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  • Name Dillon, William Fount 
    Birth 1833  Franklin, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1850  Franklin, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Census 1900  Cabell (Historic), Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Address:
    Guyandotte district 
    Person ID I262931  Pioneers of the Appalachian Highlands
    Last Modified 30 Sep 2020 

    Father Dillon, Samuel H.,   b. 1802, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Dillon, Clora Frances D,   b. 1815, Franklin, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1860, Franklin, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 45 years) 
    Family ID F99132  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Carter, Sarah,   b. 1848, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F147743  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

    Family 2 Earls, Elizabeth,   b. 13 Sep 1834, Franklin, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 15 Sep 1860  Cabell (Historic), Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Children 
     1. Dillon, Victoria,   b. Feb 1869, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Dead
    Family ID F99129  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

    Family 3 Bailey, Sarah Elizabeth,   b. Aug 1866, West Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage Abt 1887 
    • The estimated year of marriage is based upon information provided to the 1900 census taker.
    Children 
     1. Dillon, William,   b. May 1890, Wayne, West Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Dillon, George,   b. Sep 1892, West Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    +3. Dillon, Taylor,   b. 9 Mar 1894, West Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Sep 1974 (Age 80 years)
     4. Dillon, Lizzie,   b. 6 Jul 1897, Wayne, West Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Dillon, Virginia Lee,   b. Abt 1899, West Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1956, Cabell (Historic), Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 57 years)
     6. Dillon, Pearly,   b. Apr 1900, West Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 May 1948, Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 48 years)
    Family ID F99130  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1833 - Franklin, Virginia, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1850 - Franklin, Virginia, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 15 Sep 1860 - Cabell (Historic), Virginia, United States Link to Google Earth
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    Guyandotte district - 1900 - Cabell (Historic), Virginia, United States
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  • Notes 
    • If Elizabeth Earls was born in or around 1834, she could not have been mother of Taylor, George, Lizzie, or Virginia Dillon. She would have been beyond childbearing age. Since the marriage between Elizabeth Earls and Wm. Fount Dillon is documented to have occurred in 1860, she must have been at least 13-14, making her date of birth at least as early as 1846, which means she would have been at least 46 when George was born in 1892. That is certainly possible, but not very likely.
      In addition, for the 1900 census, William F. Dillon's spouse named Elizabeth was listed as 34 years of age (inferring a birth year of 1866). That would make her the presumed mother of all of the children born in the 1880s and 1890s. It is far more logical to assume that William had two wives named Elizabeth -- not an uncommon occurrence in those days.
      Certainly more research needs to be done to determine who the mother of William F. Dillon's latter-born children was.

  • Sources 
    1. [S47408] Frank Dillon in entry for Enos Adkins, Jr. and Jennie Dillon, "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979".

    2. [S47409] W. F. Dillon in entry for Wm. Dillon, "West Virginia Births, 1853-1930".

    3. [S47413] William Fount Dillon in entry for Virginia Dillon, "West Virginia Births and Christenings, 1853-1928".

    4. [S47411] William F Dillion in household of Samuel Dillion, "United States Census, 1850".

    5. [S47412] William F Dillon, "United States Census, 1900".

    6. [S47414] Wm. F. Dillon, "West Virginia Marriages, 1854-1932".