Dillman Bibliography: Published Genealogies and Family Histories

This bibliography lists published genealogies, family histories, and major reference works relating to the Dillman surname and its principal variants. It is intended as a starting point for researchers and will be expanded as additional sources are identified. If you know of a published work that should be included here, please contact us at webmaster@dillmanfamilyassociation.org.

🔎 Note on availability: Many older genealogies listed here have been digitized and are freely available through FamilySearch Books, the HathiTrust Digital Library, or the Internet Archive. Works not yet digitized may be requested through your local library’s Inter-Library Loan program. WorldCat (worldcat.org) can locate which libraries hold a specific title.

DFA Publications

Works produced by or closely associated with the Dillman Family Association.

Dillman, Phillip T., Don A. Dillman, and G. Andrew Stillman, eds. Discovering Dillman Families Throughout the World. Lulu Press, 2023. 248 pp. Available in hardcover ($35.00) and softcover ($20.00) at lulu.com. The definitive DFA reference work, covering over 20 years of research. Includes chapters on the search for Dillman origins in Germany, the role of DNA testing, and narrative histories of Family Groups 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 16, and 18. Copies have been placed at the Library of Congress, the Allen County Public Library (Fort Wayne, Indiana), the DAR Library, and FamilySearch. Learn more and order.
Dillman Family Association. Dillman* Descendants and Ancestors. Quarterly newsletter of the Dillman Family Association, 2002–present. Multiple volumes. Available to DFA members. Selected back issues contain substantive research articles on individual family groups, German origins research, and DNA project updates. See the Family Group Sheets for research compiled across the project.
Dillman Family Association. Family Group Sheets, Groups 1–163. Dillman Family Association, 2002–2024. Individual PDF documents for each of the 163 documented Dillman family groups. Available free of charge at dillmanfamilyassociation.org. Groups 1–16 are DNA-confirmed; Groups 17 onward are documented from migration and historical records.

Dillman / Dillmann Family Histories

Dillman, Jacob Andrew. Genealogy and History of the Dillman Family. 1896. A foundational manuscript compiled by Jacob Andrew Dillman (1825–1907) in Newburgh, Indiana, including biographical sketches of the children of Andrew and Barbara Roush Dillman and D.A.R. application materials. Transcribed as “The Dillman Transcription” by Steven J. Wilson from microfilm at the LDS Family History Center (microfilm roll F3588). Cited widely in subsequent Dillman research. Available via FamilySearch Books.
Steelman, Priscilla K. (comp.) Dillman Family Genealogy. Higginson Book Company. A compiled family genealogy published by Higginson Book Co., one of the largest publishers of reprint genealogies. Available through Higginson Book Company and major genealogical libraries.
Wahl, Henry E. (comp.) Diary of Henry F. Dillman. A compiled diary record referenced in the DFA Newsletter (Vol. 1, No. 4) as part of the DFA Library holdings. Held by the Dillman Family Association Library.
Unknown compiler. History and Genealogy of the Andrew Dillman–Barbara Roush Family. A digitized genealogy accessible through the Geneanet Library (Premium membership required). Covers the Andrew Dillman / Barbara Roush line, central to Family Group 1 research.
Dillman Family Association. Dillman 2004–2005 Compiled Files. CD-ROM. 2005. A collection of contributed genealogical files relating to Dillman families, compiled and distributed by the DFA. Available through the DFA Library.

Dihlmann / Dillmann German Family Registry

Dihlmann, Erich. Familienregister Dihlmann/Dillmann (1536–1986). Pforzheim, Germany, c. 1986. 350 pp. A comprehensive German-language family registry compiled by Erich Dihlmann of Pforzheim over many decades. Covers the Dihlmann/Dillmann family from the 16th century, including heraldic research and the coat of arms registered in 1953 (No. 8835/53, Volume 16 of Arms of Leading Families of the Federal Republic of Germany). Now out of print. Held for viewing at: the Württemberg Union for Family and Coat of Arms Studies (Stuttgart); the German National Library (Frankfurt); the Stuttgart State Library; the Baden State Library (Karlsruhe); and the Dillman Gymnasium (Stuttgart). Referenced extensively in DFA research and on the Dillman Surname page.

Multi-Family Genealogies Including Dillman Lines

These published genealogies cover multiple related families and contain substantial Dillman content.

Houser, William W. Genealogy of the Houser, Rhorer, Dillman, Hoover Families. 1910. 256 pp. Covers the intermarried Houser, Rhorer, Dillman, and Hoover families of Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Ohio, and Indiana. Pages 172–176 cover the Andrew Dillman / Barbara Roush line in detail. The original is freely available at the Internet Archive. Print-on-demand reprints available from AbeBooks and other sellers.

Tilghman / Tillman Family Histories

The Tilghman / Tillman family is a distinct surname from the Dillman family but is listed in some DFA records (see Family Group Sheets 10, 17, and 98) where Tilghman/Tillman families intersect with Dillman research. These works may be useful to researchers with Tilghman / Tillman lines.

Tillman, Col. Stephen Frederick. The Record and Genealogy of the (Tilghman–Tillman–Tilman–Tilmon) Family, 1225–1938. Ann Arbor, Michigan: Edwards Brothers, 1946 (updated 1945 edition also published). vii + 473 pp. A comprehensive genealogy tracing the Tilghman/Tillman family from Johannes Tilghman (recorded in Kent, England, 1225) through North American descendants. Held by the Allen County Public Library. Freely available at the Internet Archive and HathiTrust.
Brightwell, Lanette Hill. Tilghman–Tillman Family of Colquitt County, Georgia. Lulu Press, 2009. A specialized study of the Tilghman/Tillman line that settled in Bulloch, Lowndes, Brooks, Thomas, and Colquitt counties, Georgia. Available at lulu.com.

Journal Articles and Newsletter Sources

The following periodical articles contain substantial research on Dillman family lines.

Krebs, Friedrich. “Emigrants from Baden-Durlach to Pennsylvania 1749–1755.” National Genealogical Society Quarterly, Vol. 45, No. 1 (March 1957), p. 31. Documents the emigration of Georg Dillmann of Teutschneureut, foundational to Family Group 2 research.
Krebs, Friedrich. “American Emigration from Baden-Durlach in the Years 1749–1751.” Pennsylvania Folklife, Spring issue. Identifies the emigration of Georg Dillmann and Michael Meinzer of Knielingen, who arrived in Philadelphia on the ship Brothers on 16 September [1751].
Stillman, G. Andrew. “Insights into the Heritage of Hans Georg Dillmann and Margaretha Murr.” Dillman Descendants and Ancestors, Vol. 1, No. 4 (June 2009), pp. 4–16. A detailed study of the Hans Georg Dillmann / Margaretha Murr line (Family Group 2), incorporating the Hagsfeld Familienbuch and German church records.
Dillman, Phil. “Hans Georg Dillmann, Where Are You!?” Dillman Descendants and Ancestors, Vol. 2, No. 4 (June 2010), p. 4.
Dillman, Phil. “The Hans Georg Dillmann Line Keeps Growing!” Dillman Descendants and Ancestors, Vol. 4, No. 4 (June 2012), p. 10.

Finding Additional Sources

Researchers looking for additional published Dillman genealogies and county histories mentioning Dillman families are encouraged to search the following free resources:

FamilySearch Books — Over 500,000 digitized family and local history books. Search for “Dillman,” “Dillmann,” “Dielmann,” or any variant spelling.
HathiTrust Digital Library — Over 18 million digitized items from research libraries worldwide. Many older county histories mentioning Dillman families are available here.
Internet Archive — The largest freely accessible digital library. Search by surname to find out-of-copyright genealogies.
WorldCat — Search thousands of library catalogues simultaneously to locate which libraries hold a specific title. Use for Inter-Library Loan requests.
Higginson Book Company — Specialises in print-on-demand reprints of scarce genealogy and family history books. Search “Dillman” for available titles.

This bibliography was compiled in May 2026. It is not exhaustive — county histories, state genealogical society publications, and privately circulated family genealogies containing Dillman material exist beyond those listed here. If you have information about additional published sources, please contact us at webmaster@dillmanfamilyassociation.org so we can expand this list.