Dillon Cemetery in Benton County, MO is now available in the upper tab under “Cemeteries”.  Hope you find this useful.

Sarah “Sally” Dillon was born in January of 1854 probably in Benton County, Missouri. She was the daughter of William T. and Cherry-Smith Dillon. On January 17, 1875 she married Francis Ireland. Prior to her marriage she had a son Lafayette Oliver Dillon, most likely born in Benton County, MO in 1874. The search for [...]

I think all the surname links, photos and family histories are now in place and I can get back to the genealogy research. As much as I dislike writing code, trying to understand what seo is and making sure all my links are correct I do need to take time to attend to these details [...]

Well Thomas has kept me quite busy. He had many trips to the County Court house in Warsaw. Many of the cases were simple land and property disputes, however a series of entries implicate him and another woman in a lewd and lascivious charge. Thomas and the woman were eventually found not guilty, but it [...]

Under family histories on the forum side of this blog you will find information about John Claiborne Tyree Jr.  John was the brother of Obedience Tyree-Dillon and he was the first person killed in the “Battle of Cole Camp”.  John Tyree Enjoy