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- Magdalena or Lena had her share of tragedy in life. After the burning down of her husband's tavern and death of her uncle in law, she had the early death of husband to contend with. Left a pregnant widow she had to provide food and shelter for her family. Fortunately she had a hotel tavern on the Butler Freeport pike to provide an income. At this future date we cannot know how well she did but we can see she managed to survive and keep the building and grounds. Raising a family and running a business could not have been an easy task. Then she suffered further trauma when her oldest son went off to fight in the civil war. When he was killed at the battle of the Wilderness, she no doubt suffered the pain of losing a child. It could not have been easy for her to have her second son as a rebellious child. According to family legend he ran off 3 times to join the army. The first two times she succeeded in bringing him back home. Soon after the death of her eldest he was successful in enlisting in the Army in Pittsburgh. Her eldest daughter died young, probably in child birth. So in the span of a few years she lost two children. Next came the loss of her next daughter's husband with her and her son returning home. Her third son moved to Allegheny City and then to Kansas following her third daughter. His death at a young age gave her more pain and grief to endure. Hers was not an easy life.
Name: Magdalena Braun Arrival Date: July 6, 1835 Age: 19 Gender: F Port of Arrival: New York Port of Departure: Bremen Place of Origin: Graben Ship: Bark Constitution Microfilm Serial Number: M237 Microfilm Roll Number: 27 List Number: 443 This would put her in New York City which is consistent with the marriage in 1843 to Gustav Friedrich Drollinger.
Magdelena Drollinger in the 1850 United States Federal Census
Name: Magdelena Drollinger
Age: 34
Birth Year: abt 1816
Birthplace: Germany
Home in 1850: Clearfield, Butler, Pennsylvania, USA
Gender: Female
Family Number: 333
Household Members:
Name Age
Gustavus F R Drollinger 36
Magdelena Drollinger 34
Mary Drollinger 6
Gustavus F R Drollinger 4
Adolphus W Drollinger 2
Philip G Drollinger 0
Jacob Drollinger 58
She is on 1862 tax list, Magdalena Drollinger of Jefferson Township, Innkeeper. She supported her family as a hotel and Inn keeper. Mainly her daughters Hettie and Louisa and grandson Gilbert Koedel in later life. She drew a pension for the death of her son Gustav Friedrich from 1868 on. She is listed in the census of pensioners 1883. Not much else is known about her. She is the same Magdalena mentioned in Brigett Burkett's Nineteenth Century Emigrants from Baden Vol 2, page 18
Home in 1860: Jefferson, Butler, Pennsylvania
Household Members:
Name Age
Magdaline Drollinger 45
Mary C Drollinger 16
Gustavus F Drollinger 15
Adolphus Drollinger 12
Philip G Drollinger 10
Louisa C Drollinger 8
Amelia H Drollinger 5
Henrietta Drollinger 2
State of Pennsylvania, Butler County
On this 21st day of May 1866 personally came before me Prothonotry of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County, Magdalena Drollinger a resident of Jefferson Township in said county and State, aged 50 years who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of this provision made by act of congress approved the 14th day of July 1862. That she is the widow of Gustavus Frederick Drollinger and mother of Gustavus Drollinger, who was a private in company "C" 14th Regiment of U.S. Infantry (Regulars) in the war of 1861, who fell mortally wounded and died on the 5th day of May 1864 in the battle of the "Wilderness" Va
She further states she is the mother of five surviving children viz (Adolphus, Philip, Louisa, Amelia, Henrietta)
She further declares that her son Augustus Frederick upon whom she was wholly dependent for support, having left no one surviving minor child surviving, declarant makes this application for a pension under the afore mentioned act, and offers the evidence filed herewith, and that in the proper dependent to establish her claim. She also declares that she has not in any way, been engaged in or aided or abetted the rebellion in the United States, that she is not in receipt of a pension under the 2nd section of the act above mentioned or any other act, nor has she again married since the death of her son, the said Augustus Frederick.
My Post Office address is Saxonburg "Pa"
Magdaline Drollinger
Also personally came Henry Bauer and M Zimmerman both residents of Butler county, persons whom I certify to be respectable and entitled to credit and who being duly sworn, say that they were present and saw Magdalena sign her name to the forgoing declaration.
Adjutant Genreral's Office June 21st, 1866
It appears from the records of this office that Gustavus F Drollinger was enlisted on December 29th 1863 for the period of five years. On the muster roll of Co "C" 1st Battl 14th Regiment of US Infantry for the months of May and June 1864. He is reported Wounded in Action, sent to Genl Hosptl, May 5th 1864, a pvt. On subsequent rolls, Absent wounded since May 5th, 1864, a Private. On roll of Co "B" 3rd Battl of said regiment(to which he was transferred) for Sep and Oct 1865. Dropped from the rolls of Co per Batt @ No. 49, dated Hart's Island, N.Y.H. Oct 16, 65 a Private. No evidence of death on file.
Saml Brech
Assistant Adjutant General
Pension No. 128344
Lena Drollinger in the 1880 United States Federal Census
Name: Lena Drollinger
Age: 65
Birth Date: Abt 1815
Birthplace: Baden
Home in 1880: Jefferson, Butler, Pennsylvania, USA
Dwelling Number: 176
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
Marital Status: Widowed
Father's Birthplace: Baden
Mother's Birthplace: Baden
Occupation: Keeps House
Household Members:
Name Age
Lena Drollinger 65
Hester Drollinger 22 daughter
Louisa Koedel 27 daughter
Gilbert Koedel 6 grandson
Listed in the census of pensioners 1883
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1815 - 1886 (70 years)
