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Samuel James Dillon 1878–1954 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 May 1878

Birth Location: Lawrence Co., Ohio

Death Date: 2 Mar 1954

Death Location: Huntington, West Virginia

Father: John Sr

Mother: Catharine Sowards

Spouse(s): Bertha Dillon

Children(s):

Samuel James Dillon was born in 1878 in Lawrence Co., Ohio, the child of John Wylie Dillon Sr And Catharine Sowards. Samuel James Dillon married Bertha A Dillon. Samuel James Dillon passed away in 1954 in Huntington, West Virginia.

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Biography

  • Samuel James Dillon was born in 1878 in Lawrence Co., Ohio, the child of John Wylie Dillon Sr And Catharine Sowards.
  • Samuel James Dillon married Bertha A Dillon.
  • Samuel James Dillon passed away in 1954 in Huntington, West Virginia.

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Samuel Dillon's Ancestors

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Samuel Dillon
1878–1954
Birth Place: Lawrence Co., Ohio
Parents
John Wylie Dillon Sr
1828–1892
Franklin Co., Virginia
Catharine Sowards
1834–1915
Mason, Lawrence, Ohio, USA
Grandparents
McCager Dillon
1784–1859
Franklin County, Virginia
Mary (Polly) Callicoat
1792–1874
Virginia
Griffin Sowards
1799–1884
Monroe Co., Virginia
Mary (Elizabeth) Perkins
1807–1874
Windsor Twp., Lawrence Co. OH
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Dillon
1758–1836
Chloe Farley
1762–1856
William Callicoat
1770–1810
Elizabeth Ashworth
1768–
Isaac Sowards
1754–1810
Elizabeth Samples
1755–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Dillon
1726–1792
Mary Dillon
1685–
Thomas Farley
1730–1796
Judith Clay
1737–1809
John Callicoat
1745–1820
Samuel Ashworth
1720–
Anne Hutchinson
1724–1803
Isaac Sowards
1710–1803
Millicent Vanderford
1730–1810

Samuel Dillon's Timeline

2 Records

1878
7 May 1878
Birth of Samuel James Dillon in Lawrence Co., Ohio
Lawrence Co., Ohio
1954
2 Mar 1954
Age 76
Death of Samuel James Dillon in Huntington, West Virginia
Huntington, West Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 May 1878
    Event Place: Lawrence Co., Ohio
    Record Source: legg.ged; Source Media Type: Other

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Mar 1954
    Event Place: Huntington, West Virginia
    Record Source: legg.ged; Source Media Type: Other

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