Diller, Jonathan R.

Born: 1814-XX-XX Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

Died: 1849-06-27 Springfield, Illinois

Flourished: 1837-1849 Springfield, Illinois

About 1837, Diller immigrated from Pennsylvania to Springfield, Illinois, where he entered into business as a druggist. Diller also served as postmaster of Springfield, Illinois, from January 1845 to April 1849.

Illinois Daily Journal (Springfield), 29 June 1849, 3:1; 12 March 1850, 1:3; Register of all Officers and Agents, Civil, Military, and Naval, in the Service of the United States, on the Thirtieth September, 1845 (Washington, DC: J. & G. S. Gideon, 1845), 396*; Register of all Officers and Agents, Civil, Military, and Naval, in the Service of the United States, on the Thirtieth September, 1847 (Washington, DC: J. & G. S. Gideon, 1847), 424*; Record of Appointment of Postmasters, 1832-1971, NARA Microfilm Publication, M841, 145 rolls, Records of the Post Office Department, RG 28, 1845-1855, 18:172, National Archives Building, Washington, DC.