Thomas Dillon, residing 1905 Akron OH, b. 1803 Clare

[smcarberry]

Yes, the math on this sharp fellow is that he was 102 when interviewed. Since newspapers of the time liked to print stories of people living to incredible ages, this article from Akron was re-published in the Philadelphia Inquirer, p. 16, on 2 Nov 1905.

I will try to upload the jpg files [my computer required two separate pages when scanning in the article] so that the article appears on the screen with this message. If you cannot see the text below, you will need to download and open the two files which comprise the article. It is well worth the effort, since the article covers Mr. Dillon's memories of the Great Wind of 1836 and the Great Famine, in addition to his Civil War service and why he was still working at his advanced age.

Upon request, I will do some quick research on this man and post that, so more of his remarkable life is known. However, I
am still on my current project of finding Clare folk in U.S. newspaper articles, so I will continue in that vein until alerted to
someone's interest for Mr. Dillon's records in the censuses.

Sharon Carberry USA
not related to Dillon

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[smcarberry]

Part 2 of the article had to be submitted here.

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