14 Mar 2024 – Family Group Sheets have been added, bringing us up to 135! A few family groups have also been linked, and their sheets consolidated. You will note that the old sheet for those groups will tell you which group they have been merged into.
As we progress further in identifying various Dillman families through the Migration Project, it has become obvious that we need a more formal structure to clearly identify the different family groups. The DFA has developed the idea of having Family Group Sheets for every distinct Dillman family highlighting key information for each. The aim is to provide distinguishing information in a quick and easily understandable format. It is important that the output from such a classification system be made readily available to our members and the larger genealogical community.
We have attempted to ensure the information presented is as correct as current knowledge allows but as we are human there may be room for improvement. Don’t hesitate to point out any factual errors or inconsistencies, and these will be updated.
We recognize that many of the larger and more widespread families can have subgroups which are readily identifiable and so we encourage the creation of Group Sheets for subgroups. One such example is Family Group 2/2a. We would invite our members to complete Group Sheets for such subgroups, so please feel free to send us your Group Sheets!
Please bear in mind that the newer family groups may be more susceptible to alterations and consolidation into other groups as our research extends further back to common ancestors and as new information is uncovered. We hope you find these Family Group Sheets helpful and that they will eventually help get us closer to answering the simple question: “How many Dillman Families are there?”
- FS – Family Group 1
- FS – Family Group 2
- FS – Family Group 2a
- FS – Family Group 3
- FS – Family Group 4
- FS – Family Group 5
- FS – Family Group 6
- FS – Family Group 7
- FS – Family Group 8
- FS – Family Group 9
- FS – Family Group 10
- FS – Family Group 11
- FS – Family Group 12
- FS – Family Group 13
- FS – Family Group 14
- FS – Family Group 15
- FS – Family Group 16
- FS – Family Group 17
- FS – Family Group 18
- FS – Family Group 19
- FS – Family Group 20
- FS – Family Group 21
- FS – Family Group 22
- FS – Family Group 23
- FS – Family Group 24
- FS – Family Group 26
- FS – Family Group 27
- FS – Family Group 28
- FS – Family Group 29
- FS – Family Group 30
- FS – Family Group 31
- FS – Family Group 32
- FS – Family Group 33
- FS – Family Group 34
- FS – Family Group 35
- FS – Family Group 36
- FS – Family Group 37
- FS – Family Group 38
- FS – Family Group 39
- FS – Family Group 40
- FS – Family Group 41
- FS – Family Group 42
- FS – Family Group 43
- FS – Family Group 44
- FS – Family Group 45
- FS – Family Group 46
- FS – Family Group 47
- FS – Family Group 48
- FS – Family Group 49
- FS – Family Group 50
- FS – Family Group 51
- FS – Family Group 52
- FS – Family Group 53
- FS – Family Group 54
- FS – Family Group 55
- FS – Family Group 56
- FS – Family Group 57
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- FS – Family Group 60
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- FS – Family Group 63
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- FS – Family Group 66
- FS – Family Group 67
- FS – Family Group 68
- FS – Family Group 69
- FS – Family Group 70
- FS – Family Group 71
- FS – Family Group 72
- FS – Family Group 73
- FS – Family Group 74
- FS – Family Group 75
- FS – Family Group 76
- FS – Family Group 77
- FS – Family Group 78
- FS – Family Group 79
- FS – Family Group 80
- FS – Family Group 81
- FS – Family Group 82
- FS – Family Group 83
- FS – Family Group 84
- FS – Family Group 85
- FS – Family Group 86
- FS – Family Group 87
- FS – Family Group 88
- FS – Family Group 89
- FS – Family Group 90
- FS – Family Group 91
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- FS – Family Group 94
- FS – Family Group 95
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- FS – Family Group 97
- FS – Family Group 98
- FS – Family Group 99
- FS – Family Group 100
- FS – Family Group 101
- FS – Family Group 102
- FS – Family Group 103
- FS – Family Group 104
- FS – Family Group 105
- FS – Family Group 106
- FS – Family Group 107
- FS – Family Group 108
- FS – Family Group 109
- FS – Family Group 110
- FS – Family Group 111
- FS – Family Group 112
- FS – Family Group 113
- FS – Family Group 114
- FS – Family Group 115
- FS – Family Group 116
- FS – Family Group 117
- FS – Family Group 118
- FS – Family Group 119
- FS – Family Group 120
- FS – Family Group 121
- FS – Family Group 122
- FS – Family Group 123
- FS – Family Group 124
- FS – Family Group 125
- FS – Family Group 126
- FS – Family Group 127
- FS – Family Group 128
- FS – Family Group 129
- FS – Family Group 130
- FS – Family Group 131
- FS – Family Group 132
- FS – Family Group 133
- FS – Family Group 134
- FS – Family Group 135
We will be adding more Group Sheets in the coming weeks, please check back often!