DILL, Archie Preston

1877 - 1944  (67 years)

• Name	DILL, Archie Preston
  Birth	4 Mar 1877	Illinois   [1]
  CENSUS	16 Jun 1880	Fountain Green Township, Hancock Co., IL   [2]
  	Preston two years old in this census
  		1880 US Census: Fountain Green Township, Hancock Co., IL, p 15
  CENSUS	1895	Garfield Township, Morris Co., KS   [3]
  	Where from to Kansas: Indy (which iS likely an error, should be Illinois) Attending school
  		1895 Kansas State Census: Garfield Township, Morris Co., KS, p 9
  EVENT	25 Dec 1904	Americus, Lyon Co., KS   [4]
  		Craig family christmas 1904 "Preston Dill and family of Council Grove were Christmas visitors at Henry Craig's. Mr. Craig's children were all home at once the first time for several years."
  EVENT	8 Apr 1906	Americus, Lyon Co., KS   [5]
  		Dill children return home 1906 "Preston Dill came down from Council Grove Sunday and took his two little children home with him. They had been staying with their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Craig, since their mother's death (on Dec2, 1905, so they had lived with their grandparents for 4 months)." They may not have been able to go home sooner as the Craig family was in quarantine for scarlet fever for sometime prior to Apr 1, 1906 (see previous article).
  CENSUS	22 Apr 1910	Council Grove, Morris Co., KS   [6]
  	Preston and sons Arthur and Archie Jr. living with his father, mother and brother Solomon after the death of Archie's wife Alta in 1905 Address: Market St. Listed as widowed Occupation: laborer, odd jobs, wages Can read and write
  		1910 US Census: Council Grove, Morris Co., KS, sht 10A
  CENSUS	1915	Council Grove, Morris Co., KS   [7]
  	Living will mother Eva Dill Where from to Kansas: Illinois Occupation: laborer
  		1915 Kansas State Census: Council Grove, Morris Co., KS, p 4
  MILI	7 Sep 1918	Pawnee Co., KS   [1]
  	Home address: Council Grove, Kansas Occupation: Laborer Employer: Don Bowlus, Garfield Kansas Nearest relative: Arthur Dill, Council Grove, Kansas Description: medium height, medium build, grey eyes, brown hair Any physical disqualification: no
  		WW I Draft Card: Archie Preston Dill 1918
  Death	29 Nov 1944	Great Bend, Barton Co., KS   [8]
  	"Larned - Preston Dill. 67, of Larned, died at the Great Bend Hospital Wednesday."
  		Death Preston Dill 1944
  Burial	1 Dec 1944	Garfield Cemetery, Garfield, Pawnee Co., KS   [8]
  	"Funeral at the Beckwith chapel here (Larned, KS) Friday afternoon."
  		Headstone: Preston Dill Plot: J11
  Person ID	I1906	Main
  Last Modified	21 Apr 2023

  
  

  Father	DILL, Elijah S.,   b. 1852, Hancock Co., IL d. 1910, Council Grove, Morris Co., KS (Age 58 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	LARY, Marietta Eva,   b. 1857, Champaign Co., OH d. 1948, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Co., OK (Age 91 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Marriage	18 Sep 1873	Hancock Co., IL
  Family ID	F597	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	CRAIG, Alta Belle,   b. 21 Dec 1880, Burlingame Township, Osage Co., KS d. 2 Dec 1905, Council Grove, Morris Co., KS (Age 24 years)
  Marriage	21 Aug 1902	Council Grove, Morris Co., KS   [9, 10]
  	Archie age 24, Alta 21 Archie's address: Council Grove, KS Alta's address: Americus, KS H. I. Bryant, Pastor of Christian Church officiating
  		Marriage record: Archie P Dill and Alta Craig 1902
  		Married Preston Dill and Alta Craig 1902 "Married At Council Grove, Thursday, August 21, 1902, Mr. Preston Dill of that city, and Miss Alta Craig of Americus. The groom is a prominent young farmer of the Grove. The bride is the daughter of Mr. W. H. Craig of this place with quite a large circle of friends and esteemed by all. The happy couple came down on the 3:12 train Friday to visit with the bride's parents here."
  Children	1. DILL, Arthur W.,   b. 11 Aug 1903, Council Grove, Morris Co., KS d. 29 Apr 1978, Tulsa, Tulsa Co., OK (Age 74 years)  [Birth]   2. DILL, Archie Preston,   b. 10 Apr 1905, Council Grove, Morris Co., KS d. 21 Feb 1972, Tulsa, Osage Co., OK (Age 66 years)  [Birth]
  Family ID	F596	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Apr 2023

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 4 Mar 1877 - Illinois CENSUS - 16 Jun 1880 - Fountain Green Township, Hancock Co., IL CENSUS - 1895 - Garfield Township, Morris Co., KS Marriage - 21 Aug 1902 - Council Grove, Morris Co., KS EVENT - 25 Dec 1904 - Americus, Lyon Co., KS EVENT - 8 Apr 1906 - Americus, Lyon Co., KS CENSUS - 22 Apr 1910 - Council Grove, Morris Co., KS CENSUS - 1915 - Council Grove, Morris Co., KS MILI - 7 Sep 1918 - Pawnee Co., KS Death - 29 Nov 1944 - Great Bend, Barton Co., KS Burial - 1 Dec 1944 - Garfield Cemetery, Garfield, Pawnee Co., KS  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S174] WW I Draft Registration Cards 1917-1918, (Ancestry,com), 7 Sep 1918, Serial No. 1353, Order No. 561 (Reliability: 3). [S587] 1880 US Census, Illinois , (Ancestry.com), 16 Jun 1880, Fountain Green Township, p15 (Reliability: 2). [S134] 1895 State Census, Kansas, (Ancestry.com), 1895, Garfield Township, p 9 (Reliability: 2). [S687] News articles: Americus Greeting, Americus KS , (Americus Greeting, Americus KS ), 29 Dec 1904, p 5 (Reliability: 2). [S687] News articles: Americus Greeting, Americus KS , (Americus Greeting, Americus KS ), 12 Apr 1906, p 6 (Reliability: 2). [S663] 1910 US Census, Kansas, (Ancestry.com), 22 Apr 1910, Council Grove, sht 10A (Reliability: 2). [S677] 1915 State Census, Kansas , (Ancestry.com), 1915, p 4 (Reliability: 2). [S626] News Articles: The Hutchinson News, Hutchison KS, (The Hutchinson News, Hutchison KS), 2 Dec 1944, p 8 (Reliability: 2). [S670] Kansas Marriage Records, 1811-1911, (Ancestry.com), 21 Aug 1902, Morris Co., p 400 (Reliability: 2). [S687] News articles: Americus Greeting, Americus KS , (Americus Greeting, Americus KS ), 28 Aug 1902, p 1 (Reliability: 2).