James Coulter Dill and Rebecca Conrad

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Husband James Coulter Dill ^{1 2}

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           Born: 22 Jun 1825 - Buffington Twp, Indiana Co, PA 1 3
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           Died: 22 Nov 1885 - Dilltown, Buffington Twp, Indiana Co, PA 3
         Buried:  - Armagh Cemetery, East Wheatfield Twp, Indiana Co, PA

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         Father: Matthew Dill (1785/1785-1847) 4 5
         Mother: Mary McCartney (1784-1871) 1 3

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       Marriage: 3 Feb 1851 3

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Wife Rebecca Conrad ^{1 2}

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           Born: 12 Mar 1830 - Huntingdon Co, PA 1 3
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           Died: 23 Nov 1907 3
         Buried:  - Armagh Cemetery, East Wheatfield Twp, Indiana Co, PA

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         Father: Samuel Conrad (      -      ) 2 6 7
         Mother: Catherine Mattern (      -      ) 2

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Children

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1 F Laura Mattern Dill ³

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           Born: 9 Nov 1851 3
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           Died: 5 Jan 1910 3
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         Spouse: Nathan B. Westbrooke (      -      ) 3

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2 M Harry Royer Dill ³

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           Born: 13 Mar 1853 - Dilltown, Buffington Twp, Indiana Co, PA 8
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         Spouse: Eva Elizabeth Newcomer (      -      ) 8
           Marr: 27 Nov 1879 8

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3 F Caroline Maud Dill ³

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           Born: 5 Oct 1856 3
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           Died: 26 Aug 1905 3
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         Spouse: John Lowman (      -      ) 3

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4 F Lizzie Rebecca Dill ³

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           Born: 7 Oct 1858 3
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         Spouse: William G. Stewart (      -      ) 3

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5 M John Barvey Dill ³

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           Born: 3 Feb 1864 3
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           Died: 28 Nov 1871 3
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         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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6 F Rose Lee Dill ³

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           Born: 6 Mar 1867 3
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           Died: 
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General Notes: Husband - James Coulter Dill

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He began his education in subscription school in Buffington township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania. Later he became a student at the Indiana Academy, and pursued his higher studies at Washington and Jefferson College, Washington, Pennsylvania, and Union College, Schenectady, New York, graduating from the latter institution in 1849. He was a classmate of Chauncey M. Depew and Chester A. Arthur, and a member of the Adephorum fraternity. His special studies were in civil engineering. Returning to his native town he became one of its most prominent citizens. Farming was his principal business, and he was highly successful in that line, acquiring the ownership of nearly 840 acres of farm and wood land, the resources of which he turned to good account. Besides cultivating the arable land, he was extensively engaged in cattle raising, did a large amount of lumbering and teaming, and did quite a large business in the manufacture of shooks. For three years he resided at Johnstown, where he was in the insurance business. Moving back to Dilltown, he passed the remainder of his life there. In 1850 he laid out on the William Stephens land the town which was originally called Franklin, the name being changed to Dilltown in his honor, and he established a general store there in 1858. He also had an interest in a general store at Armagh, in East Wheatfield township, and was one of the leading merchants of that section in his time. He was the first justice of the peace of Buffington township, serving two terms in that office. For one term he served as auditor of Indiana County. He was connected with the Baptist Church at Brushvalley and was a liberal contributor to its support, and his wife gave the ground for a Baptist Church at Dilltown in 1897. He was superintendent of the Union Sunday school at Dilltown for a number of years. In political opinion he was a Republican.

1 —, History of Indiana County, Pennsylvania (Newark, OH: J. A. Caldwell, 1880), Pg 542.

2 J. T. Stewart, Indiana County, Pennsylvania - Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1913), Pg 691, 1023.

3 J. T. Stewart, Indiana County, Pennsylvania - Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1913), Pg 691.

4 —, History of Indiana County, Pennsylvania (Newark, OH: J. A. Caldwell, 1880), Pg 541, 542.

5 J. T. Stewart, Indiana County, Pennsylvania - Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1913), Pg 690, 1224.

6 —, History of Indiana County, Pennsylvania (Newark, OH: J. A. Caldwell, 1880), Pg 374.

7 J. Simpson Africa, The History of Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Louis H. Everts, 1883), Pg 270.

8 J. T. Stewart, Indiana County, Pennsylvania - Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1913), Pg 692.