William Dollar (abt. 1743 - 1838)

Born about 17 Jul 1743 in Wales [uncertain]

Husband of Ruth Beasley — married Jun 1780 in Berkely County, Virginia

Descendants

Died 6 Sep 1838 at about age 95 in Canton, Fulton County, Illinois

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Biography

Private William Dollar served with 2nd Virginia Regiment (1777), Continental Army during the American Revolution.

William Dollar is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: 149075
Rank: Private

William Dollar is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A033002.

William Dollar was born about 1743 in Wales. Pedigree charts found on Ancestry and the LDS library indicate that his parents were Edward Dolier and Mary Edwards. This has not been confirmed by supporting evidence.

There is little knowledge of his early life.

A letter written in 1922 from Brookville, Indiana by one of his descendants, Caroline Logan, Caroline or Carrie as she was known was the daughter of David Dollar Logan. David was a son of Mary Dollar Logan, daughter of William the Patriot. In the letter she mentioned that William had left Wales at around the age of 17 and served on a whaler for three years. It is not known what date or where he entered the colonies. By the onset of the Revolutionary War William was located in Virginia in what is now West Virginia on the line between Berkeley County and Frederick County.

A reference is found in the pension record for William that indicates he was living in the household of John and Susannah Lovell/ Loval. He was living at that time in Frederick County, Virginia. Here is a map showing the extent of Frederick County prior to 1772.^[1]

This is map after the creation of Berkley County from the north section of Frederick in 1772.^[2]

The first evidence of William Dollar in Virginia is from his pension record indicating that he was living with the Loval/Lovell family. He enlisted in October of 1776. He most likely enlisted at Winchester.

War of the Revolution

War came to the colonies on April 19th 1775 at Lexington in Massachusetts when fighting broke out between Patriots and British soldiers. The fighting spread to Concord. The Patriot militias moved toward Boston.

According to local historian Danske Dandridge, news of Lexington and Concord reached Shepherdstown (then called Mecklenburg) on May 10 and men began drilling in town in preparation. Even before the news of Lexington and Concord reached western Virginia, members of the local militia were mobilized within the state. On April 21, 1775 Virginia’s governor Lord Dunmore ordered fifteen barrels of gunpowder removed from the magazine at Williamsburg, the state’s capital. This was done by British sailors in the middle of the night and, like the events near Boston, enraged local citizens. News of this reached Shepherdstown before news of the events in Lexington and Concord, and Michael Bedinger wrote after the war that he and George Morgan marched to Fredericksburg to join militia forces there, but returned home after the gunpowder issue was resolved on May 3.

On June 14, 1775, the Continental Congress approved the establishment of the Continental Army and commissioned George Washington as Commander in Chief a few days later. Congress called for two companies of 100 men from Virginia for one year of service. Within a week two companies were recruited, one by Hugh Stephenson at Shepherdstown and one by Daniel Morgan Morgan-2800 in Winchester. The two Virginia companies were scheduled to meet at Frederick to march together the rest of the way; however, Morgan decided not to wait for Stephenson, creating a bit of a race to be the first to Boston. As Stephenson’s men attempted to catch and pass Morgan, their feat became known as the Bee-Line March to Cambridge. These men covered 600 miles in 24 days arriving at Cambridge on Friday August 11, 1775.^[3] The Continental Congress issued a Declaration of Independence from Philadelphia on July the 4th 1776.

Military

William enlisted as a private 15 October 1776 in the 2nd Virginia Regiment and served until 7 December of 1779. From statements in his pension file at the time William was living in the home of John Loval and his wife. Per statements made by John Loval/Lovell's wife her husband enlisted in the same company as did William Dollar. William enlisted with Cpt Morgan Alexander as part of a rifle company recruited in Frederick County, Virginia.

No record has been found of Lovell-3716 in the 2nd Virginia but a record was found indicating that he was in the 11th Virginia Regiment and the 15th Virginia commanded by Daniel Morgan. John Lovell was at Valley Forge with the 11th Virginia the same time that William Dollar was there with the 2nd Virginia.

The 2nd Virginia Regiment was originally attached to Weedon's Brigade, the regiment became a part of Woodford's Brigade following Woodford's promotion to brigadier general. From March 1776 through the White Plains arrangement of September 1778, Captain Calmes was in command of a company.

Per statements in his pension application William's company was successively commanded by Captain Marcus Colmes https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Calmes-46 and then Thomas Catlett of Green's Division, General Woodford's Brigade with Colonel Christian Febiger in command of the 2nd Virginia.

In December 1776, the 2nd Virginia Regiment was ordered to join Washington's Main Army in New Jersey. Colonel Woodford was promoted to brigadier general and Alexander Spotswood became colonel of the 2nd Virginia Regiment on February 21, 1777. The regiment marched to Baltimore, Maryland, where it was equipped and then dispatched to Maryland's Eastern Shore to suppress local Loyalists, before making their way to Philadelphia for clothing, and finally joined the Main Army as part of Weedon's Brigade in Greene's Division.

In August 1777, Washington marched his army to counter the British landing at Head of Elk, Maryland, with the objective of Philadelphia.

Battle of Brandywine

This battle was fought on 11 Sep 1777 at Chads Ford, Pennsylvania, a part of the Philadelphia Campaign. The battle waged for 11 hours. American forces under General George Washington were in battle with British forces under the command of General Howe, General Charles Lord Cornwallis, and the Hessian, General Wilhelm von Knyphausen.

To prevent the defeat turning into disaster Washington ordered Nathanael Greene’s division to act as a rear-guard so that the Continental Army could escape to the northeast. Greene’s brave men counterattacked, going toe-to-toe with British along the crest of Birmingham Hill. When night fell, the remaining Americans fell back in an orderly retreat, led in part by the Marquis de Lafayette. Although wounded, the charismatic young Frenchman remained on the field to ensure an organized withdrawal.^[4]

Greene sent Colonel Weedon’s troops to cover the road just outside the town of Dilworth (now Dilworthtown) to hold off the British long enough for the rest of the Continental Army to retreat.^[5]

Greene's Division of Virginians held off the British advance at the closing of the Battle of Brandywine, allowing the rest of the army to withdraw in good order.

"The following was noted from the journal of British Cpt. John Andre. With the British no longer attacking, Weedon’s force was left to retreat. The defeated Americans marched to Chester, where most of them arrived at midnight with some stragglers arriving until morning, north to the Falls of the Schuylkill, a day’s march from Germantown."^[6]

Battle of Germantown

They were in the thick of confusion at the Battle of Germantown

The 2nd Virginia Regiment again served with distinction, as reflected in the Virginia Gazette, October 17, 1777: "The heroism and gallantry of the second Virginia regiment I cannot help particularly mentioning; they would do honour to any country in the world. It is universally believed they behaved the best of any troops in the field." Colonel Spotswood resigned after the Battle of Germantown to return to Virginia to take care of the family as he mistakenly thought his brother had been killed (he had in fact been wounded and captured). He was replaced by Colonel Christian Febiger, a Danish-born officer, who would command the regiment the rest of its existence.

William is on a muster/payroll for November of 1777 for the company of Cpt Calmes after the Battles of Brandywine and Germantown. ^[7]

Valley Forge

The 2d Virginia Regiment entered winter quarters at Valley Forge,

The Valley Forge Encampment of Washington's Continental Army was from December 19, 1777 through June 19, 1778. William along with his comrades were subjected to the harsh conditions there at Valley Forge. Baron Von Steuben, a Prussian officer, arrived in Feb of 1778 and began organizing the camp and started intensive training for the Continental Army. Von Steuben was named inspector general by Washington.

William and his comrades learned better techniques for loading and firing of muskets, marching and military disciplines, as well as hand to hand combat skills and bayonet charges. William Dollar is found on the muster roll of Valley Forge. ^[8]

William is listed as sick at Valley Forge on a muster roll for the company of Cpt Calmes in June of 1778.^[9]

Battle of Monmouth

The 2nd Virginia Regiment emerged in June 1778 to fight at the Battle of Monmouth on June 28, 1778. This battle was fought in New Jersey at Monmouth Courthouse on 28 June 1778. General George Washington's Continental Army caught up with the British after they left Philadelphia. British General Sir Henry Clinton was in command of the British forces and with him was Charles Lord Cornwallis. Lafayette and "Mad" Anthony Wayne were there in this battle in charge of American forces that had been under the command of Charles Lee. Washington relieved him of command.

William Dollar served under Cpt. Marquis Calmes and Col. Christian Febiger at this battle.

William is found on a payroll/muster roll after the Battle of Monmouth for the company of Cpt. Calmes in July of 1778. ^[10]

He is found on a muster roll for the company of Cpt Calmes in October of 1778. ^[11]

Note that Colonel Christrian Febiger was a Dane. He assumed command of the 2nd Virginia Regiment on September 26th 1777.

Note that Thomas Catlett was Captain Lieutenant of Colonel's Company from September of 1778 to Spring of 1779. During this time period the 5th Company was commanded by Captain Marquis Calmes.

Major Benjamin Day of the 2nd Virginia Regiment successively commanded by Colonels Woodford, Spotswood, and Febiger.

The regiment fought at the battle of Brandywine and the Battle of Monmouth and in the campaigns in New York under General Washington. William was at Valley Forge with his regiment and General Washington. Pension records and depositions indicate that William was a barber in his company. He was single at the time of his enlistment.

On July 1778 , new 2nd Virginia Regiment reported 26 commissioned officers, 4 staff officers, and 658 rank and file. On September 14, 1778, the 2nd Virginia Regiment was consolidated with the depleted 6th Virginia Regiment at White Plains. At this "re-arrangment", Col. Christian Febiger remained colonel, while Lt. Col. Charles Simms of the 6th Virginia became retained his role.

On January 23, 1779, there were 137 men in the regiment enlisted for the duration of the war, an unusually large proportion.

Companies, September 1778-Spring 1779

Colonel's Company - Capt. Lieutenant Thomas Catlett

In March of 1779 Col. Febiger wrote to General Washington in regards to Cpt Calmes wanting to retire from service and surrender his commission. Febiger also addressed petitions and board inquiries at Middle Brook that same month made by men of his regiment who had enlisted with Cpt Calmes. Some of the men had complained that they denied enlistiing for the war. They contented that they had enlisted for 3 years only.

In notes regarding this William Dollar is named among three men that made complaint. “The Court having considered the Complaints of Jesse Bates, William Dollar, & John Bowen, Soldiers & Capt. Calmes informing them that he has reasons to believe they were enlisted for three Years only; The Court are of oppinion, that they will be entitled to discharges at the expiration of three years from the times of their several enlistments” (DLC:GW). ^[12]

William is on the muster roll for Cpt. Catlett's Company in September of 1779. ^[13]

By December of 1779 the enlistment period of 3 years for William was completed. He was given discharge papers in Trenton, New Jersey This was very fortunate for William. The 2nd Virginia Regiment was consolidated with the 3rd and 4th Virginia Regiments and sent to Charleston that December. Except for a handful of men, the regiment was captured by Sir Henry Clinton's forces and remained in captivity until the war ended.

Life after military service in the War of the Revolution

Per the letter written by his descendants in 1922 William was wounded twice during his service and was crippled by those injuries.

According to records in his pension file William was in South Carolina at some time before June of 1780.

In South Carolina Ninety-Six District had been created in 1769. After the end of the Revolutionary War a portion of the Ninety-Six District was made into the new District of Laurens. There is a deposition by William's future brother in law, Silas Beezley that was made in Clermont County, Ohio in 1822. This is included in the pension file for William Dollar.^[14]

Silas indicated that in 1780 a corporal of a militia company in Laurens District, South Carolina ordered or warned William to muster on a certain day. Note that Laurens District was not created until 1785. Silas was recalling the event from 42 years in the past. He later in time visited his sister and brother in law when they were living in Laurens District. Per the statements by Silas William refused and showed his discharge papers from service for 3 years in the Revolutionary War. William was ever after exempt from military duty. William had not yet returned to the area of Berkley and Frederick Counties in Virginia since his discharge.

After his meeting with Silas in South Carolina William returned to western Virginia to Frederick County. His discharge was shown to others and was read per Susannah Lovell wife of John Lovell.^[15]

William was married to Ruth Beesley, sister to Silas, on the 3rd of June 1780 near the line between Berkeley and Frederick County. Berkeley County is now in West Virginia and Frederick County is in Virginia. The date of his marriage is recorded in the family Bible of his son, William Dollar Jr.

On 17 Oct 1843 Stephen Lindsey, 68, stated that he had lived as a child in Berkeley County Virginia where his mother’s sister, Ruth Beezley, also lived, and that he had lived with William and Ruth Dollar in 1782 or 1783, and that around 1789 or 1790 they had moved to Carolina and later to within 25 miles of where he then lived in Fulton County. A note in the pension file states that the older sister of Stephen Lindsey, a Mrs. Custard, had stated that William and Ruth Dollar were married near the border between Berkeley and Frederick counties. William and Ruth began their family and had four children while living in Virginia. The war ended in 1782 and on June 20th 1783 William was granted a Land Bounty Warrant from Virginia of 100 acres for his service. ^[16]

Detailed Information About Doller, William Warrant ID 0955.0 Veteran Name Doller, William Assignee Acres 100 Years 3 Rank Soldier Unit Virginia Continental Line Branch Unknown Date 6/20/1783 Authorized No [identified] patents in Kentucky Note

Dollar family migration to South Carolina and Indiana Territory

William and Ruth moved from Virginia to South Carolina and Laurens District about 1790. They resided there and continued to raise their family and more children were born. William is recorded on the 1800 census for Laurens District in John Templeton's Company. William was a witness on the will of Silas Garrett in Laurens District, South Carolina in 1805. ^[17]

William was still in Laurens District in 1810. After this date William and Ruth and the younger children moved to the Indiana Territory and settled in Franklin County. On February 1, 1811, Franklin County was formed from parts of Dearborn and Clark counties. It was Indiana's 6th county.

There is evidence that William had left South Carolina in a letter written by Joseph and Hannah Dollar to William and Ruth September of 1814. All but two of the children of William and Ruth came to Indiana Territory. William Jr. and Joseph Dollar remained in South Carolina and later moved to Georgia. These two brothers married the Prather sisters, Verlinda and Hannah.

War in Indiana Territory and the Dollar family

War came during the early period after William and his family moved to the Indiana Territory.

In 1810 the Shawnee chief Tecumseh and his brother Tenskwatawa encouraged other tribes in the territory to resist European settlement. Tensions rose and the US authorized the territorial governor, William Henry Harrison, to launch a preemptive expedition against Tecumseh's Confederacy; the United States of America gained victory at the Battle of Tippecanoe on November 7, 1811. Tecumseh was killed in 1813 during the Battle of Thames. After his death, armed resistance to United States control ended in the region. These and other events prompted President Madison to ask Congress for a declaration of war against Great Britain.

The War of 1812 with Great Britain began on June the 18th 1812. Many battles were fought in Indiana Territory including the Siege of Fort Harrison and Fort Wayne and the Battle of Mississnewa. The Pigeon Roost Massacre. was in southeast Indiana Territory.

There were no engagements in Franklin County where William and his family lived.

There were seven counties organized in Indiana Territory at the time the War of 1812 opened, namely: Knox, Clark, Dearborn, Harrison, Jefferson, Wayne and Franklin. It is fair to presume that there were enlistments from each county in the War of 1812, but, unfortunately, Franklin county has retained no record of the men who went from this county. There were in the county at that time a number of Revolutionary soldiers, but whether any of them served in the War of 1812 is not known. Among those veteran soldiers of the Revolution was William Dollar.

In fact, the military history of Franklin county up to the time of the Mexican War is more or less obscure, due to the fact that public records, as well as newspapers, are not available. There were no definite records showing the part that Franklin county settlers took in the War of 1812. It is known, however, that Elliott Herndon had command of a rifle company which was frequently called out and did good service. A company of mounted rangers was raised on Whitewater and enlisted by the government for two years' service. This company of rangers was used for defense against the Indians in the White Water Valley and was under the command of Frederick Shultz.

William's daughter Elizabeth had been married to John Tharp in Indiana Territory in November of 1812. Her husband served in the 7th Regiment and Colonel McFarland's Detachment Indiana Militia War of 1812.

Pay roll muster for Private John Tharp from 13 March to 17 June 1813 with the 7th Regiment of Indiana Militia commanded by Cpt. William Huff.

The Indians were still sufficiently numerous in 1812 to give much un- easiness to the settlers of Franklin county, and, in order to protect them- selves from possible attacks, the citizens erected at least twelve blockhouses at different points in the county. In addition to the blockhouses, there were many of the early log cabins built with the idea of making them easy to defend. Over jetting upper stories and portholes were provided, but, so far as local history records, there was never any occasion for the Franklin county settlers to use either their blockhouses or fortified cabins. However, there are undisputed instances where the Indians murdered early settlers in the county.

"When the White Water valley was first settled the Indians were peace- ably disposed, and many an Indian traded his pelts at the thriving little vil- lages of New Trenton and Brookville as late as 1816. At the opening of the War of 1812 the Indians began to be hostile and committed several depredations upon the settlers, with the result that the people began to build block houses and prepare their cabins for defense. There was a blockhouse about one-half mile above Johnson's Fork and another, built bv Conrad Savior,

During the progress of the War of 1812 the people around this block- house fled to it more than once upon hearing that the Indians were in the vicinity. Probably the recognized strength of the palisade was such that the Indians felt that it would be useless to attack it ; at least, the Indians never ventured to make an assault on the sturdy little fort. However, there were several persons killed by the Indians up and down the White Water during the War of 1812. Just how many met their death in Franklin county there is no means of ascertaining. Two men, by the name of Stafford and Toone. were killed one night while burning brush on Salt creek. It happened that there were some turkey hunters on West Fork, who brought the news back to Brookville, and were so excited that they reported the Indians had broken loose and were killing everybody in the western part of the county. Bv the time the news got down to the neighborhood around the blockhouse at the mouth of Little Cedar, it had undoubtedly been distorted until the frightened settlers were ready to believe that all the Indians in the Mississippi valley were about to make a descent upon them.

The Dollar family after the War of 1812

After the War of 1812 ended life returned to normal and the people returned to working hard and raising their families.

After the war ended William was still living in Franklin County. His son James was married in 1816. His daughter Lydia was married in 1819 (her first marriage to Mr. Eggers, son of another Rev. War Vet). His son Jesse was also married in 1819 .

In 1816 Indiana became a state. See 1817 map of Indiana. William was listed on the 1820 census in Franklin County. Union County was formed in 1821. It was so named because it is the product of a union of parts of Fayette, Franklin and Wayne counties. The first settlers were from Laurens District, South Carolina. John Templeton was the first settler to enter land at the Cincinnati land office in what would become Harmony Township, Union County Indiana. The first county seat was Brownsville, a small town located on the East Fork of the Whitewater River. The seat was moved in 1824 to Liberty, a central location. The primary industry of Union County was and is farming.

William and Ruth moved to Union County, Indiana by 1822. On March the 9th of that year William made a deposition related to his Revolutionary War service to the Justice of the Peace in Clermont County, Ohio. His brother in law, Silas Beasley was in Clermont County and made a deposition to support William in his claim for a pension.

In addition in Clermont County, Ohio in 1822 the widow of John Lovell made a deposition in support of William in his claim for a pension. The State of Ohio Clermont County, [4 March 1822] Personally appeared before me Joseph Stockton one of the justics of the peace in and for s’d. County Susannah Lovell who being duly sworn according to Law deposeth and saith, that she knew William Dollar of Fredrick County Virginia, that some time in the Revolutionary War between Great Britton and the United States, she understood that the said William Dollar inlisted in the United States service for three years, at the same time the s’d. Dollar lived or made his home at the house of this Deponant and she done his washing, that a few days after he the s’d. Dollar had inlisted, her husband John Loval [John Lovell] inlisted also in the same Company, that this deponant parted with the s’d. William Dollar and shook hands hands with him when he was about to start as she understood into the service, he then having his knapsack on his back and his gun in his hand, and that after he the said William Dollar returned from the Armey she saw his Discharge, heard it read and heard some men then present say that it was good; and further this Deponant saith not Susannah herXmark Lovell

While living in Union County, Indiana William applied for and was pensioned for his Revolutionary War service in 1823. He was placed on the pension roll at 8 dollars per month.

William and his family next moved to Illinois and settled in Fulton County in 1828. He resided with his youngest daughter, Lydia Dollar Tatum, and his son in law, Matthew Tatum. William died on 6 September 1838. Ruth was granted a widow's pension and lived with her family in Fulton County until her death on 19 February 1842. They were both buried in Canton, Illinois near Peoria.

Family

William and Ruth had seven known children that reached adulthood. The following names: Mary, Joseph, Elizabeth, William Jr., James, Jesse, and Lydia with their dates of birth were found written in the hand of Joseph Dollar in a letter found with the pension records of William Dollar, The letter was written in 1814 from South Carolina.

1. Mary Dollar Logan born 1781 in Virginia
2. Joseph Dollar born 1785 in Virginia
3. Elizabeth Dollar Tharp born 1788 in Virginia
4. William Dollar Jr. born 1789 in Virginia
5. James Dollar born 1792 in South Carolina
6. Jesse Dollar born 1797 in South Carolina
7. Lydia Dollar Eggers/Tatum born 1805 in South Carolina

- Another child, a son named William, is said to have been born on January 10, 1783 at Berkeley County, Virginia. It is presumed that this child died before 1789 when the birth of the second William Jr is recorded.

William died in Fulton County, Illinois on 6th of September in 1838. He was buried at Shields Chapel Cemetery in Canton, Fulton County, Illinois. His grave was marked by the Farmington Chapter of the DAR.

Legacy

William Dollar, Soldier of the Revolution, lived a long life and has descendants all across America including: Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Texas.

Research Notes

Believe William James Dollar, is one and the same as William D. Dollar, the Revolutionary War Soldier. Note that others serving with William Dollar in "Washington's Army" were named Eggers, Tharp and Tatum (see data for William's children and Indiana Census neighbors).

From the letter written by his granddaughter in 1922 William came to the colonies via a whaler.

Task for research to determine where he entered the colonies if possible.

If he was born in 1743 and left Wales at age 17 that would have been about the year 1760. If he then as the letter indicates was at sea for 3 years that would time his entry in the colonies at about the year 1763. That year was the end of the French and Indian War with the Treaty of Paris that year. If William entered via the colony of Virginia the distance from the east coast to Frederick County was considerable. If he came into the colonies via North Carolina he may have been involved some way with the Regulator movement in western North Carolina which prompted the Battle of Alamance in 1770.

There is no current record of William Dollar until he enlisted in the 2nd Virginia Regiment on 15 October of 1776.

Where was William during the time of his arrival in the colonies and his enlistment?

Berkeley County was created by an act of the House of Burgesses in February 1772 from the northern third of Frederick County (Virginia). At the time of the county's formation it also consisted of the areas that make up the present-day Jefferson and Morgan counties

By the onset of the Revolutionary War William was located in Virginia in what is now West Virginia on the line between Berkeley County and Frederick County.

A reference is found in the pension record for William that indicates he was living in the household of John and Susannah Lovell/ Loval. It is not known if the Loval family lived in Berkley or Frederick County.

On June 10, 1775, Captain Hugh Stephenson organized the Berkeley County Riflemen in response to George Washington’s call for soldiers at the start of the Revolutionary War. These were among the first soldiers from the South to volunteer following the outbreak of hostilities in Massachusetts. The men supplied their own uniforms, weapons, equipment, and food. They wore leather leggings and moccasins, deerskin caps, and homespun shirts made of a coarse cloth called linsey-woolsey.

After drilling for a month, the riflemen set out on horseback to relieve Boston. They made the 600-mile trek from Shepherdstown to Cambridge, Massachusetts, in just 24 days, a feat remembered as the “Bee Line March.” Stephenson led his company directly to George Washington, who personally shook each man’s hand. Washington even recognized some of them from the French and Indian War and his surveying work in the present Eastern Panhandle

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• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indiana#/media/File:Indiana,_1817.jpg

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Letter dated 1922 Letter written in 1814 and pension related documents

• CATALOGUE of Revolutionary Soldiers and Sailors of the Commonwealth of Virginia to whom LAND BOUNTY WARRANTS were granted by Virginia for Military Services IN THE WAR FOR INDEPENDENCE" Compiled by Samuel M. Wilson Southern Book Company, Baltimore 1953

• "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH53-QJR : 12 August 2017), William Dollar, Fulton, Illinois, United States; citing 255, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 24; FHL microfilm 7,649.
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Find A Grave Memorial# 13630199 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13630199/william-dollar

• Service Record of William Dollar