I am searching to connect my William Dillon with his proper parents and ancestors. William was born in OH in 1822/1823. He may have been the son of a James DILLON who was living in Monroe County in the 1840 census. In that 1840 census, living with the James Dillon family was: 1 male under 5 1 male 5-10 2 males 10-15 1 male 15-20 -- this may have been my 18 year old William. 1 male 60-70 -- (James) 1 Female 5-10 1 female 10-15 1 female 50-60 (most likely James' wife) I understand there is a book out there on early Monroe County families that mentions the Dillon family. Does anyone out there have that book. If so, could they please check on my William Dillon. In the 1850 census, William and his wife Elizabeth were living in Monroe County, Green township. At that time they had three sons: Abraham age 6, Henry age 4 and John age 3. In the late 1850s, William and family moved to Wayne and Decatur County IA. where two of the sons, (Abraham and Henry) married. Thank you for your help in locating my Dillon ancestors. Perry Adams