John Dillingham Jr

27 August 1817–14 October 1889 (Age 72)
Ohio, United States

The Life Summary of John

When John Dillingham Jr was born on 27 August 1817, in Ohio, United States, his father, John Dillingham, was 44 and his mother, Hannah Hickcox, was 32. He married Emaline Carter on 7 June 1840, in Porter, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 4 daughters. He lived in Eagle Creek Township, Lake, Indiana, United States in 1850 and Walker Township, Jasper, Indiana, United States in 1860. He died on 14 October 1889, in Thomas, Kansas, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Beulah Cemetery, Colby, Thomas, Kansas, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Dillingham Jr
1817–1889
Emaline Carter
1823–1847
Marriage: 7 June 1840
Martha Jane Dillingham
1841–1924
Sophronia Fannie Dillingham
1843–1911
Daniel D. Dillingham
1845–1864
Emma Dillingham
1847–1924
Emaline Dillingham
1847–

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    7 June 1840Porter, Indiana, United States
    • Children

    (5)

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    Siblings

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    World Events (8)

    1819 · Panic! of 1819
    Age 2
    With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 
    1835
    Age 18
    Historical Boundaries 1835: Jasper, Indiana, United States
    1836 · Remember the Alamo
    Age 19
    Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.

    Name Meaning

    English (Bedfordshire): habitational name, probably from Dullingham in Cambridgeshire, recorded as Dolingeham in 1214 and Dillyngham in 1298, named in Old English as ‘homestead (Old English hām) of the people (-inga-) of Dull(a)’.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

    Sources (8)

    • John Dillingham, "United States Census, 1860"
    • John Dillingham, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
    • John Dillingham in entry for Emma Jones, "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953"

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