Benjamin Franklin Dillion

1827 - 1902  (75 years)

• Name	Benjamin Franklin Dillion  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Birth	10 Mar 1827	Virginia, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 8]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1860	Prairie, Arkansas, Arkansas, USA   [2]
  	With Nancy Vandeford Dillon
  Military Service	Abt 1862	Arkansas, USA   [6, 8, 9]
  	Confederate Army - War between the States - Corporal Company K, Arkansas 25th Infantry Regiment
  		Military Flag-Arkansas 25th Infantry (CSA) Confederate Army - 30th Arkansas Infantry -- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/25th_Arkansas_Infantry_Regiment
  Census	1870	Prairie, Arkansas, Arkansas, USA   [4]
  	With America Mays Dillon
  Census	1880	Wilson, Faulkner, Arkansas, USA   [1]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Self
  Census	1900	Prairie, Arkansas, Arkansas, USA   [3]
  	Marital Status: Married to Rildia; Relation to Head of House: Head
  Death	16 Apr 1902	De Witt, Arkansas, Arkansas, USA   [8, 9]
  	Cause: Homicide: Murdered by Henry Hill
  	Benjamin Franklin Dillion was shot and killed by his brother-in-law Henry Hill. His son Walter Dillion then shot and killed Henry Hill
  		News (Fatality)-DILLON Benjamin (Murdered by H Hill) Benjamin Dillion Shot -- The Constitution - Atlanta, GA
  Burial	Big La Grue Cemetery, De Witt, Arkansas, Arkansas, USA   [8]
  		Burial-DILLON Benjamin Franklin Benjamin Franklin Dillon - Big La Grue Cemetery, Arkansas County AR + https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41690319/
  		Memorial-DILLON Benjamin_Franklin Memorial for Benjamin Franklin Dillon - Saint Joseph Cemetery, Terre Haute, IN + https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/114730272/benjamin-franklin-dillon
  Person ID	I24699	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 1	America 'Merica' Mayes,   b. 1843, Arkansas, USA d. 1881, Arkansas, USA (Age 38 years)
  Marriage	23 Sep 1866	Arkansas County, Arkansas, USA   [10]
  Children	1. Albert Dillion,   b. 1875, Arkansas, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Eliza Dillion,   b. 1877, Arkansas, USA d. Oct 1955, Laurel, Jones, Mississippi, USA (Age 78 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Elener Dillion,   b. 1879, Arkansas, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Rolling L Dillon,   b. 1871, Arkansas, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Frank Dillion,   b. 1869, Arkansas, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Walter Jackson Dillion,   b. 1873, Faulkner County, Arkansas, USA d. 29 Mar 1951, Arkansas, USA (Age 78 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. Charles Eflen Dillon,   b. 19 Jun 1881, Mayflower, Faulkner, Arkansas, USA d. 14 Aug 1962, Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, USA (Age 81 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F10308	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Enrildia 'Rildia' Hill,   b. Abt 1848, Mississippi, USA d. 21 Jan 1923, Clay County, Arkansas, USA (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	11 Oct 1885	Arkansas County, Arkansas, USA   [3]
  Children	1. Kate Dillion,   b. Aug 1887, Arkansas, USA d. 22 Aug 1936, Craighead County, Arkansas, USA (Age 49 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F10306	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 3	Nancy Vandeford,   b. 1834, Georgia, USA d. Aft 1860 (Age > 27 years)
  Marriage	3 Nov 1852	Alcorn County, Mississippi, USA   [5]
  Children	1. Henry Edward Dillion,   b. 3 Feb 1859, Arkansas, USA d. 12 Aug 1935, Pulaski County, Arkansas, USA (Age 76 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. William A Dillion,   b. Sep 1855, Mississippi, USA d. 1926 (Age 70 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F10307	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 10 Mar 1827 - Virginia, USA Marriage - 3 Nov 1852 - Alcorn County, Mississippi, USA Census - With Nancy Vandeford Dillon - 1860 - Prairie, Arkansas, Arkansas, USA Military Service - Confederate Army - War between the States - Corporal Company K, Arkansas 25th Infantry Regiment - Abt 1862 - Arkansas, USA Marriage - 23 Sep 1866 - Arkansas County, Arkansas, USA Census - With America Mays Dillon - 1870 - Prairie, Arkansas, Arkansas, USA Census - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Self - 1880 - Wilson, Faulkner, Arkansas, USA Marriage - 11 Oct 1885 - Arkansas County, Arkansas, USA Census - Marital Status: Married to Rildia; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1900 - Prairie, Arkansas, Arkansas, USA Death - Cause: Homicide: Murdered by Henry Hill - 16 Apr 1902 - De Witt, Arkansas, Arkansas, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Arms Icons & Insignia

  Military Flag-Arkansas 25th Infantry (CSA) Confederate Army - 30th Arkansas Infantry -- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/25th_Arkansas_Infantry_Regiment

  
  

  Burials		Burial-DILLON Benjamin Franklin Benjamin Franklin Dillon - Big La Grue Cemetery, Arkansas County AR + https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41690319/
  		Memorial-DILLON Benjamin_Franklin Memorial for Benjamin Franklin Dillon - Saint Joseph Cemetery, Terre Haute, IN + https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/114730272/benjamin-franklin-dillon

  
  

  News

  News (Fatality)-DILLON Benjamin (Murdered by H Hill) Benjamin Dillion Shot -- The Constitution - Atlanta, GA

  
  

  People

  DILLON-Benjamin Franklin Benjamin Franklin Dillion

  
  

• Sources

  [S8915] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2010;), Year: 1880; Census Place: Wilson, Faulkner, Arkansas; Roll: 43; Family History Film: 1254043; Page: 595C; Enumeration District: 052; Image: 0687. 1880 United States Federal Census Year: 1880; Census Place: Wilson, Faulkner, Arkansas; Roll: 43; Family History Film: 1254043; Page: 595C; Enumeration District: 052; Image: 0687 [S93] Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2009;), Year: 1860; Census Place: Prairie, Arkansas, Arkansas; Roll: M653_37; Page: 60; Image: 60; Family History Library Film: 803037. 1860 United States Federal Census Year: 1860; Census Place: Prairie, Arkansas, Arkansas; Roll: M653_37; Page: 60; Image: 60; Family History Library Film: 803037 [S11629] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Prairie, Arkansas, Arkansas; Roll: 49; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0007; FHL microfilm: 1240049. 1900 United States Federal Census Year: 1900; Census Place: Prairie, Arkansas, Arkansas; Roll: 49; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0007; FHL microfilm: 1240049 [S11805] Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1870; Census Place: Prairie, Arkansas, Arkansas; Roll: M593_47; Page: 93B; Image: 189; Family History Library Film: 545546. 1870 United States Federal Census Year: 1870; Census Place: Prairie, Arkansas, Arkansas; Roll: M593_47; Page: 93B; Image: 282307; Family History Library Film: 545546 [S56] Hunting For Bears, comp., Mississippi Marriages, 1776-1935, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2004;). [S156] Historical Data Systems, comp, U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2009;). [S8] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2015;). [S7785] Find a Grave: DILLON Benjamin F 1821-1902, Benjamin Franklin Dillion (Veteran). https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41690319/benjamin-franklin-dillion [S1607] Ancestry.com, Arkansas, Confederate Pension Records, 1891-1935, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2011;), Arkansas History Commission; Application Number: 2288. [S6844] Find a Grave: MAYES America Dillon 1843-1881, America 'Merica' Mayes Vineyard Dillon. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/60834985/america-vinyard-dillion