Husband: Thomas Elwood Dillon Also known as: Elwood Dillon 1
Born: Mar- 2-1868 in Monroe Co, OH 2,3 Died: Feb-13-1949 in Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 2,3 Buried: in Wilbur Cemetery, Wilbur, Tyler Co, WV 4,5 Resided: in Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1940 at Long Run, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 6 Census: 1920, 1930 in McElroy District, Tyler Co, WV Occupation: farmer 6 Father: Jacob Dillon ( - 1920) Mother: Elizabeth Bunting (1848 - )
Wife: Olive Leora Lyons 7,8
Also known as: Olive Leoria Lyons 9
Married: ca 1914 10
Born: Dec-27-1898 in West Virginia 9,11,3
Died: Oct- 2-1958 in Wilbur, Tyler Co, WV 9,3
Buried: in Wilbur Cemetery, Wilbur, Tyler Co, WV 9,5
Resided: at Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 9,12
Census: 1940 at Long Run, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 6
Census: 1900, 1920, 1930 in McElroy District, Tyler Co, WV
Father: William Lyons (1870 - 1946)
Mother: Amanda Kile (1856 - 1912)
M Child 1: Theodore Gerald Dillon Also known as: Gerald Dillon 13 Born: May-18-1912 in Dale, Tyler Co, WV 14,15 Died: Aug- 5-1971 14 Resided: 1949 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 16 Resided: 1942 in Doddridge Co, WV 15 Census: 1920, 1930, 1940 in McElroy District, Tyler Co, WV Wife: Mabel Verlena Gray b. Aug-12-1921 Married: Nov-26-1942 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 15
F Child 2: Sylvia Gladys Dillon Born: Dec-21-1914 in Tyler Co, WV 17,18 Died: Aug-31-1996 17 Buried: in Wilbur Cemetery, Wilbur, Tyler Co, WV Resided: in Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 19,17 Resided: 1949 in Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV 16 Census: 1920, 1930 in McElroy District, Tyler Co, WV Husband: Paul Eugene James b. Jan-16-1910 d. Nov-18-1987
F Child 3: Amanda Elizabeth "Betty" Dillon Census name: Mandy E. Dillon Born: Feb-14-1917 in Tyler Co, WV 17,20,21 Died: Mar-18-1988 17 Resided: in Philadelphia, PA 14,16 Census: 1920, 1930 in McElroy District, Tyler Co, WV Husband: ___ Hoover
M Child 4: Jacob Luther Dillon Also known as: Luther Dillon 13 Born: Jan-30-1919 in Alma, Tyler Co, WV 22,17 Died: Feb-23-1983 17 Buried: in Wilbur Cemetery, Wilbur, Tyler Co, WV 18 Resided: in Wilbur, Tyler Co, WV 14,16 Resided: 1945 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 22 Census: 1940 at Long Run, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1920, 1930 in McElroy District, Tyler Co, WV Military: Aug-11-1940 - Jun-22-1945 U.S. Army, World War II 23,24 Wife: Edna June George b. Jun-30-1918 d. Jul-27-2011 Married: Jul-21-1945 in Sistersville, Tyler Co, WV 22
F Child 5: Mary Jane Dillon Born: Oct-11-1920 in Alvy, Tyler Co, WV 25,3 Died: Nov- 9-1983 25,3 Buried: in Wilbur Cemetery, Wilbur, Tyler Co, WV 5 Resided: 1949, 1958 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 16,26 Census: 1940 at Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1930 in McElroy District, Tyler Co, WV Husband: Claude Henry Lowe b. Jan-11-1913 d. Jan- 6-1958 Census name: Claud Lowe Married: Sep-21-1939 in Marietta, Washington Co, OH 25 Husband: Nelson W. Forrester b. Sep-15-1895 d. Sep-28-1986
M Child 6: Homer Clarence Dillon Born: Jul-18-1922 in Smithfield, Wetzel Co, WV 4 Died: Mar-26-2005 in East Liverpool, Columbiana Co, OH 27 Buried: in Columbiana County Memorial Park, Calcutta, OH 4 Resided: in East Liverpool, Columbiana Co, OH 14,4,28 Resided: 1949 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 16 Census: 1940 at Long Run, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1930 in McElroy District, Tyler Co, WV Occupation: Crucible Steel - Cold Strip Mill (27 yrs, retired in 1982) 4 Military: 1942 - 1945 Pfc, US Third Army (Gen Patton), World War II (Purple Heart) 4,29 Wife: Esther Lee Underwood b. Jul-12-1924 d. Oct-13-2004 Married: Feb- 9-1943 28,12
F Child 7: Bessie Murl Dillon Born: Sep- 9-1924 in Alvy, Tyler Co, WV 17,15,10 Died: Sep- 5-2003 17 Buried: in Ravenswood Cemetery, Jackson Co, WV 4 Resided: in Ravenswood, Jackson Co, WV 4,14 Resided: 1949, 1958 at Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 16,15 Census: 1940 at Long Run, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 6 Census: 1930 in McElroy District, Tyler Co, WV Husband: Lonnie Robert Chapman b. Nov-23-1917 Married: Apr-12-1958 in Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV 15
M Child 8: William Jennings Bryan "Matt" Dillon Census name: Jennings Dillon Born: Dec-17-1926 in Dale, Tyler Co, WV 30,15 Died: Jul-29-2014 at Crystal Lake (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 31 Buried: in Hartley (aka Straight Creek) Cemetery, Brohard, Wirt Co, WV 4 Resided: at Crystal Lake (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 4,13 Resided: 1949 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 16 Resided: 1948 in Shirley, Tyler Co, WV 15 Census: 1940 at Long Run, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 6 Census: 1930 in McElroy District, Tyler Co, WV Occupation: Mountain State Steel (14 yrs), Stork Bakery (25 yrs) 4 Military: (enlisted 4/12/1945) U.S. Army, World War II (occupational forces in Japan) 24,4 Wife: Naomi L. Haught b. Oct-13-1930 Married: Jul- 7-1948 in Middlebourne, Tyler Co, WV 15
F Child 9: Stella Marie Dillon Born: 1929 at Dale, Tyler Co, WV 3,15 Died: 1971 3 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 18 Resided: 1946, 1949 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 15,16 Census: 1940 at Long Run, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 6 Census: 1930 in McElroy District, Tyler Co, WV Husband: James Roy Hoalcraft b. Aug-13-1926 d. Oct-16-1989 Also known as: Roy Hoalcraft 32 Married: Oct-19-1946 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 15
M Child 10: Thomas Elwood Dillon, Jr. Also known as: Thomas J. Dillon 16 Born: Apr-19-1932 in Dale, Tyler Co, WV 17,15 Died: Dec-26-2010 in Nitro, Kanawha Co, WV 31,17 Buried: in Big Bend Cemetery, Calhoun Co, WV 4 Resided: in Nitro, Kanawha Co, WV 14,4 Resided: 2005 in Big Bend, Calhoun Co, WV 13 Resided: 1951 in Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 15 Resided: 1949 in Shirley, Tyler Co, WV 16 Census: 1940 at Long Run, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: Eureka Pipeline Co. (35 yrs) 4 Wife: Thelma Louise Williamson b. Dec- 1-1930 d. Nov-19-2012 Married: Jun-23-1951 at Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 15
F Child 11: Hettie Louise Dillon Born: Dec- 4-1935 at Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 4 (see note 1) Died: Aug-29-2015 in Canal Fulton, Stark Co, OH 31 Buried: in Wilbur Cemetery, Wilbur, Tyler Co, WV 4,18 Resided: in Canal Fulton, Stark Co, OH 4,13 Resided: 1949, 1955 at Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 16,15 Census: 1940 at Long Run, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: MCA Sign Company (retired) 4 Husband: Lloyd Francis Norman b. Sep- 2-1929 d. Jan- 8-1990 Also known as: Francis Norman 33 Married: May-27-1955 at Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV 15
F Child 12: Living Husband: Andrew Charles Cavins b. Oct- 2-1932 d. Jun-12-1997 Husband: Living
Sources: (1) Headstone. (2) Obituary, West Union Herald, 2/17/1949. (3) Headstone (year only) (4) Obituary. (5) Gary Patterson, Tyler County West Virginia Cemeteries (website), http://myplace.frontier.com/~garyepatterson/cemidx.htm. (6) 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District) (7) Marriage record of son. (8) Obituary of son. (9) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (10) 1930 Census, Tyler County, WV. (11) 1900 Census, Tyler County, WV. (12) Obituary of husband. (13) Obituary of brother. (14) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (15) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (16) Obituary of father. (17) Social Security Death Index. (18) Findagrave.com. (19) Newspaper birth announcement of great-grandchild. (20) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (21) 1920 Census, Tyler County, WV. (22) Tyler County Marriage Records, Middlebourne, WV. (23) U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (24) U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration. (25) One World Tree (www.ancestry.com) (26) Death record of husband. (27) Obituary - Hospital. (28) Obituary of wife. (29) National Cemetery Administration. Nationwide Gravesite Locator, U.S. Veterans Gravesites (www.ancestry.com) (30) U.S. Public Records Index, Vol 1, Ancestry.com. (31) Obituary - At home. (32) Obituary of wife's father. (33) Obituary of half-sister. Event Notes Note (1) Marriage record indicates birth on Dec 4 1933 at Central Station, but obituary states Dec 4 1935 at Greenwood.