Samuel Dilley

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3-23 FAMILY OF SAMUEL DILLEY SON OF LEWIS

Samuel Dilley was born 1 May 1818 in Mercer Co., PA, but his mother Mary (Cooper) Dilley died 1 May 1819 when he was 1 yr old. He was raised by his grandmother Rebecca Cooper until she died in 1828 when he was 10 yrs old. In her will (husband dead), she left her grandson Samuel Dilley a 2 yr old colt for which he was to be paid its value when he came of age. Samuel grew to manhood in Mercer Co. and accompanied his older brother William Dilley and other relatives to Roseville, IL about 1841. He married Belinda Axtell on 22 Aug 1844, following a family disaster in her home the first winter at Roseville. Her father Simeon Axtell and their son Zenas died 6 Feb 1843 and daughters Phoebe and Eunice died later that spring and summer. William Dilley was appointed guardian for the minor children Sylvester, Ruth and Eunice according to Roseville court records. Ruth and Sylvester were the only surviving children of the family after 1843. Fortunately, Minerva, the mother, was a peppery red-head who could manage affairs.

Samuel and Belinda left Illinois for Kansas in 1873 after he served as minister in various Illinois churches. Win O'Hara reported that Samuel was not a very good preacherman but he remained active in Kansas parishes by serving churches from Ford, to Sterling, KS. He lived in Partridge, Kansas when his daughter and Win's mother Durilla were growing up. Durilla lived with her grandmother Minerva in Galesburg, IL while attending the Academy there (later Knox College). Minerva operated a boarding house there. Win O'Hara (a Dilley genealogist) who was the 10th child of Durilla and Henry Clay O'Hara, also grew up at Partridge. Samuel died 5 Jun 1898 at Partridge.

Belinda was born 22 Feb 1822 and died 9 Jun 1905.

Children:

4-50 Priscella b 1 Jun 1845 d 2 Jun 1845

4-51 Durilla Loretta 20 Aug 1846 16 Nov 1908

4-52 Levi Henry 28 Jun 1848 23 Feb 1865

4-53 Zenas Albion 12 Apr 1850 8 Jun 1884

4-54 Rebecca Ida 25 Dec 1852 1915

4-55 Elbert Alonzo 4 Jul 1855 17 Mar 1939

4-56 Anna Elizabeth 31 Mar 1857 9 Jun 1901

4-57 William Asaph 3 Jan 1859 2 Sep 1860

4-58 Mara Lorinda 19 Nov 1860 7 Jul 1863

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The following was taken from http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~tnoye/a-sandie2.html, Dec 02, 2004

EXTRACTS OF WILLS OF DILLEYS & RELATIONS IN MERCER CO., PA (Data from Mrs. Leonard C. Mook)

WIll Book 2 p 4: French Cr. twp, 2 Aug 1833. Will of Rebecca Cooper: I bequeath ten dollars to the Western Foreign Missionary Society. I bequeath to my son Samuel Cooper 50 acres of land of the NE corner of my tract of land, also my mares also to my son John Cooper 50 acres of SW corner of the same tract of land; also to nix son Adam Cooper 50 acres of NW corner of the same tract of land; a1so to my son William R. Cooper 50 acres of SE of same tract of land. I bequeath to my sonin1aw Lewis Dilley the sum of one dollar; also to Samuel Dilley, my grandson, my twoyearold colt, the price of which shall be given to him when he is of age. Also, to Robert Glenn the use of my house as long as he wishes to live in it. Also, the remainder of my property to be divided between my three Sons, John, William and Adam Cooper. A1so, I appoint John Cooper and Adam Cooper my executors. signed: Rebecca X Cooper.

Will Book Will of Samuel Cooper, 10 ~pr 1839, names wife Mary, daus Elizabeth & Rebecca, three sons William, John & Abraham Cooper. (Are these two families the same or related? Obviously, Rebecca Cooper was the mother of Mary Cooper who was the first wife of Lewis Dilley, but what was her husbhand's name?)