Andrew Drugan Sr. ^{1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11}

   Cause of his death was LaGrippe and acute gastritis.

  General Notes:

Andrew's exact birth year is somewhat clouded. His gravestone is marked 1832 apparently from information given on his death record.

The 1860 US Census in which Andrew indicated his age to be 23 would suggest a birth year of about 1837.

The 1870 US Census in which Andrew indicated his age to be 37 would suggest a birth year of about 1833.

On the 1880 US Census, Andrew indicated his age to be 47 which would suggest a birth year of about 1833.

On the 1900 US Census, Andrew provided a birth date of March 1834 and a current age of 66.

A FamilySearch.org online database entitled "Wisconsin Deaths and Burials, 1835-1968" provides a birth date of 10 Mar 1832.

From all of these records, there are only two sets of data which seem to repeat, namely a birth month of March and a birth year of about 1833. Normally a person's age on a census form should reflect his current age at the time of the enumeration. Because both the 1870 and 1880 census records reflect an enumeration date of the 1st of June, and given that Andrew was born in March, it would appear that the correct birth year should be 1833. If he were born in 1832, then his age on these two census records would have been 1 year greater than that which was shown.

And for the sake of convenience and compliance with most other researchers data, I choose to maintain the specific birth date as the 10th of March, which was the date from the database collection "Wisconsin Deaths and Burials, 1835-1968". Keep in mind that according to FamilySearch.org, this collection includes indexed church records, civil registrations, and the Internet indexing project sponsored by the LDS Church. This particular database does not differentiate from which source any piece of data may have come. In other words, the database, while sounding like a collection of official records, also includes data supplied by other researchers and may contain factual errors as well as transcription errors.
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  Death Notes:

Name: Andres Drugan
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 1901
Event Place: Trempealeau, Trempealeau, Wisconsin
Residence Place: Trempealeau, Tremp. Co., WI
Gender: Male
Age: 69
Marital Status: Married
Race: W
Occupation: Farmer
Birth Date: 10 Mar 1832
Birth Year (Estimated): 1832
Birthplace: Ireland
Burial Date: 29 Apr 1901
Burial Place: Trempealeau, Tremp. Co., WI
Father's Name: Patrick Drugan
Father's Birthplace: Ireland
Mother's Name: Ann Drugan
Mother's Birthplace: Ireland
Spouse's Name: Mary Drugan
Reference ID: Vol 1 p 404 cn 01485

Citing this Record
"Wisconsin, Death Records, 1867-1907," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X2B9-Y57 : 10 March 2018), Patrick Drugan in entry for Andres Drugan, 1901; citing Death, Trempealeau, Trempealeau, Wisconsin, Wisconsin State Historical Society, Madison; FHL microfilm 1,311,659.
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  Noted events in his life were:

• He has alternate birth date of 10 March 1832 and a birth location of Ireland.

This birth date was given on the Wisconsin Death Record.
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• He has alternate birth date of March 1834 and a birth location of Ireland.

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• He has alternate birth date of 1837 and a birth location of Ireland.

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• He immigrated in 1849.
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• He appeared on the 1860 US Census in Trempealeau, WI on 18 July 1860. ⁶

1860 US Census
Page 121-122, Family 1013, Roll 1434
Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
Andrew Drugan..23..IRE

(Living with parents.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 10 Mar 1833, then his age should have been 27 instead of 23.
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• He was naturalized on 6 April 1868 in Trempealeau, WI.
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• He appeared on the 1870 US Census in Trempealeau, WI on 11 June 1870. ⁷

1870 US Census
Page 16, Family 126
Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
Andrew Drugan..37..IRE..Lime Burner

(Living with wife and 2 children.)
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• 1875 Wisconsin State Census: Wisconsin State, June 1875, Trempealeau, WI. ⁸ 1875 Wisconsin State Census
Line number 63
Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
A. Drugan:
Males: 3 = Andrew Drugan; (Joseph, son; Andrew Jr, son; Patrick, son)
(Living with wife and 5 children.)
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• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in Trempealeau, WI on 1 June 1880. ³

1880 US Census
Page 29A, District 72, Family 300, Roll 1448
Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
Andrew Dougan..Head..47..IRE..Laborer

(Living with wife and 6 children.)
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• He appeared on the 1895 Wisconsin State Census in Trempealeau, WI in 20 June 1895. ⁹

1895 Wisconsin State Census
Page 1
Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
Andrew Drugan:
Males: 6 = Andrew Drugan Sr; (Andrew Jr, son; Patrick, son; Charles, son; 2 Unknown)
(Living with wife, 3 sons, and 1 daughter.)
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• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Trempealeau, WI on 9 June 1900. ⁴

1900 US Census
Sheet 6B, District 137, Family 155
Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
Farm owned, with mortgage
Married 34 yrs
Andrew Drugan..Head..Mar 1834..66..IRE..Immig. 1849..Naturalized..Farmer

(Living with wife and 3 sons.)

NOTE - His birth date is believed to be 10 Mar 1833 instead of Mar 1834.
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• He was buried on 29 April 1901 in the Old Catholic Cemetery in Trempealeau, WI.

Andrew's gravestone is a broken marble monument which has a cross on the very top, a flat vertical stone in the middle that says "Andrew - 1832-1901", and on the base there is engraved in large block letters the surname of DRUGAN.

This gravestone was broken in three pieces and sat on the ground overgrown with thick weeds and brush for several decades before a general clean-up of the entire cemetery started around 2005 and continued for several more years. During this time, the gravestone was repaired and all three pieces rejoined in their original configuration.

La Crosse Diocese death/burial records for St. Bartholomew church in Book 1 (1874-1913) lists the same date of death for "Drugan, J. Andrew".

Plot: Row 6, Lot 67, Grave 1

Find A Grave Memorial #71174765
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Andrew married Mary Elizabeth Gilroy, daughter of Hugh Owen Gilroy and Margaret Tiffany, on 4 December 1865 in Winona, MN.^{1 2 3 4 5} (Mary Elizabeth Gilroy was born in February 1837 in County Leitrim, IRELAND,⁴ died on 3 October 1923 in Trempealeau, WI ^{12 13} and was buried on 5 October 1923 in Old Catholic Cemetery, Trempealeau, WI ¹⁴.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Marriage Image: 4 December 1865, in Winona, MN. ⁵

• They appeared on the 1870 US Census in Trempealeau, WI on 11 June 1870. ⁷

1870 US Census
Page 16, Dwelling 128, Family 126
Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
Andrew Drugan..37..IRE..Lime Burner
Mary Drugan..26..IRE..Keeping House
Mary Drugan..2..WI
Joseph Drugan..1..WI
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• 1875 Wisconsin State Census: Wisconsin State, June 1875, Trempealeau, WI. ⁸ 1875 Wisconsin State Census
Line number 63, Image 56
Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
A. Drugan:
Males: 3 = Andrew Drugan; (Joseph, son; Andrew Jr, son; Patrick, son)
Females: 4 = (Mary Gilroy-Drugan, wife; Mary, daughter; Margaret, dauaghter)

NOTE - The gender counts should be reversed: 4 males and 3 females.
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• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in Trempealeau, WI on 1 June 1880. ³

1880 US Census
Page 29A, District 72, Family 300, Roll 1448
Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
Andrew Dougan..Head..47..IRE..Laborer
Mary Dougan..Wife..39..IRE..Keeping House
Mary Dougan..Daughter..12..WI..At School
Joseph Dougan..Son..11..WI..At School
Andrew Dougan..Son..9..WI
Maggy Dougan..Daughter..7..WI
Patrick Dougan..Son..5..WI
Charlie Dougan..Son..3..WI
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• They appeared on the 1895 Wisconsin State Census in Trempealeau, WI in 20 June 1895. ⁹

1895 Wisconsin State Census
Page 1, Line 17
Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
Andrew Drugan:
Males: 6 = Andrew Drugan Sr; (Andrew Jr, son; Patrick, son; Charles, son; 2 Unknown)
Females: 2 = (Mary Gilroy-Drugan, wife; Margaret, daughter)
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• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Trempealeau, WI on 9 June 1900. ⁴

1900 US Census
Sheet 6B, District 137, Family 155
Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
Farm owned with mortgage
Married 34 yrs
Andrew Drugan..Head..Mar 1834..66..IRE..Immig 1849..Naturalized..Farmer
Mary Drugan..Wife..Feb 1837..63..IRE..Immig 1863..6/5
Andrew Drugan..Son..Nov 1870..29..WI..Farm Laborer
Patrick Drugan..Son..Aug 1874..25..WI..Day Laborer
Charles Drugan..Son..Mar 1877..23..WI..Barber
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  Marriage Notes:

Mary Gilroy and her sister, Ellen Gilroy, married two brothers, Andrew and Peter Drugan respectively. In the 1905 Wisconsin State Census, both sisters are widowed, each living with their sons, and living next door to each other.
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Name: Andrew Drugan
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 4 Dec 1865
Event Place: Winona, Minnesota, United States
Event Place (Original): Winona, Minnesota, United States
Gender: Male
Spouse's Name: Mary Gilroy
Spouse's Gender: Female
Reference ID: 90
Source Reference: Volumes A-B

Citing this Record
"Minnesota Marriages, 1849-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FDX4-CYR : 20 January 2020), Mary Gilroy in entry for Andrew Drugan, 1865.
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Name: Andrew Drugan
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 4 Dec 1865
Event Place: Winona, Minnesota, United States
Event Place (Original): Winona, Minnesota, United States
Gender: Male
Spouse's Name: Mary Gilroy
Spouse's Gender: Female
Certificate Number: Page 90
Page: 90

Citing this Record
"Minnesota, County Marriages, 1860-1949", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2M5-XJY8 : 15 May 2020), Andrew Drugan and Mary Gilroy, 1865.
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