Ora Allen Drollinger
1885 - 1912 (~ 27 years)-
Name Ora Allen Drollinger Birth Apr 1885 Bourbon County, KS 
[1] - 'Apr 1885 Kansas' per 1900 Census.
Gender Male Death 4 Sep 1912 Bourbon County, KS [2] - ORA A. DROLLINGER DEAD.
Hiattville Young Man Succumbed Yesterday to Lingering Illness of Tuberculosis.
Ora A. Drollinger died yesterday morning at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ira Drollinger, in Hiattville, Kan., following several month's illness of tuberculosis. The funeral was held this afternoon at 3 o'clock from the Methodist church at Hiattville, and burial was made in the cemetery there. Rev. Williams, pastor of the church, officiated.
The deceased is survived by a wife and one child, besides the parents, one sister, Mrs. J. B. Fulton, formerly of this city, and a brother, J. M. Drollinger, of Hiattville. Mr. Drollinger was born and reared near Hiattville, and was a young man of splendid qualities. He learned the telegrapher's trade and followed this work until last November, when his health failed, and he was forced to give up his work. He was a member of the Methodist church.
Fort Scott Tribune-Monitor, Thursday, September 5, 1912 Page Eight
Burial Hiattville, Bourbon, KS - Burial: Hiattville Cemetery
Hiattville, Bourbon County, Kansas, USA
Person ID I3120 Drollinger Genealogy Last Modified 10 Oct 2018
Father Allen Valentine Drollinger, b. Jan 1851, Troy, Fountain, IN d. 5 Jul 1923, Ft. Scott, Bourbon, KS (Age ~ 72 years) Mother Nancy Ellen Cullison, b. 26 Sep 1861, Coshocton, Coshocton, OH d. 1 Jun 1934, St Joseph, Buchanan, MO (Age 72 years) Family ID F1011 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Edna Pearl Howell, b. 7 Jul 1888, Sherman, Crawford, KS d. 31 Oct 1987, Crowley, Tarrant, TX (Age 99 years) Marriage 29 Dec 1907 Bourbon County, KS - Kansas, County Marriage Records
Name: Ora A Drollinger
Gender: Male
Age: 22
Birth Date: abt 1885
Marriage Date: 29 Dec 1907
Marriage Place: Bourbon, Kansas, USA
Spouse: Edna P Howell
Film Number: 001443376
Kansas, County Marriage Records
Name: Edna P Howell
Gender: Female
Age: 19
Birth Date: abt 1888
Marriage Date: 29 Dec 1907
Marriage Place: Bourbon, Kansas, USA
Spouse: Ora A Drollinger
Film Number: 001443376
Children 1. Kyle Mark Drollinger, Sr., b. 7 Jan 1909, near Fort Scott, KS d. 18 Apr 1998, Fort Worth, Dallas, TX (Age 89 years)Family ID F3553 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 12 Oct 2019
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Birth - Apr 1885 - Bourbon County, KS 
Marriage - 29 Dec 1907 - Bourbon County, KS Death - 4 Sep 1912 - Bourbon County, KS 
Burial - - Hiattville, Bourbon, KS = Link to Google Earth
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Hiattville Cemetery
Hiattville, Bourbon, KS
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Notes - According to his son, Kyle, Ora only had one child, himself.
1900 United States Federal Census
Name: Ora A D*Linger [Ora A Drollinger]
Age: 15
Birth Date: Apr 1885
Birthplace: Kansas
Home in 1900: Pawnee, Bourbon, Kansas
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: Allen V D*Linger
Father's Birthplace: Indiana
Mother's name: Ella N D*Linger
Mother's Birthplace: Ohio
1910 United States Federal Census
Name: Ora A Drollinger
Age in 1910: 27
Birth Year: abt 1883
Birthplace: United States [United States of America]
Home in 1910: St John, Stafford, Kansas
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Edna A Drollinger
Father's Birthplace: United States [United States of America]
Mother's Birthplace: United States [United States of America]
Household Members: Name Age
Ora A Drollinger 27
Edna A Drollinger 22
Kyle Drollinger 0 [11/12]
Ora's occupation is listed as "Operator - Telegraph".
U.S., City Directories
Name: Ora Drollinger
Gender: Male
Spouse:
Edna Drollinger
Publication Title: Boulder, Colorado, City Directory, 1916
- According to his son, Kyle, Ora only had one child, himself.
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