Dilworth, James bio

History of Fulton County, Illinois; together with Sketches of its Cities, Villages and Townships, Educational, Religious, Civil, Military, and Political History; Portraits of Prominent Persons and Biographies of Representative Citizens. Chas. C. Chapman & Co., Peoria, Illinois, 1879, page 913, Vermont Township
James Dilworth, agriculturist, bought a tract of land near Vermont in early day, while doing a successful business as a merchant in town; married Elizabeth Harris, of Farmer’s tp., in 1851, by whom he had two children, Clara and Wm., who resides in Fulton Co. Mrs. D. died in Jan., 1867. In Sept., 1869, Mr. D. married Miss Mary Chicken, and they have one child, Elza. Mr. D. owns 340 acres of good land, and recently has erected a fine residence. For the past 15 years he has been School Treasurer, and has been Township Assessor.