William Alexander Drollinger

Male 1856 - 1931  (~ 74 years)


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  • Name William Alexander Drollinger 
    Birth Dec 1856  Broad Top, Bedford, PA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • "Birth: Dec 1856 in Broad Top, Bedford, PA" per
      1900 United States Federal Census
    Gender Male 
    Death 23 Feb 1931  Argentine, Kansas City, Wyandotte, KS Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Bedford Gazette (Bedford, Pennsylvania)
      27 Feb 1931 Mr and Mrs Henry A Wisegarver of Cessna left Kansas City Kansas where they will attend the funeral of the latter's brother, Wm. A, Drollinger
    Burial Kansas City, Wyandotte, KS Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • BURIAL Maple Hill Cemetery
      PLOT block 2
      Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas, USA
    Person ID I15702  Drollinger Genealogy
    Last Modified 30 Oct 2020 

    Father Henry "Harry" Drollinger,   b. 27 Mar 1828, Bedford County, PA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Nov 1884, Bedford County, PA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 56 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Longenecker,   b. 16 May 1827, PA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Aug 1905, Bedford County, PA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years) 
    Family ID F5143  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Mellon,   b. 19 Oct 1850, Bedford County, PA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Oct 1924, Argentine, Kansas City, Wyandotte, KS Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years) 
    Marriage 1876 
    Children 
     1. Ida May Drollinger,   b. 15 Aug 1877, Lone Star, Douglas, KS Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Oct 1964, Liberty, Clay, MO Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years)
     2. Harry Mellon Drollinger,   b. 7 Dec 1878, Kansas City, Wyandotte, KS Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Jul 1953, Kansas City, Wyandotte, KS Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)
     3. Elizabeth Rebecca "Lizzie" Drollinger,   b. 21 Nov 1881, KS Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Mar 1944, Contra Costa County, CA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years)
     4. Estella B. "Stella" Drollinger,   b. May 1884, Argentine, Kansas City, Wyandotte, KS Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1948, KS Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 63 years)
     5. William Ellis "Willie" Drollinger,   b. 16 Aug 1886, Douglas County, KS Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Sep 1947, Contra Costa County, CA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years)
     6. Grace Drollinger,   b. 21 Mar 1890, KS Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Mar 1960, Kansas City, Jackson, MO Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years)
    Family ID F5265  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 30 Oct 2020 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Dec 1856 - Broad Top, Bedford, PA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 23 Feb 1931 - Argentine, Kansas City, Wyandotte, KS Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Kansas City, Wyandotte, KS Link to Google Earth
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  • Headstones

    Maple Hill Cemetery
    Kansas City, Wyandotte, KS


  • Notes 
    • Bedford Gazette 27 Feb 1931
      Wm A, Drollinger
      Word has been received by local relatives of the death of Wm A. Drollinger of Kansas City Kansas on 23 Feb 1931, at the age of 74 years. He had been a resident of Kansas City for many years having left Bedford County about 1876. He was united in marriage to Mary Mellon (deceased) and is survived by five daughters and two sons; also the following sisters, Mrs Mary Mock of Roaring Spring, Mrs Elizabeth Wisegarver of Cessna and Mrs Harriette Hutton Kansas City.

      Home in 1900: Argentine Ward 2, Wyandotte, Kansas
      Household Members:
      Name Age
      Will Drollinger 49 contractor building
      Mary Drollinger 45 land lady
      Harry M Drollinger 19 teamster
      Lizzie R Drollinger 17
      Estella B Drollinger 16
      Willie E Drollinger 12
      Gracie Drollinger 10
      Frank D Urren 29 boarder
      Edgar Carr 26 boarder
      Arthur Calender 22 boarder
      Clyde Vanas 24 boarder
      Otto Lewis 22 boarder
      Thomas Armstrong 19 boarder
      Alexander Broom 47 boarder
      Eugene Eustace 18 boarder
      Robert Hutchett 23 boarder
      Thomas Cuseck 25 boarder
      Clifford Buckels 40 boarder
      Eduard Rafferty 24 boarder
      John F Foley 58 boarder
      Oscar Leon 27 boarder
      Barney Brucce 30 boarder
      Everett Amelia 27 boarder

      U.S. City Directories
      Name: William A Drollinger
      Residence Year: 1908
      Street Address: 729 W Metropoli-
      Residence Place: Kansas City, Missouri
      Publication Title: Kansas City, Missouri, City Directory, 1908

      1920 United States Federal Census
      Name: William A Drollinger [William Drollinger]
      Age: 62
      Birth Year: abt 1858
      Birthplace: Pennsylvania
      Home in 1920: Kansas City Ward 7, Wyandotte, Kansas
      Race: White
      Gender: Male
      Relation to Head of House: Head
      Marital Status: Married
      Spouse's Name: Mary Drollinger
      Father's Birthplace: Pennsylvania
      Mother's Birthplace: Pennsylvania
      Home owned: Own
      Able to read: Yes
      Able to Write: Yes