Caroline Hermena (Ulrich) Dillion (1865 - 1942)

Born 20 Sep 1865 in Montgomery, Missouri, United States

Wife of James Bartley Dillion — married 2 Apr 1933 in Montgomery, Missouri

Died 8 Sep 1942 at age 76 in Montgomery, Missouri, United States

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Biography

Caroline was born in 1865 in Montgomery County, Missouri, to John D. Ulrich and Louisa Steinmeyer, who were both born in Germany.

The 1880 Census^[1] shows her at age 14 in the home of her parents in Prairie Township, Montgomery County, Missouri.

She married Charles Camell "CC" Steele about 1884.

The 1900 Census^[2] shows her at age 35 with her husband, an adopted daughter and a nephew living in Prairie Township (east part), Montgomery County, Missouri. This census reveals that they have been married for 16 years, and that she has not given birth to any children. It also shows her living next to her brother Phillip and his wife and children.

The 1910 Census^[3] shows her at age 45 with her husband and nephew in Prairie Township, Montgomery County, Missouri.

The 1920 Census^[4] shows her at age 53 with her husband in Prairie Township, Montgomery County, Missouri.

Charles Steele died in 1921.^[5]

The 1930 Census^[6] shows her at age 63 and widowed in Prairie Township, Montgomery County, Missouri.

On 2 Apr 1933, she married second, James Bartley Dillion,^{[7] [8]} whose first wife, Lenora (Moore) Dillion had died two years earlier.

The 1940 Census^[9] shows her at age 74 living with her widowed sister in Prairie Township, Montgomery County, Missouri. She is marked as married, but her spouse is not present.

Carrie died in 1942 in Missouri. Her death certificate shows her name as Carrie Hermena Dillion.^[10] She was buried beside her first husband at the Fairmount Cemetery in Middletown, Montgomery County, Missouri, and the name given there is Caroline H. Steele.^[11] (After his death, James Bartley Dillion was interred beside his first wife.)

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6XY-MYK : 7 September 2017), Caroline Ulrich in household of John D Ulrich, Prairie, Montgomery, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district ED 113, sheet 135B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,705.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3ZT-5VZ : accessed 11 June 2020), Carrie H Steele in household of Charles C Steele, Prairie Township (east part), Montgomery, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 67, sheet 8A, family 159, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,876.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2BD-H8V : accessed 11 June 2020), Carolina H Steele in household of Charles C Steele, Prairie, Montgomery, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 110, sheet 8B, family 192, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 800; FHL microfilm 1,374,813.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8CZ-WC8 : 2 February 2021), Carrie W Steele in entry for Charlie C Steele, 1920. Missouri > Montgomery > Prairie > ED 123 > image 5 of 18; citing NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
5. ↑ State of Missouri Certificate of Death for Charles Camell Steele
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHNQ-4FP : accessed 9 March 2022), Carrie H Steele, Prairie, Montgomery, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 19, sheet 3B, line 54, family 69, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1213; FHL microfilm 2,340,948.
7. ↑ Marriage license announcement in The Daily News and Intelligencer, Mexico, Missouri, 19 Mar 1933, page 2, found on Newspapers.com
8. ↑ Middletown Couple to Wed; The Vandalia Mail, Vandalia, Missouri, Thursday, 23 Mar 1933, page 8, found on Newspapers.com
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K77D-KBH : 11 December 2019), Carie H Dillion, Prairie Township, Montgomery, Montgomery, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 70-20, sheet 8A, line 31, family 207, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 2131.
10. ↑ State of Missouri Certificate of Death for Carrie Dillion
11. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #171653158 page for Caroline H Steele (20 Sep 1865–8 Sep 1942), citing Fairmount Cemetery, Middletown, Montgomery County, Missouri, USA; accessed 9 March 2022; Maintained by Jo Ann Hunter Gippner / jograndma (contributor 47560735).

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