Note: per Iowa County, Wisconsin court documents, Deriah John Dilley divorced his wife Almira in 1842. Almira remarried to a Daniel D. Dilley, b. 1812 in Ohio, relation unknown.
-1850 census, Sauk Co., WI, Prairie du Sac twp., page 35a
#408, 408
DILLIE, Daniel D., age 38, Carpenter, b. OH
(Second husband of Almira (Jameson) Dilley, stepfather to George)
Almira, age 45, b PA
Gilbert, 16, b OH
George, 12, b. WI
-1860 census for Sauk Co., WI, Baraboo Twp.
DILLEY, Daniel D., age 48, Carpenter, b. OH
wife Almira, age 54, b PA
Stephen, 27, b OH
Gilbert A, 25, b OH
George W, 22, b OH
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-22 April 1861, George W. DILLEY enlisted in Company I, 2nd Regiment Infantry of Wisconsin, claiming residence of Praire du Sac, Sauk Co., WI. George was present at the first Bull Run, then deserted as of 1 Feb. 1862 (he was granted a 30 day furlough after being released from prison camp and never returned to service in this unit.)
-28 April 1864, at Mt. Morris, Illinois, George H. DeLEE was mustered into the service as a Private in Company I, 140th Regiment, Illinois Volunteer Infantry for the period of 100 days. Age, 25. Height 5 ft. 8 in., hair dark, eyes blue, complexion dark, occupation wagon maker. Mustered out 29 Oct 1864.
Link to George W. Dilley/George H. DeLee pension papers from National Archives. He changed his name!!!
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Marriage entry, Sauk County, WI county courthouse.
31 July 1869
George W. Dilley married Lizzie W. Baker, daughter of Daniel and Elmira Baker of Iowa Co., Wisconsin.
Parents of George listed as D. J. Dilley and Almira Dilley.
(Note: On George's pension papers, his widow states George married an Elizabeth Scott in Wisconsin as his first wife. We find no record of an Elizabeth Scott.)
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-1870 Sauk Co., WI census, Prairie du Sac
#215, 235
Dilley, George, 32, Carpenter, b. Wisconsin
Lissy, 38, keeping house, b NY
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-20 Jan 1878, Circuit Court of Floyd County, Iowa.
Marriage Record of Mr. George W. Dilly, age 39, and Mrs. Martha J. Harris, age 34. Performed by O.H. Freeman, Minister of the Gospel. Marriage performed on 26 Jan 1878.
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One page of letter written by George, dated "Floyd, Iowa Dec 14, 1878"
_______ Frank,
I suppose you think I am lazy about writing to you, but the fact is, I have been grunting with a cold for over two weeks and have not had time or a chance to collect a cent till last night to get stamps. Well Frank, there is no use of your bringing your saw or wedges or axe. Sell them for what you can. We have all such things in this country, although I have no saw. Still it would not pay for you to bring yours. Yes bring your rifle by all means, for you can use it and if you have a shotgun that you can pack in your trunk bring that too, for wolves are very plenty and wild cats and rabbits........
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DEPOSITION: On this 20 day of August 1894 at New Orleans, County of Orleans, state of LA, before me James H. Clements, a special examiner of the Pension Office, personally appeared George H. De Lea,......deposes and says: My age is 56 years, occupation Carpenter, PO address 524 Custom House Street, new Orleands, LA. I was a private in Co. I (i) 140 Ill Vol. Inf. in the late war of the rebellion, enlisted about April 1864 at Mount Morris, Ogle Co., IL and was mustered out at Chicago Oct 19, 1864. After discharge I lived at Floyd Co., Iowa about 3 years, then lived at Osage, Mistchell Co., Iowa about 8 or 9 years, then moved to Elma, Howard Co., IA and lived there aobut 2 1/2 years, then moved to Tangipahea Parish, LA, lived there about a year, then came to New Orleans and have resided here ever since. I put in claim for pension under the Act of June 27, 1890, through George W. Dearing Jr. about March 1892. dearing wrote my application in his office. My identifying witnesses were Richard Sheppard and Francis Lewis, both colored. I had known them two or three years before the date of my application. I got acquainted with them through GAR associations, had met them in their Posts...........
Signed Geo. H. De Lea.
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New Orleans, Louisiana Directories, 1890-1891
Samuel L. Moon bricklayer 282 Cleveland New Orleans
LA 1890
Samuel Moon brickmason 282 Cleveland New Orleans LA 1891
William Cottrell clerk 27 1/2 Cleveland New Orleans LA 1890
George W. Dilley carpenter 282 Cleveland New Orleans LA 1890
From Ancestry.com
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16 March 1892, G.H. De Lea applied for an Invalid's Pension. Living in New Orleans, LA.
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19 February 1898, George W. Dilley died at Ponchatoula, Louisiana, at age 60. He died of Typhoid Pneumonia, duration of about two weeks.
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