They are the parents of seven children, named as follows – Mrs. Sarah E. Bugh, Mrs. Amanda Maria Ketchum James, (Transcriber's note – no comma between Ketchum and James) Allen, Elnora, Eva May and Effie W.

. I also have some missing information of Jesse Dildine b. 1830. My Great Granddad, William H.
Dildine, b. 1855, d. 1936 seems to be missing from Jesse's children. I have a picture page of the 1860 Census showing Jese (Jesse) Dildine, 30 yr. old shoe maker born in Ohio, Amia (Amy) 24 yr. old, born in ndiana, Sarah E. 7 yr old, Wm H. (William H.) 4 yr old and Maria (Amanda Maria), 1 yr old. Your web site doesn't show a William H., however, it shows a "James" at the end of Amanda Maria Ketchum, I wonder if James and William H. is one of the same?

of Hartford City, Indiana

1880 census
Jesse DILDINE  Self  M  Male  W  50  OH  Farmer  PA  PA 
Amy DILDINE  Wife  M  Female  W  44  OH  Keeping House  VA  MD 
James DILDINE  Son  S  Male  W  17  IN  Works On Farm  OH  OH 
Eleanora DILDINE  Dau  S  Female  W  14  IN  At Home  OH  OH 
Eva M. DILDINE  Dau  S  Female  W  8  IN    OH  OH   
Effie DILDINE  Dau  S  Female  W  5  IN    OH  OH 
Source Information: Census Place Jackson, Blackford, Indiana Family History Library Film1254266NA Film Number T9-0266 Page Number    422D


BIOGRAPHICAL AND HISTORICAL RECORD OF JAY AND BLACKFORD COUNTIES, INDIANA The
Lewis Publishing Company, 1887 – P 849-850

JESSE DILDINE, who has been a resident of Blackford County for more than a half a century, was born in Hancock County, Ohio, the date of his birth being April 7, 1830. When he was a lad of seven years his parents, Sampson and Sarah (Highlands) Dildine, came to Blackford County, and settled in Licking Township on a heavily timbered tract of land, on which not a stick had been cut, their land adjoining the present site of Hartford City. He the subject of this sketch was reared amid wild surroundings of pioneer life, his youth being spent in hard work, assisting his father clear and cultivate their farm. His education was received in the first schools taught in Blackford County, which were held in rude log cabins of the most primitive description. At the age of eighteen years he began learning the shoemaker's trade, which he followed for a period of twenty years. He was
married August 5, 1852 to Miss. Amy Bolinger, who was born in Licking County, Ohio, March 29, 1836, a daughter of William and Elizabeth (Sunderland) Bolinger. They are the parents of seven children, named as follows – Mrs. Sarah E. Bugh, Mrs. Amanda Maria Ketchum James, (Transcriber's note – no comma between Ketchum and James) Allen, Elnora, Eva May and Effie W. Mr. Dildine located on his present farm in Jackson Township, in 1879, where he has forty acres of valuable land, thirty acres being cleared and under a high state of cultivation. In politics he affiliates with the Democratic party. While a resident of Licking Township he served some time as constable. Mr. Dildine has witnessed the many wonderful changes which have transformed the surrounding country from a wilderness into its present prosperous condition, and in every enterprise for the advancement of his township or county he has taken an active interest.