Illinois:  History of Cass County, Illinois, ed. William 
Henry Perrin. O. L. Baskin & Co. Historical Publishers, 
Chicago, 1882. Cass County.

FRANK ZILLION, farmer, P.O. Virginia; is a native of 
Prussia, Germany; born Aug. 24, 1825; son of Godfried and 
Louisa (Prong) Zillion, natives of Germany, where they both 
died. He is the fifth child of a family of eight children, 
and received his education in the common schools of his 
native land. At the age of sixteen he apprenticed to the 
blacksmith's trade, at which he worked till 1855, when he 
emigrated to America, and landed in New York; moved to 
Illinois the same week; worked at Quincy at his trade for 
about a month, then came to this county, settled in 
Virginia, and worked by the month on a farm for three 
years. In 1858, he rented land in Sangamon County, Ill., 
which he farmed two years, then came back to this county 
and enlisted in the 6th Ill. Cavalry, and after serving four 
years and two months, returned to this county, where he 
bought eighty acres of land, and has since followed 
farming. During his services he took part under Gen. Hunt, 
in the engagements around Nashville, Tenn. He married in 
this county in 1866, Kate Yeomens; they have nine children, 
of whom seven are living, viz.: Joseph, Charles, Willie, 
Eliza, Frank, John and Kate. Mr. Zillion is a Republican.

Zillion Prong Hunt Yeomens
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Germany NY Sangamon-IL TN