Dill,  John  P.,  a  representative  shoe  merchant  of  the  city  of  Au-
gusta, was  born  on  the  homestead  plantation,  in  Lincoln  county,
Ga.,  Sept.  10,  1857.  That  county  was  also  the  birth  place  of  his
parents,  Joseph  M.  and  Nancy  J.  (Kennedy)  Dill.  The  father,
who  was  a  valiant  soldier  of  the  Confederacy  in  the  Civil  war,
passed  his  entire  life  in  Lincoln  county,  where  he  was  a  prosperous
farmer  and  planter  and  where  he  died  in  February,  1901.  He
served  many  years  as  judge  of  the  superior  court,  and  his  war
service  was  principally  in  the  commissary  department.  He  was  a
man  uniformly  honored  and  esteemed  in  his  community,  wielding
much  influence  in  local  affairs  of  a  public  nature.  His  widow  still
resides  in  Lincoln  county.  John  P.  Dill  continued  to  attend  the
schools  of  his  native  county  until  he  had  attained  the  age  of  seven-
teen years,  when  he  took  up  his  residence  in  Augusta,  where  he  has
ever  since  been  identified  with  the  retail  shoe  business.  He  came
to  this  city  in  1874  and  for  the  following  six  years  was  employed
as  salesman  in  a  leading  shoe  store.  He  then  engaged  in  the  same
line  of  business  on  his  own  responsibility,  under  the  title  of  John
P.  Dill  &  Co.  though  he  is  sole  proprietor  of  the  business,  being
now  located  in  attractive  quarters  at  914  Broad  street  and  having
built  up  a  substantial  enterprise.  He  is  an  advocate  of  the  prin-
ciples and  policies  of  the  Democratic  party,  but  has  never  sought
office  of  any  description.  He  and  his  wife  are  members  of  the
First  Baptist  church,  of  which  he  has  served  as  treasurer  since
1890.  On  Feb.  12,  1898,  Mr.  Dill  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss
Katie  L.  Clark,  daughter  of  Ralph  P.  and  Julia  A.  (Butler)  Clark,
who  were  at  that  time  residents  of  Augusta.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Dill
have  no  children.
