From All of Us,

to our favorite Dilley researcher-

**Andy Andrews**

Happy Thanksgiving Mr. Andrews. Thank you for so generously sharing your wonderful research. David L. Anderson, from Portland, Oregon

Happy Thanksgiving Andy & Family: Thanks for all the letters, research and time that you have spent on finding and sharing "Dilley" families. Wishing you all the best, Lorrie "Dilley" Crompton ---from Callensburg, PA

Happy Thanksgiving Thank you for all the wonderful work over the years. It is truly appreciated. Sincerely Robert L. Dilley, Forsyth, Montana

"May this Thanksgiving Day be especially joyful, with all your Dilley friends gathered around you in spirit, and may you enjoy many more such days. Margo Stapleton in California

Hi Don, Did you ever imagine when you started your genealogy study at Kansas State University it would ever develop into having so many friends on the Internet? Thanks for your excellent reseach of our family. It has inspired me to get involved in genealogy. I hope Thanksgiving brings you good memories of our western Kansas farm home. Your sister, Grace

Hope you have a very happy, happy and fulfilling Thanksgiving. Gobble Gobble Sandie F. Kane

Dr. Andrews, you must be a very special person to be so dedicated to your research for all these years. I want to say thank you and say God bless you. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving and please know that a lot of people care about you. Carol Gunnoe, Wellsburg, West Virginia

Happy Thanksgiving, Andy and Mary ! We hope you like the site. Welcome to the on-line "world". As usual, for both Jerry and me, Ruth Dilley

Hello Dr. Andrews- From our house to yours, a very Happy Thanksgiving and Blessed Holiday Season. Thank you for sharing and caring. We are all enriched by touching your life. Teddy Noye in Palm Desert, California

I am sending my best to Dr. Jay D. Andrews for Thanksgiving. I am one of the 85 who are researching Dilley lineage. This my lineage as far as I can tell:Mary--Isaac--Christian --John Sr--Johannas Dilli Dilley. I regard the day as Thanksgiving day and not turkey day. Lola Butcher Given Route 1 Box 23 Frametown, WV 26623

All of the best on this Day of Thanksgiving --- THANK YOU --- Dennis J. Dilley, Canon City, Colorado

Mr. Andrews, I truly hope that you have a wonderful Thanksgiving. God is so gracious to each of us and this is a time to be thankful to Him. May your life be filled with rich blessings and wonderful joys. Thanks so much for your letter and information on my Grandmother, Anna Pearl Dilly. Still searching, will let you know my results. Rich Blessings to you, Carroll Vanscoy Robison

Happy Thanksgiving Dr. Andrews and thank you for helping me with Asa's Son, Erasamus Darwin Dille. I am still hoping to gather his children's names. Your research has been an inspiration to us all and I thank you for your hard work and dedication. Sincerely Perry, Jacki, Josey Booms 1701 West 6th st. Taylor, Tx. 76574

Jay, I wish to thank you also, for your years of dedication to the Dilley family genealogy and to wish you a very HAPPY THANKSGIVING. Your research has been such a help to so many. THANK YOU JAY~~Donna Fredenburg

My Dilley line is John, George, John II, John III, David, Aaron, John, Nancy, Nancy Dilley Whitehead, Charles, Doris and me Kathryn Leslie in Minneapolis. My children and grandchildren make 14 generations in America. Isnt't that exciting!!!!!!!!! Happy Thanksgiving

Dear Dr. Andrews, You have been a light in my genealogical search. You have provided answers to questions I had for years. Because of you, I found my Matthias Dilley, and his descendancy from Richard Dilley. Now I hope to find the ancestry of Richard Dilley. When I do, you deserve all the credit. Thank you for being the light that shines upon my life and guided me the right way, and made my search for my ancestors successful. Happy Thanksgiving. Douglas Dalton

HAPPY THANKSGIVING to JD ANDREWS A very special Thanksgiving wish to a special person who not only spent all these years researching the Dilley name but is so willing to share the information with all other Dilley's. My Grandmother, a very special person also, was LuTishie Ann Dilley Caraway from Missouri. May God Bless! Marilyn Townsend

Hello Andy, Best wishes for a most happy Thanksgiving day and, needless to say, thank'sfor all of your past help and inspiration. Ellis Brockman.....of the Caleb and Noadiah line.

"Thank you" Andy, and Happy Thanksgiving! Judy Bargeon

Happy Thanksgiving Mr. Andrews and many THANKS for all the wonderful research you have done over theyears. Donna L Reed

A very Happy Thanksgiving to a major "Dille helper"...Dr. Andrews! --Pete Jesionek

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!! from one Dilley researcher to another. I am related by marriage to the Dilley Clan through Henry Dilley of Bath County, Va. & Pocahontas County, WVa. Thanks for all the years, effort, and personal time spent on this valuable research. Jeanne Carter , Ashland, Kentucky (my mother-in-law was a Dilley)

Thank you for your time, your patience and your willingness to share what you have spent a lifetime compiling. It's because of people like you, that our family lines not only grow but our feeling of family grows, too. You are truly a special person who deserves to be rewarded today, and everyday. Kathy Kennedy and Family, Farmington, New Mexico

Happy Thanksgiving to You Dr. Andrews. May God bless you as never before, and may I add a Big Thank you for all your years of Research. I am a Dilley by marriage, my Husband Don Carlos Dilley was the son of John Peyton Dilley the s/o John W. Dilley s/o Luther Dilley, now at that wall. Thank you for all the letters and now your books that have been put on line. . May you continue this work for many more years . God Bless and Happy Holidays Frances Cox Dilley of Mississippi

TO: Jay D. Andrews: THANKSGIVING GREETINGS 1999 !!! Wishing You and Yours The BEST Thanksgiving EVER...and may you live to enjoy MANY more!!! From: The Jack R. Saylor Family 4933 York Road South Bend, IN 46614

WISHING YOU ******THE BEST THANKSGIVING EVER****** DR. ANDREWS! Jim and Kim Dilley 106 Ellis Street New Berlin, Illinois

Dr. Andrews Wishing you the best Thanksgiving ever and thanking you for all the years of hard work you have done on behalf of the Dilley clan. I am from the Pocahontas Dilley's, Martin Dilley married Hannah Moore, their son John Dilley married Naomi McNeil, their son Wilson Washington Dilley married Lucy Annetta Ray and my mother was their daughter, Bertha Thornton Dilley, married William O. Gray and I am Sincerely yours, Norma Gray Ellis married to Dr. William J. Ellis

Uncle Donald Andrews! Thanks so much for your excellent work on the Dilleys. I appreciate your years of research and your attention to detail. Randy Brooks, your nephew

I am a gr.grandaughter of Mary Hill Dille B 13 Mar.1834. Married Timothy Johnson in Porter Co. In.1852 They moved to Silver Lake , Shawnee Co. Ks. where she died and is buried 12 Jan, 1912. She was the daughter of Hiram Dille and his first wife, Nancy Reasoner. Hiram was born 27 Jul, 1812 in Dilles Bottom, Oh. He married Nancy in Hartford, Blackford Co. In. and died in Porter Co. In. His father was John Dille and Nancy Gallagher. John was a son of Aaron Dille and ? Fletcher he died in Delaware Co. In. Aaron was son of David Dille and Mary Elizabeth Wade. He was born in Bridgeport, Morris Co. NJ and died at Dilles Bottom, Oh. Have a happy Thanksgiving and hope you knew this line was in there somewhere. Maxine Hansford Gammon Joplin, Mo.

Dr. Andrews I wish you and yours a wonderful Thanksgiving. We on the list have many "things" for which to be thankful. All of the time an effort that you have put into the Dilley family research is one of those "things". Thank you once again for your efforts. Happy Holidays from Christina Martinez gr.gr.granddaughter of Robert P. Dilley

Happy Thanksgiving !!! Thank you for the letter with the great information That you sent me and thank you for letting your books be put on line to share your wealth of information with the rest of us Dilley's. Don E. Dilley

Happy holidays, Mr. Andrews! Thanks for all your dedication to the Dilley line! Keep up the good work. Jean Woodworth Vancouver, Washington

HI ANDY, I WANT TO BE AMONG THE MANY WHO ARE THANKING YOU FOR ALLOWING THOSE OF US ON THE NET TO BE ABLE TO VIEW AND PUT TO USE THE DATA YOU HAVE ACCUMULATE THROUGH THE YEARS. I KNOW THAT WE ALL HAVE BENEFITED FROM YOUR EFFORTS. HAVE A HAPPY THANKSGIVING AND ALSO MY BEST TO YOU DURING THE UP COMING HOLIDAYS. REGARDS, DAVID L. DILLE PS: I OWE YOU A LETTER. WILL WRITE SOON. DLD

I would like to add my thanks to all of the others. You definitely deserve every bit of our thanks. There are not many who would make all of this info available and ask for nothing in return. I remember how excited and thankful I was when I first heard from you 4 years ago. In fact, you really were the first person I ran across who had info about my Great-great- great grandfather Samuel Dilley. It has opened up my whole family history for me! Jay Dilley

Jay: Your dedication to Dilley family research is amazing. I am in awe of the amount of work you've done over the years. I was just beginning genealogy when we started to correspond, and you treated me as a peer. Thank you for all of the help and your complete unselfishness. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving. Lisa Fair (of the Ephraim clan, descendant of Joseph)

HAPPY THANKSGIVING to you Mr Andrews. Thank you for the information you sent me and the great letter you wrote to me. I hope in a few days to get back to you in sending you information on my Dilley family. Sincerely, Ellen Wilker and Family

Dear Mr. Andrews: Though I am a list member, I am not a family member. I am researching this line for a friend. While I have yet to connect Lewis Milford Dille to "the clan", I know that the resources you have made available will provide a virtual flood of data once I do make that connection. Your generosity is most appreciated by all. Happy Holiday! Donna Mohney (Researching for Melinda (Dille)Roberts) RD #1 Box 477A Ligonier, PA 15658

Greetings for Thanksgiving Jane Ruck, Lebanon, OR

Heartfelt Best Wishes at Thanksgiving And many thanks for your assistance many years ago! Lynnea Dickinson

Happy Thanksgiving Dr. Andrews. Your hard work and dedication to geneology has been a great benefit to many of us. Kristy (Dilley) Bullock

Happy Thanksgiving to Andy, and thanks for your research on the Dille/Dilley family. Earl K. Dille Caleb and Noadiah line

HAPPY THANKSGIVING to a most wonderful gentleman who has shared a wealth of information with members of the Dilley Family. The members of the "Unofficial Fan Club of Dr. Jay Andrews" thank you for your help and dedication. My gr-gr-grandfather was Joseph A. Dilley of Cumberland, MD. Bless you. Phyllis Meagher Gilli, Bakersfield, CA

Hello Jay Andrews, Have a wonderful Thanksgiving! Thank you for all your research on the Dilley family and your help to us over the years. Rolly & Bert Ramlow (Richard Dilley clan)

I want to join the Dilley clan and thank you for all the work you have done. When I was eleven I spent 3 months in California with Uncle Adolph and aunt Ethel Dilley Melgren. I got to meet a lot of Dilley's. Then during the Korean war Bill was recalled into the service and we were stationed in California part of the time and we got to see some of them again. Thank you for all the good information you have provided. Love, Arlene

"HAPPY THANKSGIVING, JAY D. ANDREWS" Wishing you the real old-fashioned pleasures of a lovely Thanksgiving Day ! Carolynn Sue Dilley Adams Upland, California

To Andrew: You will never know the impact that you have had on many peoples lives. You deserve to have the finest Thanksgiving ever. Best, Bob Smith....Shelby, NC "A Candle loses nothing by lighting another Candle"

Dear Mr. Andrews, There aren't enough words in the English language or any other language to express the appreciation that I feel for your research and willingness to share with everyone. You have helped so many with your efforts. A big THANK YOU will have to do. Know that you are in the thoughts and hearts of a lot of people . A very Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family. Sharron Dickson

 

November 1999

 

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