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Dillehay Family History & Genealogy

487 biographies and 2 photos with the Dillehay last name. Discover the family history, nationality, origin and common names of Dillehay family members.

Dillehay Last Name History & Origin

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Summary

Originally, de la Haye. A Norman-French name. Soldiers with variations of the de la Haye name fought alongside of William the Conqueror. Dillehay people are half Viking and half French. De la means “of the” and hay is the anglicized version of the French “haiae”, which means a boundary, stone wall, perimeter, hedgerow, or castle to be defended.

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Name Origin

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Spellings & Pronunciations

Delahaye—there is a Delahaye auto manufacturer in New Jersey. Jay Leno owns a Delahaye car.
de la Haye, la Hay, Dillehay, etc.

Nationality & Ethnicity

Normandy, France. Normans were Vikings—men from the north (Scandinavia), northmen, norsemen, and later Normans, from which Normandy derives, the land taken by Viking chieftain Rollo, the grandfather of William the Conqueror.

Famous People named Dillehay

Vanderbilt professor and author. Specializes in archaeology. Many others. Don’t have time to list.

Early Dillehays

These are the earliest records we have of the Dillehay family.

John Dillehay of Owensboro, Daviess County, Kentucky was born on April 12, 1877, and died at age 91 years old in December 1968.
Lula Dillehay of Dawson, Navarro County, Texas was born on February 11, 1879, and died at age 89 years old in April 1968.
Alice V Dillehay of Ovid, Sedgwick County, CO was born on October 20, 1879, and died at age 87 years old on July 15, 1967.
Frank Dillehay of Caldwell, Noble County, Ohio was born on May 15, 1879, and died at age 95 years old in March 1975.
Marselous Dillehay of Corning, Tehama County, California was born on August 28, 1879, and died at age 90 years old in March 1970.
Harrison Dillehay of Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama was born on November 20, 1879, and died at age 91 years old in March 1971.
Lillie I Dillehay of Houston, Harris County, TX was born on October 29, 1881, and died at age 84 years old on August 15, 1966.
Maggie Dillehay of Gerber, Tehama County, California was born on May 15, 1881, and died at age 92 years old in June 1973.
Martha Dillehay of Agenda, Republic County, Kansas was born on October 24, 1881, and died at age 84 years old in March 1966.
Willie Dillehay of Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee was born on April 29, 1881, and died at age 85 years old in September 1966.
Mary A Dillehay of Denver, Denver County, CO was born on August 26, 1883, and died at age 82 years old on February 15, 1966.
Handsel Dillehay of Massachusetts was born on March 15, 1883, and died at age 81 years old in August 1964.

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Updated Dillehay Biographies

Dalton D Dillehay of Durham, Durham County, NC was born on July 4, 1924, and died at age 75 years old on November 29, 1999.
Bernard J Dillehay of Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio was born on March 28, 1923, and died at age 62 years old in April 1985.
Dorothy J Dillehay of Hawkins, Wood County, TX was born on June 24, 1915, and died at age 87 years old on March 3, 2003.
Leman E Dillehay of Gallatin, Sumner County, TN was born on July 31, 1921, and died at age 89 years old on June 18, 2011.
Clarence W Dillehay of Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana was born on July 7, 1913, and died at age 67 years old in December 1980.
Austin C Dillehay of Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee was born on May 27, 1927, and died at age 49 years old in April 1977.
Lutrell Dillehay of Carthage, Smith County, TN was born on February 21, 1917, and died at age 83 years old on April 6, 2000.
Benjamin F Dillehay of Trenton, Gibson County, Tennessee was born on August 27, 1915, and died at age 66 years old in December 1981.
Loman R Dillehay of Hartsville, Trousdale County, TN was born on August 4, 1923, and died at age 73 years old on September 11, 1996.
Woodrow Dillehay of Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio was born on July 22, 1916, and died at age 64 years old in December 1980.
Patrick Neal Dillehay of Argyle, Denton County, Texas was born on August 8, 1956, and died at age 53 years old on December 21, 2009.
James Leonard Dillehay of Jacksonville, Cherokee County, Texas was born on January 26, 1929, and died at age 81 years old on May 3, 2010.
James C Dillehay of Decatur, Morgan County, AL was born on August 18, 1911, and died at age 81 years old on February 13, 1993.
Rex Lawrence Dillehay of Wichita County, TX was born in 1948. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Rex Lawrence Dillehay.
Kaye Dillehay of TX was born circa 1950. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Kaye (Wilson) Dillehay.
Ginger Hannah (Jones) Dillehay was born in Dec. Ginger Dillehay got married to Dr. Glenn Woodrow “Woody” Dillehay III in Tullahoma, Coffee County, Tennessee United States, and has a child Glenn Woodrow Dillehay IV. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Ginger Hannah (Jones) Dillehay.
Dr. Glenn Woodrow “Woody” Dillehay III
Glenn Woodrow Dillehay III of St Charles Place, in Tullahoma, Coffee County, Tennessee United States was born on August 31 in Tullahoma.
Glenn Woodrow Dillehay IV of St Charles Pl, in Tullahoma, Tennessee United States was born on July 2.
Phyllis Jean (Armstrong) Dillehay of Tullahoma, Tennessee United States was born on March 11 at Fort Wayne, IN, USA in Fort Wayne, Allen County, IN. She was married to Glenn Woodrow Dillehay II on June 7 in Tullahoma, Coffee County, Tennessee and they later divorced in November 1978. Phyllis Dillehay has a child Dr. Glenn Woodrow “Woody” Dillehay III.
Glenn Woodrow Dillehay II was born on March 22 at Birmingham, AL, USA in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama United States. Glenn was baptized circa 1962 at Rutledge Falls Baptist Church 1289 Rutledge Falls Rd, in Tullahoma, Coffee County, TN. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Glenn Woodrow Dillehay II.

Popular Dillehay Biographies

Phyllis Jean (Armstrong) Dillehay of Tullahoma, Tennessee United States was born on March 11 at Fort Wayne, IN, USA in Fort Wayne, Allen County, IN. She was married to Glenn Woodrow Dillehay II on June 7 in Tullahoma, Coffee County, Tennessee and they later divorced in November 1978. Phyllis Dillehay has a child Dr. Glenn Woodrow “Woody” Dillehay III.
Pamela Jan Dillehay of McMinnville, Tennessee United States was born on May 14. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Pamela Jan Dillehay.
Don Roger Dillehay was born on March 2. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Don Roger Dillehay.
Glenn Woodrow Dillehay Sr. was born September 5, 1915 in Smith County, Tennessee in the Defeated Creek community. His parents were James Esker Dillehay and Minnie Ann Hadley Dillehay. Glenn married Bobbie J. Jones Dillehay from Chickasaw County, Mississippi. Four children resulted, Edith, Glenn II, Pam, & Don. Glenn passed away at Tullahoma Vanderbilt Harton Hospital May 21, 1994. He held the rank of captain and was a charter member of Hickerson Station Volunteer Fire Department in Tullahoma, Tennessee as well as served multiple terms after being elected constable of his district around the Rutledge Falls community in Manchester, Tennessee (Coffee County) where he raised his family. He went to Florida and drove the first fire truck 🚒 back to Hickerson Station Volunteer Fire Department in Tullahoma when rural fire departments were first established in Coffee County, Tennessee. He attended Howard Bible College (now Samford University) in Jefferson County, Alabama (near Birmingham), before buying a farm near Rutledge Falls and moving to Manchester, Tennessee. His brother was Aubrey Hart Dillehay of Nashville, and his three sisters were Mabel Lavina Dillehay Stinnett of Nashville, Hilary Hester Dillehay Lind of Duncan Falls, Ohio, and Bonnie Lee Slaughter Painter of Birmingham, Alabama. Glenn was an avid fisherman and gardener, and was of the Baptist faith. His grandfather was a Baptist preacher—Jesse James Dillehay of Smith County, Tennessee. Dillehay is a Norman-French (Viking) name, originally spelled de la Haye, and later Delahaye. Like Chevrolet, there is also a Delahaye automobile made in New Jersey. Photos are on the internet. Glenn is buried in Concord Cemetery in Tullahoma.
Dr. Glenn Woodrow “Woody” Dillehay III
Glenn Woodrow Dillehay III of St Charles Place, in Tullahoma, Coffee County, Tennessee United States was born on August 31 in Tullahoma.
Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Edith Ann (Dillehay) Johnson .
Ginger Hannah (Jones) Dillehay was born in Dec. Ginger Dillehay got married to Dr. Glenn Woodrow “Woody” Dillehay III in Tullahoma, Coffee County, Tennessee United States, and has a child Glenn Woodrow Dillehay IV. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Ginger Hannah (Jones) Dillehay.
Glenn Woodrow Dillehay IV of St Charles Pl, in Tullahoma, Tennessee United States was born on July 2.
Glenn Woodrow Dillehay II was born on March 22 at Birmingham, AL, USA in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama United States. Glenn was baptized circa 1962 at Rutledge Falls Baptist Church 1289 Rutledge Falls Rd, in Tullahoma, Coffee County, TN. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Glenn Woodrow Dillehay II.
Retired Southern Bell Telephone switchboard operator. Worked at former Coffee County Hospital on McArthur Drive in Manchester, Tennessee in admissions, as well as numerous local doctors’ offices, including Drs. Young, Shields, & Calhoun. Worked into her 90’s at WalMart in Tullahoma, Tennessee.
Harry F Dillehay of Nashville, Davidson County, TN was born on February 19, 1935, and died at age 57 years old in November 1992.
Lola Dillehay of Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio was born on October 6, 1901, and died at age 84 years old in August 1986.
Emily O Dillehay of Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, FL was born on June 17, 1921, and died at age 74 years old on June 19, 1995.
Nathaniel C Dillehay of Burlington, Alamance County, NC was born on December 3, 1932, and died at age 73 years old on November 23, 2006.
Mary M Dillehay of Durham, Durham County, NC was born on September 11, 1918, and died at age 87 years old on October 4, 2005.
Edith A Dillehay of Boulder, Boulder County, CO was born on July 3, 1888, and died at age 82 years old on May 15, 1971.
Hazel Dillehay of Carroll, Carroll County, Iowa was born on September 15, 1902, and died at age 83 years old in May 1986.
Pearl Dillehay of Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina was born on January 25, 1916, and died at age 71 years old in May 1987.
Delno Dillehay of Waynesburg, Stark County, Ohio was born on June 27, 1892, and died at age 75 years old in November 1967.

Dillehay Death Records & Life Expectancy

The average age of a Dillehay family member is 72.0 years old according to our database of 388 people with the last name Dillehay that have a birth and death date listed.

Life Expectancy

72.0 years

Oldest Dillehays

These are the longest-lived members of the Dillehay family on AncientFaces.

Herlin L Dillehay of Carthage, Smith County, TN was born on May 11, 1895, and died at age 103 years old on November 13, 1998.
103 years
Leta Dillehay of Corpus Christi, Nueces County, TX was born on October 13, 1900, and died at age 100 years old on February 6, 2001.
100 years
Connie Dillehay of Red Boiling Springs, Macon County, TN was born on October 9, 1910, and died at age 99 years old on May 24, 2010.
99 years
Amy R Dillehay of Carthage, Smith County, TN was born on April 4, 1908, and died at age 97 years old on January 4, 2006.
97 years
Rose A Dillehay of Mount Dora, Lake County, FL was born on January 6, 1892, and died at age 97 years old on October 14, 1989.
97 years
Samuel B Dillehay of Red Boiling Springs, Macon County, TN was born on December 7, 1912, and died at age 96 years old on May 29, 2009.
96 years
Eva Dillehay of Carthage, Smith County, TN was born on April 25, 1891, and died at age 97 years old on August 3, 1988.
97 years
Sallie H Dillehay was born on February 27, 1895, and died at age 97 years old on April 2, 1992. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Sallie H Dillehay.
97 years
Christine K Dillehay of Durham, Durham County, NC was born on November 4, 1894, and died at age 96 years old on February 26, 1991.
96 years
Frank Dillehay of Caldwell, Noble County, Ohio was born on May 15, 1879, and died at age 95 years old in March 1975.
95 years
Dowden Dillehay of Houston, Harris County, TX was born on August 3, 1909, and died at age 96 years old on September 3, 2005.
96 years
Henrietta M Dillehay of Willard, Greene County, MO was born on March 2, 1901, and died at age 96 years old on December 7, 1997.
96 years
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