George Dillon's Notebook A 6 3/8" X 7 3/4" gray and blue marbled paper covered cardboard book, bound in brown leather. It is very worn, and looks to have been wet at least once. Inside Front Cover - A paper, glued on to it, has the following information: 'Mr. A. & Lena (M M) Dillons' Childrens' Births Clint - Tuesday - 1886 Sept 28, 4 3/4 a.m (Appears to be pencil) Baby Born weight 4 1/4 Thursday May 31st, 1888 Lottie - Little girl Born 6 Oclock A.M. (Purple Ink) weight 6 lbs Clarence - Saturday April 23, 1892 (Looks like some has copied over pencil w/ ink) Born 1130 P.M. Weight 7 lbs Married in Tecumseh Johnson Co Neb Front Inside Cover Page 1853 9 4 1853 9 3 7 1853 9 27 1850 4 0 4 1850 4Õ 4 0 3,5,23 28 9 37 5 1/2 <-- These numbers are A B C D 21 6 1/2 upside down on page A B C D E 16 12000 | V 11 1111 9 1846 1 1 9 11111 1842 1 21 4 19 16 (Top of Page) Inside Cover Page 2 - Glued to it is an newspaper obituary, no source given. || Abner Dillon | || Abner Dillon was born in La- | || grove. Ind.. in 1846, and died at | || Stanford, Nebr., June 9th, 1915 | || aged 68 years, 6 months, and 44 | || days. He moved to Nebraska | || City, Nebr., in the year of 1857. | || on November 25, 1885, he was | || married to Margaret Neu. To | || this union three children were | || born, two sons, Clinton and Clar- | || ence Dillon, and one daughter, | || Mrs. Lottie Sheneman. | || Mr. Dillon and family moved to | || Kearney, Nebr., in the year 1886,| || remaining there 15 years, and | || Relatives from a distance who || from there to Douglas, Otoe coun-| || came to attend the funeral were || ty, Nebr., were he remained for | || Mr. and Mrs E.A. Patterson of || 6 years. They moved to Harlan | || Lincoln, Mr. and Mrs. P. D. Dil- || county in 1906. | || llon of Alma, and Mrs S. Kelly, || Mr. Dillon was a home man, | || a friend from Douglas, Neb. || and there was no place where he | || ²³ . ʲ³ || found so much happiness as when | || Card Of Thanks || at his own hearthstone with his | || We wish to extend our most || family. His last farewell to his | || sincere thanks to the many neigh- || loved ones was left on a tablet | || bors and friends for their many || penned by his own hand, and was || || kind acts of assistance during the || full of the same kind of good ad- || || (torn) illness of our beloved || vice which he had frequently || || (torn) the || given them before he had been || || deprived of the ability to speak. || || He leaves to mourn, a wife, his || || three children, and four brothers.|| || A true husband and father, a || || good neighbor and friend has || || gone. Peace be to his ashes. || Page 1 - Account Book of the Estate of Abner Dillon deceased late of Wabash County Page 2 - BLANK Page 3 - September 27th 1873 Romeo Rupley Died Sept 27th 1873 Aged 3 years 5 months & 28 days Page 4 - BLANK Page 5 & 6 (Missing ?) Page 7 BLANK Page 8 - The estate of Abner Dillon acnts 1846 Oct 15th George Dillon Dr (X-ed out) to amt of inventory of Personal property of Estate 463.68 11th Nov to amt of notes taken on day of sale 398.61 to cash recd on day 15.32 to unsettled acnts 7.35 to note on Thos. Nelson 10.00 Sept.13th to 50 1/2 bushels of wheat appraised at 50 cts per B. 1847 to amt Received for wheat 37.87 1/2 to a bill of lumber amounting to 20.80 489Õ98 1/2 Page 9 - (Continued from Pg 8) with George Dillon Admr George Dillon Cr by amt of Property selected by the widow from the personal property 152.00 by amt paid Daniel Sayne for Services as appraiser and clerk of sale 5.59 by amt pd for stationary .75 " " " Salle for qualifying appraisers and Clerk 25 by amt paid Joe E. Smith 1.75 by amt paid J.T. Searlet nine dollars being road funds not expended drawed from the County Treasury by A. Dillon $9.00 1847 by amt paid English Murphy on settlement in full 13.18 by $22.35 cts paid to the canal Commissioner at Logans post for interest for 1847 and 1848 in advance 22.35 52.87 Page 10 - George Dillon Dr Page 11 - 1847 Contra Cr by two dollars paid David Base for halling wheat to Lagro $2.00 amt on day of sale / 1.59 Dec. 18th by $3.91 cents paid to E. C. Carver \ 3.91 Ò Ò by .50 cents paid to W. A. Dale .50 December 27. by 5.50 cts paid to J. L. Stone 5.50 Jan. 8, 1848 . by ten dols paid to A. Enyart 10.00 . by five dols paid to J. Burns 5.00 . by ten dollars paid to J. Hopkins 10.00 . by 11.69 cts tax for 1847 and 1848 11.69 1848 . by fifty cts to Edward Smith .50 Bill Lunber 20.50 . by $20.51 cts paid to E. D. Grant 20.51 on sale day 2.51 .. $2.49 paid to E. D. Grant on 2.49 a note payable to Thrush . by 2.50 cts paid Rofs 2.50 . by 25 cts paid to E. D. Grant .25 . by 6.70 cts paid to James Laughney 6.70 . by 4.20 cts paid to H. E. White 4.20 Augst by fifty cts paid to Edward Smith .50 by four dollars paid D Bare for cutting and thrashing wheat 4.00 Sept 1848 by $11.18 cts paid to John Wright Being interest on Canal land Belonging to A Dillons 11.18 Leins 126.83 Page 12 - BLANK Page 13 - George Dillon CP. 1848 $ Nov. by one dollar paid to L. Shallenbarger 1.00 Nov. 16 by Eight dols & Eighty cts paid to clerk as fees and sixty-two cts on 8.80 George Moores account .62 1/2 1848 December by 3.43 cts Tax paid to Bingham 3.43 13.85 1/2 June 4th, 1849 by 14.00 paid Wheeler as fees For guardianship 14.00 1849 by twenty one 40/100 dols paid Low 21.40 Oct 1849 by Amt paid Canal Commission 11.18 Nov by Amt paid J. D. Conner 5.00 " " " " Clerk of Court 5.64 Settled with Court Nov., 1847 84.93 Page 14 - BLANK Page 15 - Births Amos Dillon was born Nov. 30th, 1744 in Bucks Co., Pennsylvania Jane Dillon Was born in the year of 1743 Aaron Dillon son of the above parent was Born August 8th in the year 1766 Loudon County, Va. David Dillon was born January 28th in the year 1768. Loudon County, Va. Ruth Dillon was born March 4th in the year 1770. Loudon County, Va. Abner Dillon was born December 30th in the year 1771. Loudon County, Va. Isaiah Dillon was born May the 4th in the year 1774. Loudon County, Va. Eli Dillon was born July 18th 1779 Abiah Dillon was born February 18th 1782. Loudon County, Va. The above named Amos Dillon and Jane Dillon is the Parents of these Children on this Page her name was Todd before she was married. Page 16 - Deaths of the Family of the Preseding page Aaron Dillon Deceased January 13th 1790. Amos Dillon Died February, 1831, in the Co. of Fleming, Ky. Eli Dillon Deceased October 30th, 1857 in the Territory of Nebraska Aged 78 years 3 months & 12 days George Dillon Deceased October 12th, 1860 (different handwriting) in the Territory of nebraska Aged 50 years 3 months & 16 days Elias S. Dillon Deceased December 1859 in neu orleans Aged 26 years 10 months Eury Dillon Deceased May 16th (different handwriting, in pencil) 1901 Arapaho Co Colorado Aged 87 years 3 months & 4 days Page 17 - Births Births of Eli Dillon and Catherine Dillon his Wife and Children Eli Dillon was Born July 18th 1779 Catherine Dillon " April 10th 1786 Iva Dillon Daughter of the above Parents was Born January 14th 1808, Ky George Dillon was Born June 25th 1810 in the County of Fleming Ky Abner Dillon was Born March 22nd 1812 in Fleming Co State of Ky Margaret Dillon was Born June 7th 1814 in Fleming Co State of Ky . Deaths of the Above Catherine Dillon Wife of E Dillon Deced' March 21st 1821, F Co Ky Margaret Dillon died August 5th 1831 in Rush County Ind. Abner Dillon died Sept. 29th 1846 Elizabeth Dillon Second wife of Eli Dillon died January 25th 1846. in Wabash Co. Ind. Amanda J Kellogg Died February 15th 1852, age 23y 6m 4d ( different handwriting) Romeo Dil Rupley Died Sept 27th 1853. A 3y 5m 23d Catherine Rupley Died Feb, 1856 Page 18 - Births Births of Eli Dillon's second Wife Elizabeth Dillon and her children. Elizabeth Dillon onst the wife of Aug ustine Wells. was born June 16th, 1792 Amanda Jane Dillon daughter of the above parents was born August 11th 1828 in Fayette Rush Co Ind. (Fayette crossed out) Catherine Elizabeth Dillon was born April 21st 1830, in Fayette Rush Co Ind. (Fayette crossed out) Elias Stone Dillon was born February 24th, 1832 in Rush Co Ind. Births Burgep G. Wells son of the above named Augustin Wells and Elizabeth was born Nov. 7th, 1812 Augustine H. Wells Jun. was born Oct. 3rd, 1818. Page 19 - Births (childlike pencil scribbles in corner) Births of Eury DillonsÕ Children and her own Being the Wife of george Dillon a son of Eli Dillon and Catherine Dillon Eury Dillon was born February 21st, 1814 in the State of Va., Montgomery Co. Meredith Dillon was born June 27th, 1834 Margaret Dillon " " December 9th, 1835 Augustin H.A. Wells " " October 1st, 1837 Hosea Reed Dillon " " December 13th, 1839 (Name encircled, in pencil) Paton Daniel Dillon " " June 11th, 1842 (Name encircled, in pencil) Meriam Catherine Dillon was born October the 24th 1844 Abner Dillon was born Nov. 25th, 1846 (Name encircled, in pencil, probably by Clinton) Eli Jonathan " " May 7th, 1849 the above named Children was all born in Wabas Co only Meredith he was born in Rush Co, Ind. Infant Still Born Nov. 16th , 1851, a Daughter John Fremont Dillon Was Born September the 25th in the year 1856 George Elias Dillon Was born (Water stained- changed ink color) March the 20th in the year 1866 Page 20 - Jonathan Reed Was born (in Va.) May 10th, 1777. Departed this life August 24th 1848. Died in Wabash Co., Ind. Hosea Reed Deceased February the 16 1858, in Wabash Co, Ind. Rebecca Reed Wife of Jonathan Reed Departed this Life October 28th, 1850 in the Co. of Wabash, Ind. Susan Reed wife of H. Reed Deceas'd May the 20th 1857, Wabash Co., Ind. Page 21 - Deaths of the Family of Geo. & Eury Dillon Family (Family crossed out) Margaret Dillon Deceased February the 4th 1836, in Wabash Co. Ind. Meredith Dillon Deceased November 20th 1850 in Wabash Co. Ind. Aged 16 years 4 mo & 21 days. Page 22 - George Dillon & Eury Reed was Married the 24th day of September 1833 in the Co. of Fayette Indiana by Mr. George K. Cook, Esq. Augustin W Dillon & Angilene Clouser was Married the 14th day of february 1864 in the Co. of Brown Kansas, By Mr. George Rush, Esq. Page 23 - Births George E Dillon was Born in The year of 1866 mach the 20th Eury Dillon was Born in the year of 1868 January the 30th Died august the 29th 1869. S. M. Dillon born in Otoe (different handwriting?, in pencil) Co., Nebraska August 25th 1870 J. F. Dillon born in Seward Co. Nebraska February the 14th 1873 G. E. J. Dillon Born in Seward Co., Nebraska November 24th 1874 Abner Dillon Born in Seward Co Nebraska August th 28th 1876 Mary E. Dillon Born in Boulder Co Colorado August 3rd 1878 M. S. Dillon Born in Cass County Nebraska March 14 1882 Page 24 - BLANK Page 25 - Births of the children of Peter & Sarah Titsworth MaryJane was born Sept the 11th 1835 Eliza E was born August " 18th 1836 George W, was " February 10th 1838 John " " Nov 2nd 1839 Frances M " " January 2nd 1842 Andrew " " Dec 12st 1843 William " " July 2nd 1846 Lewis C. " " April 16 1848 MaryJane Deceased Sept the 17th 1835 Frances M " Dec " 9th 1846 Lewis C. : May " 9th 1849 William " January 15th 1853 Sarah Titsworth Deceased April the 4th 1855 Aged 44 years 1 month & 3 days Page 26 - Loose page? Marian C. Dillon was married February 27th 1873 in Otoe County, Nebraska E Essletta E Bailey born April 4th 1874 Mariam C. Bailey died Jan. 14, 1912 age 67yr. 2mo. 20da. ( different handwriting?, in pencil) Amos Bailey Deceased March 31, 191 (torn) Page 27 - Loose page? Clinton Dillon, age 21, son of A. Dillon married to Mae Rose Kelly, age 17, Aug 17, ( different handwriting?, in pencil) 1908 Winifred Nina Dillon born Aug 28, 1909 Rolland Carlye Dillon July 8, 1913 Page 28 - A Paton D. Dillon and Maggie J. Salnave was married Oct 12th 1874 John A Dillon born July 16, 1875 Abner Dillon & Margaret Neu married Nov 25, 1885 Clinton Dillon & Mae Kelly ( different handwriting?, in pencil) married Aug 18, 1908 born Aug, 28th, 1909 Page 29 - Birth of ( different handwriting?, in pencil) Abner Dillon son of George Dillon Born Nov 25, 1846, Wabash Co. Ind. Margaret Neu Born March 11, 1863 in Rupley Co Ind. - and children Clinton Dillon of above parents born Sep 28 1886. Dunbar, Neb, Otoe Co. Charlottie Eury Dillon Born May 31, 1888. Lowell, Nebr, Kearney Co. Clarence Dillon Born Apr 23, 1892 In Lowell Nebr, Kearney Co. Charlotte Eury Dillon married to Walter A. Shenenman, Nov. 6, 1910 Clinton Dillon Married to Mae Rose Kelly Aug 17 - 1908 - Clarence Dillon married to Carolyn E, Shafer at Trenton, Nebr on August 14, 1917 Page 30 - Paul Wendell Sheneman born Beaver City, Nebr Jan 25, 1920, son of Walter and Charlotte Eura Dillon Sheneman Dale Alvin Sheneman born of the above parents. Born at Polson, Montana. Page 31 - Clarence Dillon son of Margaret M. (different handwriting) Dillon and Carolyn E. Shafer daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Wm. H. Shafer were married at Trenton, Nebr. Clarence Dillon born April 23, 1892 at Lowell, Nebraska. Carolyn Elizabeth Shafer born August 7, 1893 - at Beaver City, Nebraska William Schafer son of Carolyn and Clarence Dillon born Dec. 7, 1919 at Beaver City, Nebraska Elizabeth Clare Dillon, daughter of Carolyn and Clarence Dillon on March 4, 1922 at Beaver City, Nebraska Clarence Dillon Killed (different handwriting) in Auto accident May 17 - 1960 Buried in Greenhill Cemetery, San Pedro, Calif Page 31 - The next 30-odd pages have been cut out. Page 71? - Smith & Alva Grant arrive at G Dillons on the 4th of July, 1853. Left for home July 12/53 1933 (different handwriting, pencil) 19?? 14 Page 72/73? - BLANK Page 74? - Oct 13th 1846 The Estate of A. Dillon Deceased Dst to G Dillon adms- to one day taking out Letters of Administration 1 days Oct 14th to one day appointing appraisers 1 " to 2 " making inventory 2 Nov. 11th to attending on Sale 2 to returning inventory and Amt of the Sale 1 August 1847 to one day attending court 1 to get an order to sell wheat 1 Sept. to making Inventory of property 1 to selling property 1 to 3 days settleing business at Logans Post 3 October 30th 1847 to 1 day returning inventory 1 1849 to four days collecting 4 Nov., 1849 to a trip to Logans Post 3 Page 75/76? - BLANK (with 3Ó square cut out at bottom) Back Inside Cover Page - George Dillon his Book Bought C. Watkins, Lagro Wabash Co., Ind. (Then in pencil someone else has copied this over, below it) George Dillon his Book Bought C. Watkins, Lagro Wabash Co., Ind. Back Cover - (all in pencil) May the 15, 1856 56 1885 1846 39 6 82 10 37 10 45 10 1856 - 5 15 6 1814 - 2 21 42 42 12 14 48.97 82 8 52.87 74 126.83 84.99 82 52.87 264.69 1464 126.83 196.50 16 84.93 461.19 82 196 49 460.63 33 XXXXX(Numbers crossed out?) 1863 XXX 1846 17