Benjamin Franklin Dillion

1827 - 1902  (75 years)

• Name	Benjamin Franklin Dillion  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Birth	10 Mar 1827	Virginia, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 8]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1860	Prairie, Arkansas, Arkansas, USA   [2]
  	With Nancy Vandeford Dillon
  _MILT	Abt 1862	Arkansas, USA   [6, 9]
  	Confederate Army - War between the States - Corporal Company K, Arkansas 25th Infantry Regiment
  		Flag-Arkansas 25th Infantry (CSA)
  Census	1870	Prairie, Arkansas, Arkansas, USA   [4]
  	With America Mays Dillon
  Census	1880	Wilson, Faulkner, Arkansas, USA   [1]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Self
  Census	1900	Prairie, Arkansas, Arkansas, USA   [3]
  	Marital Status: Married to Rildia; Relation to Head of House: Head
  Death	16 Apr 1902	De Witt, Arkansas, Arkansas, USA   [8, 9]
  	Cause: Murdered by Henry Hill
  	Benjamin Franklin Dillion was shot and killed by his brother-in-law Henry Hill. His son Walter Dillion then shot and killed Henry Hill
  		Homicide-DILLON Benjamin
  Burial	Big La Grue Cemetery, De Witt, Arkansas, Arkansas, USA   [8]
  		Grave Marker-DILLON Benjamin_Franklin
  		Grave-DILLON Benjamin Franklin
  Person ID	I25098	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2023

  
  

  Family 1	Enrildia 'Rildia' Hill,   b. Abt 1848, Mississippi, USA d. 21 Jan 1923, Clay County, Arkansas, USA (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	11 Oct 1885	Arkansas County, Arkansas, USA   [3]
  Children	1. Kate Dillion,   b. Aug 1887, Arkansas, USA d. 22 Aug 1936, Craighead County, Arkansas, USA (Age 49 years)  [natural]
  Family ID	F10244	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2023

  
  

  Family 2	Nancy Vandeford,   b. 1834, Georgia, USA d. Aft 1860 (Age > 27 years)
  Marriage	3 Nov 1852	Alcorn County, Mississippi, USA   [5]
  Children	1. Henry Edward Dillion,   b. 3 Feb 1859, Arkansas, USA d. 12 Aug 1935, Pulaski County, Arkansas, USA (Age 76 years)  [natural]   2. William A Dillion,   b. Sep 1855, Mississippi, USA d. 1926 (Age 70 years)  [natural]
  Family ID	F10245	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2023

  
  

  Family 3	America 'Merica' Mayes,   b. 1843, Arkansas, USA d. 1881, Arkansas, USA (Age 38 years)
  Marriage	23 Sep 1866	Arkansas County, Arkansas, USA
  Children	1. Eliza Dillion,   b. 1877, Arkansas, USA d. Oct 1955, Laurel, Jones, Mississippi, USA (Age 78 years)  [natural]   2. Elener Dillion,   b. 1879, Arkansas, USA  [natural]   3. Albert Dillion,   b. 1875, Arkansas, USA  [natural]   4. Rolling L Dillon,   b. 1871, Arkansas, USA  [natural]   5. Frank Dillion,   b. 1869, Arkansas, USA  [natural]   6. Walter Jackson Dillion,   b. 1873, Faulkner County, Arkansas, USA d. 29 Mar 1951, Arkansas, USA (Age 78 years)  [natural]   7. Charles Eflen Dillon,   b. 19 Jun 1881, Mayflower, Faulkner, Arkansas, USA d. 14 Aug 1962, Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, USA (Age 81 years)  [natural]
  Family ID	F10246	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 10 Mar 1827 - Virginia, USA Marriage - 3 Nov 1852 - Alcorn County, Mississippi, USA Census - With Nancy Vandeford Dillon - 1860 - Prairie, Arkansas, Arkansas, USA _MILT - Confederate Army - War between the States - Corporal Company K, Arkansas 25th Infantry Regiment - Abt 1862 - Arkansas, USA Marriage - 23 Sep 1866 - Arkansas County, Arkansas, USA Census - With America Mays Dillon - 1870 - Prairie, Arkansas, Arkansas, USA Census - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Self - 1880 - Wilson, Faulkner, Arkansas, USA Marriage - 11 Oct 1885 - Arkansas County, Arkansas, USA Census - Marital Status: Married to Rildia; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1900 - Prairie, Arkansas, Arkansas, USA Death - Cause: Murdered by Henry Hill - 16 Apr 1902 - De Witt, Arkansas, Arkansas, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Arms and Icons

  Flag-Arkansas 25th Infantry (CSA)

  
  

• Sources

  [S41] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1880; Census Place: Wilson, Faulkner, Arkansas; Roll: 43; Family History Film: 1254043; Page: 595C; Enumeration District: 052; Image: 0687. 1880 United States Federal Census [S100] Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1860; Census Place: Prairie, Arkansas, Arkansas; Roll: M653_37; Page: 60; Image: 60; Family History Library Film: 803037. 1860 United States Federal Census [S16] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Prairie, Arkansas, Arkansas; Roll: 49; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0007; FHL microfilm: 1240049. 1900 United States Federal Census [S119] Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1870; Census Place: Prairie, Arkansas, Arkansas; Roll: M593_47; Page: 93B; Image: 189; Family History Library Film: 545546. 1870 United States Federal Census [S17] Hunting For Bears, comp., Mississippi Marriages, 1776-1935, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;). [S76] Historical Data Systems, comp, U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;). [S6] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;). [S34] Ancestry.com, Find a Grave, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41690319/benjamin-franklin-dillion [S1509] Ancestry.com, Arkansas, Confederate Pension Records, 1891-1935, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), Arkansas History Commission; Application Number: 2288.