DILDINE, ROBERT E.

Robert E. Dildine, 82, of 278 N. Sandusky St., died at 8:40 p.m., Sunday, April 1, 2001, in the St. Francis Home.

He was born November 16, 1918, in Tiffin, to Charles G. and Mary Ann (Dutt) Dildine, Sr. On December 9, 1939, in Tiffin, he married Helen C. Sherman, and she survives.

Survivors also include: two sons, William O. Dildine, St. Francis Home, and Robert P. Dildine, of San Antonio, TX.; two daughters, Mrs. Jerry (Rebecca Ann) Dunn of Fostoria and Mrs. Keith (Mary C.) Niederkohr of Luckey; seven grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.

Deceased are: two brothers, William F. and Charles G. Dildine, Jr.

Mr. Dildine, a 1936 graduate of Columbian High School, retired in 1981 after 41 years as a lineman for the Ohio Power Company. He was a member of the Ebenezer United Methodist Church, Amvets Post 48, VFW Post 2858, American Legion Post 169, and a lifetime member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles 402. He also served in the U.S. Army in Africa and the Middle East theater in WWII.

Services will take place 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Turner-Engle Funeral Home; and will be officiated by the Rev. Scott Hayward.

Burial will be at the Greenlawn Cemetery.

Visitation is 7-9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.

Memorial may be made to the MS Society of Northwest Ohio.


Robert Erhart Dildine=In Africa purchased food Troops. He spoke French. He was the store operator with 20 men under his command.

3. Helen Catharine10 Sherman (Dildine) born Apr 9 1921 in Seneca County OH (SD p1082; DPS p480; REHS p14). Married Dec 9 1939 in Tiffin OH to Robert Erhart Dildine, who was born Nov 16 1918 in Seneca County OH to Charles Glick Dildine and Mary Ann Dutt (SD p1082/3; DPS p480; REHS p31). Robert, a retired line mechanic for the local power company, had served in the US Army during WW-II. They lived in Tiffin OH in 1999. (REHS p31,6s; DPS p480). 4 Children born in Seneca County OH:

2. Helen Catherine10 Sherman (Dildine). Born Apr 9 1921 (p14). She married Robert Dildine Dec 9 1939, who was born Nov 18 1918. They reside at 24 1/2 Thomas St, Tiffin OH (p31). In later 1950s they moved to 278 N Sandusky St in Tiffin OH (p5s).
1. Rebecca Ann11 Dildine. Born Jun 29 1941 (p31; p6s). She married Milton G Dunn Feb 19 1959, he lived at 100 Douglas St, Tiffin OH. They will reside at 10 1/2 Wentz St, Tiffin OH (p6s).
1. Mark Wendell12 Dun. Born Nov 26 1959 (p6s).
2. Mary Christine11 Dildine. Born Sep 3 1942 (p31; p6s).
3. William Oscar11 Dildine. Born Jan 21 1949 (p31; p6s).
4. Robert Phares11 Dildine. Born Mar 1 1955 (p31; p6s).

The original title of the paper was: A Condensed Family Record History of the Ancestors of Captain Elihu Sherman born in 1777 at Rochester, Massachusetts and continuation of his descendants, Second Edition, by Alden R Sherman, September1955.
This original was a forty page paper written by Alden Russell Sherman of Rochester New York in 1955, as the result of his extensive on site research of this family. There was also a ten page undated supplement to this paper, written some time later. Based on the latest date in the Supplement it was probably published in 1960. The pages of the paper were numbered 1 through 40, and the pages of the supplement were numbered 1s through 10s.
The original paper was a working paper and never published, and had very limited distribution. It was difficult to read, so it has been rearrange so it is easier to read and can be afforded a wider distribution. The paper is important because it contains some family history research not available in any other places. It is known that most of the information in the original paper was collected first hand by Alden R Sherman by visits to many individual families. It does not appear Alden R Sherman did much research in libraries etc. In the rearranged paper, the page number of the original paper, is shown in parenthesis.
All the original data for Elihu Sherman and his descendants are included, and none has been modified. However, A few introductory pages about Elihu's ancestors have been excluded, because this data is currently available from many other sources. Except for Elihu's ancestors, only the format and title have been changed.
This reformatting was done by Alonzo J Sherman, 308 W Dwight Ave, Oscoda MI 48750, phone 517-739-3650, E-mail shermanaj@hotmail.com. If you want a copy of this material you can print it off from the web site <www.sherman-roots.com>.