Marin County CA Archives Biographies.....Dillon, George 1826 - 
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Author: Alley, Bowen & Co. Publishers (1880)

  George Dillon. The subject of this sketch was born in Ireland March 12, 1826.
He emigrated to the United States in 1846, first settling in Tennessee, but
afterwards moved to Missouri. In 1856 Mr. Dillon crossed the plains to
California and settled near his present farm, but did not take up his residence
on the land he now owns until 1859. For nearly a quarter of a century has Mr.
Dillon been a resident of Marin county and Tomales township. That these years
have been fraught with changes, which have crept on year after year so slowly
but surely that they were hardly perceptible, there is no doubt. Not only has
the appearance of the country changed, but Mr. Dillon, too, bears the marks of
time. But with what feelings of pride can we look back over all these years and
now be able to say, that the subject of this sketch has so lived that now he is
honored and respected by the people of this county, and beloved by his children
and many friends. He resides on a beautiful ranch of nine hundred and six acres,
which fringes the shores of the Pacific ocean. He Married Matilda Blevings in
1854. She was born in Missouri, on the 24th of December, 1827. Their children
are: William Riley, who was born at Fort Riley on the plains May 21, 1856;
Fannie, Jerome, Ellen, George, Catherine, Joseph, Ann, John, and one deceased.

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HISTORY OF MARIN COUNTY, CALIFORNIA;
INCLUDING ITS
Geography, Geology, Topography and Climatography;
TOGETHER WITH
A Full and Particular Record of the Mexican Grants; Its Early History and
Settlement, Compiled from the most Authentic Sources; Names of Original Spanish
and American Pioneers;

A Full Record of its Organization; A Complete Political History, including a
Tabular Statement of Office-holders since the Formation of the County;

Separate Histories of Bolinas, Nicasio, Novato, Point Reyes, San Antonio, San
Rafael, Saucelito, and Tomales Townships;

Incidents of Pioneer Life, and Biographical Sketches of its Early and Prominent
Settlers and Representative Men;
ALSO
An Historical Sketch of the State of California,
In which is embodied the Raising of the Bear Flag

ILLUSTRATED.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. 
ALLEY, BOWEN & CO., PUBLISHERS.
1880.


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