Oliver Webster Drollinger

Male 1908 - 1993  (84 years)


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  • Name Oliver Webster Drollinger 
    Birth 13 Aug 1908  Fountain County, IN Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 3 Jun 1993  Danville, Vermilion, IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • Oliver W. Drollinger, 84, Route 3, Veedersburg, died at 3:45 P.M. June 3, 1993, at United Samaritans Medical Center, Logan Campus, Danville, Illinois. He was born August 13, 1908 in Fountain County, the son of Webster and Caroline Caldwell Drollinger. He was married to Dorothy Dobbs at Covington, December 29, 1935. She survives.
      He retired from the Norfolk and Western Railroad in 1973. He was a member of the Sterling Christian Church and the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees Union. Surviving, besides the wife, are: several nieces and nephews.
      Funeral services were held at 2 P.M. Monday at the Dickerson Funeral Home, Veedersburg, with the Rev. Gary Johnson officiating. Burial was in Rockfield Cemetery, Veedersburg." - Fountain County Neighbor, June 8, 1993

      Social Security Death Index
      Name: Oliver Drollinger
      SSN: 707-01-4323
      Last Residence: 47987 Veedersburg, Fountain, Indiana, United States of America
      Born: 13 Aug 1908
      Died: 3 Jun 1993
      State (Year) SSN issued: Railroad Board (Issued Through) (Before 1951)
    Burial Veedersburg, Fountain, IN Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • BURIAL Rockfield Cemetery
      Veedersburg, Fountain County, Indiana, USA
    Person ID I3096  Drollinger Genealogy
    Last Modified 23 May 2021 

    Father Webster Isley Drollinger,   b. 2 Aug 1862, Fountain County, IN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 May 1930, Yeddo, Fountain, IN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years) 
    Mother Caroline Lovina "Carrie" Caldwell,   b. 31 May 1865, Fountain County, IN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Aug 1947, Sterling, Fountain, IN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years) 
    Family ID F1006  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Dorothy May Dobbs,   b. 23 Jun 1918, Veedersburg, Fountain, IN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Feb 2002, Covington, Fountain, IN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years) 
    Marriage 29 Dec 1935  Covington, Fountain, IN Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Indiana, U.S., Marriages
      Name: Oliver Drollinger
      Gender: Male
      Race: White
      Age: 27
      Event Type: Marriage Registration (Marriage)
      Birth Date: 13 Aug 1908
      Birth Place: Yeddo, Indiana
      Marriage Date: 29 Dec 1935
      Marriage Place: Indiana, United States
      Residence Place: Kingman, Indiana
      Father: Webster Drollinger
      Mother: Caroline Callwell
      Spouse: Dorothy May Dobbs
      Officiator: John D Hesler
      Page: 21

      Indiana, U.S., Marriages
      Name: Dorothy May Dobbs
      Gender: Female
      Race: White
      Age: 18
      Event Type: Marriage Registration (Marriage)
      Birth Date: 23 Jun 1917
      Birth Place: Sterling, Indiana
      Marriage Date: 29 Dec 1935
      Marriage Place: Indiana, United States
      Residence Place: Sterling, Indiana
      Father: Edward R Dobbs
      Mother: Lillie Hall
      Spouse: Oliver Drollinger
      Officiator: John D Hesler
      Page: 21
    Family ID F962  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 23 Dec 2020 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 13 Aug 1908 - Fountain County, IN Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 29 Dec 1935 - Covington, Fountain, IN Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 3 Jun 1993 - Danville, Vermilion, IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Veedersburg, Fountain, IN Link to Google Earth
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  • Headstones

    Rockfield Cemetery
    Veedersburg, Fountain, IN

  • Notes 
    • Twin to Harry.
      It does not appear Oliver had children.

      U.S., Railroad Retirement Pension Index
      Name: O Drollinger
      [Oliver Drollinger]
      Birth Date: 13 Aug 1908
      Death Date: 1 Jun 1993
      Claim ID: 707014323
      SSN: 707014323
      Industry: Railroad

      1940 United States Federal Census
      Name: Oliver Drollinger
      Age: 31
      Estimated Birth Year: abt 1909
      Gender: Male
      Race: White
      Birthplace: Indiana
      Marital Status: Married
      Relation to Head of House: Head
      Home in 1940: Mill Creek, Fountain, Indiana
      Map of Home in 1940: Mill Creek, Fountain, Indiana
      Farm: Yes
      Inferred Residence in 1935: Mill Creek, Fountain, Indiana
      Residence in 1935: Mill Creek
      Sheet Number: 3B
      Number of Household in Order of Visitation: 66
      Occupation: Operator
      House Owned or Rented: Rented
      Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: 10
      Attended School or College: No
      Highest Grade Completed: High School, 4th year
      Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 60
      Class of Worker: Working on own account
      Weeks Worked in 1939: 52
      Income: 0
      Income Other Sources: Yes
      Neighbors: View others on page
      Household Members Age Relationship
      Oliver Drollinger 31 Head
      Dorothy Drollinger 21 Wife
      Carrie Drollinger 74 Mother
      Harry Drollinger 31 Brother

      U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
      Name: Oliver Webster Drollinger
      Gender: Male
      Race: White
      Age: 32
      Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
      Birth Date: 13 Aug 1908
      Birth Place: Fountain, Indiana
      Residence Place: Kingman, Fountain, Indiana, USA
      Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940
      Registration Place: Indiana, USA
      Employer: Self
      Weight: 180
      Complexion: Light Brown
      Eye Color: Brown
      Hair Color: Brown
      Height: 5 11
      Next of Kin: Dorthy May Drollinger
      Household Members Age Relationship
      Oliver Webster Drollinger 32 Self (Head)
      Dorthy May Drollinger
      Wife

  • Sources 
    1. [S206] SS Death Record Index.