Hershel Ray Drollinger

Male 1904 - 1993  (88 years)


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  • Name Hershel Ray Drollinger 
    Birth 6 Oct 1904  Fountain County, IN Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 9 Jul 1993  Danville, Vermilion, IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Hershel R. Drollinger, 88, Kingman, died at 4:45 p.m. July 9, 1993, at United Samaritans Medical Center, Logan Campus, Danville, Ill. He had been hospitalized for six days. He was born in Fountain County, Oct. 6, 1904, the son of Bert and Mary Walton Drollinger. On May 1,1926, he married Fern Timmons. She preceded in death on Nov. 8, 1961. On June 3, 1973, he married Madge Littrell Gooding. She survives. In 1980, he retired from farming. He was a member of the Kingman Christian Church.
      Surviving, besides the wife, are: two daughters, Helen (Paul) Rahn, rural Kingman; Esther (Leo) Downing, Oakwood, Ill.; a son, Norman Drollinger, rural Veedersburg; two step-sons, Robert Gooding, Crawfordsville; Allen Gooding, New Ross; a brother, the Rev. John Drollinger, Gasport; two sisters, Patience Ayres, Frankfort; Martha Christy, Ft. Wayne; 10 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; nine step-grandchildren; 10 step-great-grandchildren; and one step-great-great-grandchild. He was preceded in death by a sister, a, grandson, and a step-son.
      Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. 'Monday it 'the Woodrow Funeral Home, Kingman, with the Rev. Richard Wright officiating. Burial was in Kingman Fraternal Cemetery. - Fountain County Neighbor, July 16, 1993

      Hershel R. Drollinger in the U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
      Name: Hershel R. Drollinger
      SSN: 312-38-6280
      Last Residence:
      47952 Kingman, Fountain, Indiana, USA
      BORN: 6 Oct 1904
      Died: 9 Jul 1993
      State (Year) SSN issued: Indiana (1954-1955)
    Burial Kingman, Fountain, IN Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Inscription: DROLLINGER Hershel R. Oct. 6, 1904 July 9, 1993 Fern Timmons Dec. 25, 1905 Nov. 8, 1961 [married] 5-1-26

      Burial: Kingman Fraternal Cemetery
      Kingman, Fountain County, Indiana, USA
    Person ID I3207  Drollinger Genealogy
    Last Modified 14 Jan 2022 

    Father Bert NMN Drollinger,   b. 15 May 1876, Fountain County, IN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Nov 1962, Clinton, Frankfort, IN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years) 
    Mother Mary Walton,   b. 24 Jul 1876, Fountain County, IN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Dec 1944, Frankfort, Clinton, IN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years) 
    Family ID F1040  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Freda Fern Timmons,   b. 25 Dec 1905, Fountain County, IN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Nov 1961, Danville, Vermilion, IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 55 years) 
    Marriage 21 May 1926  IN Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Indiana, Marriages
      Name: Hershel Roy Drollinger
      Gender: Male
      Race: White
      Age: 21
      Event Type: Marriage Registration (Marriage)
      Birth Date: 6 Oct 1904
      Birth Place: Fountain, Indiana
      Marriage Licence Date: 1 May 1926
      Marriage Licence Place: Indiana, United States
      Residence Place: Veedersburg, Indiana
      Father: Bert Drollinger
      Mother: Mary Walton
      Spouse: Freda Fern Timmons
      Page: 300
      FHL Film Number: 001939657

      Indiana, Marriages, 1810-2001
      Name: Freda Fern Timmons
      Gender: Female
      Race: White
      Age: 20
      Event Type: Marriage Registration (Marriage)
      Birth Date: 25 Dec 1905
      Birth Place: Covington, Indiana
      Marriage Licence Date: 1 May 1926
      Marriage Licence Place: Indiana, United States
      Residence Place: Pittsboro, Indiana
      Father: Ezekiel Timmons
      Mother: Nora Titus
      Spouse: Hershel Roy Drollinger
      Page: 300
      FHL Film Number: 001939657
    Children 
     1. Esther Vaneta Drollinger,   b. 31 Dec 1926, Crawfordsville, Montgomery, IN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Jun 2015, Oakwood, Vermilion, IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years)
     2. Helen Doreen Drollinger,   b. 25 Feb 1931, Lafayette, Tippecanoe, IN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Jan 2022 (Age 90 years)
    +3. SP3 Norman Ray Drollinger,   b. 28 Aug 1933, Lafayette, IN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Feb 2008, Veedersburg, Fountain, IN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)
    Family ID F2268  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 1 Oct 2017 

    Family 2 Mary Rowena Finch,   b. 17 Jul 1900, Boone County, IN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Apr 1972, Hillsboro, Fountain, IN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years) 
    Family ID F2269  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 14 Mar 2016 

    Family 3 Madge L. Littrell,   b. 12 Jun 1912, Powersburg, Wayne, KY Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Mar 1997, Crawfordsville, Montgomery, IN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years) 
    Marriage 3 Jun 1973  Kingman, Fountain, IN Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Indiana, Marriage Certificates
      Name: Hershel Ray Drollinger
      Age: 68
      Birth Year: abt 1905
      Birth Place: Indiana
      Marriage Date: 3 Jun 1973
      Marriage Place: Kingman, Fountain, Indiana, USA
      Spouse: Madge I. Gooding
      Certificate Number: 73-027068
    Family ID F2270  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 21 Jun 2022 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 6 Oct 1904 - Fountain County, IN Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 21 May 1926 - IN Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 3 Jun 1973 - Kingman, Fountain, IN Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 9 Jul 1993 - Danville, Vermilion, IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Kingman, Fountain, IN Link to Google Earth
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  • Headstones

    Kingman Fraternal Cemetery
    Kingman, Fountain, IN

  • Notes 
    • 1910 United States Federal Census
      Name: Herschel Drullinger
      Age in 1910: 5
      Birth Year: 1905
      Birthplace: Indiana
      Home in 1910: Millcreek, Fountain, Indiana
      Race: White
      Gender: Male
      Relation to Head of House: Son
      Marital Status: Single
      Father's Name: Bert Drullinger
      Father's Birthplace: Indiana
      Mother's Name: Mary Drullinger
      Mother's Birthplace: Indiana

      1920 United States Federal Census
      Name: Hershel Drollinger
      Age: 15
      Birth Year: abt 1905
      Birthplace: Indiana
      Home in 1920: Millcreek, Fountain, Indiana
      Race: White
      Gender: Male
      Relation to Head of House: Son
      Marital Status: Single
      Father's Name: Bert Drollinger
      Father's Birthplace: Indiana
      Mother's Name: Mary Drollinger
      Mother's Birthplace: Illinois [Indiana]
      Able to read: Yes
      Able to Write: Yes

      1930 United States Federal Census
      Name: Herschel Drollinger
      Gender: Male
      Birth Year: abt 1905
      Birthplace: Indiana
      Race: White
      Home in 1930: Lafayette, Tippecanoe, Indiana
      Marital Status: Married
      Relation to Head of House: Head
      Spouse's Name: Fern Drollinger
      Father's Birthplace: Indiana
      Mother's Birthplace: Indiana