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![]() Dillion /Dillon/Dillyon/Dillian Dillyan Family Henry Dillon Henry DILLON born 1655 in New Kent Co Va married Elinor b. 1659 in New Kent Co Va These are the known children: 1. William DILLON b. august, 01, 1681 in New Kent Co Va married Mary in Goochland Co Va. William died in 1744 2. Margaret DILLON b. 1690 3. Thomas DILLON b. 1692 4. Henry DILLON b. 1694 William Dillon William DILLON b. august, 01, 1681 in New Kent Co Va married Mary in Goochland Co Va. William died in 1744 These are their known children: 1. Thomas DILLON b. 1701 d. 1744 married Mary 2. William DILLON b. 1703 3. Henry DILLON b. 1705 Thomas Dillon Thomas DILLON b. 1701 d. 1744 married Mary These are their known children: 1. James DILLON b. 1726 in Goochland Co Va married Mary 2. John DILLON b. 1728 3. Thomas DILLON b. December 04, 1732 James Dillion James DILLON b. 1726 in Goochland Co Va married Mary They had the following children; 1.Jesse DILLON was born about 1749 in Cumberland County, VA. 2.Samuel James DILLON was born about 1758 in Goochland County, VA. 3.Eleanor DILLON was born about 1760. 4.William DILLON was born about 1761. 5. James DILLON (DILLION)Jr b. by 1771; m. 2 Feb. 1789 in Franklin Co. VA; d. after 1835 Other possible children of James and Mary include Henry, and John. James Dillion Jr. James DILLON (DILLON)Jr b. by 1771; m. 2 Feb. 1789 in Franklin Co. VA; d. after Martha Belcher b. before 1773; possibly d/o Isham BELCHER( since he was listed in Franklin Co., in 1787) and wife Elizabeth CLAY. Chidren: 1.Samuel DILLION b. ca 1794 (census); Tazewell land records, Bk 3, pg. 386 shows James and Martha give to Samuel for "natural affection" and census records show him next to James; m. Polly Rinehart in Tazewell in 1818 2.William DILLION- census shows him next to James and Samuel; b. ca 1803 m. 3 Sept 1829 to Emerilla Neely b. 1808 Co., KY; names a son James and a daughter Martha. One son William Anderson Dillion b. 1834 1st married 21 Aug. 1853 in Tazewell Co VA Martha Ann (Marge) Belcher 1860 McDowell Co. census shows children: Marg, George, and Emerillaancis Hayes, 2nd marriage to Ellen Crockett, son Samuel Peyton Dillon 1866-1942 who married Amanda Murphy 1867, 3.Elizabeth DILLION m. Jessee Belcher 25 Dec. 1818 in Tazewell Co and James only DILLION of age to be her father in census. 4.Polly DILLION m. John Beavers 25 Sept. 1821 in Tazewell Co and James only DILLION of age to be her father in census. 5.Mastin DILLION b. abt. 1807 and m. Margaret Neely 19 Sept. 1831 in Tazewell Co-for reason given above (also probably brother of Emerilla Neely -common for brothers to marry sisters.) McDowell Co census 1860 lists children, Rebecca 14, Elizabeth 12, Rachael 9, Margaret 2 Son,Parris Dillion d. 1915 married Lethia 1 Sarah Elizabeth Dillon b. 1864 Tazewell VA d. Jan 1927 Putnam Co, WV m. John Alfred Racer/Razor (20 Apr 1887) 2 Lula Racer 2 Carrie Racer>BR> 2 Minnie Racer 2 Hettie Racer 2 Lillie Racer 2 Rose Racer 2 Jewett Racer b. 1887 Putnam Co, WV d. 1957 Putnam Co, WV 2 Arvil Racer b. 1898 d. 1953 2 Clyde Herma Racer b. 1905 Putnam Co, WV d. 1953 Kanawha Co, WV m. Mervin Claude Byus (1924 Putnam Co, WV) 3 Mervin Claude Byus, Jr b. 1925 Putnam Co d. 1981 Putnam Co m. Alma Ruth Call 3 Charles Wesley Byus b. 1926 Putnam Co. (still living) 3 Nellie Ray Byus b. 1931 Putnam Co (still living) m. Roscoe Marshall Walker 3 Norma Mae Byus b. 1933 Putnam Co (still living) m. Robert Sampson According to the marriage license: Sarah was 23 years old and born in Tazewell County, VA. She was married in Putnam County, WV. The information was provided by Parris Dillon and they were married at his house by Joel W.Meadors. 2. John Dillon d. 1915 married Kate Austin 6. Jessee DILLION b. ca 1802 m Cynthia Perdue Feb. 1827 and had a son named James 7. James P. DILLION b. ca 1816 m. Juliet ? He acted together with Harvey George DILLION to buy land in Tazewell which suggests they were brothers. 8.Harvey George Dillion b. ca 1818; m. to Elizabeth Hudnal/Huddleston- census places near William, above and also named a son James and one William Reseacher: Bland@inetone.net While the facts of birth dates (from census data) and marriages are confirmed by public records, the relationship of these people as a family is speculative and needs further research. Daughter Arabella Abigail married James Wesley BAILEY 9. ** Christopher DILLION b. ca 1793 m. 21 Nov. 1816 Rhoda Bailey b. ca 1802 . Children: Rebecca b. ca 1824, Joseph b. ca 1828, Nancy b. ca 1837, Harvey b. ca 1839, George b. ca 1839 and Elizabeth b. ca 1843 according to 1850 Logan Co census. Christopher first appears in Logan Co census 1830 and 1840. 10. ** Henry DILLION ** Tazewell Co. will book #1 1800-1832 Isam Belcher (page 280) Isam Belsher February 1823 Sale bill. Purchashers: Jesse Belsher, Sr., Samuel B. Blankenship, Dodridge Bailey, John Shannon, Robert Davison, Henry Bailey, Sr., Samuel Bailey, Christopher Dillion, William Nuckels, Polly McVey, Isom Belsher, Absolum Godfrey, Samuel Dillion, Jimmeson Bailey, Absolum Lusk, Henry Bailey, Henry Belsher, Obediah Belsher, Andrew Lusk, Benjamin Prince, John Coleman, David DeCamp, John Clendenon, William McDowell, John Davidson, James Dillion, R.W. Davison, Richard Bailey, Joseph McKinney, Henry Dillion, Exrs: John Davidson & Henry Bailey. Harvey George Dillion/Elizabeth Jane Huddleston Harvey George DILLION b. ca 1818 Va, a farmer, he lived in Skygusty (Va before 1863) WV. Lost one leg by 1870. d. between 1880 and 1900, married ca 1842.Tazewell Co 1850 census lists his occupation as that of teacher. He was once called a District Supervisor, this might have been the way he met. Elizabeth Jane HUDDLESTON ( Betsy Hudnal?) b. ca 1823 in Kanawha Valley VA (WV after 1863), d. after 1880 in McDowell Co. WV, by 1870 had asthma.She was the daughter of rich family in the Kanawha Valley, she married at age 15, Geroge Harvey Dillon. Her father gave permission for the marriage only if George would promise never to take her away. In return they would never want for anything. But, after a few years he persuaded her to leave with him in the night. They fled to the wilderness of McDowell Co. He took up land that was rich in coal--all the land from Coaldale to Pocahontas, VA on both sides of Elkhorn Creek. Later he let a man trick him out of it for almost nothing. children: 1.Osborne T. DILLION b. 1838, VA in History of Tazewell Co and Southwest Va, pg. 654, was the listing of Osborne Dillon who died during the last year of the Civil War 1865-he was involed in a fued with three other men who also died,Mark Perdue, John Fletcher, Samuel Hamill 2.William DILLION b. 1841, VA is also mentioned on the same page as dying from casualties of war with possible typhoid fever infection. 3.Elizabeth Jane DILLION ("aunt Liz") b. 1839, VA married Zachariah Bailey Jr. 2 Aug. 1865 in Tazewell Va where they lived before moving to McDowell Co WV. They had thirteen children. Nathan, Eliza Jane, Wesley, Elizabeth, Cosby, Julianna, Susan, Mary, Lottie, Willie Lee, Alice, Henry, and Johnny. 4.Thomas P. DILLION b. 1846 , VA possibly became a minister. His name is signed to a marriage certificate issued to Walter T. Bowman and Rettie Dillon. The were wed Sept. 1, 1912 in Tazewell Co. VA. 5.James DILLION b.1849, VA 6.Emily DILLION ("Aunt Em") b. 1851, VA married to a Jones and a Horny--maybe others 7.Harvey DILLION Jr. b. 1858, VA married a Barbara _____________? 8.Sarah DILLION b. ca 1860 Skygusty,VA (WV after 1863) 9.Lucy Mae DILLION b. 1840, VA 10.Betsy DILLION b. 1843 11.Arabella Abigail DILLION James Wesley Bailey and Arabella Abigail Dillion Arabella Abigail Dillion had dark eyes, black hair--short, small, rather plump, wore size 3 shoe b. 2/9/1854 in VA d. May 21, 1923 in WV married April 16, 1875 married at the home of her parents Harvey and Elizabeth Dillon, in Southfork James Wesley BAILEY had curly red hair--blue eyes, he had a knee injury that happened when he was young, an ax hit him in the knee and left him with a limp which was probably the reason he didn't serve in the Civil War b. 10/3/1854 in VA d. 6/1/1954 WV 13 children: 1. Louisanna BAILEY b 1876 2. Rachel BAILEY b 1877 3. Elizabeth BAILEY b 1878 4. Harvey BAILEY b 1880 5. Hazeltine BAILEY b 1881 6. Lucy BAILEY b 1883 7. Grover Cleveland BAILEY b 1887 8. Barbara Ellen BAILEY b 1889 9. Meldora BAILEY b 1892 10. James Clinton BAILEY b 1894 11. Sarah Lovena BAILEY b 1896 12. Nathan Asbury BAILEY served in World War I b. 3/29/1891 d. 7/20/1974 married Laura Marinda HARMAN b. 8/22/1896 d. 5/09/1959 six children: Harry b. 1924 d. 1986 married Mattie Sue Thompson, one daughter Ola Sue Lois b. 1930 married William Robinett four girls, Brenda, Carol, Patricia and Wilma Nadine b. 1932 married Robert Smith no children Lonnie d. 1994 married Mary Ann Petis three sons, Alvin, Jeffery and James twins b. June 15, 1934 Ronnie married Betty Schmidt who had a child David Blanche Ellen Bailey Dillion Info: Montgomery Co Va ca 1790 lists Abram Dillion 1830 Census of Logan Co lists Christopher Dillian 1840 census of Logan Co lists Christopher Dillon 1840 Mercer Co census: George Dillion, James Dillion, James P. Dillion, John Dillion, Samuel Dillion. 1850 Mercer Co Census: 429 James P. Dillion 34 Juliet Dillion 34 Cyntha 12 Polly A. 10 Avilia 7 #508 Thomas J. Dillian 30 G. Margaret Dilllian 46 Temperance 17 Marilla 14 Sally 12 Jesse 10 Thomas 8 John 2 # 528 George R. Dillion 31 Elizabeth Dillion 33 Polly 8 Kathrine 6 Narcissas 1 #528 Jesse Dillion 48 Cynthia Dillion 40 James Dillion 19 William Dillion 15 Ballard Dillion 13 Thomas Dillion 1 Hernry Dillion 9 Henderson Dillion 7 Zachariah T. Dillion 5 # 634 Samuel Dillion 54 Polly Dillion 54 Hugh J. Dillion 23 Samuel W. Dillion 18 Sally Dillion 17 Rhoda Dillion 16 Polly Dillion 13 Delia Dillion 9 # 635 James Dillion Jr. 25 Edneline 25 Harriet Dillion 3 Melchesedeck Dillion 1 Tax list Wythe Co. 1800, John Dillian and Henry Dillian. 1860 census in WV archives lists house # 175 Harvey Dillion 41 farmer Tazewell Co. Va. Eliz. 36 William 17 Eliz 15 Thomas 14 James 11 Emily 5 Anabelle 6 Harvey 2 Harvey g. 2 Sarah 1/12 1850 Tazewell County Census # 722 Dillion, Harvy G. 40 " Betsy 26 " Osborn T. 12 " Lucy M. 10 " W.H.R. 9 " Betsy 7 " Thomas P. 4 " James C. 2 #725 Harman, Daniel 40 " Rebecca 20 " Christina 2 "Not named male 5/12 Gillespie, Henry 10 Daniel Harman b. 1809 m. Rebecca Dillion on 28 Dec. 1847 in Tazewell Co Va. Email Laura for more information or if you want to be included as a researcherbland@inetone.net James Jr>Harvey>Arabella Abigail Dillion/James Wesley Bailey
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