The Dillon brothers, Patrick and John

John and Patrick Dillon were the sons of John S. and Alicia Dillon. John S. Dillon came to the Unites States from County Cork, Ireland in the late 1830s. According to the family history, he met his wife, Alicia Donnelly (also from Ireland) in New York, and they came to St. Louis after they married. However, Missouri state records have John Dillon and Alicia Donnelly marrying on September 15, 1853 in St. Louis. John set up a butcher stall in Union Market at Broadway and 6th. His will, dated February 16, 1870, states "I have seven children in all, one by a former wife and six by my recent wife." The 1860 Census lists as their children James (age 12), John (age 10), Patrick H. (age 8) and Mary E. (age 2). According to the family history, the other children were Stephen, Bridget (born 1862), and Edward (born 1868). Stephen Dillon was born in 1870 and died in 1872.

Jonh S. Dillon died on February 18, 1870 at 3028 Locust. His death was noted in the St. Louis newspapers at the time. Alicia married Dr. Alex Mullen in the early 1870s. According to her gravestone, she was born on May 15, 1827. She died in January 1907. Bridget married Henry Kretzer; she died in 1932. Edward lived with brother Patrick on Patrick's farm in Mehlville, MO until he died in May 1904. Mary married George Clark; she died in 1942.

The entry from the street directory suggests three of the sons were living at the house at 3028 Locust in 1875. Patrick and James were all butchers. Evidence suggests that Alicia had moved out by 1876, probably after she married Dr. Mullen. Patrick and James can still be identified in the 1876 street guide, but not John or Edward. Stephen T. Dillon seems to have been John Sr's brother,

Patrick (Packy) Dillon was born on January 2, 1853. He married Martha Baggett while still playing baseball. Following his playing career, he and Martha settled in Mehlville. They bought a farm (roughly at the intersection of Dillon Drive and Edwards Road) on which they raised the family. He died suddenly of heart disease in July 1902 at their house.