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(b) Peter H. Dillon(1833-1904) and Sarah E. Sites Dillon(1848-1932) - Peter Hamilton Dillon was born on the ancestral homestead of his grandfather, Peter Dillin Sr., in Franklin Twp., Greene Co., PA. As an infant, he resettled with his family, first to Monroe Co., then on to Lawrence Co., OH. At an early age he became a teacher. Later he was an assessor in Windsor Twp., Lawrence Co., OH for three terms. He offered his services to the army in 1861, but was rejected due to a disability. On April 20, 1870, he married Sarah E. Sites, with whom he raised five children. Later he farmed for a few years in Rome Township before moving on to Getaway, where he opened a general merchandise store in company with J. C. Synder. The graves of Peter Hamilton Dillon, Sarah Sites Dillon and daughter, Maggie Ethel Dillon,(seen to the left), are located in the cemetery adjacent to the Getaway Methodist Church, Lawrence Co., OH. Peter was the third eldest child of Vincent Dillon Sr. and Hannah Jackson.
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