Private JOHN HENRY DILLAPLAIN (DILLAPLAINE), Co. D, 86th Illinois

John Henry Dillaplain was born on __________ __, 1842/43 in Kickapoo Township, Peoria County, Illinois one of at least 7 children known to have been born to Isaac Dillaplain (Doliplain) and Mary (Bowers) Dillaplain. Isaac Dillaplain was born on March 25, 1820 in Ohio, the son of John Dillaplain (1799 - 1870) and Rachel (__________) Dillaplain (1799 - 18__), while Mary (Bowers) Dillaplain was born on ____________ __, 1820 in Ohio.
The children born to Isaac and Mary include;
1. Sarah E. Dillaplain, born c. 1840/41 in Ohio.

2. John Henry Dillaplain, born ____________ __, 1842/43 in Peoria County, Illinois. See his biography below.

3. Mary Jane Dillaplain, born c. 1844/45, most likely in Illinois, but possibly in Ohio. Mary Jane is found with the family at the time of the 1850 census. However, she is not found with the family in the 1860 census. She may have died in Peoria County, Illinois in the 1850's.

4. Elias Dillaplain, born ____________ __, 1850 in Peoria County, Illinois. Elias may have died in Peoria County in the 1850's as he is not found in the 1860 census.

5. William H. Dillaplain, born November __, 1852/53 in Peoria County, Illinois. William was married to Dessie E. _____________ c. 1888/89 in Kansas.
Their children include;
A. Lena M. Dellaplain, born February __, 1892 in Kansas.

B. George I. Dellaplain, born September __, 1893 in Kansas.

C. Fred N. Dellaplain, born April __, 1896 in Oklahoma.

D. Erwin D. Dellaplain, born November __, 1898 in Oklahoma.

E. Sarah M. Dellaplain, born c. 1902/03 in Oklahoma.

F. Hazel Ruth Dellaplain, born c. 1906/07 in Oklahoma. Hazel was married to W. F. Douglas on December 25, 1923 in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma. W. F. Douglas was born c. 1899/1900.

At the time of the 1900 census, William and his family are found in Glen Rose & Red Rock Townships, Noble County, Oklahoma Territory;
William Dellaplain Head M Nov 1853 47 Illinois
Dessie E Dellaplain Wife F Mar 1873 27 Indiana
Lena M Dellaplain Daughter F Feb 1892 8 Kansas
George I Dellaplain Son M Sep 1893 7 Kansas
Fred N Dellaplain Son M Apr 1896 4 Oklahoma
Erwin D Dellaplain Son M Nov 1898 2 Oklahoma

At the time of the 1920 census, William and his family are found in Oklahoma City Ward 2, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma;
Wm H Dellaplain Head M 66 Illinois
Destense Dellaplain Wife F 46 Indiana
Geo I Dellaplain Son M 26 Kansas
Enous D Dellaplain Son M 21 Oklahoma
Sarah M Dellaplain Daughter F 17 Oklahoma
Hazel R Dellaplain Daughter F 13 Oklahoma
Myrle I Dellaplain Daughter-in-law F 26 North Carolina

William H Dillaplain died on ___________ __, 1920 and his mortal remains were laid in the Fairlawn Cemetery in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma. See his Find A Grave Memorial# 30862500.

6. Martha Dillaplain, born c. 1853/54 in Peoria County, Illinois.

7. James Dillaplain, born ____________ __, 1860 in Peoria County, Illinois. James was married c. 1887/88 to Ella ____________, who was born on January __, 1871 in ___________, Kansas. Their children include;
A. Roy L. Dillaplain, born May __, 1889 in Kansas. Roy was married to Julia __________. The children born to Roy and Julia include;
a. Vernon L. Dillaplain, born c. 1917/18 in Kansas.

b. Gale O. Dillaplain, born c. 1918/19 in Kansas.

c. Lyle S. Dillaplain, born c. 1919/20 in Kansas.

d. Melvin R. Dillaplain, born c. 1921/22 in Kansas.

e. Jean N. Dillaplain, born c. 1924/25 in Kansas.

At the time of the 1930 census, Roy and his family are found in Sabetha, Nemaha County, Kansas;
Ray L Dillaplain Head M 40 Kansas
Julia L Dillaplain Wife F 44 Nebraska
Vernon L Dillaplain Son M 12 Kansas
Gale O Dillaplain Son M 11 Kansas
Lyle S Dillaplain Son M 10 Kansas
Melvin R Dillaplain Son M 8 Kansas
Jean N Dillaplain Daughter F 5 Kansas

At the time of the 1940 census, Roy and his family are found in Sabetha, Sabetha City, Nemaha County, Kansas;
Roy Dillaplain Head M 51 Kansas
Julia Dillaplain Wife F 54 Nebraska
Vernon Dillaplain Son M 22 Kansas
Lyle Dillaplain Son M 20 Kansas
Melvin Dillaplain Son M 18 Kansas

Roy L. Dillaplain died on ___________ __, 1948 and his mortal remains were laid in the Sabetha Cemetery in Sabetha, Nemaha County, Kansas. See his Find A Grave Memorial# 171769554.

B. Mary Dillaplain, born October __, 1893 in Kansas.

C. Dora Dillaplain, born April __, 1895 in Kansas.

At the time of the 1900 census, James and his family are found in Hamlin Township Hamlin city, Brown County, Kansas;
James Dillaplain Head M Aug 1862 38 Illinois
Ella Dillaplain Wife F Jan 1871 29 Kansas
Roy Dillaplain Son M May 1889 11 Kansas
Mary Dillaplain Daughter F Oct 1893 7 Kansas
Dora Dillaplain Daughter F Apr 1895 5 Kansas

James Dillaplain died on ____________ __, 1942 and his mortal remains were laid in the Sabetha Cemetery in Sabetha, Nemaha County, Kansas. See his Find A Grave Memorial# 170221093.

Isaac and Mary brought their family west to Illinois from Ohio sometime between 1841 and 1844, where they settled in Rosefield Township in Peoria County. At the time of the 1850 census, the family is found in Peoria Township in Peoria County;
2011 Doliplain Isaac 37 M Farmer 60 Ohio
2011 Doliplain Mary 36 F Ohio
2011 Doliplain Sarah E. 9 F Ohio
2011 Doliplain John W. 6 M Ill
2011 Doliplain Mary Jane 5 F Ohio
2011 Doliplain Elias 3/12 M Ill

The family is found in Rosefield Township of Peoria County at the time of the 1860 census where Isaac and his sons farm for a living;
1094 Dillaplain Isaac 39 M Farmer OH
1094 Dillaplain Mary 39 F OH
1094 Dillaplain Sarah 19 F OH
1094 Dillaplain John 16 M IL
1094 Dillaplain William 8 M IL
1094 Dillaplain Martha 6 F IL

At the time of the 1870 census, the Dillaplains are found in Atkinson Township of Henry County, Illinois;
Isaac Dilliplane M 50 Ohio
Mary Dilliplane F 50 Ohio
Wm H Dilliplane M 17 Illinois
Martha E Dilliplane F 16 Illinois
Jas Dilliplane M 10 Illinois

At the time of the 1880 census, the Dillaplains are found in Powhattan, Brown County, Kansas, where they are farming;
Isaac Dillaplain Self M 60 Ohio
Mary A Dillaplain Wife F 59 Ohio
James Dillaplain Son M 19 Illinois

Then before 1883, the Dillaplains are believed to have moved to Nemaha County, Kansas. It is believed that Mary (Bowers) Dillaplain must have died there on ___________ __, 1883. Isaac Dillaplain died on May 11, 1898. Their mortal remains were laid in the Granada Cemetery in Granada, Nemaha County, Kansas. See his Find A Grave Memorial# 61843748.

Now to continue with the biography of John H. Dillaplain;
On August 14, 1862, John H. Dillaplain volunteered at Triloli, Illinois to serve in a company which was being raised in Trivoli, Illinois by James S. Bean for service in the Union Army. At the time he volunteered, John's middle initial was apparently transcribed as W. and not H.

ILLINOIS CIVIL WAR DETAIL REPORT
Name DILLAPLAINE, JOHN W
Rank PVT Company D Unit 86 IL US INF

Personal Characteristics
Residence TRIVOLI, PEORIA CO, IL Age 19 Height 5' 6 1/4 Hair LIGHT
Eyes BLUE Complexion LIGHT Marital Status SINGLE Occupation FARMER
Nativity KICKAPOO, IL

Service Record
Joined When AUG 12, 1862 Joined Where TRIVOLI, IL
Joined By Whom J S BEAN Period 3 YRS
Muster In AUG 27, 1862 Muster In Where PEORIA, IL
Muster In By Whom N/A Muster Out JUN 6, 1865
Muster Out Where WASHINGTON, DC Muster Out By Whom LT SCROGGS
Remarks N/A

The following afternoon, Bean led about 90 Trivoli volunteers into Peoria, where they went into camp at Camp Lyon, near present day Glen Oak Park. On August 27, 1862, 83 of those Trivoli volunteers were mustered in as Company D of the 86th Regiment of Illinois Volunteer Infantry. James S. Bean, who was initially elected by the men of Co. D to be their Captain, was elected and promoted to Major of the entire regiment, so the men of Co. D then elected Frank Hitchcock to be their Captain.
On September 7, 1862, the men of the 85th & 86th Illinois marched out the gates of Camp Lyon, through the streets of Peoria, with much fanfare, and boarded a train bound for Camp Joe Holt, Jeffersonville, Indiana. Four weeks later, the men of the 85th & 86th were in the field in Kentucky as part of Col. Daniel McCook's Brigade, chasing Confederate troops in Kentucky. On Oct. 8, 1862, the men of McCook's Brigade were engaged with those troops in the Battle of Perryville, Kentucky, the 86th Illinois suffering their first casualties. There would be many more in the years to come. After the Battle of Perryville, Kentucky, the Confederates withdrew from Kentucky and the men of McCook's Brigade marched on to Nashville, Tennessee, where the 86th would go into winter camp.
During the next two and a half years, Private John H. Dillaplain served faithfully in Co. D as the men of the 86th served in Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina and North Carolina. During this time, John was witness to and a participant in numerous battles and skirmishes, some of the bloodiest fighting in the Western Theatre of the war, including the Battles of Chicakamauga, Georgia; Resaca, Georgia; Rome, Georgia, Kennesaw Mountain, Georgia; Peach Tree Creek, Georgia; Jonesboro, Georgia; Averysboro, North Carolina; and Bentonville, North Carolina, to name a few, and marched with Sherman to the Sea.
In the fall of 1863, the men of McCook's Brigade participated in the Campaign for Chattanooga and were very active in the Battle of Chickamauga. After the Union gained control of Chattanooga, the men of McCook's Brigade went into winter camp at Camp McAfee on the southern edge of the Chickamauga Battlefield. In the spring and summer of 1864, the men of McCook's Brigade participated in the Campaign for Atlanta and in the fall, as stated above, marched with Sherman to the Sea. In December of 1864, Savannah, Georgia was taken as an early Christmas present by Sherman and his men for President Abraham Lincoln.
In the late winter of 1864/65 the men of McCook's Brigade began the opening movements of the Carolina Campaign of 1865, which would help bring the war to a close. After the war came to a close, the men of McCook's Briagde marched on to Washington, D.C. where on the 24th day of May, 1865, they marched down Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C. on the 2nd day of the Grand Review. The surviving members of the 86th were finally mustered out of the service on June 6, 1865 in Washington and soon they were on a train bound for Chicago where they were discharged from the service. Shortly after that, the civilian soldiers were back home trying to work their way back into the civilian lives.
John H. Dillaplain was married to Elizabeth May (Haineline) Hamilton on January 13, 1869 in Peoria County, Illinois. Elizabeth was born c. 1840/41 in North Carolina. Elizabeth May Haineline was married previously to a William Hamilton. At the time of the 1860 census, the following Hamilton family is found in Rosefield Township, Peoria County, Illinois;
William Hamilton M 29 Ohio
Elizabeth Hamilton F 27 N Carolina
Warner Hamilton M 37 Ohio

It is not known what became of William Hamilton, whether he died or whether he and Elizabeth were divorced.
John and Elizabeth are believed to have had two sons. They are;
1. Porter Buel Dillaplain, born March 14, 1870 in Mayfield, Illinois. Porter was married to Caroline Jane Hallauer. They are known to have had at least two children;
A. Lola M. Dillaplain, born c. 1913/14 in Kansas. Lola was married to Darwin Rogers.

B. John H. Dillaplain, born October 14, 1922 in Fairview, Brown County, Kansas. John served in the S. Pacific in the U. S. Navy during WWII. John was married to Beverly Schneider on October 10, 1948 in Wilton, Kansas.
John and Beverly are known to have had one daughter;
a. Rita Dillaplain, born ____________ __, 19__. Rita was married to Terry Peterson. Rita and Terry are the parents of one daughter, Michelle Peterson, who is married to Kelly Barham.

John H. Dillaplain died on October 8, 2007 in Muscatine, Muscatine County, Iowa and his mortal remains were laid in the Oakdale Cemetery in Wilton, Muscatine County, Iowa. See his Find A Grave Memorial# 22089532.

At the time of the 1920 census, Porter and his family are found in Powhattan Township, Brown County, Kansas, where Porter is farming;
Porter B Dillaplain Head M 49 Illinois
Caroline J Dillaplain Wife F 36 Kansas
Lola M Dillaplain Daughter F 6 Kansas

At the time of the 1930 census, Porter and his family are found in Powhattan Township, Brown County, Kansas;
Porter B Dillaplain Head M 60 Illinois
Carline J Dillaplain Wife F 46 Kansas
Lola M Dillaplain Daughter F 16 Kansas
John H Dillaplain Son M 7 Kansas

At the time of the 1940 census, Porter and his family are found in Powhattan Township, Brown County, Kansas, where he is still farming;
Porter Dillaplain Head M 71 Illinois
Caroline J Dillaplain Wife F 56 Kansas
John H Dillaplain Son M 17 Kansas

Porter Buel Dillaplain died on January 16, 1948 in Holton, Jackson County, Kansas and his mortal remains were laid in the ______________ Cemetery in ___________, Kansas. See his Find A Grave Memorial #_______________.

2. Fred Dillaplain, born in 1873 in Kansas; died in 1873 in Kansas; buried in the Capioma Cemetery in Capioma, Nemaha County, Kansas.

At the time of the 1870 census, John and his family are found in Munson Township, Henry County, Illinois, where he is farming;
John W Dillaplain M 28 Illinois
Elizabeth Dillaplain F 29 North Carolina
Porter B Dillaplain M 0 Illinois

Not long after this census was taken, sometime before 1873, John and Elizabeth moved west to Kansas, where their 2nd son was born.

By the time the 1870 census was taken in Peoria County, John H. Dillaplain and all of the family, including his parents moved west. They are most likely in Nemaha County, Kansas at that time, but I have yet to be able to look at those census records.
John H. Dillaplain is known to have died on February 26, 1876 in Granada, Kansas in Nemaha County. His earthly remains were laid to rest in the Capioma Cemetery in Capioma, Nemaha County, Kansas.
However, at the time of the 1880 census, Elizabeth M. Dillaplain is found residing in Powhattan Township in Brown County, Kansas;
Elisabeth DILLAPLAIN, Female, born c. 1833 in NC, Age 47, Occupation Farmer, Marital Status W , Father's Birthplace NC, Mother's Birthplace NC
Porter B. DILLAPLAIN, Son Gender: Male Birth: 1870 IL
Wm. H. DILLAPLAIN, brother-in-law, Gender: Male Birth: 1852 IL

Elizabeth M. Dillaplain out lived her husband by 43 years. She died on __________ __, 1919 at __________, __________. Her earthly remains were laid to rest beside those of her husband, John H. Dillaplain, the the Capioma Cemetery.

by Baxter B. Fite III and Rita (Dillaplain) Peterson, a great granddaughter of John Henry Dillaplain, whose email address is [email protected]

(Baxter and Rita would enjoy hearing from anyone, especially descendants of the Dillaplain family, who might be able to add to the the biographical material that we have on the Dillaplain family. Baxter would love to see copies of any pictures which may have survived the years of John W. Dillaplain, especially any showing him in uniform from his days in the service, added to his Find A Grave site for all to see.)