Will County ILGenWeb Biographies..... 
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Author: History of Will County IL, 1878

J. C. DILMAN, proprietor of the Mansion House, Joliet; was born in Summit Co., Ohio, 
Sept. 7, 1824; his early years were passed upon the farm, his father and grandfather 
being farmers; in the fall of 1849, he came to Will Co., his father, Michael DILMAN, 
having come with the other members of the family the spring before; the family settled 
in Plainfield, where the father died in 1861, leaving ten children, five of whom now 
live in Will Co.; Mr. DILMAN followed farming until 1871, when he removed to Joliet; 
in 1875, he became proprietor of the Mansion House, where the traveler is always sure 
of courteous treatment and good accommodations, at a reasonable price; being a strictly 
temperance house, it is a desirable family hotel. Mr. DILMAN was married Feb. 19, 1846, 
to Miss Sarah A. STEESE, of Summit Co., Ohio, and has five children living - Lavina C., 
Amanda J., Michael S., Edward L. and Charles S.; one daughter, Alice J., died Feb. 12, 1861.


Additional Comments:
HISTORY OF WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS; Chicago: Wm LeBaron Jr & Co, 186 Dearborn Street, 1878.