Frederick William Dillman's parents were Andrew Dillman, a Revolutionary War Veteran, and Barbara Roush. Frederick was born in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. When he was a child, his family moved to Bracken County, Kentucky.
Frederick married Mary Bowman in Jessamine County, Kentucky. Their marriage bond, dated March 11, 1811, was signed by Frederick, and Mary's father, Joseph Bowman, who personally gave his permission. Mary's mother was Nancy Bowman.
Mary and Frederick had eight children: Sarah (Dillman) Hutchinson, Joseph Dillman, Solomon Dillman, Nancy (Dillman) Webb, David Bowman Dillman, Jacob Andrew Dillman, and twin baby girls who were born and died about July 1833. The family lived in Bracken County, Kentucky, and Brown County, Ohio, before relocating about 1834 to Decatur County, Indiana.
On September 21, 1836, Frederick died, leaving Mary a widow with her youngest sons, David and Jacob, still at home. In the 1840 Decatur County Federal Census, Mary is listed as the Head of her Household, with one male (Jacob) ages 15 to 19. In 1844, after her children were grown, Mary married again, to John Alloway.
In 1813, during the War of 1812, Frederick Dillman enlisted in the 4th Regiment (Mountjoy's) Mounted Kentucky Volunteers. In 1896, his youngest son, Jacob Andrew Dillman, wrote in a brief family history that his father told him he was at the Battle of the (River)Thames and that he saw Shawnee warrior Tecumseh defeated and killed.
~ August 2022
U. S. General Land Office records show that Frederick purchased property in Decatur County, Indiana, the certificates issued on 9 Apr 1835, and on 15 Mar 1837. In 1835, he was listed as "Frederick William Dillman of Brown County, Ohio." In 1837, he was listed as "Frederick William Dillman of Decatur County, Indiana."
Probate: Letters of Administration for Frederick W. Dillman, who died intestate, were granted on behalf of his widow, Mary Dillman, on 26 October 1836. His estate was settled May Term 1839. (Decatur County, Probate Order Book, Volumes B-C, P. 102-106)
In a family history written in 1896, his youngest son, Jacob Andrew Dillman, wrote: "...they selected land which they entered at the Land Office at Jeffersonville, and in September, 1834, moved to Decatur County... my father took sick in 1836, just two years after we came, of malaria bilious fever, and died on the 21st of September, 1836, aged 48 years, 10 months, and 6 days. He was buried at Bethel Church..." - Excerpt Source: Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), Miscellaneous Records for Andrew Dillman (Jacob's grandfather), Microfilm Roll F3588 #2, transcribed May 1982 by Steven J. Wilson, and published here with his permission.
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Original markers for Frederick and his wife are lying down flat behind newer monument.
Frederick married Mary Bowman in Jessamine County, Kentucky. Their marriage bond, dated March 11, 1811, was signed by Frederick, and Mary's father, Joseph Bowman, who personally gave his permission. Mary's mother was Nancy Bowman.
Mary and Frederick had eight children: Sarah (Dillman) Hutchinson, Joseph Dillman, Solomon Dillman, Nancy (Dillman) Webb, David Bowman Dillman, Jacob Andrew Dillman, and twin baby girls who were born and died about July 1833. The family lived in Bracken County, Kentucky, and Brown County, Ohio, before relocating about 1834 to Decatur County, Indiana.
On September 21, 1836, Frederick died, leaving Mary a widow with her youngest sons, David and Jacob, still at home. In the 1840 Decatur County Federal Census, Mary is listed as the Head of her Household, with one male (Jacob) ages 15 to 19. In 1844, after her children were grown, Mary married again, to John Alloway.
In 1813, during the War of 1812, Frederick Dillman enlisted in the 4th Regiment (Mountjoy's) Mounted Kentucky Volunteers. In 1896, his youngest son, Jacob Andrew Dillman, wrote in a brief family history that his father told him he was at the Battle of the (River)Thames and that he saw Shawnee warrior Tecumseh defeated and killed.
~ August 2022
U. S. General Land Office records show that Frederick purchased property in Decatur County, Indiana, the certificates issued on 9 Apr 1835, and on 15 Mar 1837. In 1835, he was listed as "Frederick William Dillman of Brown County, Ohio." In 1837, he was listed as "Frederick William Dillman of Decatur County, Indiana."
Probate: Letters of Administration for Frederick W. Dillman, who died intestate, were granted on behalf of his widow, Mary Dillman, on 26 October 1836. His estate was settled May Term 1839. (Decatur County, Probate Order Book, Volumes B-C, P. 102-106)
In a family history written in 1896, his youngest son, Jacob Andrew Dillman, wrote: "...they selected land which they entered at the Land Office at Jeffersonville, and in September, 1834, moved to Decatur County... my father took sick in 1836, just two years after we came, of malaria bilious fever, and died on the 21st of September, 1836, aged 48 years, 10 months, and 6 days. He was buried at Bethel Church..." - Excerpt Source: Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), Miscellaneous Records for Andrew Dillman (Jacob's grandfather), Microfilm Roll F3588 #2, transcribed May 1982 by Steven J. Wilson, and published here with his permission.
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Original markers for Frederick and his wife are lying down flat behind newer monument.
Frederick William Dillman's parents were Andrew Dillman, a Revolutionary War Veteran, and Barbara Roush. Frederick was born in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. When he was a child, his family moved to Bracken County, Kentucky.
Frederick married Mary Bowman in Jessamine County, Kentucky. Their marriage bond, dated March 11, 1811, was signed by Frederick, and Mary's father, Joseph Bowman, who personally gave his permission. Mary's mother was Nancy Bowman.
Mary and Frederick had eight children: Sarah (Dillman) Hutchinson, Joseph Dillman, Solomon Dillman, Nancy (Dillman) Webb, David Bowman Dillman, Jacob Andrew Dillman, and twin baby girls who were born and died about July 1833. The family lived in Bracken County, Kentucky, and Brown County, Ohio, before relocating about 1834 to Decatur County, Indiana.
On September 21, 1836, Frederick died, leaving Mary a widow with her youngest sons, David and Jacob, still at home. In the 1840 Decatur County Federal Census, Mary is listed as the Head of her Household, with one male (Jacob) ages 15 to 19. In 1844, after her children were grown, Mary married again, to John Alloway.
In 1813, during the War of 1812, Frederick Dillman enlisted in the 4th Regiment (Mountjoy's) Mounted Kentucky Volunteers. In 1896, his youngest son, Jacob Andrew Dillman, wrote in a brief family history that his father told him he was at the Battle of the (River)Thames and that he saw Shawnee warrior Tecumseh defeated and killed.
~ August 2022
U. S. General Land Office records show that Frederick purchased property in Decatur County, Indiana, the certificates issued on 9 Apr 1835, and on 15 Mar 1837. In 1835, he was listed as "Frederick William Dillman of Brown County, Ohio." In 1837, he was listed as "Frederick William Dillman of Decatur County, Indiana."
Probate: Letters of Administration for Frederick W. Dillman, who died intestate, were granted on behalf of his widow, Mary Dillman, on 26 October 1836. His estate was settled May Term 1839. (Decatur County, Probate Order Book, Volumes B-C, P. 102-106)
In a family history written in 1896, his youngest son, Jacob Andrew Dillman, wrote: "...they selected land which they entered at the Land Office at Jeffersonville, and in September, 1834, moved to Decatur County... my father took sick in 1836, just two years after we came, of malaria bilious fever, and died on the 21st of September, 1836, aged 48 years, 10 months, and 6 days. He was buried at Bethel Church..." - Excerpt Source: Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), Miscellaneous Records for Andrew Dillman (Jacob's grandfather), Microfilm Roll F3588 #2, transcribed May 1982 by Steven J. Wilson, and published here with his permission.
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Original markers for Frederick and his wife are lying down flat behind newer monument.
Frederick married Mary Bowman in Jessamine County, Kentucky. Their marriage bond, dated March 11, 1811, was signed by Frederick, and Mary's father, Joseph Bowman, who personally gave his permission. Mary's mother was Nancy Bowman.
Mary and Frederick had eight children: Sarah (Dillman) Hutchinson, Joseph Dillman, Solomon Dillman, Nancy (Dillman) Webb, David Bowman Dillman, Jacob Andrew Dillman, and twin baby girls who were born and died about July 1833. The family lived in Bracken County, Kentucky, and Brown County, Ohio, before relocating about 1834 to Decatur County, Indiana.
On September 21, 1836, Frederick died, leaving Mary a widow with her youngest sons, David and Jacob, still at home. In the 1840 Decatur County Federal Census, Mary is listed as the Head of her Household, with one male (Jacob) ages 15 to 19. In 1844, after her children were grown, Mary married again, to John Alloway.
In 1813, during the War of 1812, Frederick Dillman enlisted in the 4th Regiment (Mountjoy's) Mounted Kentucky Volunteers. In 1896, his youngest son, Jacob Andrew Dillman, wrote in a brief family history that his father told him he was at the Battle of the (River)Thames and that he saw Shawnee warrior Tecumseh defeated and killed.
~ August 2022
U. S. General Land Office records show that Frederick purchased property in Decatur County, Indiana, the certificates issued on 9 Apr 1835, and on 15 Mar 1837. In 1835, he was listed as "Frederick William Dillman of Brown County, Ohio." In 1837, he was listed as "Frederick William Dillman of Decatur County, Indiana."
Probate: Letters of Administration for Frederick W. Dillman, who died intestate, were granted on behalf of his widow, Mary Dillman, on 26 October 1836. His estate was settled May Term 1839. (Decatur County, Probate Order Book, Volumes B-C, P. 102-106)
In a family history written in 1896, his youngest son, Jacob Andrew Dillman, wrote: "...they selected land which they entered at the Land Office at Jeffersonville, and in September, 1834, moved to Decatur County... my father took sick in 1836, just two years after we came, of malaria bilious fever, and died on the 21st of September, 1836, aged 48 years, 10 months, and 6 days. He was buried at Bethel Church..." - Excerpt Source: Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), Miscellaneous Records for Andrew Dillman (Jacob's grandfather), Microfilm Roll F3588 #2, transcribed May 1982 by Steven J. Wilson, and published here with his permission.
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Original markers for Frederick and his wife are lying down flat behind newer monument.
Inscription
Original Marker: In Memory Of ~ Fredrick W. Dillman ~ who died Sept. 21, 1836 ~ Aged 48 Yrs., 10 Mos., 6 Days - Newer Granite Marker with wife, Mary: Frederick Dillman ~ 1788 - 1836
Gravesite Details
Frederick has two markers. His original marker lies flat, next to his wife's original marker, both behind the newer granite marker with their names.
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