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| HENRY DILS.
Henry Dils, of Nicholson township, who was born July 3, 1816, in what was
then Springhill township, is descended from good old Dutch stock, it is
believed. His father, Philip Dils, married in Springhill township Mary
Hager, and located in the same township about 1807. They had five
children, of whom Henry was the third. Three are yet living,—Henry, Peter,
and Mary Core. Mr. Dils’ father passed most of his life as a farmer, and
was successful, leaving each of his children a good farm. Mr. Dils received a limited education in the common schools, but is a man of observation and intelligence, and has held the position of school director and other offices. He has been a member of the Old Frame Presbyterian Church for many years, and has for several years been an elder in that church. He was first married Dec. 28, 1843, to Martha Vandervort, of Nicholson township. They had eleven children, eight of whom are living. His wife being deceased, he married again Nov. 10, 1870. Six children were the issue of this latter marriage, four now living. Mr. Dils has resided in his present home thirty-eight years. Here his children have been reared, and he has assisted his grown-up children to a start in life. His sons are all farmers. Mr. Dils is a gentleman of excellent moral character, without reproach as a business man. His possessions are chiefly lands. History of Fayette County, Pennsylvania : with biographical sketches of many of its pioneers and prominent men Philadelphia: L.H. Everts & Co., 1882, page 706. View the image of this page online - Free Trial Search Hundreds of 1880s-1890s Pennsylvania County History Books for biographies and historical information on your ancestors. View the book page images on line and print them out for your genealogy file! Free Access to the old history books - plus birth & death records, census images and ALL other records at ancestry.com .
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