Will County IL Archives Biographies.....Dallinger, Edward 
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Author: Past & Present Will County, 1907

Edward Dallinger, engaged in general farming and stock-raising in Channahon 
township, where he owns and operates one hundred and forty-two and a half 
acres of land, was born in Troy township, this county, on the 25th of May, 
1862, and comes of German ancestry. His father, Mathew Dallinger, was a native 
of Alsace-Lorraine, Germany, born in 1822, and in 1848, when about twenty-six 
years of age, he came to the new world, stopping for a time at New Orleans. He 
then returned home but at the end of six months again came to the United 
States and this time located in Rome, New York, where he remained until 1854, 
when he arrived in Troy township, Will county. Here he began farming on one 
hundred and fifty acres of land and has since made the farm his home, bringing 
his fields under a high state of cultivation, so that he has annually gathered 
large crops. In early manhood he married Miss Teresia Schall, who was born in 
Alsace-Lorraine in 1832. They became the parents of nine children, of whom 
five are yet living, namely: Mrs. Peter Limacher, of Channahon: Joseph, who is 
living in Kendall county; Rose, a resident of Troy Grove; John who is living 
in Troy; and Edward, of this review. Edward Dallinger, the third in order of 
birth, was born and reared on the old family homestead, early becoming 
familiar with the duties and labors of the fields. He assisted in the tasks of 
plowing, planting and harvesting, and in the winter months attended the public 
schools, acquiring a fair, practical English education. The occupation to 
which he was reared he has made his life work. He remained at home until 
eleven years ago, when he purchased his present farm, comprising one hundred 
and forty-two and a half acres in Channahon township, where he has since 
lived, continuing the work of development and improvement until the fields now 
yield golden harvests and the property has become a paying one. In addition to 
tilling the fields he raises considerable stock and his business interests are 
carefully managed. He has a well equipped place, and neatness and thrift 
characterize all departments of the farm work. Mr. Dallinger was united in 
marriage to Miss Margaret Blackburn, of Joliet, who was born May 8, 1870. She 
was one of the thirteen children of John and Alice (Turner) Blackburn, of whom 
five are living: William, a resident of Joliet; Mrs. Nellie Hauser, whose home 
is in Troy, Illinois; Mrs. Jennie Stahl, of Joliet; and Mrs. Thomas Gudgeon 
who is living in South Shields, England. Mrs. Dallinger's father was born in 
Preston, England, April 7, 1836, and died April 13, 1900, while his wife, also 
a native of Preston, born February 14, 1827, died while visiting in England, 
September 5, 1872. They came to Joliet in 1854 and Mr. Blackburn followed the 
carpenter's trade until his death. Mr. and Mrs. Dallinger have three children, 
Mathew, John and Alice, all yet under the parental roof. Mr. Dallinger is an 
independent voter, regarding measures rather than party and desiring always 
the best interests of the community. He has served as collector of Troy 
township and gives his support to all plans for the public good, while in 
agricultural circles he is known as a reliable business man.

Additional Comments:
PAST AND PRESENT OF WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS By W. W. Stevens President of the 
Will County Pioneers Association; Chicago: The S. J. Clarke Publishing 
Company, 1907

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