Lake Maxinkuckee Its Intrigue
History & Genealogy

Culver, Marshall, Indiana

Duddleson & Dillon Property

This is all done by site on computer, internet - I have not printed this out as yet to work with it and compare it with what I have found - limited on ink, paper etc.- computer is cheaper:) If you think there is errors let me know - I have been trying to piece the section of lands together per the plat maps and descriptions. SOme of this can be depulicte - as written up two different times - and combined - I don't want to delete anything till I can get a pritn out to work with.

Maybe I should of not gone into detail on the Northwest corner of the Dillion land holding - but someday I imagine they will be a part of the Town of Culver Corporation limits - and why wait till then and loose the information only to dig for it - some has been lost now as it is.

There are two maps photo only that show the subdivisions, and then just one with the street names. The Dillon/Duddleson property by my eyeview guess looking at the 1880 plat map dropped down to what is now College Avenue on the west - to the Morris/Dillon property east of Lake Shore Drive dropped down to what is Academy drive as shown as that on the 1880 plat map. These are provided for comparison agaist the earlier plat maps presented; as well as give some idea of the subdivisions listed below.

Here is some interesting facts stated about the orginial property owners of the north side of the lake:

Zina and Emma Duddleson

.....

The grandfather of Zina was a Civil War veteran and a farmer. His later years were lived in the Argos vicinity.

The great-grandfather originally owned the Thomas Houghton farm to the Maxinkuckee Lake on the west side of Burr Oak Road. The land now occupied by the Vandalia Park, was part of this farm and was given to Dr. Durr in payment for medical services. The consideration was $50., as great-grandfather Duddleson considered it of little farming value. .....

History of Marshall County Indiana Sesquicentenial 1836 - 1986 -, Taylor Publishing Co., 1986, Publication # 357 of 1422, Marshall County Historical Society pg. 153 - Marcella White.

The above is part of a biographical sketch from the descendants of the Duddleson family which tells the details and extent of the land holdings.

One Township Yesterday's - Corwin:

Among the pioneer families that came to Union Township during the Civil War was that of James Duddleson, who was of Scotch descent. The family originally settled in Pennsylvania, moving from there to central Ohio, near Upper Sandusky, during the late seventeen hundreds.

James was born April 23, 1802. Of his first marriage there is no family record except that there was a son named Albert. His second marriage was to Rozella Moore, a teacher, in 1837. To this union were born: Elizabeth, Jane, Lyda, Lavonia, Irvin, Mary and Ozias (commonly known as "Bub"). James Duddleson died July 2, 1893, at the age of ninety-one, and his wife March 5, 1897, at the age 6f eighty-six.

The family were about all grown though not married at the time they came to Indiana. Albert was serving in the Union army and later rejoined the family.

James Duddleson was a man who believed firmly in education, and his boys and girls were given more advantages than were common at that time. Shortly after settling in Union Township, Elizabeth, Lyda, Lavonia and Mary became teachers in the country schools of this new region. Elizabeth taught in the. Union Township schools for thirty years, and many of the older residents of this community were her pupils. She was one of the leaders of the M. E. Church, and took a great interest in the young people. She never married, and resided in Culver until her death in 1916.

Jane married Jay Barnheisal and moved to Jeffersonville, Indiana. She had four children, one of whom, Charles, is a missionary to Korea.

Lyda married Dr. Ira Baker, of Logansport. She also had four children: Mrs. Olive Graham, Dr. Arthur Baker, well known optician; C. L. Baker, cottager on Long Point, and Mrs. Bessie Landis, widow of the late Frederick Landis, Congressman-elect. They all reside in Logansport.

Lavonia married Dr. L. Rogers of Culver, later of Kewanna. She had six children: Ed Rogers and Ray (deceased), Mrs. Tennie Griffith, Indianapolis; Mrs. Tressie Marlowe, Chicago; D. E. Rogers, Springfield, Illinois, and Mrs. Jessie Houghton, Culver.
Irvin married Miss Morris, of Maxinkuckee, and they had three children: Oscar and Orville, of Three Oaks, Michigan, and Mrs. Anna Larkin, of South Bend. He also had one son, Homer, by a second marriage.

Mary became the first wife of L. C. Dillon, dying in early life and leaving one son, Harry Dillon, of Argos.

"Bub" married Elizabeth Medbourn of Culver. They had four children: Jennie and Earl (deceased), Mrs. Mable Plant of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and Mrs. Lulu Campbell of South Bend.

Albert, oldest of the family, made his home in Argos. He was the father of three children: Samantha, Zina (deceased), and Frank of Argos. Due to his service in the army, he lost his eyesight. For years he was well known in Argos. He was able to travel all over the town though he could see nothing.

The Duddleson farm was the land now owned by the L. C. Dillon estate, and originally extended from the Thomas Houghton farm to the lake, on the west side of the Burr Oak Road. The land now occupied by the Vandalia Park was part of this farm, and was afterwards given to Dr. Durr in payment for medical services. The consideration was fifty dollars as grandfather Duddleson considered it of little farming value.

Because the children of the Duddleson family were largely girls, there are not many left in this vicinity to carry the name of Duddleson. Of the original family there are none living. Of the grandchildren there are Harry Dillon and Frank Duddleson of Argos, and Mrs. Jessie Houghton of Culver. Of the great-grandchildren there are Lucas, Alvin, Zina and Ferrol Duddleson, Mrs. Oscar Zechiel, Mrs. Elsie Wagner, Mrs. Dolly Sellars, and Mrs. Floyd Deck. children of Zina and Emma (Overmyer) Duddleson; Walter Dillon; Roger, Randall, Keith Junior and Irene Houghton.

While there are not many of them left, the descendants feel that the part taken in the social, educational and religious life of this part of the country by the children of James Duddleson has helped make Union Township what it is today.

James Duddleson and his family came from the Richland, Wyandot, Ohio area to Marshall county Indiana sometime between the 1860 and 1870 census.

The 1876 Plat map shows the name "O. Duddleson" north of what is now Culver or was Marmont. This could be Ozias Duddleson?

The 1880 plat map of this area - shows the Dillon property as belonging to J. Duddleson [James Duddleson].

By 1898 this property was listed in Lewis Cass Dillon's [Louis Cass Dillon] name

In 1898 there was 5 sections of land -

	Acerage.	Original Owner 1880
One	10 A.	Originally T Houghton 90 A
Two & Three	99.31A	Originally J. Duddleson 109 A
Four	79.70A	Originally I. N. Morris 185 A
Five	75.60A	Originally I. N. Morris 185 A divided by the RR 32.64 A. Bogardus
	264.61A

and in 1908, they are listed as two parcels and the one divided by the railroad at 238.24A

The Dillon family acquired part of the Morris farm. And here is more on this area from 'One Township Yesterday's' - Corwin - which sheds more light also onto the Bogardus property and ownership of it:

Among these good rememberers is Miss Florence Morris, who of late years has been a resident of Plymouth. Miss Morris is the youngest daughter of Isaac N. Morris and Emily Thompson Morris, and is the only member of the family living.

Ancient Maple Trees Believing that people of the present day would be interested in the history of trees, Miss Morris tells us about some ancient maples, now landmarks near the shore of Lake Maxinkuckee. "My father, Isaac N. Morris," writes Miss Morris, "bought the farm on the north end of' Lake Maxinkuckee in about the year 1850. The 160 acres of the farm on the north side of the road are now owned by the Dillon heirs; a few acres and the old farm house are owned by Mrs. A. N. Bogardus, and the rest by the Culvers and a few lot owners on Indiana Avenue. And the part of the farm on the south side of the road extended from the road to the lake and from the railroad east to the Academy, and is now owned by the Culvers.

"What I want to give, especially, is a history of the large maple trees on the north side of the road or street from the house owned by Mrs. Bogardus to the top of the grade, or, to be exact, to Colonel Rossow's lot. Likewise, I would mention the maple trees on the south side of the street, opposite Mrs. Bogardus' house, and extending east along the street to the Academy.

"These large maple trees I have mentioned were set out by my father and two brothers, Milton and Edmund Morris, before the Civil War - - probably about 1858 or 1859.

"I thought these trees were old enough to deserve mention. "Nearly every one calls that street Faculty Row, but the recorded name of the street on the Plat is Indiana Avenue.

"The maple trees on Morris Street from Indiana Avenue south to the Maxinkuckee Inn were set out by my brother, Edmund Morris, in the year 1884.

"I deeded away the last bit of the Morris farm to the Culvers in 1932 and moved to Plymouth."

and in 1922, they are listed as two parcels and the one divided by the railroad at 238.28A

In the 1950's, 1960, 1970's into the 1980's 2 houses sat on the northwest corner of St. Rd. 10 and 17. First was the little wood white house and then the Dillon homestead or possible Duddleson of brick.

18550 St. Rd. 10 / White House
1880 J. Duddleson 109.__ A.
1898 L. Dillon 99.20, 10 A.
1908, 1922, 1936 - L. Dillon
1948 Arthur Dillon
1956, 1960, 1961, 1962 Mildred Dillon
1963 Culver Educational Foundation Sic - Dillon Property yet
1967 Dillion Barnhart 88 A.
1968, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1981 Arthur Dillon Jr.

The front of the lot contained a little white house in which my family [Alvin McKee family] reside here until 1959/1960 When we moved to the other Dillon property further west where Patrick Mc Carthy owns now. Sometime before 1958 Grandfather Emery came up and spent a week if not 2 with us and sanded down the oak wood floors and refinished them for mom putting a coat of Fablon finish on them.

In between the two houses was the garden space for us to the west and Dillons to the east and in the back of the white house lot was a balck and red raspberry patch.

I remember learning to ride the used bicyle given us kids by the Dillon's when no traffic was present we would ride along he edge of St. Rd. 17 or St Rd. 10 as there was no other place to ride the bicyle. We would sit out on the stone wall on 4th of July and watch the traffic while awaiting the CMA fireworks.

There were several other families resided here after we moved. One couple was Carey & Katie (Ewald) Cummins. The house was tore down probably late 1960's.

1880 J. Duddleson 109.__ A.
1898 L. Dillon 99.20, 10 A.
1908, 1922, 1936 - L. Dillon
1948 Arthur Dillon
1956, 1960, 1961, 1962 Mildred Dillon
1963 Culver Educational Foundation Sic - Dillon Property yet
1967 Dillion Barnhart 88 A.
1968,1972,1974,1976,1978,1979,1981 Arthur J. Dillion Jr. etal. 88.87/88.4 A.
1980's Camelot Bowling Lanes and Skating Rink Camelot Bowling Lanes and Skating Rink built by James J. Sarna
198_ - Sat empty
1987 -199_ - Julie Mae's Restaurant, Game Room & Bowling Alley - Don & Julie Mae Neidlinger
1991 - Culver Lanes & the 11th Frame Lounge - Don Neidlinger

Then converted the game room into a bar/Lounge called the 11^th Frame Lounge. the Neidlingers got a divorce and Don ran it for awhile afterwards before selling out.

1992/3- ? - Culver Lanes & the 11th Frame Lounge -Ozuscik's

Two brothers Steve & ? Ozuscik's who were semi-professional bowler and interested in bowling bought it and ran it for a couple of more years.

199_ Aug 2000- Ozuscik Properties - mid 1990's sat empty

At the bowling alley was reomved immediately and later the concrete pavement was removed.

Aug. 2000- Feb 2008 - Michael J & Susan E Sheskey (Split property)

.017 A of land was deeded to the state of Indiana by Nov. 2008

Feb 2008 - 2010 Michael J & Susan E Sheskey
ACREAGE: 2.073 AUDITOR DESC: BEG N R/W SR 10 & W R/W LN SR 17 TH N1-2-W 115' TH N87-38W 222.4' TH N1-2W 276.8' ETC EX

17261 St. Rd. 17 /Brick House - Duddleson/Dillon Homestead. The brick house stood till the late 1990's or into the early 2000's. It is now represented by a bare lot -
1880 J. Duddleson 109.__ A.
1898 L. Dillon 99.20, 10 A.
1908, 1922, 1936 - L. Dillon
1948 Arthur Dillon
1956, 1960, 1961, 1962 Mildred Dillon
1963 Culver Educational Foundation Sic - Dillon Property yet
1967 Dillion Barnhart 88 A.
1968,1972,1974,1976,1978,1979,1981 Arthur J. Dillion Jr. etal. 88.87/88.4 A.

The Tractor sheds and shop area; grain dryer shed sat to the back of the house to the west (part of these are a part of the upside down 'L' portion of the corner lot). After the Grain dryer shed there was a hog lot with shed> The main barn sat north of the house in the hillside - the lower level was below sat into the hill and was walk in on the lower level and was a fenced in hog lot; the top level was on ground level also and the drive up to it from the south was slightly sloped. This was burned about 1962 because of non-use any longer.

The brick house for years had a wrap around cement porch with white pillars that encompased the whole front of the house (the east) there was a main front door here that entered into the living room and in front of it a wide wood stairway to the upstairs and the side of the house (the north) where there was a side door into the dining room and one into the kitchen. Later after the Dillon's sold it the porch was all enclosed in.

This was a beautiful and equiste old house when the Dillon's had it - the floors were all solid wood except for the kitchen which was tile or linolium and possible same for the bathrooms and the woodwork was the orginial and it unpainted condition. There was one small room off the kitchen pantry and off the living room that contained a small curved stairway, said to have been the servants stairs to the upstairs quarters.

I was aghast when I found it being demolished; it was sad to think that someone could destroy - a landmark of Union township and Culver so unthinkingly.

The driveway for the house etc. is still present - the house sat only a few south of the driveway; the rest of the driveway that went to the sheds, shops and barns are long gone.

? Apr. 1994 - Charles M. & Helen M. Huys
Apr. 1994 - Apr. 1996 - Charles M. & Helen M. Huys
April 1996 - Aug. 2000 - Michael T. Heuer

they obtained a permit for animal cages with chain link fencing of 30 X 30 AND 20 X 17.

Aug. 2000 - 2010 - Michael J & Susan E Sheskey

The brick house, the lean-to barn, the flat barn and milk house were all removed by March 2000. George Hopple done the demolition work etc.
ACREAGE: 3.5 AUDITOR DESC: BEG 115FT N 01/DEG 02/MN WINTERS LEGAL DESC

These above properties were/are actually a part of the area that lays between St. Rd. 10, St. Rd. 17 Tamarack Rd. and 17th Rd. The rest of the area from the 1970's on became residential acreage lots along St. Rd. 10, St. Rd. 17 Tamarack Rd. and 17th Rd. The some of the history of ownership is anedcuated guess from the plat maps. There is still 2 parcels of farm acerage in the middle in the form of a hay fields which is owned by:

1880 J. Duddleson 109.__ A.
1898 L. Dillon 99.20, 10 A.
1908, 1922, 1936 - L. Dillon
1948 Arthur Dillon
1956, 1960, 1961, 1962 Mildred Dillon
1963 Culver Educational Foundation Sic - Dillon Property yet
1967 Dillion Barnhart 88 A.
1968,1972,1974,1976,1978,1979,1981 Arthur J. Dillion Jr. etal. 88.87/88.4 A.
? - Jan 1991 - Grand Associates Inc.
Jan. 1991 - 2009 - Culver Educational Foundation 39.07 A LOT 3 N ST RD 10 EX
Jan. 1991 - 2009 - Culver Educational Foundation 36.38 LOT 5 N OF RD 10 EX

The other lots that were divided off of this over the years starting up North St Rd. 17 to 17th Rd going west to Tamarack going south and then back down St Rd. 10 going East to St. Rd. 17 back to the Sheskey properties were:

17101 SR 17
1880 J. Duddleson 109.__ A.
1898 L. Dillon 99.20, 10 A.
1908, 1922, 1936 - L. Dillon
1948 Arthur Dillon
1956, 1960, 1961, 1962 Mildred Dillon
1963 Culver Educational Foundation Sic - Dillon Property yet
1967 Dillion Barnhart 88 A.
1968,1972,1974,1976,1978,1979,1981 Arthur J. Dillion Jr. etal. 88.87/88.4 A.
c. 1977 - Aug. 1999 Donald W. & Ann F. Fetzer
Aug. 1999 - 2009 Kenneth G & Janna M Vandeputte CEN W 17TH RD & W R/W ST HWY 17 S 1-2

___ State Rd. 17
1880 J. Duddleson 109.__ A.
1898 L. Dillon 99.20, 10 A.
1908, 1922, 1936 - L. Dillon
1948 Arthur Dillon
1956, 1960, 1961, 1962 Mildred Dillon
1963 Culver Educational Foundation Sic - Dillon Property yet
1967 Dillion Barnhart 88 A.
1968,1972,1974,1976,1978,1979,1981 Arthur J. Dillion Jr. etal. 88.87/88.4 A.
? - Aug. 2006 Culver Educational Foundation
Aug. 2006-2009 Kenneth G & Janna M Vandeputte
33 PRT NW1/4 SEC 16 COM AT NE COR NW1/4 TH N87-59-00W 46.73' TH S01-22-13E 20' TH S55-21-09E 37.03' TH S01-22-13E 429.44' TOPOB TH CONT S01-22-13E 50' TH S88-24-31W 291.24' TO NW COR VANDE PUTTE PARCEL TH N01-28-49W 50' TH N88-24-31E 291.34' TO

___ State Rd. 17
1880 J. Duddleson 109.__ A.
1898 L. Dillon 99.20, 10 A.
1908, 1922, 1936 - L. Dillon
1948 Arthur Dillon
1956, 1960, 1961, 1962 Mildred Dillon
1963 Culver Educational Foundation Sic - Dillon Property yet
1967 Dillion Barnhart 88 A.
1968,1972,1974,1976,1978,1979,1981 Arthur J. Dillion Jr. etal. 88.87/88.4 A.
? - Aug. 2006 Culver Educational Foundation
Aug. 2006-2009 Kenneth G & Janna M Vandeputte
33 PRT NW1/4 COM AT NE COR NW1/4 TH N87-59-00W 46.73' TH S0-22-13E 20' TH S55-21-09E 37.03' TH S01-22-13E 579.44' TO POB TH CONT S01-22-13E 50' TH S88-25-02W 290.95' TH N1-28-49W 50' TH N88-25-02E 291.05' TO POB

18609 17th Rd.
1880 J. Duddleson 109.__ A.
1898 L. Dillon 99.20, 10 A.
1908, 1922, 1936 - L. Dillon
1948 Arthur Dillon
1956, 1960, 1961, 1962 Mildred Dillon
1963 Culver Educational Foundation Sic - Dillon Property yet
1967 Dillion Barnhart 88 A.
1968,1972,1974,1976,1978,1979,1981 Arthur J. Dillion Jr. etal. 88.87/88.4 A.
c.1973 - Sep 1994 Ermil C. & Fern K. Lewis
May 2006 Ermil C. Lewis, Rev. Trust, Trustee
May 2006 - Oct. 2007 James L. Lewis, Mary Ann Colvin & Sandra K. Master
Oct. 2007 - 2009 - Craig A Schrimsher & Shelly K Master Jt/Rs TR LND S EDGE W 17TH RD 325' W SR 17

18761 W 17TH RD (unsure of would be a part of the Original Acerage Houghton or whether it would be Dillon)
1963 Culver Educational Foundation Sic - Dillon Property yet
1967 Dillion Barnhart 88 A.
1968,1972,1974,1976,1978,1979,1981 Arthur J. Dillion Jr. etal. 88.87/88.4 A.
June. 1983 - Dollis O. Dillon
June 1983 - Dec 1991 - Craig D Cultice & Garn
Dec 1991 - 2008 Craig D. & Valerie L. Cultice NW COR SEC E1084.12' BEG E&W 150' ETC

17036 Tamarack Rd.
1880, 1898, 1908, 1922 T. Houghton 87/89 A
1936 - Ida Dillon
1948 - Mildred Dillon 48.40A.
1956 - Ida Dillon 48A
? - 1959 Mildred Dillon
1959 - 2009 George E & Eleanor L Hopple, TR IN NW COR LOT 5,
1959 - 2009 George E & Eleanor L Hopple,COM 375' S & 450' E INTERS S LN EW HW
1959 - 2009 George E & Eleanor L Hopple, NW COR NW TH SELY N LN 566.5' S17' PL

Plymouth Pilot, Monday, 18 January 2010
George E. Hopple, Sr., 80, of 17036 Tamarack Road, Culver, Indiana, 46511, passed away at his home, on Thursday, January 14, 2010.

George was born on May 14, 1929, in Culver, to Lester and Ruth Rank Hopple. He owned Hopple Excavating and Trucking, which he started in 1950. He was a member of the Culver V.F.W. Post #6919, served in the Indiana National Guard, and belonged to the Wesley United Methodist Church, in Culver.

George and Eleanor Leininger were married on November 23, 1958. Eleanor passed away on September 4, 2003.

George is survived by his son, George Hopple, Jr.; his grandson, Jonathon Hopple; George, Jr.'s significant other, Paula Morris, and Paula's son, Rick Morris.

George was preceded in death by his sister, Betty Hoepner and his brother, Jim Hopple.

Memorials may be made to: The Marshall County Humane Society Post Office Box 22 Plymouth, Indiana, 46563

Visitation : Tuseday, January 19, 2010, 1:00-2:00 P.M. Van gilder Funeral home 300 West Madison Street Plymouth, Indiana 46563

Funeral; tuesday, January 19, 2010, 2:00 P.M. Van gilder Funeral home the Rev. Larry Saunders, officianing

Burial leiters Ford Cemetery leiters Ford

Memories May be shared at www.vangilderfuneralhome.com

18964 SR 10
1880, 1898, 1908, 1922 T. Houghton 87/89 A
1936 - Ida Dillon
1948 - Mildred Dillon 48.40A.
1956,1961,62 - Ida Dillon 48A
1963 Culver Educational Foundation Sic - DIllon Property yet
1967 Dillion Barnhart 88 A.
1968,1972,1974,1976,1978,1979,1981 Arthur J. Dillion Jr. etal. 88.87/88.4 A.
1989 - Ruth Shanks
Feb. 1992 - Oct 200o Roy Shanks & Madge Shanks Davis
Oct 2000 - Sarah E. Soderlund
Oct 2000 - 2009 Harold W & Lidia M Kuczwara,PRT LOT 5 IN W 1/2 FRl Sect

18946 SR 10
1880, 1898, 1908, 1922 T. Houghton 87/89 A
1936 - Ida Dillon
1948 - Mildred Dillon 48.40A.
1956,1961,62 - Ida Dillon 48A
1963 Culver Educational Foundation Sic - Dillon Property yet
1967 Dillion Barnhart 88 A.
1968,1972,1974,1976,1978,1979,1981 Arthur J. Dillion Jr. etal. 88.87/88.4 A.
c. 1975- Jul. 1991 George I. & Fran E. Babcock
Jul. 1001 Aug. 1995 Edward & ELizabeth Helphery
Aug. 1995 - 2009 Wilbur Richard & Lois Ruth Kelso, TR 150' E&W X 175' N&S 216.5' E INT C

Maxinkuckee Acres, May 1984 18942 SR 10
1880, 1898, 1908, 1922 T. Houghton 87/89 A
1936 - Ida Dillon
1948 - Mildred Dillon 48.40A.
1956,1961,62 - Ida Dillon 48A
1963 Culver Educational Foundation Sic - DIllon Property yet
1967 Dillion Barnhart 88 A.
1968,1972,1974,1976,1978,1979,1981 Arthur J. Dillion Jr. etal. 88.87/88.4 A.
Jun 1989 - Dollis O. Dillon
c.1990 - Sept. 1996 David Noel, deceased
Sep 1996 - 2009 Debra R. Noel, MAXINKUCKEE ACRES LOT 1
Sep. 1996 - 2009 Debra R. Noel, MAXINKUCKEE ACRES LOT 2 w 1/2

18942 SR 10
1880, 1898, 1908, 1922 T. Houghton 87/89 A
1936 - Ida Dillon
1948 - Mildred Dillon 48.40A.
1956,1961,62 - Ida Dillon 48A
1963 Culver Educational Foundation Sic - Dillon Property yet
1967 Dillion Barnhart 88 A.
1968,1972,1974,1976,1978,1979,1981 Arthur J. Dillion Jr. etal. 88.87/88.4 A.
Aug. 1987 - Dollis O. Dillon
Sep. 1988 Tops Mobile Home Center
Sep. 1989 - 2009 Vernon R. & Elaine M. Peterson, MAXINKUCKEE ACRES LOT 2 E1/2 Sep. 1989 - 2009 Vernon R. & Elaine M. Peterson, MAXINKUCKEE ACRES LOT 3

___St. Rd. 10
1880, 1898, 1908, 1922 T. Houghton 87/89 A
1936 - Ida Dillon
1948 - Mildred Dillon 48.40A.
1956,1961,62 - Ida Dillon 48A
1963 Culver Educational Foundation Sic - Dillon Property yet
1967 Dillion Barnhart 88 A.
1968,1972,1974,1976,1978,1979,1981 Arthur J. Dillion Jr. etal. 88.87/88.4 A.
Jan 1991 - Grand Assoicates Inc.
Jan 1991 - 2009 Culver Educational Foundation, MAXINKUCKEE ACRES LOT 4

___St. Rd. 10 (debateable whether on the original Houghton or Dillon Acreage)
1963 Culver Educational Foundation Sic - Dillon Property yet
1967 Dillion Barnhart 88 A.
1968,1972,1974,1976,1978,1979,1981 Arthur J. Dillion Jr. etal. 88.87/88.4 A.
Jan 1991 - JED AIR
Jan 1991 - 2009 Culver Educational Foundation, MAXINKUCKEE ACRES LOT 5

18870 ST RD 10
1880 J. Duddleson 109.__ A.
1898 L. Dillon 99.20, 10 A.
1908, 1922, 1936 - L. Dillon
1948 Arthur Dillon
1956, 1960, 1961, 1962 Mildred Dillon
1963 Culver Educational Foundation Sic - Dillon Property yet
1967 Dillion Barnhart 88 A.
1968,1972,1974,1976,1978,1979,1981 Arthur J. Dillion Jr. etal. 88.87/88.4 A.
? - May 1994 - Roger F. & Julie L. Romig
May 1994 - Aug. 2000 Keith R. & Patricia A. Oszuzcik
Aug. 2000 - Aug. 2006 - Sandra F. Holcomb
Aug. 2006 - 2009 Bobby D. & Brenda C. Wynn MAXINKUCKEE ACRES LOT 6

18752 SR 10
1880 J. Duddleson 109.__ A.
1898 L. Dillon 99.20, 10 A.
1908, 1922, 1936 - L. Dillon
1948 Arthur Dillon
1956, 1960, 1961, 1962 Mildred Dillon
1963 Culver Educational Foundation Sic - Dillon Property yet
1967 Dillion Barnhart 88 A.
1968,1972,1974,1976,1978,1979,1981 Arthur J. Dillion Jr. etal. 88.87/88.4 A.
AUg. 1984 Dollis O. Dillon
Aug. 1984 - Jan. 1992 Myron E. & Ruth A. Benner
Jan. 1992 - Nov. 1992 Martin A. Sellers
Nov. 1992 - Jun 1998 Thomas E. & Katherine M. Weaver
Jun 1998 - 2009 Daniel R & Julia A Cowell MAXINKUCKEE ACRES LOT 7

__St. Rd. 10
1963 Culver Educational Foundation Sic - Dillon Property yet
1967 Dillion Barnhart 88 A.
1968,1972,1974,1976,1978,1979,1981 Arthur J. Dillion Jr. etal. 88.87/88.4 A.
Jan 1991 - Grand Assoicates Inc.
Jan 1991 - 2009 Culver Educational Foundation, MAXINKUCKEE ACRES LOT 8
Jan 1991 - 2009 Culver Educational Foundation, MAXINKUCKEE ACRES LOT 9

__St. Rd. 10
1880 J. Duddleson 109.__ A.
1898 L. Dillon 99.20, 10 A.
1908, 1922, 1936 - L. Dillon
1948 Arthur Dillon
1956, 1960, 1961, 1962 Mildred Dillon
1963 Culver Educational Foundation Sic - Dillon Property yet
1967 Dillion Barnhart 88 A.
1968,1972,1974,1976,1978,1979,1981 Arthur J. Dillion Jr. etal. 88.87/88.4 A.
Oct. 1986 Dollis O. Dillon
Oct. 1986 Rodney D. & Marcia Edgington
Oct. 1989 Rodney D. Edgington
Apr. 1997 Rodney D. Edgington & Terri C. Edgington
May 1997 - Indiana Federal Bank For Savings Corp. Savings
199_ - ? Larry & Anita K. Boetsma
? - 2009 William P & Barbara B Lambert TR LND 50' E&W X 250' N&S 115' NW

18600 ST RD 10
1880 J. Duddleson 109.__ A.
1898 L. Dillon 99.20, 10 A.
1908, 1922, 1936 - L. Dillon
1948 Arthur Dillon
1956, 1960, 1961, 1962 Mildred Dillon
1963 Culver Educational Foundation Sic - Dillon Property yet
1967 Dillion Barnhart 88 A.
1968,1972,1974,1976,1978,1979,1981 Arthur J. Dillion Jr. etal. 88.87/88.4 A.
Oct. 1986 Dollis O. Dillon
Oct. 1986 Rodney D. & Marcia Edgington
Oct. 1989 Rodney D. Edgington
Apr. 1997 Rodney D. Edgington & Terri C. Edgington
May 1997 - Indiana Federal Bak For Savings Corp. Savings
? - Jun 2004 William P & Barbara B Lambert
Jun 2004 - 2009 Larry & Anita K. Boetsma PRT OF NW 1/4 SEC 16; COM AT INTERSEC

___St. Rd. 10
1880 J. Duddleson 109.__ A.
1898 L. Dillon 99.20, 10 A.
1908, 1922, 1936 - L. Dillon
1948 Arthur Dillon
1956, 1960, 1961, 1962 Mildred Dillon
1963 Culver Educational Foundation Sic - Dillon Property yet
1967 Dillion Barnhart 88 A.
1968,1972,1974,1976,1978,1979,1981 Arthur J. Dillion Jr. etal. 88.87/88.4 A.
Oct. 1986 Dollis O. Dillon
Oct. 1986 Rodney D. & Marcia Edgington
Oct. 1989 Rodney D. Edgington
Apr. 1997 Rodney D. Edgington & Terri C. Edgington
May 1997 - Indiana Federal Bank For Savings Corp. Savings
? - 2009 William P & Barbara B Lambert A TR OF LD 300FT E&W X 250FT NS ETC EX LEGAL

The 1963 plat map has errornously given all of the Dillon properties to the Culver Educational Foundation but at this time they had only purchased the acreage on the Northeast corner of St. Rd. 10 & 17 listed under Mildred DIllion containing 126 acres. This northeast corner - had 2 barns, with hog lot, and a windmill and farmland. It was said that the academy purchased this piece of proper because of the 'stinky hog lot' - I know I was merciously teased about living on a hog farm while I was it school and lived on the Dillon farms - but hey that is there the sausage, hams, pork and lunch meats came from if it were not for these 'stinky hog arms theire would of been no meat in the markes for the 'city folk' to purchase! They sold most of their hogs to Eckrich which was based in Elkhart ther were many a late night loadings for shipping to market.

I. N. Morris 185 A.
1898 L. Dillon 79.76 A, 75.60 A [32.64 A of the Morris land went to Evangeline Bogardus?]
1908, 1922, 1936 - L. Dillon 238.28 A. (tied in the all his acreage)
1948 Mildred Dillion 126.16 A (Northeast & South East Corner St. Rd. 10 & 17)
1956, Mildred Dillion 126 A (Northeast & South East Corner St. Rd. 10 & 17)
1960, 1961, 1962 Mildred Dillon still list the full 126A under her name*
1963, Arthur Dillon Jr.
1963 - 2009 - Black Horse Troop Field /Culver Educational Foundation

80.923 NE 1/4 N OF RD 10 EX EX PRT TO ROAD CUT STATE OF IN

but by that time the southwest corner below St. Rd. 10 had been sold off to the Academy in would say before 1958 because the building of the Eppley Auditorium and its completion date. This area became West Terrace Subdivision of the Town of Culver.

88.37-88.44 acres on the Northwest corner of ST. Rd. 10 & 17 remained in the Dillon family until well after 1981 of which the academy owned 2 parcles by the 1996 plat map of 39.07 A & 36.38 A the rest had been sold off by the Dillons, and A subdivision along St. Rd. 10 known as ' Maxinkuckee Acres' had been plated and whomever .

Below is a 1996 plat map of area tho the property is no longer in the Dillon name - an outline of the area owned by them is roughly indicated.

To quote Jeff Kenney:

"Scene on the farm of J.E. Meyers and Son, breeders of Polled Durham cattle and Poland China Hogs." Was this the hog farm on the corner of today's State Roads 10 and 17, where the Culver Academies' horse pasture is today?

and by his by line of the picture below it was to be 1922????

NO - J. E. Myers never owned the land that is now the horse pasture for Culver Military Academy. The first proven by the above plat maps are either J. Duddleston [James Duddleston] or Lewis Cass Dillon and his heirs.

The probable location I have is further east and north where the Myers hog farm was located but by the plat maps of 1898, 1908 and 1922 it sure was not at the corner of what is St. Rd. 17 & 10. I have found Jacob E. Myers and William H. Myers in the 1920, 1920 and 1930 census for Union township; and the other names around them for 1910 & 1930 match the 1908 plat map. My 1922 cuts off to soon for this area.

Thomas Houghton owned the land to the west and to the north of Lewis Cass Dillon property [on tombstone is Louis] - of which both was passed down through the genrations of both families. The Houghtons owned the property bordering now what is School Street that the new superintendents office of the Culver Communtiy School Corporations building sits on and the Miller's Merry Manor Nursing Home and the Lutheran Church.

Some where in the middle of this section it was divided into the Dillon property - which included what today is the Ten Spot, Winters' The storage buldings, the Town & Country, Culver Animal Clinic, Culver Dental and the Lakeshore Clinic. This all used to be corn field, sweet corn field and turnip fields before 1959. I remember taking our little red wagon in the fall of the year and gathering up turnips. One vivid memory that no one knows of is Lavinia Wesson's beautiful garden - she had oh so lucious green and red pepper plants - oh so bright red, long but narrow - and yes being a kid I was tempted to take one from the vine and eat it - to my surprise it was not sweet but oh so very HOT. I ran to the free flowing well that stood where the row of pine trees are at the edge of the Town and Country buildings for a very cold drink of water - only to make my mouth burn that much more.

Memories of the vegetable stand which was ran by Bryce Bigley was at the corner where the Town and Country liquor store building is now (built by Clarance, W, Eply]. Bryce Bigley throwing the watermelon across the highway at us - yes we caught them and they did fly over the traffic! One of his many employees was Nancy Franz.

Sitting on the stone wall (there was a rock that had been split in half and it sat on its point down in the cement wall and the top made a nice stool) at the front of the house watching the fire works on 4th of July that the academy put on and watching all the traffic coming and going. One of the many police officers out directing traffic was James Cox standing exactly in the center of St Rd's 10 & 17 - keeping order to the choas traffic of the night.

Sometime between 1880 and 1898 Lewis Cass Dillon purchased the farm ground.

It is evidenced by plat names that some of the Dillon land became additions in Culver - Dillon addition and Dillon 2nd additon. Besides that of West Terrance Addition, Maxinkuckee Highland, Maxinkuckee Highland 2nd Addition and Maxinkuckee Acres and possibly the Dillon & Medbourn Addition.

The Dillon family sold most of their farm land to the Academy - first to go was the addition where the academy houses are North of the Nipsco Sub-station [West Terrace Subdivision] - I am not sure how this was done - but I am sure the academy was the first purchaser of this ground back in the early 1950's. I rememeber it being a hay field. Some of the houses on the lake shore from the Indiana Trails to the Maxinkuckee Inn were moved to the southern portion of this ground.

they also owned considerable acreage from where Dr. Deery's office up to St. Rd. 10 & 17 over to meet the Houghton property (which is the Nursing home and the new School Community School Superintendts office) which is labled as Maxinkuckee Highland's subdivision

The first buildings in the Maxinkuckee Highland Subdivision were the Culver Animal Clinic (1958), Culver Dental, Lakeshore Clinic, and Winkler's Automotive (which currently says "for lease or rent on the building); Leroy Davis and family was the first to build a home in this area located at the corner of Forrest Place and Academy drive.

below is an uncluttered view of the former Dillon holdings of years gone by:

Its hard to believe that the area in between School Street, Lakeshore Dr. and Academy Rd. was once just farm land - that in 1959 there were only 3 buildings possibly 4 in that whole area - Winkler's Automotive Repair shop (the block cement building) next to the Ten Spot; the Culver Animal Clinic, Culver Dental Clinic and possibly the Leonard & Ethel (Houghton) Hoffman home that sat on the corner of Academy Dr. and School Street built in 1960 by Enoch Andrews and which has since been torn down - and was an empty lot till just recently replaced by the superintendents office. The same goes with the land north of it from St Rd. 10 & 17 to 17th Road to Tamarack Road - the only two homes there were the little white house, the brick house and the farm buildings. George Hopple was the first to build on the corner of Tamarack & 17th Rd.

The Dillon's also owned the farm where Pat McCarthy now owns out on St Rd 10 west of the corner of New St. Rd. 17 and State Rd. 10.

The Academy then bought out the field where the Black Horse Troop grazes now it was said because of the "Smell" from the hogs could not be tolerated by them in the early 1960's. But in looking and studing the plat maps above - one also can see the main purpose for the Dillon property acquistions - was the same as with the town and lake shore property that the academy aquired during the late 1920's and 1930's - to impede the possible ENCROACHMENT on the main campus area of of the academy.

The last remaining farm ground to remain in the Dillon name untill the 1980's was the northwest corner on St Rd. 10 & 17. I believe two parcels were sold off for residences on just north of the old house and the other on 17th Rd. that Emil "Bud" Lewis" purchased; parts of it passed through several owners - the Neidlinger's for the bowling alley; the old brick house also had several owners too. And parts ended up finally being sold either to the Culver Military Academy, or JED-Air (I believe) and others possibly.

Judd came out of college back to the farm with his dad - Arthur Judson Sr. dying in 1947; Judd farm untill August 1962 when he went into teaching full time first in South Bend and then coming to Culver.

My Father Alvin R. McKee first came to Culver to work for the Newman Dairy farm in Novemebr of 1952 till they quit selling milk to the Academy in 1957; he then went to work for Judd (I have no exact date that this transition took place) and we lived in the little white house on the corner till the summer of 1960 (I think )- All I remember was a it very miserable last summer on that corner - I had just gotten in my 2 front teeth in by late fall and they had fully grown in and only a few weeks after - I was out on the school play ground in the steel metal box of cages - (it was cubed shaped and went to one cube on th very top) sone kid had yelled at me - and paying attention I lost my concentration - I swung around on the metal bar till I finally landed on it - knocking an upside down "v" into my 2 front teeth this was between 1st (1958-1959) & 2nd grade (1959-1960) - I spent a full year off and on in the dentist chair (and from this hated a dentist office and avoided one unless I absolutely needed one). Dr. Dunfee at Plymouth tried to save them with temporary plastic caps - then gold caps which when they came off the kids were out on the playground trying to find them (and of course the kids razed me about this un-mercioulsy at times abut being toothless, and eventually having a partial but oh well...- till that last summer on the corner I developed a large abcess above the one tooth and both were pulled - It was a miserable hot summer, I remember the blood, the nats swarming around my mouth - from then on I wore a partial plate till about 2 years ago when the facings finally broke - and I refuse to give over $166 per plastic facing - (when they were once only less than $20 & and I gave only about $170 for a whole partial that was that was stainless steel and had 2 porcelan facing - I am not vain - I have lived without my 2 front teeth since I was 7 or 8 - as an adult now I can sure live without the ugly partial plate now! No facing is worth $166+ espicially if it is plain white and plastic) the tooth would have to been solid gold before I ever pay that price!-

From there we moved to the 'back farm' on State Road 10 where Pat Mc Carthy lives today, in fact he bought the farm from the Dillon family in 1962. We moved back there - to care for the hogs there on that farm for the Dillon family [Bob Baker had had lived there and worked for Judd also but had moved away from to taken another postion] there we stayed untill August 1962 when Judd decided to go into teaching. I think the offer was made for dad to stay for a while and run both hog farms as a 'one man' operation during the winter months but the oppertunity came up that dad was able to take over the mangaer ship of the Lakeshore Garage filling Station which eventually became Enco [where Osborn's is today].

Of this farm the front of the house was hidden from ST. Rd. 10 by a 6 foot hedge of Spyeria bushes. There was on large strawberry patch to the east of the house and driveway with garden area, and a long hog shed with an open hog lot. To the south of the house was an open hog lot and the old barn with corn cribs built into the barn with a drive through. In back of the old barn down the lane was another hog lot with a three sided hog shed. Memories of the years there were dad running over a melemanine dinner cup with the tractor that my brother had left in the middle of the driveway t their ads stated "nothing would break them" well guess what - the ads were not true. Another memory was seeing mother chasing down the garden path with hoe a flying after a harmless garden snake. Yet another memory is arriving home on the school bus to see mom out chasing/rounding up hogs from all over the country side and she greeted us with: "I think I have chased this pig back in more than once!"; which she had been doing all afternoon. I asked her if she had checked to see where they were getting out out - her reply was "no". She had forgotten to check the entire area around the old barn/hog lot to see where they were getting out at - so as fast as she was putting them in the front gate they were walking to the back side of the barn and escaping again! Another was the hog that was bound and determined not to go to market - it done everything in its power to keep from going up into the shute and into the semil-trailer from Eckrich dad and the loader/driver finally won out tho; if not they had vowed to kill it on the spot. Another memory was I thought it would be fun to miss the school bus and walk home - I did not believe it was that great a distance and that it would be better than riding the whole bus route around the country side which seemed to take forever, never again did I choose to walk home!

Besides the hog raising Judd also grew, corn, wheat and at one time harvested or grew oats down on the Edgington farm just south of St. Rd. 110 just off of old St. Rd. 17. I remember my brother and me sitting in the oat wagon while they finished the harvesting late one night. I also remember many a night that was spent in the corn bin dryer room [if memory serves me right - a former local man Carl Hieser as inventor or co-inventor of the Corn dryer that was being used on the Dillon farm]. Besides the many a night we sat in the upper level of the Old barn at the corner of Sat.Rd. 10 & 17 and looked down upon the loading of the semi-trailer from Eckrich.

There were 2 large barns and a windmill on the east side of the road where the Black Horse Troop psasture is now - the brick house with its wrap around open proch and its wrought iron fencing and the little white house stood directly across St. Rd. 17 on the west side; first being tore down was the little white house to make way for the bowling alley and their parking lot and next was the brick house and the one remaining partial sheet metal shed which was tore down a few years a ago. Now all it is represented by just a vast empty lot, the remaining trees that flanked the the old brick house - a few of the old foundation rocks left behind and a tuff of flowers that was once entwined in the wrought iron fence. On this section of land where the little white house & the brick house stood was also a long equipment shed which ran north and south with the doors opening to the east, a corn shed with a grain bin dryer and then a hog barn and lot - then there was the big 3 story barn that sat on the hill - you could drive up into it coming from the south going to the North - the basement as you would call it was in the hill side and you could walk into it from the north going south, and the hayloft - and there was a large fenced in hog lot that surrounded the barn and hillside to the north - it was burnt down under controlled burn in 1961/2. Between the two houses was garden space - the north half was the Dillon's and the lower half was ours - eventually Judd planted the area to trees. Directly on west of the white house was a large raspberry patch. Judd sold his hogs to Eckridge meats in Elkhart or Goshen at that time - as a kid there was many a night me and my brother watched as Dad, Judd and Bob Baker load the hogs out to market. Also Judd had planted pine trees along the westerly border of the farm ground and in place along the fence row on the south bordering St. Rd. 10 during the late 1950's along with those that are in between the Town & County building and the Winter's Storage buildings.

The bad memory my childhood was being taunted by the other children at school for living - on a "smelly stinky hog farm" - yes kids can be cruel - little did they realize that is where their ham, bacon, pork chops,pork steak, sausage etc. came from - if it were not for these "smelly hogs farms" - there would of been none of this type of meat!

But I have fond memories of those years spent on the corner of 10 & 17 and on the back farm on St. Rd. 10 - wonderful memories are of the Dillon family - Judd, Dollis, Gary, Cheryl, and Joan. But there were the good times - going out in the fields late at night sitting in the wagon on top of the grain being combined; sitting in the dryer room with dad and Judd; sitting on the sidelines when Eckridge came in with their trucks to load the hogs late at night. Sitting on the front stone wall watching the fireworks that the academy put on every 4th of July.

When we went to catch a bus for school in the morning we were never sure which one would stop as there was 2 from the North and 2 from the east we were always being changed from one to the other; if memory serves me right there we stood out and none of them stopped to pick us up one day! Needless to say after that we were assigned to one bus and the rotation stopped. This was where my brother and I learned to ride our bike right out on the edge of St. Rd. 10 & 17; I think it was even given to us by the Dillon family.

It was in my last 2-3 years of high school when "Judd" came to teach at CCHS - and I was told that I would have to call him "Mr. Dillon" - I never did - I just said - "hi" to him when I passed him in the hallways - for years he was "Judd" to me and always was and always will be.

Duddleson Family
1 James Duddleson 25 Mar 1802 Lancaster, Fairfield, Ohio d. July 2, 1893/2 JUL 1891 in Marmont (now Culver), Marshall, Indiana aet 91y-3m-9d son of Ralph Duddleson & Catherine Ann Bush m. 12 Apr 1835 Hancock county, Ohio Rozilla Moore b. 10 Sep 1810 in Lancaster, Fairfield, Ohio d. May 20, 1897, ae 86y-7m-10d- In 1860 they resided at Richland, Wyandot, Ohio. dau. of John Moore & Anna Spurgeon.

From the History of Wyandot County, Ohio Chapter IX Richland Township...In 1835 came ...James Duddleson, on Section 4;...The first election was held April 6, 1835, in the northeast quarter of Section 4, at the house of James Duddleson. There were then elected: ... Trustees,...James Duddleson (Whig); ...
Their children:

2 Irvin Duddleson b. 25 Apr 1837 in Upper Sanduskey, [county], Ohio
3 Albert Duddleson b. July 1829 Ohio 4. Elizabeth Duddleson d. Sep 17, 1839 Ohio - d. Nov 15, 1916
5. Rebecca J Duddleson b. c. 1843 Ohio
6. Eliza Ann Duddleson b. c. 1845 Ohio m. March 1867 Marshall county, Indiana (Bk. B pg. 428) Eliza A. BAKER 7. Lavonia Sabrina Duddleson b. 15 Aug. 1846 Ohio; d. Mar. 1913; 9 SEP 1873 in Marshall County, Indiana Leroy Rogers (Dr.) b. 14 SEP 1845 Champaign Co, Ohio or Wells Co, Indiana d 13 Jun. 1921 in Lafayette Soldiers, Lafayette, Indiana buried Kewanna IOOF Cemetery, Kewanna, Indiana son of Nathan Washburn Rogers & Jane Sparks
8. Hosiah Duddleson [Josiah Duddleson]/Oscar b. c. 1849 Ohio
9. Mary C. Duddleson b: 9 Oct. 1851 Ohio; M. Lewis Cass Dillon
10. Ozias Duddleson b. Aug. 1851

Second Generation
2 Irvin Duddleson b. 25 Apr 1837 in Upper Sanduskey, Ohio d. 24 Apr. 1895 in Maxinkuckee, Marshall, In; 2 Dec. 1859 in Maxinkuckee, Marshall, In Effie Jane NORRIS b: 13 Jul 1848 Maxinkuckee, Marshall Co., In 29 MAY 1883 in Maxinkuckee, Marshall, In dau of Ransom Harvey NORRIS & Mary Eliza LEWIS. Irvin served in Co D 124th Ohio Inftry during the Civil War.

i. Orvill D Duddleson b. c. 1872
ii. Mary R. Duddleson b. c. 1875
iii. William O. Duddleson b. c. 1877
iv. Anna A. Duddleson b. c. 1879/80

3 Albert Duddleson b. July 1829 Ohio m. Esther Lucinda [-?-} b. Feb. 1836 New York

i. James C. Duddleson b. c. 1853 Ohio
ii. Samantha Duddleson b. c. 1855 Ohio
iii. Francis J. Duddleson b. Aug. 1859 Ohio; m. c. 1885 Martha [-?-] b. Aug. 1863

i. Mange Duddleson b. May 1893 In.
ii. Earl Duddleson b. July 1896 In.
iii. Berthia Duddleson b. Aug. 1897 In.
iv. Letta Duddleson b. Aug. 1899 In.; d. 1900 buried Culver Masonic Cemetery

iv. Zina P. Duddleson was born 19 Mar 1863 Ohio. He died 23 Aug 1917 from Struck by Lightning and was buried Culver Masonic Cemetery (Olde Town), Culver, Marshall, Indiana; married 6 Jun 1886 Marshall county, Indiana Emma Overmyer b. 12 Jul 1869 Pulaski county Indiana d. 14 Jan 1917 buried Culver Masonic Cemetery (Olde Town), Culver, Marshall, Indiana. daughter of Lucas or Luke Overmyer and Mary Burkett

i. Nellie P Duddleson b. 30 Sep 1886 d. 4 Apr 1947; m. Oscar William Zechiel b. 1885 d. 1952 son of John George Zechiel & Sarah Jane "Jennie" Stamm
ii. Mary Mae Duddleson b. 12 Sep 1888 d. 6 Jul 1919 buried Culver Masonic Cemetery m. James P. Chapman b. May 10, 1888 d. Apr 18, 1916
iii. Albert Lucas Duddleson b. 30 Aug 1890 d. 4 Nov 1962 Old Oak Hill Cemetery, Plymouth, Marshall, Indiana ; m. 24 Jun 1911 Marshall County, Indiana Tressie Hawk b. 21 Apr 1890 Indiana d. Jun 1975 Culver, Marshall,Indiana
iv. Charles Alvin Duddleson b. Oct 1892 d. 2 Feb 1973 2 Feb 1973 Britt, Hancock, Iowa ; m. Florence Erickson 21 Apr 1893 Iowa d. Jul 1982 Britt, Hancock, Iowa
v. Maggie E/Margaret Esther "Dolly or Dollie" Duddleson b. 4 Dec 1894 Marshall County, Indiana d. 21 Jul 1949 buried Culver Masonic Cemetery; m. c. 1927 Grovers Sellers b. c. 1885 Indiana
vi. Elsie Duddleson b. 9 Jan 1898 d. 1 Aug 1984 Plymouth, Marshall, Indiana buried 5 Aug 1984 Culver Masonic Cemetery, Culver, Marshall, Indiana; m. 7 Jan 1922 Plymouth, Marshall, Indiana John H. Wagner born 23 Jan 1893 Ohio. He died 29 Sep 1977 son of Henry Wagner & Lavina [-?-]
vii. Zina Duddleson b. 14 May 1900 d. 27 Apr 1942 Plymouth, Marshall, Indiana buried Culver Masonic Cemetery, Culver, Marshall, Indiana;
viii. [-?-] Duddleson (son) b. & d. 16 May 1903 buried Culver Masonic Cemetery
ix. Zelta Duddleson b. 18 Mar 1906 Marshall county, Indiana; d. Dec 1991 Culver Masonic Cemetery, Culver, Marshall,Indiana m. 16 Jun 1925 in Culver, Marshall, Indiana Floyd E. Deck b. 17 May 1902 in DeLong, Fulton, Indiana d. 26 Jul 1991 Culver Masonic Cemetery, Culver, Marshall,Indiana son of John E. Deck and Carrie [-?-]
x. Ferriol Duddleson b. 4 Aug 1908 d. 29 Jan 1969 ; m. Ellis Licht b. 1921

v. Ozias Duddleson b. c. 1869 Ohio

10. Ozias Duddleson b. Aug. 1851; m. 23 September 1880 Marshall county, Indiana (Bk. E pg. 220) Elizabeth A. Medbourn b. July 1861 Indiana dau. of Thomas and Mary Medbourn; divorce Duddleson, Elizabeth vs. Ozias 1900, Marshall county, Indiana. In 1910 they were in South Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana

i. Mabel C Duddleson b. June 1881
ii. Lawrence E Duddleson b. Sep. 1883
iii. Lulu E Duddleson b. Sep. 1892

Dillon Family
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1 Louis Cass Dillon "Cass" b. 9 Dec 1851 New Castle Richland, Fulton, Indiana d. 5 Mar 1928 [tombstone says 1929], Fulton, Indiana buried Culver Masonic Cemetery Culver, Marshall, Indiana. son of Oliver Perry Dillon and Beulah Anne "Beuly" BLAKE m. 29 Oct 1879 in Plymouth, Marshall, Indiana Mary C. Duddleson b. 9 Oct 1851 Ohio d. May 21, 1887, aet 35y-7m-12d buried Culver Masonic Cemetery Culver, Marshall, Indiana dau. of James Duddleson & Rozella Moore. He married 2nd 30 Jun. 1889 Marshall county, Indiana/Rochester, Fulton, Indiana (Bk. H-8 pg. 14, Marshall county) Ida Bell Ida Belle Dawson b. 16 Aug 1867 in Union, Marshall, Indiana d. 8 May 1952 in Culver, Marshall, Indiana m 1st Henry Zechiel dau. of John H Dawson & Mahala Synder.

L. C. "Cass" DILLON, aged 74, prominent banker, stock raiser and farmer who lived just north of Culver near the Culver Military Academy, died at 2 o'clock Monday afternoon following a stroke of paralysis Thursday from which he never regained consciousness. Mr. Dillon was a brother of the late Jud DILLON of this city, and a relative of Arthur MILLER. Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon from the home. Burial will be made at Culver. - Tuesday, March 6, 1928 Rochester News-Sentinel

2. Harry Alden Dillon b. 24 Sep 1881 near Culver, Marshall, Indiana
2nd marriage:
3. Arthur Judson Dillon b. b. 31 Jul 1891 Union Township, Marshall, Indiana
4. Louis Cass Dillon Jr. b. 8 Feb 1895 Culver, Marshall, Indiana; m. 10 Jan 1921 in El Paso, El Paso, Texas Bessie E. Banks b. 1900 Indiana; resided S. Lawn Ave. South Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana. He was employed by Studebaker Corp dept. 280 when he filled out his WWII draft registration. They were listed in the 1930 South Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana census

Second Generation
2 Harry Alden Dillon b. 24 Sep 1881 near Culver, Marshall, Indiana d. 17 Oct 1949; buried Culver Masonic Cemetery Culver, Marshall, Indiana. 28 Dec. 1906 Marshall county Indiana m. 1 Jan 1907 in Plymouth, Marshall, Indiana Edna B Peoples Bk. C-2 pg. 77 b. 1886 d. 1936 buried Culver Masonic Cemetery Culver, Marshall, Indiana.

Mrs. Harry A. DILLON, aged 50, who resided on a farm five miles southwest of Argos, died in a hospital at Plymouth at 7 o'clock Friday morning. Death was due to pneumonia and followed an illness of ten days.

Edna Blanche PEEPLES was born on a farm near Lake Maxinkuckee on February 20, 1886. Her parents were George and Catherine PEEPLES. She has resided in the same community all of her life. She was married on January 1, 1907.

Survivors are the husband, an adopted daughter, Edna Pearl [DILLON], at home; son, Walter [DILLON], South Bend; sister, Mrs. Mary SPEYER, Culver; and a granddaughter.

The funeral services will be held at 2:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon from the church at Maxinkuckee with the Rev. R. O. KIMBERLIN of Argos officiating. Burial lwill be made in the Poplar Grove Cemetery. - Friday, March 27, 1936 ROchester Sentinel

Their children:

i. Walter Alden Dillon b. 26 Sep 1907 Indiana, d. 12 Mar 1949 Near Culver, Marshall, Indiana; m. Minni L Nowell dau. of Walter Luther & Cora Estela Williams; m 2nd. 27 Sep 1946 Saint Joseph county, Indiana Ethel Iris Mishler dau. of Ira B Mishler & Delpha A Zumbaugh b. 17 Jul 1915 Argos, Marshall, Indiana ii. Edna Pearl Dillon b. c. 1910; m. Charles W. HANNA

Third Generation
3 Arthur Judson Dillon b. 31 Jul 1891 Union Township, Marshall, Indiana d. 27 Dec 1947 Culver, Marshall, Indiana buried Culver Masonic Cemetery Culver, Marshall, Indiana. m. 2 Jun 1918 Culver, Marshall, Indiana Mildred Beatrice Cooper b. 30 Nov 1897 Fulton county, Indiana d. 1960 buried Culver Masonic Cemetery Culver, Marshall, Indiana. dau. of Luther G Cooper & Maude B Vallance

4. Infant son Sep 22, 1919 buried Culver Masonic Cemetery Culver, Marshall, Indiana.
5. Arthur Judson Dillon b. 26 Sep. 1920; 6. Barbara Dillon b. 15 Feb 1925 in Culver, Marshall, Indiana; m. 23 Apr 1944 in Culver, Marshall, In, John Thomas Pitts, 1 child; 2nd 13 Aug 1948 Clyde T. "Barnie" Barnhart, 2 children; m 3rd [-?-] Cooper
iii. Infant son June 11, 1930 buried Culver Masonic Cemetery Culver, Marshall, Indiana.

Fourth Generation
5 Arthur Judson Dillon "Judd" was born 26 Sep 1920 in South Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana. He died 14 Jun 1980 on Lake Maxinkuckee, Union twp, Marshall, Indiana and buried Culver Masonic Cemetery Culver, Marshall, Indiana He married 28 Dec 1941 Culver, Marshall, Indiana Dollis Opal Zechiel daughter of Sylvester Amandus Zechiel and Martha Viola Romig on she married second Nov. 28, 1987 at Culver, Marshall, Indiana Bryon Studebaker. They had the following children:

7. Gary Paul Dillon married Judith Ann DeKruyter
8. Cheryl Kay Dillon married Thomas Wayne Boswell, son of Hampton R. Boswell and Esther B. Black
9. Joan Louise Dillon married Allen Peter Frees

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