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- 1930 United States Federal Census
Name: Sidney L Drollinger
Birth Year: abt 1863
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Indiana
Marital status: Widowed
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1930: Veedersburg, Fountain, Indiana, USA
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Street address: Rail Road Street
House Number: 211
Dwelling Number: 290
Family Number: 294
Home Owned or Rented: Owned
Home Value: 700
Radio Set: No
Lives on Farm: No
Attended School: No
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's Birthplace: Indiana
Mother's Birthplace: Indiana
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Merchant
Industry: Mercement
Class of Worker: Working on own account
Employment: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
Sidney L Drollinger 67
George Purnell 67
1920 United States Federal Census
Name: Sidney Drollinger
Age: 59
Birth Year: abt 1861
Birthplace: Indiana
Home in 1920: Van Buren, Fountain, Indiana
Street: Sherman St
House Number: X
Residence Date: 1920
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital status: Widowed
Father's Birthplace: Ohio
Mother's Birthplace: Ohio
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Laborer
Industry: Marble Swp
Employment Field: Wage or Salary
Home Owned or Rented: Rented
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
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Household Members:
Name Age
Sidney Drollinger 59
1910 United States Federal Census
Name: Sidney Drollinger
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Age in 1910: 44
Birth Year: abt 1866
Birthplace: Indiana
Home in 1910: Veedersburg Ward 2, Fountain, Indiana
Street: Second Street
Race: White
Gender: Male
Marital status: Divorced
Father's Birthplace: Indiana
Mother's Birthplace: Indiana
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Household Members:
Name Age
Sidney Drollinger 44
1900 United States Federal Census
Name: Sidney L Drollmyer
[Sidney L Drollinger]
Age: 37
Birth Date: Aug 1862
Birthplace: Indiana
Home in 1900: Van Buren, Fountain, Indiana
Ward of City: 2
Street: Washington Street
Sheet Number: 8
Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 175
Family Number: 190
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital status: Married
Spouse's name: Eva B Drollmyer
Marriage Year: 1887
Father's Birthplace: Indiana
Mother's Birthplace: Indiana
Occupation: Maunment Dealer
Months Not Employed: 0
Can Read: Yes
Can Write: Yes
Can Speak English: Yes
House Owned or Rented: O
Home Free or Mortgaged: M
Farm or House: H
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Household Members:
Name Age
Sidney L Drollmyer 37
Eva B Drollmyer 30
Edith M Drollmyer 10
Theodoria L Drollmyer 1
1880 United States Federal Census
Name: Sidna Drollinger
[Sidney Drollinger]
Age: 17
Birth Date: Abt 1863
Birthplace: Indiana
Home in 1880: Van Buren, Fountain, Indiana, USA
Dwelling Number: 240
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital status: Single
Father's name: Ruben Drollinger
Father's Birthplace: Indiana
Mother's name: Luiza Drollinger
Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee
Occupation: At School
Attended School: Yes
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Household Members:
Name Age
Ruben Drollinger 43
Luiza Drollinger 35
Sidna Drollinger 17
Isola Drollinger 16
Della Drollinger 11
Hurburt Drollinger 7
Ora Drollinger 5/12
Sidney and Eva Drollinger
Sidney Drollinger's parents were Reuben and Pamelia Hershberger Drollinger. Reuben married twice. His first wife was Pamelia, the daughter of Abraham who came to Indiana in 1829, from Rockingham County, Virginia. Their children were Sidney, Isola, Lily, Homer, and Della.
After Pamelia's death, Reuben married Louise Caroline McNeese. Their children were Herbert, Orie, and Nile.
Reuben was a descendant of John Drollinger who came to Indiana from rural Retreat, Green County, North Carolina. It was John, who according to a record, dated August 7, 1851, leased 80 acres of land, during President Monroe's administration. John had two sons Adam and Noah. Adam was Reuben's father.
Reuben lived most of his life on a farm about three miles southeast of Veedersburg, Indiana. The house and barn are still standing and are just southwest of Bonebrake Cemetery where Reuben Drollinger and many of his ancestors and descendants are buried.
Besides farming, Reuben sold Eldridge sewing machines. When a child of his was married, his wedding gift was a sewing machine. Reuben said that every wife needs a sewing machine.
After Reuben's funeral, all the relatives went to Veedersburg for the family portrait.
When Eva Layton was sixteen years old, she married Sidney Drollinger. Eva's parents were James and Sarah Wilson Layton. James came to Indiana in 1851, bought land and settled between Covington and Veedersburg, at a place that was later called Layton Station.
The Fountain County Historical Society has placed a marker on the south side of Route 136, in memeory of James and Layton as being early settlers in Fountain County.
Sarah Wilson came from Elizabethtown, PA with her parents. The Wilsons are buried in Ward's Cemetery, north of Layton Station. The big house where James and Sarah Layton and their children, Will, Fred and Eva, lived is still standing. For many years there was a sundial in the front yard. The house is located just north of Interstate 74 at the Route 136 overpass, between Covington and Veedersburg.
At one time, Sidney and Eva Drollinger operated a general store and post office nearby at Layton Station.
Before Eva's marriage and when she was a girl at home, her father gave her a baby grand piano because he thought every girl should learn to play. The piano was a big, four-legged, ebony one. Eva took piano lessons of a German teacher. Later, in Veedersburg, she played for Eastern Star and for square dancing. In Covington, she gave piano lessons and played for church services.
Eva and her cousins often got together. They are picked here at such a meeting.
At Thanksgiving time, it seemed that all the Layton relatives went to Doc and Mary Graham's home which was located about three miles southeast of Covington, Ind.
The older folks always ate in the big dining room and all the children ate at the same time at a big table in the summer kitchen.
After dinner, the children played in the little square tower room which was on the top of the big square two-story house. The tower room had straw matting on the floor, and stored around the room were many interesting, old books and toys.
Eva Drollinger had two brothers, Will and Frey Layton. In Covington, Will was president of the First National Bank, and Fred owned a grocery store for many years. Both brothers and their families often spent part of the year in Florida.
Sidney and Eva Drollinger's children were Earl, James, Edith, and Loretta.
In 1896, Earl died when he was seven years old, and James, when he was three. The boys had gone to the sugar camp with their grandfather when a big storm came up. They got wet. The boys took spinal meningitis, and died within seven weeks of each other.
Edith and Loretta graduated from Covington High School, Indiana State University, and both taught school in the Danville, Ill., area. Edith was principal for seventeen years at South Mont Pleasant School. She married Perry Parker, an engineer for the C&EI Railroad. Perry was born in Wallace, Ind. They had one child, Evabelle, a music teacher, who married Reverend Edwin Fisher. Their two children are Brian and Edwina.
Brian is married to Flo MacKesson, and they have two boys, Brian, Jr., and Andrew. Brian has worked for IBM Company since his graduation from the University of Virginia, the family lives in Glastonbury, Connecticut.
Edwina Fisher married Harry Teague. They have three children, Harry, Jr., Desirie, and Bronwen. They live in Danville, Ill., where Harry, Sr., works for the Continental Can Company. Their oldest child, Harry, Jr., is a senior in Danville High School (1983).
Edith Parker died in 1966; Perry, in 1970. They are buried in Mount Hope Cemetery, Covington, Indiana.
Evabelle Fisher died in 1973; Edwin, in 1960. They are buried in Old St. Anne's Cemetery, Middletown, Del.
In later years Eva Drollinger married Edward Phebus. They lived in Covington for a while, but after they purchased the David Babb farm southeast of Covington, they moved to the country.
Eva Phebus died in 1927; Edward in 1940. They are buried in Mount Hope Cemetery, Covington, Indiana.
Loretta Drollinger married Frank Dugas in Danville, Ill., in 1951. At the time of their marriage, both were teachers in Danville High School.
Frank was born near Brazil, Ind. He first married Jeane Vassen who died in 1938. Their children are Joseph, Franklyn, and Marie.
Frank Dugas and his three children all attended the same grade school, graduated from Westville High School, and the University of Illinois.
Joseph Dugas has a PhD degree and teaches at Ferris University in Big Rapids, Michigan. He is married to Blanche Dudley. Their two sons, Paul and Stephen, both graduated from Michigan State University and both served two years in the army. Stephen, married to Sue Austin, works in a bank in Lansing, Michigan. Paul, married to Sylvia Ricchi, is a chemist in Cleveland, Oh. Their two sons are Michael and Robert.
Marie Dugas is a doctor and is married to Dr. John Babich. They have five children-Mary, Jennie, Judy, Maggie and John, Jr. John, Jr. is at Yale University preparing to become a doctor. The Babich family lives in Sacramento, California.
Franklyn Dugas has been an accountant for Humble Oil Company since his graduation from college. He has worked in Caracas, Venezuela, and has been head accountant for the Caribbean Area. He is married to Faye Thornton. Their daughter, Andrea, is a graduate of Southern Methodist University. The family lives in Coral Gables, Fla.
By Loretta Dugas
This article written by Loretta Drollinger Dugas on or around 1983
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