Moses Dillon
(1845-1916)

 

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1. Metta Frances Hubbard

Moses Dillon

  • Born: 19 Sep 1845, Zanesville, Muskingham county, Ohio
  • Marriage (1): Metta Frances Hubbard on 18 Oct 1905 in Mahattan, New York county, New York
  • Died: 11 Jan 1916, New York at age 70
  • Buried: Riverside Cemetery in Sterling, Illinois
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Moses Dillon, lumber, grain and coal merchant, at Sterling, was born in Ohio, Sept. 19, 1845. His father, Lloyd Dillon - a native of Maryland - was employed in the furnace business at Zanesville OH where he died in 1845. His mother, nee Margaret A. Culbertson, was a native of Pennsylvania. Mr. Dillon was an inmate of his parental home until he was of age, receiving a common-school education. From 1857 to 1860 he was a resident of Dixon, IL. In 1859-60 he herded cattle for William Butler at Nelson Station. In 1861 he enlisted in Co. A, 140th Reg. IL Vol. Inf., was mustered into the military at Dixon, went with his regiment to Memphis TN and did guard duty.
In 1865 he returned home and formed a partnership with Charles Smith in the grocery business, under the name of Smith & Dillon, and thus continued in the trade for ten years. He sold out his interest in 1875 and bought the interest of Joseph Golder, in the grain, coal and lumber business, forming a partnership with Mr. Golder's son, under the firm name of Golder & Dillon. In this relation they continued until 1880, when Mr. Dillon purchased the interest of his partner, since which time he has conducted the business alone, with success. His office is on the corner of Third and Spruce Streets, and in the rear of his office he has an elevator with a capacity of 60,000 bushels, which he runs with a gas engine - a curiosity to all the people of the county. His lumber and coal yard occupies all of block 43, and his salt and drying sheds and barns all of block 42. He has the only planing-mill in Sterling, where he does all kinds of woodwork.
Mr. Dillon is a "Sterling" man. Coming when young to the place, he has by diligence and strict integrity won a high business and social position. He is the President of the Northwestern Fair Association, and is a member of the I.O.O.F. and of the A.O.U.W. He is a Republican in his political views, and with his wife, is a member of the Presbyterian Church of Sterling.
May 8, 1867 Mr. Dillon married Miss Emma J. Golder, daughter of Judge Golder, of Sterling and they have five children, namely; Mary P., Maggie A., Alice E., Joseph G and Moses L.
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The New York Times (New York, New York)18 Oct 1905, WedPage 1
"Announcement was made yesterday that Mrs J. Marshall Phillips and Col Moses Dillon of Chicago were to be married at noon today at Sherry's...Mrs J. Marshall Phillips is a widow. she owns a fleet of vessels sailing out of Boston. Col Moses dillon is a retired officer of the United States Army who since his retirement...has made a fortune in the lumber business. Mrs Phillips lives at the Hotel Somerset. So does Col. Dillon....."Are they registered?" a reporter asked...."They don't have to register," replied the clerk, "They have lived here a long time."

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NameMoses Dillon
Event TypeMarriage
Event Date18 Oct 1905
Event PlaceManhattan, New York, New York, United States
GenderMale
Age60
Marital StatusWidowed
RaceWhite
Birth Year (Estimated)1845
BirthplaceZanesville, O.
Father's NameLoyd Dillon
Mother's NameMargaret Culbertson
Spouse's NameMetta Hubbard Phillips
Spouse's GenderFemale
Spouse's Age46
Spouse's Marital StatusWidowed
Spouse's RaceWhite
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated)1859
Spouse's BirthplaceBoston, Mass.
Spouse's Father's NameJoseph Hubbard
Spouse's Mother's NameAnn M. Straw

Sterling Standard (Sterling, Illinois)16 Oct 1905, MonPage 5 [notes]
Colonel Moses Dillon of this city and Mrs J. Marshall Phillips of New York city will be married in NYC on 18 Oct...cards of invitation issued by M/M Wm Beck Hubbard of New York, brother and sister of Mrs Phillips...ceremony at Sherry's....Miss Alice E. Dillon and Mr Washington M. Dillon daughter and brother of Col Dillon will be Maid of Honor and Best man..wedding trip around the world and after 12 mos will reside in Sterling IL....Col Dillon is a prominent businessman [retired from lumber business]....Mrs. Phillips widow of the late Capt J. Marshall Phillips of Boston one of the largest ship owners and builders in New England. the only daughter of the late Dr. J. Hubbard of Boston who was a descendant of one of the oldest New England families that came over in the Mayflower..(she) has traveled a great deal in this country and abroad...finely educated..speaks several languages..artist of great ability....

United States Passport Applications
NameMoses Dillon
Event TypePassport Application
Event Date1905
Event PlaceNew York, United States
GenderMale
Age60
Birth Date19 Sep 1845
BirthplaceOhio
Spouse's NameMetta Dillon
Spouse's GenderFemale
Certificate Number2857

The New York Times (New York, New York)05 Feb 1910, SatPage 7 [notes]
British Consul General Courtney Bennett and wife gave a reception and dinner last evening at the Hotel Majestic...among those present were Col Moses Dillon and Mrs Dillon....


1910 Mahattan, NY west 72nd st - Hotel Majestic
Moses Dillon age 64 "guest" mx2 for 4yrs; occ: none; born OH; father Maryland; mother PA
Metta F. H. Dillon age 37; mx2 no ch; born MA; parents NY

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New York, New York City Municipal Deaths
NameMoses Dillon
Event TypeDeath
Event Date11 Jan 1916
Event PlaceManhattan, New York, New York, United States
Address305 West 72nd
Residence PlaceManhattan, New York, New York Co., N.Y.
GenderMale
Age70
Marital StatusMarried
RaceWhite
OccupationRetired
Birth Date19 Sep 1845
BirthplaceU.S.
Burial Date15 Jan 1916
Burial PlaceSterling, Illinois
CemeteryHillside
Father's NameDillon
Father's BirthplaceU.S.
Mother's NameMary Culbertson
Mother's BirthplaceU.S.

Reports of Cases at Common Law and in Chancery Argued and ..., Volume 296
(No. 13573.'97Decree affirmed.) MARY D. BRENNEMAN et al. Appellants, vs. METTA F. H. DILLON, Appellee.
Moses Dillon died intestate January 11, 1916, in New York City, leaving a widow, Metta F. H. Dillon, and as his only heirs four children, Mary D. Brenneman, Margaret Grimes, Alice D. Overson and Joseph G. Dillon, and also a grandson, Moses G. Dillon, only child of a deceased son. Dillon had resided and been engaged in business in Sterling, Illinois, many years, and from 1869 had been the principal stockholder in and president of the Moses Dillon Company, a corporation, which dealt in coal, grain, lumber and building materials and did a large business. A few years before his death Dillon and his wife removed to New York, where they resided until his death. None of his children, who were all married, resided in New York. Metta F. H. Dillon was his third wife and was not the mother of any of his children. While residing in New York Dillon returned to Sterling about twice each year to look after the business of the corporation of which he was president. It is not disputed that he was an active, capable and successful business man, of sound mentality, and that he enjoyed good health. On the day of his death, January II, 1916, he executed a deed conveying real estate in Sterling owned by him to his wife. The deed was signed by him by his mark, was properly acknowledged and immediately mailed to the recorder at Morrison, the county seat of Whiteside county, Illinois. It was received and filed for record January 14, 1916. In May, 1917, the heirs of Dillon filed a bill for the partition of the real estate conveyed to Metta F. H. Dillon by her husband and asked that the deed be canceled, the bill averring that the grantor, at the time he made the deed, was of unsound mind and incapable of understanding the nature and purpose of the deed, that he was induced to make it by the undue influence of the grantee, and that the deed did not describe and convey real estate owned by the grantor......... In our opinion the decree of the circuit court is sustained by the facts and the law, and it is affirmed. Decree affirmed.

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Moses married Metta Frances Hubbard, daughter of Dr Joseph Hubbard and Ann Medora Straw, on 18 Oct 1905 in Mahattan, New York county, New York. (Metta Frances Hubbard was born on 9 May 1855 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts and died after 1921.)


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