Individual Details

Mary Elizabeth Cantrill

(September 27, 1835 - October 26, 1883)

"Mary Elizabeth Cantrill, born September 27, 1835 at Decatur, Illinois, married Dr. William Dillon, April 14, 1854; died October 26 1883. She was a devoted mother, a kind neighbor and, owing to her sunny and lovable disposition, her friends were legion.

"Dr. Dillon was born in Culpepper Court House, Virginia; son of Joshua and Elizabeth Jeffries Dillon and grandson of Samuel and Nancy Fletcher Dillon. Samuel Dillon served in the War of 1812 and his father, who was born in Loudon County, Virginia, was a soldier in the American Revolution. Elizabeth Jeffries was a descendant of Sir Herbert Jeffries, one of the early Colonial Governors of Virginia. Dr. Dillon was educated at Cincinnati Eclectic College, and practiced as a physician many years in Decatur, Illinois and Payson, Illnois, where they lived form 1865 to 1883, when they returned to Decatur, where he died in June 1889. Both Dr. Dillon and his wife were members of the Christian Church." (THE CANTRILL - CANTRELL GENEALOGY, 1908, by Susan Cantrill Christie, pages 46 - 47.)

Events

BirthSeptember 27, 1835Decatur, Macon County, Illinois
MarriageApril 14, 1854William Dillon Dr.
DeathOctober 26, 1883

Families

SpouseWilliam Dillon Dr. ( - 1889)
ChildWilliam Thomas Dillon (1855 - )
ChildLouis Edwin Dillon (1857 - )
ChildFannie Dillon ( - )
ChildFrank Dillon (1860 - 1904)
ChildMay Dillon ( - )
ChildGeorge Jeffries Dillon (1864 - )
ChildMary Elizabeth Dillon (1867 - )
ChildRobert Lee Dillon (1871 - )
ChildAnnie Sibyl Dillon (1871 - )
ChildParthenia Jane Dillon (1873 - 1890)
ChildGrace Cantrill Dillon (1876 - )
FatherWilliam Cantrill (1800 - 1881)
MotherElizabeth Hall (1809 - )
SiblingThomas Cantrill (1829 - 1864)
SiblingJane Ellen Cantrill (1832 - 1892)
SiblingSusan Lavinia Cantrell (1844 - )