Daniel Dill was the older brother of my 4x-great-grandfather Peter Dill (1807-1888). Until last week, he was just another name on my family tree. Digging deeper, I found a story that’s just begging to be told. And Peter plays a part.
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The ancestry of Peter Dill
Peter Dill is my 4x-great-grandfather. He was the father of Harriet Dill, who married Zeno Bass. According to family lore (from Lola Timmons; his great-granddaughter, my great-grandmother), he was born in 1807 in Ohio. His father and grandfather were also named Peter Dill.
A Whole New Timmons Theory
It seems like everyone in the family is brick-walled on Peter Timmons (b. 1813). He is my 4x-great-grandfather. Some say his father was John, others say Peter Sr. I posted back in January about his ties to the Virginia Military District and I’ve been digging ever since. Now I have a new working theory.
The Revised Biography of Benjamin Franklin Black
After reading and transcribing the Mexican War pension file for my great-great-great-grandfather Benjamin Black, I can now go back and write a biography for him that’s quite a bit more detailed than what anyone could have written before. But it’s probably not the legacy he would have wanted.
