James E. Trollinger

1879 - 1957  (77 years)

• Name	James E. Trollinger
  Birth	29 Dec 1879	Spartanburg, Spartanburg, SC
  Gender	Male
  Death	18 Feb 1957	Shelburn, Linn, OR
  	The Scio Tribune Thursday, February 21, 1957 James Trollinger Killed as Tractor Rolls Over High Bank The life of James Trollinger was snuffed out Monday around noon when a tractor which he was driving plunged over a 18-foot perpendicular bank along Smallman Creek on his farm four miles northwest of Scio. Failing to return to the house at noon and the tractor not being in sight, his son, Howard and two neighbors Henry Kuipers and Arthur Burgess went in search and found both the lifeless body of Mr. Trollinger and his tractor both in the water of the creek. Investigation showed the tractor had been thrown into reverse gear instead of forward, in the private road along and above the creek, and the machine ha suddenly plunged backwards over the bank. The tractor was in four feet of water and the body was floating on the surface, between the wheels of the tractor. Coroner Glen Huston stated that death had been caused by a blow and cut on the head, and crushed chest rather than from drowning. Mr. Trollinger had lost an arm many years ago, using an artificial arm with a hook for a hand on that side. He had carried on regular farm work and logging and other work constantly through the years. Funeral services will be held at the Scio Baptist Church this Thursday at 2:00 p.m. with Rev. Gerald Manley officiating. Burial will be in Miller Cemetery. The Huston Funeral Home of Lebanon is in charge of arrangements. This is the third tragic death in the Trollinger family in the last nine months, two grandchildren of Mr. and Mrs. Trollinger having also met sudden death. Denise the 15 month old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Trollinger was run over by an oil delivery truck in the yard of the parental home on June 13, 1956; and Michael, 5 years old son of Mr. and Mrs. Odel Young choked to death on a peanut butter sandwich while eating with a group of other children in the parental home, just a month ago on January 19. Mrs. Young is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Trollinger. The families live in the same nearby area. James Trollinger was born Dec. 29, 1879 in Spartanburg, South Carolina. He came to Scio, Oregon 62 years ago. He was married to Ora Findley on May 8, 1912 at Albany. While in South Carolina, he worked in a cotton mill and was also employed in Denver Colorado before coming to this community. Surviving are the widow and the son Howard and the daughter Mrs. Lorene Young and six grandchildren. Oregon, U.S., State Deaths Name James Trollinger Gender Male Race White Age 77 Birth Date 1879 Death Date 18 Feb 1957 Death Place Scio, Linn, Oregon, USA Father Hosa Trollinger Mother Nancy Easler Spouse Ora Certificate Number 1686
  Burial	21 Feb 1957	Shelburn, Linn, OR
  	Burial: Miller Cemetery Scio, Linn County, Oregon, USA Inscription: Trollinger Ora 1886-1971 James 1879-1957
  Person ID	I21627	Drollinger Genealogy
  Last Modified	19 Aug 2023

  
  

  Father	CPL Hosea H. H. "Hosey" Trollinger,   b. 17 Apr 1838, Spartanburg, Spartanburg, SC d. 10 Apr 1912, Scio, Linn, OR (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Nancie Easler,   b. 26 Dec 1842, Cherokee Springs, Spartansburg, SC d. 10 Mar 1927, Shelburn, Linn, OR (Age 84 years)
  Family ID	F7437	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ora "Dot" Finley,   b. 16 Dec 1886, Rutledge, Scotland, MO d. 19 Feb 1971, Scio, Linn, OR (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	8 May 1912	Albany, Linn, OR
  	Oregon, U.S., State Marriages Name James Trollinger Gender Male Race White Age 32 Birth Date abt 1880 Birth Place South Carolina Marriage Date 8 May 1912 Marriage Place Albany, Linn, Oregon, USA Spouse Ora Finley File Number 2162854
  Children	1. Zilpha Lorene Trollinger,   b. 27 Aug 1913, Linn County, OR d. 11 Aug 1988, Salem, Marion, OR (Age 74 years)   2. Edgar Howard Trollinger,   b. 13 Nov 1914, Scio, Linn, OR d. 30 Oct 1957, Shelburn, Linn, OR (Age 42 years)
  Documents		Marriage Record
  Family ID	F7438	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Aug 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 29 Dec 1879 - Spartanburg, Spartanburg, SC Marriage - 8 May 1912 - Albany, Linn, OR Death - 18 Feb 1957 - Shelburn, Linn, OR Burial - 21 Feb 1957 - Shelburn, Linn, OR  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents » Slide Show		Death Record
  		U.S., WWII Draft Registration Card
  		U.S., WWI Draft Registration Card
  		1880 United States Federal Census
  		1900 United States Federal Census
  		1910 United States Federal Census
  		1930 United States Federal Census
  		1940 United States Federal Census
  		Ora Trollinger Obit Ora Trollinger SCIO-Ora Trollinger, 84, 221 N. Main St., died at her home Friday morning as the result of a sudden illness. Services will be 2 p.m. Monday in the Scio Baptist Church with the Rev. Gerald Manley. Burial will follow at the Miller Cemetery, Shelburn. Huston Funeral Home, Lebanon, in , charge of arrangements. Mrs. Trollinger was born Dec. 16, 1886 in Rutledge, Mo. and moved to Washington with her parents in 1901. Later the same year they moved to the Willamette Valley. She moved to Scio in 1912 and lived here since that time. She married James Trollinger in Albany in May 1912. Survivors are a daughter, Mrs. Lorene Young, Salem ; six grandchildren and nine great grandchildren.
  		Lorene Trollinger Wedding announcement Scio Society Scio. Only immediate relatives Witnessed the ceremony April 19, 1941, which united in 'married Lorcne Trollinger and Odd! Young. Rites were read by the Rev. V. L, Loucks at the Baptist parsonage in Scio. The bride Is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Trollinger and was born and reared on the Trollinger farm near this city, She was graduated a few years ago from the local high school. Her husband has bwn employed at the Trollinger farm for some time. At the wedding he was attended by Howard Trollinger, brother ot the bride, as best man, while Mrs. Howard Trollinger wat maid of honor Following a wedding trip Mr. and Young will return to the Trollinger farm.
  		Body Recovered Body Recovered SCIO - The body of Edgar Howard Trollinger, 42, Scio farm or, was recovered Wednesday evening from a creek in which he drowned while moving farm equipment. His father drowned in the same creek Feb. 18 when a tractor overturned. Edgar Trollinger was partly paralyzed as a result of an automobile accident earlier in the year.
  		Greater Oregon (Albany, Oregon) 22 Feb 1957, Fri Page 1

  
  

  Headstones

  Miller Cemetery Scio, Linn, OR

  
  

• Notes

  James may not have had a middle name. 1910 United States Federal Census Name James E Trollinger Age in 1910 28 Birth Date 1882 [1882] Birthplace North Dakota Home in 1910 Portland Ward 9, Multnomah, Oregon, USA Sheet Number 19a Street Crosby Street Race White Gender Male Relation to Head of House Lodger Marital Status Single Father's Birthplace Maine Mother's Birthplace Maine Native Tongue English Occupation Laborer Industry Odd Jobs Employer, Employee or Other Wage Earner Able to read Y Able to Write Y Enumeration District Number 0212 Out of Work N Number of Weeks Out of Work 16 Enumerated Year 1910 Neighbors View others on page Household Members (Name) Age Relationship Ella Phillips 42 Head Kenneth M Phillips 19 Son Darwin I Phillips 15 Son Stella A Nordstrom 24 Servant Bessie G McKenna 24 Servant Ella Carl 27 Servant Frank Cundiff 25 Servant James D Prebe 29 Lodger Fred Wilson 33 Lodger Thomas H Clarke 29 Lodger