DILLEY-Marcus - Fountain County INGenWeb Project

Marcus M. Dilley , carpenter and farmer section 15, post office Elmo was born in Washington County, pA Dec 25, 1833 and was reared and educated in the town of Claysville, in his native county. After becoming grown (as did ex-President Grant) he learned the tanner's trade but did not follow it as an occupation. In 1856, he immigrated to Page County Iowa and in 1868 to his present location where he now owns a farm of 112 acres. He has in the past year, 1881, erected a fine residence doing the carpenter work himself which trade he was reared under the instructions of a carpenter thus becoming acquainted with that occupation. He has been justice of the peace and has held other minor offices. Mr. Dilley is a member of College Springs Lodge No 228 IOOF. He was married Dec 25, 1857 to Miss Catherine Nizley who was born in Highland County, Ohio Feb 3, 1831. When she was 8 her parents moved to Fountain County, Indiana where she was reared and educated after which she came with her father to Page County Iowa, where she was married. Mr. and Mrs. D have four children: Edward C; Chester E; William S and Eugene.