Oliver Webster Drollinger
1908 - 1993 (84 years)-
Name Oliver Webster Drollinger Birth 13 Aug 1908 Fountain County, IN Gender Male Death 3 Jun 1993 Danville, Vermilion, IL [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 - 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 d. 7 May 1930, Yeddo, Fountain, IN (Age 67 years) Mother Caroline Lovina "Carrie" Caldwell, b. 31 May 1865, Fountain County, IN d. 14 Aug 1947, Sterling, Fountain, IN (Age 82 years) Family ID F1006 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Dorothy May Dobbs, b. 23 Jun 1918, Veedersburg, Fountain, IN d. 10 Feb 2002, Covington, Fountain, IN (Age 83 years) Marriage 29 Dec 1935 Covington, Fountain, IN - 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
- 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.
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Event Map Birth - 13 Aug 1908 - Fountain County, IN Marriage - 29 Dec 1935 - Covington, Fountain, IN Death - 3 Jun 1993 - Danville, Vermilion, IL Burial - - Veedersburg, Fountain, IN = Link to Google Earth
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Headstones
Rockfield Cemetery
Veedersburg, Fountain, IN
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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
- Twin to Harry.
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Sources - [S206] SS Death Record Index.
- [S206] SS Death Record Index.