Individual Details

The family moved to Macon County near Oakley, IL. in October 1874. He graduated from Decatur Business University in March 1891. He moved with his mother to Cerro Gordo, IL. in September 1893 where he engaged in the retail shoe business. About 1898 he was sent by his mother to Seattle, Washington to settle an inheritance for her and he stayed there where he engaged in the real estate brokerage business. He was elected to the state legislature 1903-1905 and was mayor of Seattle 1911-1912. He was married to Florence STEVENS at Eau Claire, Wisc in April 1905.

Birth	25 JAN 1869	near Urbana, Champaign Co., IL
Graduation	MAR 1891	Decatur Business University
Election	Bet 1903 and 1905	a member of the Washington State Legislature
Marriage	APR 1905	Eau Claire, Eau Claire Co., WI - Florence STEVENS
Election	1911/12	Mayor - Seattle, King Co., WA

Spouse	Florence STEVENS (1875 - )
Child	Margaret DILLING (1906 - )
Child	Helen May DILLING (1908 - )

Father	George DILLING (1820 - 1877)
Mother	Margaret RHODES (1826 - 1906)
Sibling	Susannah DILLING (1843 - 1909)
Sibling	Mary Ann DILLING (1844 - 1913)
Sibling	Aaron R. DILLING (1846 - 1865)
Sibling	Sarah Ann DILLING (1848 - 1891)
Sibling	Maria Ann DILLING (1850 - )
Sibling	Jacob Rhodes DILLING (1852 - 1914)
Sibling	Lydia Ellen DILLING (1856 - 1917)
Sibling	John P. DILLING (1859 - )
Sibling	Dolly Jane DILLING (1862 - 1889)
Sibling	Dora Margaret DILLING (1866 - 1908)