Head Bessie U Drollinger 32 Wife Harrold M Drollinger 9 Son Wayne T Drollinger 7 Son G* L Drollinger 0 Son