Descendants of (possibility) Henry Dillon
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By
Steve McPeek
Dillon historians have
commonly held the belief this name is originally French in its pedigree. Ancestors of the surnames Le Dillon and
Delyn began arriving in the British Isles at the onset of the Anglo-Norman
invasion of the eleventh century. The British Anglicized the name, which
resulted in a wide range of variant spellings.
Dillian, Dillan, Dillow and Dillon can all be traced back to these
original French names.
Irish genealogists now regard this name as one hundred percent Irish. It can be found throughout Ireland and more than one county can claim it as an ancestral name. The most likely home, however, is Westmeath County, a.k.a. Dillon s County.
It would be difficult to
chart the migration of Dillons to America.
One man, Luke Dillian, who arrived in American in 1710, is thought to be
the father of the Dillons in early Pennsylvania and North Carolina. The Dillons, and their variants surnames,
began arriving in the early 18th century, increasing their numbers
over the years, before reaching a peak during the Irish potato famines of the
mid-1800s.
By 1790, when the first U.S.
federal census was taken, 21 Dillon families were living in America in six
states. Three Dillons lived in Maryland
with the largest numbers in North Carolina.
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EARLY MARYLAND DILLONS
1790 Census
John
Dillon Baltimore County
James
Dillon Baltimore County
William
Dillon Frederick County
No
Dillons were living in Frederick County
(I found
no census report for Baltimore County)
William
Dillon (all related) Caroline County
1 son
10-16, him 16-26, wife 16-26, 2-daughters
under10 yrs
Vincent
Dillon (all related) Caroline County
2 sons
u10, him 26-45, wife 26-45, daughter 10-16
John
Dillon (all related) Caroline County
listed
himself only 16-26 years
James
Dillon Baltimore,
City
Elenor D.
Dillon Baltimore,
Delaware
OHIO DILLONS
* * * * *
In its early years, the state of Ohio mirrored the growth of
Dillons nationally. In 1810, for
example, there were no Dillons present in the Ohio census. By the time Monroe County was formed in
1815, they began entering the state from the east. By 1820, the census of that year indicated 77 different families
of Dillons were residing throughout most of the state.
Property records indicated
Dillons began purchasing land in Monroe County in 1832. The first Monroe County
census, which included Dillon surnames, was 1840. Three families of Dillons
were living in Seneca, Perry and Franklin Townships. By 1850, seven different families of Dillons existed in almost
every township of the county.
The descendents of the
Franklin Township Dillons have a well-chronicled history*. They migrated from Pennsylvania to Ohio in
1835. Vincent Dillon, the patriarch,
purchased 39 acres of land in Monroe County in 1833. He spent 12 years in Monroe County, producing seven of his
thirteen children there. He later moved
to Lawrence County, Ohio.
Our ancestral Dillons were
originally from Maryland. They migrated
west through either Pennsylvania or Virginia before settling in Guernsey
County, Ohio. Sometime between 1850
1860 the next descending generation moved to Perry Township in Monroe County.
* - www.lawrencecountyohio.com/families/a_e/dillon1.htm
* - http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=dillon
Henry
Dillon Derry Twp.
Jane
Dillon Oxford Twp.
(She was
probably a Widow)
Guernsey County
Londonderry
Township
Henry
Dillon
Christopher
Dillon
Oxford
Township
John
Dillon
William Dillon
John Dillon
John
Dillon
OUR DILLON ANCESTORS
UNKNOWN DILLON
This man
(unknown Dillon) was born in Maryland between 1780 and 1790. I believe his name was Henry Dillon. He migrated to Ohio between 1810-1815 and died
about 1840 in Guernsey County, Ohio.
According to the census report of 1830, his wife was born between
1780-90 as well. Also listed on the
census report was a man between 60-70 years of age. It would appear that this man was the father of either Henry or
his wife. Thus, he was born between
1760-70.
I was
curious if Henry may have moved directly to Ohio. The 1810 U.S. census report
indicated four men by the name of Henry Dillon existed, none of whom lived in
Maryland. Each lived in a different location.
1. Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, age 26-44
four boys.
2. Hopewell Twp. of
Washington County, Pennsylvania, age 26-44 2 boys and 2 girls.
3. Franklin County, Virginia, age 26-44, three
boys and one girl.
4. Prince Edward County, Virginia, age 26-44,
one boy and one girl.
Henry Dillon of Washington County, Pennsylvania was the only man
who had children of similar ages to Henry Dillon of Guernsey County, Ohio. If he was our ancestor, he must have
migrated west from Maryland about 1800, settled in Pennsylvania, then moved to
Ohio a few years later. Washington
County, Pennsylvania is geographic on a straight line east of Monroe County,
Ohio.
CHILDREN OF UNKNOWN DILLON
Unknown
daughter, born bet. 1810-15
John
Dillon, born 1815
Unknown
daughter, born bet. 1816-21
Unknown
son, born bet. 1816-21
Martin
Dillon, born 1823
Unknown
son, born bet. 1825-30
Unknown
daughter, born bet. 1825-30
JOHN DILLON
JOHN DILLON was born on 2 August 1815
in Guernsey County, Ohio. He lived in Williamsburg
of Beaver Township for the census years of 1840 and 1850. John moved to Monroe
County after 1850 and had established a home in Perry Township before
1860. He lived in Monroe County from
that point until his death on 12 March 1892 in Greenbrier, Perry Township. He
was 76. John married Margaret Johnson
between 1835 and 1840. She was born 2 March 1817 in Brooklyn, New York. Margaret died on 25 February 1895 in Greenbriar,
Perry Township. They are buried at the Greenbriar Cemetery in Perry Township.
CENSUS
REPORTS FOR JOHN DILLON
Beaver Twp., Guernsey County
no
date listed
|
NAME |
AGE |
|
|
|
|
Dillon,
John |
20-30
yrs. |
|
Adult
woman (Margaret) |
20-30
yrs. |
No children
Beaver Twp., Guernsey County
21
August 1850
|
NAME |
AGE |
RELATION |
PLACE OF BIRTH |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dillon, John |
35 |
|
Ohio |
|
Margaret |
33 |
|
New York |
|
Henry |
11 |
son |
|
|
Ursula |
9 |
dau |
|
|
Elena |
7 |
dau |
|
|
Sarah |
5 |
dau |
|
|
Jackson |
2 |
son |
|
Monroe County, Perry
Twp
|
NAME |
AGE |
PLACE OF BIRTH |
OCCUPATION |
RELATION |
YEAR OF BIRTH |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dillon, John |
40 |
Ohio |
Farmer |
|
1820 |
|
Margaret (Johnson) |
40 |
New York |
|
|
1820 |
|
Henry |
19 |
Ohio |
|
Son |
|
|
Ursula |
17 |
Ohio |
|
Dau |
|
|
Elena |
15 |
Ohio |
|
Dau |
|
|
Sarah |
13 |
Ohio |
|
Dau |
|
|
Martin |
10 |
Ohio |
|
Son |
|
|
Susannah |
8 |
Ohio |
|
Dau |
|
|
Sophinal |
5 |
Ohio |
|
Dau |
|
|
Jonathan Smith |
3 |
Ohio |
|
Son |
|
Monroe County, Perry Twp.
29 June 1870
|
NAME |
AGE |
PLACE OF BIRTH |
OCCUPATION |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dillon, John |
55 |
Ohio |
Farmer |
|
Margaret |
53 |
New York |
Keeps house |
|
Martin |
21 |
Ohio |
Farm laborer |
|
Susan |
17 |
Ohio |
Works at home |
|
Sophinal |
15 |
Ohio |
|
|
John |
13 |
Ohio |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Monroe County, Perry Twp.
|
NAME |
AGE |
RELATION |
PLACE OF BIRTH |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dillon, John |
66 |
|
OH |
|
Margaret |
66 |
Wife |
NY |
|
Susann |
26 |
Daughter |
OH |
|
Smith |
23 |
Son |
OH |
CHILDREN OF JOHN AND MARGARET DILLON
HENRY DILLON
HENRY DILLON was born in 1840. He died in 1907. He married Elizabeth Lippincott in 1871 in Washington County,
Ohio.
URSULA DILLON
URSULA DILLON was born in Guernsey
County, Ohio in 1842.
ELENA DILLON
ELENA DILLON was born in Guernsey
County, Ohio in 1844.
SARAH F. DILLON
SARAH DILLON was born in Guernsey
County, Ohio in 1846. She married
Nathaniel Briggs on 31 December 1868 in Monroe County. She married William Wilcox on 29 December
1869.
JACKSON DILLON
He
was two years of age according to the 1850 census. He must have died young because I saw no record of him in 1860.
MARTIN DILLON
MARTIN DILLON was born in Guernsey
County, Ohio in 1849. He died on 19
September 1923 in Monroe County. He
married Susan Lippincott on 11 April 1872.
SUSAN ANN DILLON
SUSAN DILLON was born in 1852. She died on 17 March 1897 in Perry Township,
Monroe County, Ohio. She married James
Lippincott in May 1876.
SOPHINAL DILLON
SOPHINAL DILLON was born in 1854.
JONATHAN SMITH DILLON
JONATHAN DILLON was born in 1856. He died on 31 December 1894 in
Graysville. He married Susan Linn on 28
March 1877 in Monroe County. (Witnessed by John Dillon). Susan was born in 1861.
HENRY DILLON
HENRY DILLON was born on 17 March 1840 in Guernsey County, Ohio. He died on 19 October 1907 in Graysville,
Ohio. He is buried at the Greenbriar
Cemetery in Perry Township, Monroe County.
Henry was married twice.
Military Notes on Henry Dillon
Henry enlisted in the
military during the Civil War. He
fought with the 7th (West) Virginia Regiment Infantry which was
organized in the summer and fall of 1861.
Henry s regiment was involved with the pursuit of General Robert E. Lee
from 3-9 April 1865 that culminated in his surrender at Appomattox Court House
on 9 April. He was discharged in June
of 1865. ( See attached pages at the
end of this chapter)
MARGARET ANN (UNKNOWN)*
Henry Dillon married
Margaret Unknown in Monroe County about 1861.
She was born on 14 April 1846 and died 28 December 1867. She was only 21 years old when she died. She is buried at the Greenbriar Cemetery in
Perry Township.
Richard
Schumacher believes her maiden name was Margaret Ann Stine.
CHILDREN OF HENRY AND MARGARET DILLON
John L. Dillon, born 27 April 1862, died 3 September 1875
Lima Ann Dillon, born 17 October 1866, died 27 December 1866
ELIZABETH ANN LIPPINCOTT
Henry Dillon married
Elizabeth Lippincott at Wilson Run in Washington County, Ohio on 23 March 1871.
Elizabeth was born on 2 September 1840 in Washington County. She died of heart failure on 14 November
1929 in Perry Township, Monroe County.
Elizabeth was the daughter of Samuel Lippincott and Elenor Conley. Henry
and Elizabeth (Lippincott) were witnesses for the marriage of their son Martin
Van Buren Dillon and Tamer Anne McGilton.
She was buried at Greenbrier Cemetery on 17 November.
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Monroe
County, Perry Twp.
29 June 1870
Dillon, Henry 30 Ohio
(Henry was living alone, next door to his father
John)
Monroe County, Perry Twp
|
NAME |
AGE |
RELATION |
PLACE OF BIRTH |
FATHER S PLACE OF BIRHT |
MOTHER S PLACE OF BIRTH |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dillon, Henry |
39 |
|
OH |
|
|
|
Elizabeth |
39 |
Wife |
OH |
NJ |
MD |
|
Sarah F |
7 |
Dau |
OH |
|
|
|
Martin V. |
2 |
Son |
OH |
|
|
|
Mary Ellen |
10-months |
Dau |
OH |
|
|
|
Adam |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Elenor (Lippincott) |
7 |
Mother-in-law |
MD |
MD |
MD |
|
Canary, Charles |
13 |
Stepson |
OH |
|
|
Monroe
County, Washington Twp.
14 June 1900
NAME |
RELATION |
DATE OF BIRTH |
AGE |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dillon, Henry |
|
July 1840 |
59 |
|
Elizabeth |
wife |
Sept 1840 |
59 |
|
Martin |
Son |
July 1878 |
22 |
|
David |
Son |
June 1882 |
18 |
|
Simon |
Son |
Dec 1886 |
13 |
CHILDREN OF HENRY AND ELIZABETH DILLON
Sarah F.
Dillon, born 18 March 1872
Martin Van Buren Dillon, born 3 July 1877
Mary Ellen Dillon, born 7 July 1879
Daniel
Dillon, born 11 June 1882
Simon Dillon, born 21 December 1885
Adam
Dillon possible son?
MARTIN VAN BUREN DILLON
MARTIN DILLON was born on 3 July 1877 in
Perry Township, Monroe County, Ohio. He
died on 11 November 1958 in Hemet, Riverside County, California. He is buried at the San Jacinto Cemetery in
San Jacinto. Martin was married twice.
Martin married Tamer Ann McGilton on 3 July 1902 in Monroe County. Tamer was born on 19 November 1883 in Washington Township, Monroe County. She died on . She is buried alongside her parents, George and Sarah, at the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery. Tamer was about three months pregnant when the couple married. It is very possible this was a shotgun wedding. Especially since the marriage took place on Martin s birthday. The marriage produced one daughter.
Goldie Mae Dillon, born 23 December 1902
Notes on Martin Van Buren
Dillon
After Tamer died, Martin
remarried to Lura Jane Holland on 5 January 1905. The marriage produced one son, Ellswell Epthworth Dillon. After Ellswell was born, they moved from Monroe
County to Texas. They homesteaded for a
while, then, in 1907, moved to California.
I located a census record confirming they lived in Santa Barbara County,
California in 1910. The 1920 census
they were living in Nevada. Martin
appeared under the name Dillion in Cibola Valley of Yuma County. They owned land along the Colorado River and
were forced to sell their land to make way for the Boulder Dam (1920 or
1921). In 1921 they had established
residency in Hemet. Martin remained in
Hemet till his death in 1958.
Notes on Lura Jane (Holland)
Dillon
Lura was born in Marietta,
Ohio on 20 April 1880. She died on 20
April 1963 in Hemet, California. She
was the daughter of Arins Holland and Eliza Smith. Lura had one daughter, Freeda,
from a previous relationship. I
check the records in Washington County and found no marriage or birth
associated with Lura. Her daughter,
Freeda Marie, was born on 16 February 1901 with the surname of Moore. I saw no indication that Freeda lived with
her mother during any of the census reports.
How she arrived from Ohio to California is a mystery I have yet to
solve. Freeda died on 22 May 1988 in
Escondido, in suburban San Diego, California under her married name of
Thixton.
Notes on Ellswell Dillon
Ellswell, a.k.a. Ellsworth,
was born on 12 November 1905 in Monroe County and died on 19 November 1994 in
Fontana, California. Ellswell married
Molly (?) in 1927. They had one
daughter, Patricia D., who was born in December of 1928. I located Ellswell and his family in the
1930 census living in Hemet. The Obituaries of both Martin and Lura,
indicated they died in the home of Ellswell, who was living in Hemet. After the death of his parents, he moved to
Fontana where he died in 1994. Ellswell
also used his initials (E.E.). I
located him in the Social Security Death Index as E.E. Dillon.
GOLDIE MAE DILLON
GOLDIE DILLON was born on 23 December 1902 in Perry Township, but was raised on
Pleasant Ridge, Washington Township.
She died on 10 June 1986 at the Barnesville Hospital. Her body was cremated. Goldie married Orville, a.k.a. Ross,
Williams on 16 May 1925 at the Monroe County Court House. Ross was born on 16 June 1898 in Wayne Township, Monroe County. He died on 5 September 1981 in Marietta,
Ohio. Ross is buried at the Oak Lawn Cemetery in Woodsfield, Ohio. Goldie and
Ross were married 56 years.
Notes on Goldie Mae Dillon
Goldie s mother died when
she was only four months old. The only
possession of her mother s Goldie had, was a lock of her hair. She was raised by her grandparents, George and
Elizabeth McGilton, appearing in the 1920 census, age 17, living in the
household of George McGilton. She remained in their home till she married in
1925. Goldie spent her entire life in
Monroe County. Goldie met Ross while
attending church. They later sat
together, which Goldie considers their first official date.
CHILDREN OF GOLDIE AND ROSS WILLIAMS
Wanda Lee Williams, born 26 March 1930
Shirley Mae Williams, born 24 February 1936
SOURCES
I contacted officials in Guernsey, Monroe and Washington Counties in Ohio and Riverside County in California to obtained via census reports, probate court records and county health departments. Books of marriage records for Monroe and Washington Counties were used to confirm marriages that took place through 1917. I used genealogy websites to exchange information with others researching the Dillon name.
Provided by: Steve McPeek
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