I saw the following excerpt on another list. I contacted the author, Kathy, regarding posting it to Guernsey Co.'s list and received her permission (below) to submit the info. Hope it helps someone. Please contact Kathy directly at hawkeyes@rogersark.net if you are interested in this family -- Patti ------------------------ >>"I printed several newspaper articles out from the Port Byron Globe newspaper. I was reading other info that was on the same pages as my info. There is an obit for a Joshua DILLON b 5 Oct 1829 Gurnsey Co, OH, married to Mary Jane DILLON 3 Sept 1852. Her maiden name was also DILLON. Joshua died in Rock Island Co, IL in 1910. The date on the paper was 17 Feb 1910." ------------------------> >Hi Patti! > >I wouldn't mind at all! Do you belong to the Gurnsey list? If you do >already, would you mind posting it? You have my permission to do so. It >would save me subbing & unsubbing. I have the obit scanned and send as an >attachment if anybody wants it. > >Also found the following while going through other stuff I brought back: > >>This is from a book that lists pioneer & settlers of Coe Twp, Rock Island >>Co, IL. Coe Twp is just out side of Port Byron. Port Byron will be on >>the map, right on the Mississippi River, north of Moline & Rock >>Island. There are two DILLON settlers listed: Joshua in 1856 & a David >>in 1857. I have a copy of the 1905 land plats for Coe Twp, & didn't find >>either of these other names, but did find a William DILLON with 116 acres >>in sec 34. Wm is probably son to one of these guys.