Tyree Thomas Dillon (1826 - 1906)

Born 13 Feb 1826 in Franklin County, Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Anne Elizabeth (Divers) Dillon — married 11 Jan 1858 in Franklin County, Virginia, USA

Died 26 Oct 1906 at age 80 in Wirtz, Franklin County, Virginia, USA

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Biography

Tyree Thomas Dillon was born in 1826 in Franklin County, Virginia. He was the son of William Dillon and Mary Plybon Starkey Dillon.

Tyree married his first cousin Ann Elizabeth Divers in 1858. She was the daughter of Thomas Divers and Lydia Plybon. Ann's mother and Tyree's mother were sisters.

Tyree enlisted 18 March 1862 in the 43rd Militia (Shaon's) and later in the 57th Infantry. He was discharged 10 May 1862.

Tyree farmed and raised a family of about 11 children.

He passed away in 1906, intestate, in Franklin Co. and was buried in the Dillon Cemetery near Wirtz, VA.

After Tyree and Ann died, in 1909, their heirs were too numerous to partition the land owned by Tyree, so the land was sold at auction. Daughter, Sarah Elizabeth, and her husband Charles Carroll Plybon became the buyers. Other heirs named at the time were: John T. Dillon, James E. Dillon, Jesse L. Dillon, William T. Dillon, Christopher D. Dillon, Sallie E. Plyourne, Berta Jefferson, Lucy Divers, Mollie Dillon and Liddie Dillon (Johnson). All were over 21 at the time.

Sources

• Franklin County, Virginia Will Book 7, p. 82-82 ; 14 May 1849, Will of William Dillion, mentions: I give to my wife all my personal estate whatsoever kind after paying my debts during her life also giving at her discretion to Jesse C. Dillion, Read Dillion and Tyree Dillion my household furniture equal to what has been given to the other children, also give to Jesse C. Dillion, Read Dillion and Tyree Dillion Trustees for my son Moses Dillion a Bead and furniture equal that given to the other children and if there should any of personal estate at the death of my wife my Will and desire is that it shall be equally divided among all my children. Item 3rd, I also give my wife all my lands during her natural life or widowhood and after her death or marriage I give the lands aforesaid to Jesse C. Dillion, Read Dillion and Tyree Dillion trustees for the benefit of my son Moses Dillion and after the death of Moses Dillion I give the lands aforesaid to Jesse Dillion, Read Dillion and Tyree Dillion and their heirs forever, they paying at that time one tenth part of the value of said land to my Grand Daughter Elizabeth Mary Bousman if a living and also paying to my son Silas Dillion fifty dollars of out of the value of lands. Item 4th, my will and desire is my sons Jesse C. Dillion, Read Dillion and Tyree Dillion shall have use of the lands before mentioned without paying rents they supporting their mother, Moses and their sister Rebecca Bousman....

• 17 September 1850 Federal Census, Franklin County, Virginia; Household # 504/502, Mary Dillion, 65; Moses Dillion, 24, idiotic; Tyre Dillion, 23.

• Franklin County, Virginia Marriage Register No.1, p.21; 11 January 1858, Tyree T. Dillon, 30, and Elizabeth Divers, 22, both single, married by John Bowman. Tyree: son of William and Mary Dillon; Elizabeth: Daughter of Thomas and Lydia Divers.

• 28 July 1860 Federal Census, Franklin County, Virginia; Household # 577/559, Tyree T. Dillion, 34, farmer; Ann E. Dillion, 21; Alberta C. Dillion, 1; Amanda J. Dillion, 5 months; Reed Sink, 14, farm laborer.

• Civil War Records of Franklin County, Virginia, by Beverly Merritt, 2007, p. 122.

• Franklin County, Virginia Deed Book 28, p. 252; 8 September 1867, Creed T. Jones and Mary E. his wife to Tiree T. Dillon, all interest in lands of William Dillon, Decd, it being left by will to Mary E. Bousman now the wife of CT. Jones. C. T. Jones and Mary agree to take Rebecca Bousman share.

• 1870 Federal Census, not enumerated.

• Franklin County, Virginia Deed Book 33, p. 531-532; 9 December 1879, Jesse C. Dillon and Gillia F. his wife and James R. Dillon and Mary J. his wife to Tirey T. Dillon, all their interest in the land willed to them by William Dillion bearing date 14 May 1849.

• 18 June 1880 Federal Census, Franklin County, Virginia; Household # 230/230, Tyree T. Dillion, 54; Ann E. Dillion, 41, wife; Lamanda J. Dillion, 20, daughter; William T. Dillion, 18, son; Lucy I. Dillion, 17, daughter; Jesse L. Dillion, 15, son; Sallie B. Dillion, 13, daughter; Christopher D. Dillion, 11, son; Jacob O. Dillion, 9, son; Mollie D. F. 7, daughter; John Tyree Dillion, 5, son; Unnamed daughter, 9 months (born August).

• Franklin County, Virginia Deed Book 36, p. 223-224; 25 December 1883, Tyree T. Dillon and Ann his wife to Creed T. Pasley, 3 roods and 20 sq. poles adjoining T. T. Dillon and others along the fork in the road and another crossroad.

• Franklin County, Virginia Deed Book 36, p. 282; 15 December 1883, T. T. Dillon and Ann E. his wife to Mary Powell, 60 acres being the land assigned to Mary Powell as dower in lands of Edward Powell Decd and conveyed to T. T. Dillon by G.E. Dennis Commissioner in a suit of Silas P. Reese vs Edward Powell’s Executrix. Note: Tyree acquired this land 23 January 1875, from Dennis (Franklin DB 31, p. 507).

• Franklin County, Virginia Deed Book 36, p. 328-329; 15 December 1883, Mark Perdue to Tyree T. Dillon, 186 ½ acres adjoining T. T. Dillon, J. W. Dillon and others and the road from Brooks Mill to LBR Turnpike.

• Franklin County, Virginia Deed Book 37, p. 13-14; 13 December 1884, Tiry T. Dillon and Ann E. his wife to School Trustees of Gills Creek School District, for $10, 1 acre on which is built a public school house for white children only, adjoining Brook’s Mill and Dillon’s Mill road and Elizabeth Perdue.

• 25 June 1900 Federal Census, Franklin County, Virginia, Gills Creek District; Household # 184/184, Tyree T. Dillon, 74; Ann E. Dillon, 61; Sallie E. Dillon, 33; John T. Dillon, 25; Lydia A. Dillon, 19; James E. Dillon, 17; Willie S. Sink, 15.

• Library of Virginia, Franklin County, Virginia Chancery Court Case #1909-013, John T. Dillon Etc vs Heirs of Tyree T. Dillon; Case brought to partition land owned by Tyree at death. Land was eventually sold at auction to Charles Carroll Plybon and wife, Sarah E. Dillon.

• Find A Grave: Memorial #87370089

• Marriage Records of Franklin County Virginia: 1853-1875 by Beverly Merritt, record #699