John Wesley Drollinger, Sr.

1853 - 1914  (61 years)

• Name	John Wesley Drollinger
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	2 May 1853	Payson, Utah, UT
  Gender	Male
  Death	11 May 1914	Claresholm, Alberta, Canada
  	Alberta, Canada, Deaths Index Name: Ino Wesley Drollinger Death Date: 1914 Death Place: Claresholm, Alberta, Canada Registration Number: 1309
  Burial	14 May 1914	Claresholm, Alberta, Canada
  	BURIAL Claresholm Cemetery PLOT BLOCK 2, LOT 2, PLOT A Claresholm, Claresholm Census Division, Alberta, Canada
  Person ID	I5886	Drollinger Genealogy
  Last Modified	10 May 2021

  
  

  Father	Samuel Dudley Drollinger,   b. 1 Feb 1827, Springfield, Clark, OH d. 7 Nov 1902, Payson, Utah, UT (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Martha Orissa Spenser,   b. 29 Sep 1829, Tosside, Yorkshire, England d. 13 May 1919, Stockton, San Joaquin, CA (Age 89 years)
  Family ID	F532	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah Diantha Pickering,   b. 28 Jun 1865, Payson, Utah, UT d. 5 Dec 1940, Claresholm, Alberta, Canada (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	8 Nov 1883	Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, UT
  Children	1. Ann Elizabeth Drollinger,   b. 21 Oct 1884, Payson, Utah, UT d. 10 Aug 1956, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, UT (Age 71 years)   2. John Wesley Drollinger, Jr.,   b. 24 Jun 1887, Payson, Utah, UT d. 1 Sep 1957, Cannonville, Garfield, UT (Age 70 years)   3. Sapper William Henry Drollinger,   b. 28 Feb 1890, Clinton, Davis, UT d. 26 Jul 1976, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, UT (Age 86 years)   4. Cora May Drollinger,   b. 10 May 1893, Clinton, Davis, UT d. 29 Aug 1976, Claresholm, Alberta, Canada (Age 83 years)   5. Sapper Francis Earl Drollinger,   b. 3 Jun 1897, Clinton, Utah, UT d. 5 Jun 1975, Cardston, Alberta, Canada (Age 78 years)   6. Alta Drollinger,   b. 11 Mar 1903, Stirling, Alberta, Canada d. 24 Aug 2001, Ogden, Weber, UT (Age 98 years)
  Family ID	F1985	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Mar 2016

  
  

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  Birth - 2 May 1853 - Payson, Utah, UT Marriage - 8 Nov 1883 - Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, UT Death - 11 May 1914 - Claresholm, Alberta, Canada Burial - 14 May 1914 - Claresholm, Alberta, Canada  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  Documents		Bishop's Certificate

  
  

  Headstones		Claresholm Cemetery

  
  

• Notes

  Interestingly, John Wesley Drollinger (born: 2 May 1853) lived and farmed in Mineral City School District which is less than four miles from the town of Ely, NV which is where Curtis Ward Drollinger and his father, Ellis Harold Drollinger, lived. 1870 United States Federal Census Name: John Drolinger [Drollinger] Age in 1870: 17 Birth Date: abt 1853 Birthplace: Utah Dwelling Number: 25 Home in 1870: East Bear River, Yuba, California Race: White Gender: Male Post Office: Wheatland Occupation: Laborer Mother of Foreign Birth: Yes Attended School: Yes Inferred Father: S D Drolinger Inferred Mother: Martha Drolinger Household Members Age S D Drolinger 48 Martha Drolinger 43 John Drolinger 17 Rachel Drolinger 15 Benjamin Drolinger 13 Mary Drolinger 12 Caroline Drolinger 10 Bell Drolinger 8 Martha Drolinger 6 Samuel Drolinger 4 Francis Drolinger 2 George Drolinger 11/12 1880 United States Federal Census Record for John Drollinger Nevada > White Pine > Mineral City > District 55 > 1 Inhabitants in: Mineral City School District County: White Pine State: Nevada Enumeration date: 8th & 9th of June, 1880 Name: Drollinger, John Age: 27 Occupation: Farmer Birth Place: California Father's Birth Place: Indiana Mother's Birth Place: England (Note: John does not seem to be listed with any other family members) http://books.google.com/ Jubilee History of Latter-Day Saints Sunday Schools 1849-1899 published by the Deseret Sunday School Union, Salt Lake City, Utah1900 John W. Drollinger was the second Superintendent of the Clinton Sunday School from 1 Aug 1897 to 31 Dec 1899 (the school was organized 10 Jul 1892). Lizzie Drollinger served as secretary from 11 Sep 1898 to 31 Dec 1899. 1900 United States Federal Census Name: John Drollinger Age: 47 Birth Date: May 1853 Birthplace: Utah, USA Home in 1900: Clinton, Utah, Utah Sheet Number: 7 Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 105 Family Number: 114 Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Head Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Sarah Drollinger Marriage Year: 1884 Years Married: 16 Father's Birthplace: Indiana, USA Mother's Birthplace: England Occupation: Farmer Months Not Employed: 0 Can Read: Yes Can Write: Yes Can Speak English: Yes House Owned or Rented: Own Home Free or Mortgaged: F Farm or House: F Neighbors: View others on page Household Members Age Relationship John Drollinger 47 Head Sarah Drollinger 34 Wife Anna E Drollinger 15 Daughter John W Drollinger 12 Son William H Drollinger 10 Son Cora M Drollinger 7 Daughter Francis E Drollinger 3 Son 1901 Census of Canada Name: John Drollinger Gender: Male Marital Status: Married Age: 48 Birth Day & Month: 2 May Birth Year: 1853 Birthplace: USA Relation to Head of House: Head Immigration Year: 1901 Racial or Tribal Origin: German Nationality: American Religion: Latter Day Saint Occupation: Farmer Province: The Territories District: Alberta District Number: 202 Sub-district: Sterling Sub-District Number: M4-1 Household Members: Name Age John Drollinger 48 Sarah Drollinger 45 John W Drollinger 13 William Drollinger 11 Cora May Drollinger 8 Francis Earl Drollinger 3 Encyclopedic History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints C Clarion Ward John W. Drollinger was the first L. now included in the Claresholm Ward. He came with his family in 1903 and took up a farm. Others followed and the saints who had increased in number were organized as a ward July 17, 1904, with John W. Drollinger as Bishop. Census Place: Mineral City, White Pine, Nevada Source: FHL Film 1254759 National Archives Film T9-0759 Page 336A Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace Jacob SCHELLENBARGER Self M W W 44 PA Occ: Teamster Fa: PA Mo: PA John DROLLINGER Other M S W 27 CA Occ: Farmer Fa: IN Mo: ENG Yuba County, California List of Persons Subject to Military Duty for the County of Yuba for 1872 This is transcribed from an original handwritten ledger in the California Room of the Yuba County Library. The only information in this alphabetical listing are the names. There is no other data given. Spelling errors not corrected. Duplicate names are left in. Transcribed as is, by Bea Barton, Mar. 2005. Drollinger, Wm. Dudley Drollinger, John http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/PatentSearch/Results.asp?QryId=54710.47 Patentee Name DROLLINGER, JOHN W State UT County St. Utah Issue Date 7/3/1897 Land Office Utah Doc. Nr. 5709 Accession/Serial Nr. UTUTAA 015880