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Samuel Drollinger
(1801-1834)
Rachel Mary Cook
(1798-1894)
Arthur Halferty
(1793-1852)
Maria Lightfoot
(1800-1873)
Abraham Kidd Drollinger
(1822-1899)
Mary Halferty
(1822-1903)
Clarissa Jane Drollinger
(1846-1930)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. James Dodson

Clarissa Jane Drollinger 1 2 3 4

  • Born: 2 February 1846, , Lee County, IA 1 2 3 4 5
  • Marriage (1): James Dodson on 7 December 1865 in , Lee County, IA
  • Died: 11 April 1930, Fort Madison, IA at age 84 3 4
  • Buried: 13 April 1930, Fort Madison, IA 3 4

bullet   Another name for Clarissa was "Jenna" Drollinger.5

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bullet  Death Notes:


Name: Clarsie Jane Dodson
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 11 Apr 1930
Event Place: Fort Madison, Lee, Iowa, United States
Event Place: Fort Madison
Gender: Female
Age: 84
Birth Year (Estimated): 1846
Father's Name: A R Drollinger
Mother's Name: Mary Halfarty
Spouse's Name: James Dodson
Certificate Number: 5658

Citing this Record
"Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q248-VWGY : 8 November 2017), James Dodson in entry for Clarsie Jane Dodson, 11 Apr 1930, Fort Madison, Lee, Iowa, United States; citing certificate #5658, State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines; FamilySearch digital folder 101797037.
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bullet  Noted events in her life were:

• She appeared on the 1850 US Census in District 29, Lee County, IA on 26 September 1850. 1

1850 US Census
Page 448B, Dwelling 924, Family 930, Line 3, Roll 186
District 29, Lee County, Iowa, United States
Claressa I. Drollinger..4..IA

(Living with parents.)
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• She appeared on the 1860 US Census in Douglas Township, Appanoose, IA on 28 June 1860. 2

1860 US Census
Page 64, Dwelling 440, Family 422, Roll 311
Douglas Township, Appanoose County, Iowa, United States
Clarissa J. Drollinger..14..IA

(Living with parents.)
.

• She appeared on the 1885 Iowa State Census in Fort Madison, IA on 1 January 1885. 5

1885 Iowa State Census
Page 48, Dwelling 266, Family 284, Line 10
Fort Madison, Lee County, Iowa
Jenna Drollinger..39

(Living at the home of her parents while still married to James Dodson. This was probably a temporary arrangement because they are shown as living together in the 1900 US Census.)

NOTE - She generally used her middle name of Jane but this is the only instance of where it was written as Jenna.
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• Death Image: 11 April 1930, in Fort Madison, IA. 3



• She was buried on 13 April 1930 in the Oakland Cemetery in Fort Madison, IA.

PLOTSection B
Find A Grave Memorial 101403244
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Clarissa married James Dodson on 7 December 1865 in , Lee County, IA. (James Dodson was born in 1842 and died in 1914.)


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Sources


1 1850 U.S. census, population schedule, District 29, Lee County, Iowa, United States, p. 448B, dwelling 924, family 930, Abraham Kid Drollinger and Mary Halferty; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 8 Sep 2019); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M432, roll 186.

2 1860 U.S. census, population schedule, Douglas Township, Appanoose County, Iowa, United States, p. 64, dwelling 440, family 422, Abraham Kid Drollinger and Mary Halferty; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 8 Sep 2019); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M653, roll 311.

3 "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2531337 : accessed 8 Sep 2019), Clarsie Jane Dodson, 11 Apr 1930, Fort Madison, Lee, Iowa, United States; citing certificate #5658, State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines; FamilySearch digital folder 101797037.

4 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); (accessed 08 September 2019), memorial page for Clarrisa J. Dodson (2 Feb 1846\endash 11 Apr 1930), Find A Grave Memorial no. 101403244, citing Oakland Cemetery, Fort Madison, Lee County, Iowa, USA

5 1885 Iowa State Census, Fort Madison, Lee County, Iowa, p. 48, dwelling 266, family 284, line 10, Abraham Kid Drollinger and Mary Halferty; database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1803643 : accessed 8 Sep 2019).


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