Dear Sandra, You replied to someone on the GOLDRUSH list concerning Sarah DILLON, James FREY and other related names. I have these families in my database, and append below 2 Family Group Sheets for Reuben MILLER and his families by both his first and second wives. I'm hoping some of this will help whomever you were giving the obit and CADI information. Warm regards, Carla in Ohio ccushman@wcoil.com Name: Reuben Miller DILLON, 14967 Birth Date: 1832 Birth Place: KY Death Date: 7 Mar 1899 Age: 67 Death Place: CA Burial Place: Shen. Val. Cem., Plymouth, Amador Co CA Other spouses: Eliza A. SATCHWELL, 14969 Misc. Notes Notes of Elsie Dixon: One of the early settlers in the Valley. His parents were born in VA. He sold his ranch in sec. 29 & 30, 8-11, to Oliver Ball (Z-217) rec. 5 Dec 1885. From Amador Dispatch, 31 July 1869: Extracted from Proceedings of the Democratic County Convention -- ...a report from the committee on credentials...found the following persons duly elected as deleagates from their respective precincts: From Fiddletown -- R. M. Dillon (along with 4 others). (Most likely Reuben Miller Dillon.) From Amador Dispatch, 6 Nov. 1869: In ad promoting IOOFs Grand Ball for Thanksgiving, one Marion Dillon is listed as representing Buena Vista on the Committee of Invitation. From Amador Dispatch, 1 Jan. 1870: MARRIAGE LICENSES issued out of the County Clerks office of Amador County in 1869: Nov. 6: Joseph I. Sibley to Nancy J. Dillon. (Could Nancy have been a daughter of Reubens?) From Amador Dispatch, 17 Mar 1899: OBITUARY. Mr. Dillon, who has been very ill for some time, passed away last Tuesday and was buried Thursday in the valley cemetery. He leaves a wife and eight children to mourn his death. From Amador Dispatch, 26 Feb 1904: CERTIFICATE OF REDEMPTION -- R. M. Dillon--sw1/4 of nw1/2 and n1/2 of sw1/4 of sec. 21, (smudge), 160 acs., $136.87. In the Amador County Directory for 1879-1880, extracted from McKenneys District Directory for the same years, lists one Thos. Dillon, laborer, in Pine Grove, a community on the Jackson and Drytown Stage Road, 10 miles north of Jackson. At the time it had a population of 150. (Can he be related to Reuben?) Also, the same directory lists C. Dillon, farmer, 160 acres, Henry Dillon, farmer, 200 acres, and M. Dillon, farmer, 160 acres, all in the small community of Buena Vista. (Can this be the same family?) Also, in the same directory, R. M. Dillion (sic) is listed as having 120 acres of land in Oleta (formerly called Fiddletown), 18 miles from Jackson, on the Oleta & Plymouth Stage Road. It then had a population of almost 300. Mining was the chief pursuit of residents. (This is most likely Reuben Miller Dillon.) Also in the same directory: R. M. Dillon is listed as a farmer with 120 acres of land in Plymouth, a thriving and prosperous town of 600 inhabitants, situated 12 miles north of Jackson on the Jackson & Latrobe Stage Road. Mining and farming are the chief occupations. Marriage Date: 2 Dec 1872 Marriage Memo: at the Brice home (AD 12-7) Spouse: Mary M. BRICE, 14968 Birth Date: 20 Feb 1854 Birth Place: Salt Lake City UT Death Date: 30 Mar 1921 Age: 67 Death Place: nr Plymouth, Amador Co. CA Burial Place: Shen Val Cem, Plymouth, Amador Co CA Father: George Washington BRICE, 14978 (~1807-) Mother: Christiana Lucinda HARRISON, 14979 (~1815-1884) Children 1 M: Claude E. DILLON, 15942 Death Date: 1882 Burial Date: 1882 Burial Place: Shen. Val. Cem., Plymouth, Amador Co CA 2 F: Christina Lucinda "Lou" DILLON, 9668 Birth Date: Dec 1872 Birth Place: CA Death Date: 6 Dec 1969 Age: 97 Death Place: Jackson, Amador Co CA Burial Place: Shen. Val. Cem., Plymouth, Amador Co CA Spouse: Ollie Elmer HARRELL Marriage Date: 16 Sep 1894 Marriage Place: Plymouth, Amador Co., CA 3 M: Ralph C. Pat DILLON, 15906 Birth Date: abt 1878 Birth Place: CA Death Date: 3 Dec 1953 Age: 75 Death Place: CA Burial Date: 1953 Age: 75 Burial Place: Shen. Val. Cem., Plymouth, Amador Co CA Misc. Notes Never married. 4 M: James M. Jim DILLON, 15907 Birth Date: May 1880 Birth Place: CA Death Date: 1923 Age: 42 Death Place: CA Burial Date: 1923 Age: 42 Burial Place: Shen. Val. Cem., Plymouth, Amador Co CA Misc. Notes Never married. 5 M: George M. DILLON, 15908 Birth Date: 20 Jan 1884 Birth Place: Dillon Ranch, Shen. Val., Amador Co CA Death Date: 6 Dec 1954 Age: 70 Death Place: Placerville, El Dorado Co CA Burial Date: 1954 Age: 69 Burial Place: Shen. Val. Cem., Plymouth, Amador Co CA Misc. Notes Elsie Dixons note: The record of the Geo. Dillon family was furnished by Mrs. Geo. Dillon. Spouse: Laura E. WARREN Marriage Date: 17 Mar 1911 Marriage Place: Jackson, Amador Co CA 6 M: Reuben R. DILLON, 15943 Birth Date: 17 Feb 1889 Birth Place: Plymouth, Amador Co CA Death Date: 1889 Death Place: Plymouth, Amador Co CA Burial Date: 1889 Burial Place: Shen. Val. Cem., Plymouth, Amador Co CA 7 F: Ruby DILLON, 15944 Birth Date: 17 Feb 1889 Birth Place: Plymouth, Amador Co CA Spouse: Robert CARTER Spouse: Tom GREGORY Spouse: POTTS 8 M: Cloice Leroy DILLON, 15948 Birth Date: 6 Jul 1894 Birth Place: Shenandoah Valley, Amador Co CA Death Date: 13 Jul 1970 Age: 76 Death Place: Jackson, Amador Co CA Burial Date: 1970 Age: 75 Burial Place: East Lawn Cem., Sacramento, Sacramento Co., CA Burial Memo: Cremated Spouse: Jessie CLARK - ----------------------------- Name: Reuben Miller DILLON, 14967 Birth Date: 1832 Birth Place: KY Death Date: 7 Mar 1899 Age: 67 Death Place: CA Burial Place: Shen. Val. Cem., Plymouth, Amador Co CA Other spouses: Mary M. BRICE, 14968 Misc. Notes Notes of Elsie Dixon: One of the early settlers in the Valley. His parents were born in VA. He sold his ranch in sec. 29 & 30, 8-11, to Oliver Ball (Z-217) rec. 5 Dec 1885. From Amador Dispatch, 31 July 1869: Extracted from Proceedings of the Democratic County Convention -- ...a report from the committee on credentials...found the following persons duly elected as deleagates from their respective precincts: From Fiddletown -- R. M. Dillon (along with 4 others). (Most likely Reuben Miller Dillon.) From Amador Dispatch, 6 Nov. 1869: In ad promoting IOOFs Grand Ball for Thanksgiving, one Marion Dillon is listed as representing Buena Vista on the Committee of Invitation. From Amador Dispatch, 1 Jan. 1870: MARRIAGE LICENSES issued out of the County Clerks office of Amador County in 1869: Nov. 6: Joseph I. Sibley to Nancy J. Dillon. (Could Nancy have been a daughter of Reubens?) From Amador Dispatch, 17 Mar 1899: OBITUARY. Mr. Dillon, who has been very ill for some time, passed away last Tuesday and was buried Thursday in the valley cemetery. He leaves a wife and eight children to mourn his death. From Amador Dispatch, 26 Feb 1904: CERTIFICATE OF REDEMPTION -- R. M. Dillon--sw1/4 of nw1/2 and n1/2 of sw1/4 of sec. 21, (smudge), 160 acs., $136.87. In the Amador County Directory for 1879-1880, extracted from McKenneys District Directory for the same years, lists one Thos. Dillon, laborer, in Pine Grove, a community on the Jackson and Drytown Stage Road, 10 miles north of Jackson. At the time it had a population of 150. (Can he be related to Reuben?) Also, the same directory lists C. Dillon, farmer, 160 acres, Henry Dillon, farmer, 200 acres, and M. Dillon, farmer, 160 acres, all in the small community of Buena Vista. (Can this be the same family?) Also, in the same directory, R. M. Dillion (sic) is listed as having 120 acres of land in Oleta (formerly called Fiddletown), 18 miles from Jackson, on the Oleta & Plymouth Stage Road. It then had a population of almost 300. Mining was the chief pursuit of residents. (This is most likely Reuben Miller Dillon.) Also in the same directory: R. M. Dillon is listed as a farmer with 120 acres of land in Plymouth, a thriving and prosperous town of 600 inhabitants, situated 12 miles north of Jackson on the Jackson & Latrobe Stage Road. Mining and farming are the chief occupations. Spouse: Eliza A. SATCHWELL, 14969 Birth Date: abt 27 Mar 1838 Birth Place: ENG Death Date: 10 Jan 1865 Age: 26 Death Place: CA Burial Place: Shen. Val. Cem., Plymouth, Amador Co CA Father: Benjamin SATCHWELL, 14970 (1819-1904) Mother: Ann SANDERS, 14971 (~1826-1914) Children 1 F: Sarah A. DILLON, 15900 Birth Date: abt 1859 Birth Place: CA Misc. Notes Notes of Elsie Dixon: Lived near Brownsville. Was given a gift of ne1/4 of sw1/4, sec. 29, 8-11, 40 acs., by her grandparents, the Benj. Satchwells, 9 Mar. 1904. She deeded the above to John B. Stewart abt Oct. 1904 (AD 10-7). Spouse: James FREY They had 5 children 2 F: Elizabeth M. Lizzie DILLON, 15902 Birth Date: abt 1861 Birth Place: CA Death Date: aft 16 Sep 1943 Age: 82 Death Memo: AL 9/16/43 Spouse: McPHEE 3 M: William Benjamin DILLON, 15904 Birth Date: 21 Jan 1863 Birth Place: Plymouth, Amador Co CA Death Date: 9 May 1898 Age: 35 Death Place: Hayden Hill, CA Spouse: Harriet D. Hattie Nam ANDERSON Marriage Date: 2 Oct 1887 Marriage Place: Hayden Hill, CA 4 F: Mariah F. DILLON, 14600 Birth Date: abt 1864 Birth Place: CA Spouse: Walter Scott FARNHAM Marriage Date: 28 May 1888 Marriage Place: Jackson, Amador Co CA