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Dillon

Patrick M. Dillon, born 1836,
mar 29th Sept 1856 to Anna Patt [born summer, 1832-34],
they settled Avon, Fulton Co., WC Illinois, "when the railroad was being built through this part of the country, and suffered all the hardships of the pioneer life" [her obituary],
the Northern Cross Railroad, from Quincy to Galesburg, was built through Avon, opened 31st Jan 1856, later became part of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad,
he died 3rd July 1881, age 45 yrs,
her mother wrote to her from Ireland 30th Aug 1881, her living Avon,
she owned a saloon on the NW side of Avon next to the railroad (see map),
lived to see great-great-grandchildren, obituary said she had 25 great-grandchildren and 3 great-great-grandchildren living at time of death 1931, she was oldest citizen in Avon at time of death,
died 4.25 pm, Fri 13th Mar 1931, age 96-98 yrs, at the home of her dau Elizabeth, Avon,
funeral Mon 16th Mar, bur St.Augustine Catholic cemetery, Avon,
obituary in Avon News, Aug 1931,
had issue:

1. Mary Ellen Dillon, born 1858,
   mar --- O'Donnell,
   she died 3rd July 1899, age 41 yrs,
   had issue:
   1. Robert P. O'Donnell, living Avon 1931.
   2. Mathew O'Donnell, living Avon 1931.
   3. Leo O'Donnell, living Avon 1931.
   4. Clarence O'Donnell, living Omaha, Nebraska, as at 1931.

2. Elizabeth Dillon, must be after grandmother,
   mar D.J. Shaughnessy, lived Avon,
   "Elizabeth Shaughnessy" was at Margaret's funeral 1937.

   
   

3. Margaret Dillon, born May 12, 1861,
   mar Daniel Durie [born Apr 22, 1852] and had issue.

   
   

4. Matthew David Dillon,
   lived Galesburg, owned a large amount of land, which is now where the prison and old Admiral factory are on the SW side of town (see map),
   was at Margaret's funeral 1937,
   had issue:
   1. --- Dillon, had issue:
      1. Betty Lou ---, mar --- Spillman.

   
   

5. Anna Dillon,
   living Avon 1886, when her grandmother wrote to her from Ireland,
   mar post-1886 to --- Park,
   lived Gooding, Idaho, NW USA,
   had issue:
   1. Gladys Park, living Long Beach, CA, 1931.

   2. Ollie Park [Olive, dau], mar --- Bradfield,
      living Long Beach, CA, 1931,
      she died, had issue:
      1. Robert Bradfield.
      2. (dau) Bradfield.

   3. Shaughnessy Park (named after uncle?), living Long Beach, CA, 1931.
   4. Mauvais B. Park [son], living Long Beach, CA, 1931.

6. Kathryn Dillon,
   or poss. Kathrine, born Sept 5, 1868,
   mar June 2, 1898, to John A. Peterson,
   they lived Galesburg,
   she raised her niece Anna Secker after her mother died 1908,
   she died Mar 30, 1939, age 70 yrs, no children were listed in the obituary,
   had issue:
   1. Lillian Peterson,
      living Glenns Ferry, Idaho, as at 1931,
      though not listed in mother's obituary 1939.

7. Julia Dillon, born 1871,
   mar --- Secker,
   she died 4th Apr 1908, age 37 yrs,
   had issue:
   1. Anna Secker [or Ann],
      raised by her aunt Kathryn after mother died,
      mar --- Fahner,
      living CA, 1953,
      in 1969 she was living 3643 Grim Ave, San Diego, CA 92104,
      she died San Diego, 1991.

8. Thomas P. Dillon, must be after grandfather,
   lived Denver, Colorado.

9. Nettie Dillon, died age 2 yrs.