Very little is known about the Dillon family. Based on the 1870 and 1880 U.S. Census, both John and Ellen Dillon were born in Ireland. There year of birth is about 1830. All the Dillon children were born in Illinois. Bridget Dillon was born about 1859. It is not known if she was born in Mendota, Illinois.
1870 U.S. Federal Census Full Schedule
3rd Ward, Mendota, La Salle County, Illinois
Family of: John and Ellen Dillon
| Name | Age | Sex | Color | Year of Birth | Occupation | Birthplace | Value of Personal Property |
| John Dillon | 40 | M | W | 1830 | Railroad Laborer | Ireland | $120.00 |
| Ellen | 40 | F | W | 1830 | Keeping House | Ireland | |
| William | 15 | M | W | 1855 | Illinois | ||
| Patrick | 13 | M | W | 1857 | Illinois | ||
| Bridget | 11 | F | W | 1859 | Illinois | ||
| Mary | 9 | F | W | 1861 | Illinois | ||
| Michael | 4 | M | W | 1866 | Illinois | ||
| Maurice | 2 | M | W | 1868 | Illinois |
Source: 1870 U.S. Federal Census
1880 U.S. Federal Census Full Schedule
3rd Ward, Mendota, La Salle County, Illinois
Family of: John and Ellen Dillien
Note: Spelling of last name Dillien vs. Dillon
| Name | Birth Year | Birth Place | Age | Occupation | Marital Status | Race | Relationship | Fathers Birth Place | Mothers Birth Place |
| John | 1830 | Ireland | 50 | Switchman on RR | M | W | Head | Ireland | Ireland |
| Ellen | 1831 | Ireland | 49 | Keeping House | M | W | Wife | Ireland | Ireland |
| Mary | 1861 | Illinois | 19 | S | W | Dau | Ireland | Ireland | |
| Michael | 1865 | Illinois | 15 | At School | S | W | Son | Ireland | Ireland |
| Nora | 1871 | Illinois | 9 | S | W | Dau | Ireland | Ireland |
Source: 1880 U.S. Federal Census
By 1880 Bridget Dillon-King was married (1878) and living in Chicago.
Bridget Dillon died on 03 Feb 1896 in Chicago, IL. At the time of her death she
was survived
by William, Patrick and
Nora Dillon, and by another sister, Mrs. (Mary) John O'Hara.
(Information
from Obituary)
The Certificate of Death for Bridget Dillon documents
she was born in Illinois and was a
resident of Chicago for 20 years.
She was 37
years old when she died in Feb.
of 1896. This would mean she came to Chicago
about 1876, two years
before her marriage to Lawrence King. It is not known if she came to
Chicago
with all or some of her family. However, the 1880 Census for Lawrence King
records a Patrick Dillon
at the same residence.
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