Benjamin Franklin Dildy was married to his 1st wife, Absylar Jane Howard Dildy. They had 10 children together.
(2nd wife, Emma McCowan Abrams-widow of George-and they had 3 more children, James Oscar (1882-1943), Ider "Mae", and Lillie Etta (1881-1964).
1. LEWIS THOMAS DILDY-b. 4-15-1842 N.C. but died before the 1850 census.
2. PENELOPY DILDY-b. 10-7-1843 Edgecombe Co. N.C.. married Robert Franklin McAdams (1 daughter) then married Thomas Franklin Garner and had 4 children.
3. EVAN ROBERT DILDY-b. 3-13-1845 and died 6-10-1927. Buried Gatesville, Tx.-Masonic Cemetery. Married to Lisa Coleman and later Mrs. Nancy Williams.
4. LATITIA "Tishy" DILDY-b. 4-25-1847 and died 10-13-1902 in Elgin, Tx.-Old City Cemetery. Married Edward Harrison McGee Goyne. (he is buried in the Kilgore City Cemetery, Kilgore, Tx.-Gregg Co.
5. WILEY ANDREW DILDY-b. 1-1-1849 N.C. and died 8-5-1897 Howard Co. Ark. and buried Buff Springs Cemetery, Howard Co. Ark. He was married to Josphine Dillard (1853-1926)
6. NANCY LAVINA DILDY-b. 1-29-1851 and died in 1886. Buried in County Line Cemetery, Howard Co. Ark. Nancy was married to S. H. Post.
7. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN DILDY Jr.-b. 10-27-1852 and died 10-12-1908 and buried in County Line Cemetery. He was married to Roseanna Reeder (1855-1940)
8. SUSAN MARGARET DILDY-b. 12-17-1854 Union Parish, La. and died 5-25-1924 and buried in Elgin, Tx. She was married to George W. Goyne and later Thomas B. Ford.
9. JOHN WESLEY DILDY-b. 12-3-1856. He married J. Adeline "Addie" Burr. Both buried in Pleasant Grove Cemetery near Elgin, Tx.-Bastrop Co.
10.CHARLES EDMOND DILDY-b. 3-7-1860 and died 3-21-1939. He was married to Margaret Elvira Ferguson (b.1867) Both are buried in Elgin, Tx.-Travis Co.