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Dillman, Julia Ellen Davis, 1862-1904

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1862 - 1904

Biographical History

Julia Ellen Davis Dillman (1862-1904) was a Latter-Day Saint poet in Utah.

Julia Ellen Davis Dillman was born in Salt Lake City, Utah to Nathan Cutler Davis and Isabella Wells Davis on February 7, 1862. Julia's father worked as a mechanic repairing and making equipment for emigrants crossing the plains. As a child, the family moved to St. Charles, Idaho, near Bear Lake, and then Ashley Valley in Utah. On May 21, 1882, Julia Ellen married Simon Peter Dillman. The couple had four children: Harold Elmer, Frances Fern, Ray Eugene, and Isabel Hope. Dillman served for six years as secretary in the Stake Young Ladies Mutual Improvement Association and was a charter member of the Thalia Club. Julia Ellen resolved to do something kind for others every day and recorded it in her daily journal. Julia Ellen Davis Dillman died on October 28, 1904, in Vernal, Utah.

Citation:
Find A Grave Memorial, via WWW, May 18, 2017 (Julia Ellen Davis Dillman, born Salt Lake City; Nathan Cutler Davis; Isabella Wells Davis; Feb. 7, 1862; d. Oct. 28, 1904 in Vernal, Utah).

Family Search, via WWW, May 18, 2017 (father; mechanic reparing/making equipment immigrants; moved to Bear Lake, Idaho; Ashley Valley, Utah; marriage May 21, 1882 to Simon Peter Dillman; four children: Harold Elmer, Frances Fern, Ray Eugene, Isabel Hope; six years as secretary; Stake Young Ladies Mutual Improvement Association; charter member; Thalia Club; promoted kind acts; wrote a daily journal; d. October 28, 1904 in Vernal, Utah)

Julia Ellen Davis Dillman diary, 1878-1906 (Julia Ellen Davis Dillman; Julia Ellen Wells Davis)

Julia Dillman poems, 1886-1899