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Dils, Col. John

Dils, Col. John

Male 1818 - 1895  (76 years)

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  • Name Dils, John 
    Prefix Col. 
    Birth 18 Sep 1818  Wood, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1850  Pike, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1860  Pike, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Military 1862  Pike, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    organized the 39th Kentucky Mounted Infantry (USA) 
    Census 1880  Pikeville, Pike, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Census 1890  Pike, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Death 11 Aug 1895  Pikeville, Pike, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Dils Cemetery, Pikeville, Pike, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Person ID I305567  Pioneers of the Appalachian Highlands
    Last Modified 12 Sep 2023 

    Father Dilts, John,   b. 1769, Hunterdon, New Jersey, British America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Parkersburg, Wood, West Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother McMahan, Mary,   b. 1772, Wood, West Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F167195  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Ratliff, Anna Eliza,   b. 22 Oct 1820, Floyd, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Dec 1915, Pike, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 95 years) 
    Marriage 6 Nov 1842  Pike, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Children 
    +1. Dils, Georgia Anna,   b. 7 Sep 1843   d. 26 Apr 1920, Pike, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)
     2. Dils, Mary E.,   b. 8 Dec 1845   d. 1 Mar 1878, Pike, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 32 years)
     3. Dils, Pocohontas,   b. 23 Sep 1850   d. 28 Oct 1852 (Age 2 years)
     4. Dils, Katherine Levine,   b. 11 Mar 1853   d. 23 Apr 1871 (Age 18 years)
     5. Dils, John Atwood,   b. 7 Nov 1856, Pikeville, Pike, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Apr 1940, Pike, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years)
     6. Dils, William T|homas,   b. 10 Sep 1857   d. 16 Sep 1857, Pike, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
    Family ID F119850  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 18 Sep 1818 - Wood, Virginia, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 6 Nov 1842 - Pike, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1850 - Pike, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1860 - Pike, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMilitary - organized the 39th Kentucky Mounted Infantry (USA) - 1862 - Pike, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1880 - Pikeville, Pike, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1890 - Pike, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 11 Aug 1895 - Pikeville, Pike, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Dils Cemetery, Pikeville, Pike, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend Address Cemetery Populated Place Township Parish City County/Shire State/Province Country Region Not Set

  • Sources 
    1. [S118418] John Dils, "United States Census, 1860".

    2. [S118417] John Dils, "United States Census, 1880".

    3. [S118416] John Dils, "United States Census of Union Veterans and Widows of the Civil War, 1890".

    4. [S118415] John Dils, "Find A Grave Index".

    5. [S118414] John Diles, "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979".