William Wesley Drollinger ^{1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12}

  Death Notes:

Name: William Wesley Drollinger
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 18 Sep 1931
Event Place: Fort Madison, Lee, Iowa, United States
Event Place: Fort Madison
Gender: Male
Age: 83
Birth Year (Estimated): 1848
Father's Name: Abraham Drollinger
Mother's Name: Mary Halferty
Spouse's Name: Alice Drollinger
Certificate Number: 156115

Citing this Record
"Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q248-L816 : 8 November 2017), Alice Drollinger in entry for William Wesley Drollinger, 18 Sep 1931, Fort Madison, Lee, Iowa, United States; citing certificate #156115, State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines; FamilySearch digital folder 101797043.
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  Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1850 US Census in District 29, Lee County, IA on 26 September 1850. ²

1850 US Census
Page 448B, Dwelling 924, Family 930, Line 3, Roll 186
District 29, Lee County, Iowa, United States
William W. Drollinger..2..IA

(Living with parents.)
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• He appeared on the 1860 US Census in Douglas Township, Appanoose, IA on 28 June 1860. ³

1860 US Census
Page 64, Dwelling 440, Family 422, Roll 311
Douglas Township, Appanoose County, Iowa, United States
Wm W. Drollinger..12..IA

(Living with parents.)
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• He appeared on the 1870 US Census in Jefferson Township, Lee County, IA on 3 June 1870. ⁴

1870 US Census
Page 5, Dwelling 38, Family 39, Line 37
Jefferson Township, Lee County, Iowa, United States
William Drollinger..22..IA..Farmer

(Living with parents.)
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• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in Jefferson Township, Lee County, IA on 10 June 1880. ⁵

1880 US Census
Page 150D, District 12, Family 75, Roll 0349
Jefferson Township, Lee County, Iowa, United States
Wm. W. Drolinger..Son..32..IA..Farmer

(Living with parents.)
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• He appeared on the 1885 Iowa State Census in Fort Madison, IA on 1 January 1885. ⁶

1885 Iowa State Census
Page 48, Dwelling 266, Family 284, Line 10
Fort Madison, Lee County, Iowa
William W. Drollinger..37

(Living with parents.)

NOTE - William was enumerated as living with his parents even though he was married about 3 years earlier in 1881. On the census form, his marital status was left blank.
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• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Jefferson Township, Lee County, IA on 20 June 1900. ⁷

1900 US Census
Sheet 5A, District 69, Dwelling 85, Family 88, Line 40
Jefferson Township, Lee County, Iowa, United States
Farm owned, no mortgage
William Drollinger..Head..Dec 1847..52..IA..Widowed..Farmer
Walter Drollinger..Son..Nov 1886..13..IA..Farm Laborer
Ethel Drollinger..Daughter..Nov 1890..9..IA

(William was widowed and living with 2 children.)
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• He appeared on the 1910 US Census in Jefferson Township, Lee County, IA on 30 April 1910. ⁸

1910 US Census
Sheet 7B, District 77, Dwelling 96, Family 96, Roll 410
Jefferson Township, Lee County, Iowa, United States
William Drollinger..Father..62..IA..Widowed..Own Income

(Living at the home of his married son, Walter, and his wife.)
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• He appeared on the 1920 US Census in Jefferson Township, Lee County, IA on 12 January 1920. ⁹

1920 US Census
Sheet 5A, District 80, Dwelling 96, Family 99, Roll 498
Jefferson Township, Lee County, Iowa, United States
Farm owned
William Drollinger..Father..72..IA..Widowed

(Living at the home of his married son, Walter, and his family.)
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• He appeared on the 1930 US Census in Fort Madison, IA on 15 April 1930. ¹⁰

1930 US Census
Sheet 17A, District 24, Dwelling 396, Family 422, Roll 664
Fort Madison, Lee County, Iowa, United States
1723 Avenue I; Home owned, $5000
William Drollinger..Father-in-law..82..IA..Widowed

(Living at the home of his married daughter, Ethel, and her husband.)
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• Death Image: 18 September 1931, in Fort Madison, IA. ¹¹

• He was buried on 20 September 1931 in the Wilson Pioneer Cemetery in Fort Madison, IA.

Find A Grave Memorial 202806534
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William married Mary Alice Halferty, daughter of John Halferty and Emma Miller, on 15 December 1881 in , Lee County, IA.¹ (Mary Alice Halferty was born on 28 January 1864 in Iowa,^{1 5 13 14} died on 22 May 1891 ¹⁴ and was buried after 22 May 1891 in Fort Madison, IA ¹⁴.)

  Marriage Notes:

Name: William Drollinger
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 15 Dec 1881
Event Place: Lee, Iowa, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 34
Birth Year (Estimated): 1847
Spouse's Name: Alice Halferty
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Age: 18
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1863
Reference ID: p 422

Citing this Record
"Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XJWS-S5L : 18 October 2017), William Drollinger and Alice Halferty, 15 Dec 1881, Lee, Iowa, United States; citing reference p 422, county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 959,192.

NOTE - William and Mary Alice were 1st cousins.
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In 1880, Mary Alice was living at the home of her uncle and aunt, Abraham Drollinger and Mary Halferty. By the end of 1881, she would marry one of their sons, William Drollinger, who was also her 1st cousin. When they were married, William was 33 and Mary Alice was 17.
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