Catherine Bayard Rutgers (F)
b. circa 1826, #391124
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     Catherine Bayard Rutgers was born circa 1826 at New Jersey. She was the daughter of Anthony Rutgers and Sarah Alexander Johnson. Catherine Bayard Rutgers married Theodore Grant Neilson, son of Abraham Schuyler Neilson Esq. and Catherine Stevens Grant.
Catherine Bayard Rutgers and Theodore Grant Neilson appeared on the census of 8 August 1870 at New Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey; real estat value 11,000.00, personal property 2,000.00.
Catherine Bayard Rutgers and Theodore Grant Neilson appeared on the census of 11 June 1880 at New Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey.

Nicholas Bayard Neilson (M)
b. 1856, d. 1937, #391125
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Relationship=6th cousin 2 times removed of David Kipp Conover Jr..

     Nicholas Bayard Neilson was born in 1856. He was the son of Theodore Grant Neilson and Catherine Bayard Rutgers. Nicholas Bayard Neilson married Sarah Gifford Chapman.
Nicholas Bayard Neilson appeared on the census of 11 June 1880 at with his parents, New Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey. In the census on 11 June 1880 Nicholas Bayard Neilson was named Bayard N. Neilson. Nicholas Bayard Neilson was shown in the census on 11 June 1880 as a supt paper factory. He died in 1937.

Sarah Gifford Chapman (F)
b. 1860, d. 1929, #391126

     Sarah Gifford Chapman was born in 1860. She married Nicholas Bayard Neilson, son of Theodore Grant Neilson and Catherine Bayard Rutgers. Sarah Gifford Chapman died in 1929.

Ruth Rapalje Neilson (F)
d. 11 June 1973, #391127
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Relationship=7th cousin 1 time removed of David Kipp Conover Jr..

     Ruth Rapalje Neilson was the daughter of Nicholas Bayard Neilson and Sarah Gifford Chapman. Ruth Rapalje Neilson married Thomas Melville Dill, son of Thomas Newbold Dill and Mary Lea Smith, on 15 October 1902 at Christ Church, Devonshire, Bermuda. Ruth Rapalje Neilson died on 11 June 1973 at Seabright, Devonshire, Bermuda.

Thomas Melville Dill (M)
b. 23 December 1876, d. 1945, #391128
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     Thomas Melville Dill was born on 23 December 1876 at Devonshire, Bermuda. He was the son of Thomas Newbold Dill and Mary Lea Smith. Thomas Melville Dill married Ruth Rapalje Neilson, daughter of Nicholas Bayard Neilson and Sarah Gifford Chapman, on 15 October 1902 at Christ Church, Devonshire, Bermuda. Thomas Melville Dill was the Attorney General of Bermuda. He died in 1945 at Seabright, Devonshire, Bermuda.

Diana Dill (F)
b. 22 January 1923, #391129
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Relationship=8th cousin of David Kipp Conover Jr..

     Diana Dill was an actress. Diana Dill was born on 22 January 1923 at Devonshire, Bermuda. She is the daughter of Thomas Melville Dill and Ruth Rapalje Neilson. Diana Dill married Kirk Douglas, son of Issur Danielovitch Demsky, on 2 November 1943. Diana Dill and Kirk Douglas were divorced in 1951. Diana Dill married Bill Darrid in December 1956. Diana Dill married Donald Albert Webster on 28 December 2002.

Ruth Rapalje Dill (F)
b. 4 October 1903, d. circa 1987, #391130
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Relationship=8th cousin of David Kipp Conover Jr..

     Ruth Rapalje Dill was born on 4 October 1903 at Seabright, Devonshire, Bermuda. She was the daughter of Thomas Melville Dill and Ruth Rapalje Neilson. Ruth Rapalje Dill married John Seward Johnson. Ruth Rapalje Dill married (Unknown) Crockett. Ruth Rapalje Dill died circa 1987.

John Seward Johnson (M)
#391131

     John Seward Johnson married Ruth Rapalje Dill, daughter of Thomas Melville Dill and Ruth Rapalje Neilson.

(Unknown) Crockett (M)
#391132

     (Unknown) Crockett married Ruth Rapalje Dill, daughter of Thomas Melville Dill and Ruth Rapalje Neilson.

Thomas Newbold Dill (M)
b. 30 November 1904, d. circa 1988, #391133
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Relationship=8th cousin of David Kipp Conover Jr..

     Thomas Newbold Dill was born on 30 November 1904 at Seabright, Devonshire, Bermuda. He was the son of Thomas Melville Dill and Ruth Rapalje Neilson. Thomas Newbold Dill married Margaret Ericson. Thomas Newbold Dill died circa 1988 at Bermuda.

Margaret Ericson (F)
d. circa 1992, #391134

     Margaret Ericson married Thomas Newbold Dill, son of Thomas Melville Dill and Ruth Rapalje Neilson. Margaret Ericson died circa 1992.

Nicholas Bayard Dill (M)
b. 28 December 1905, d. circa 1993, #391135
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Relationship=8th cousin of David Kipp Conover Jr..

     Nicholas Bayard Dill was born on 28 December 1905 at Newbold Place, Devonshire, Bermuda. He was the son of Thomas Melville Dill and Ruth Rapalje Neilson. Nicholas Bayard Dill died circa 1993 at Devonshire, Bermuda.

Laurence Dill (M)
b. 2 December 1908, #391136
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Relationship=8th cousin of David Kipp Conover Jr..

     Laurence Dill was born on 2 December 1908 at Devonshire, Bermuda. He is the son of Thomas Melville Dill and Ruth Rapalje Neilson. Laurence Dill married Mary Kerr.

Mary Kerr (F)
#391137

     Mary Kerr married Laurence Dill, son of Thomas Melville Dill and Ruth Rapalje Neilson.

Frances Rapalje Dill (F)
b. circa 1915, #391138
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Relationship=8th cousin of David Kipp Conover Jr..

     Frances Rapalje Dill was born circa 1915 at Bermuda. She is the daughter of Thomas Melville Dill and Ruth Rapalje Neilson. Frances Rapalje Dill married Jock Arthur Hume Moore.

Jock Arthur Hume Moore (M)
b. 1913, d. 1994, #391139

     Jock Arthur Hume Moore was born in 1913. He married Frances Rapalje Dill, daughter of Thomas Melville Dill and Ruth Rapalje Neilson. Jock Arthur Hume Moore died in 1994.

Helen Dill (F)
b. after 1910, #391140
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Relationship=8th cousin of David Kipp Conover Jr..

     Helen Dill was born after 1910 at Bermuda. She is the daughter of Thomas Melville Dill and Ruth Rapalje Neilson.

Thomas Newbold Dill (M)
#391141

     Thomas Newbold Dill married Mary Lea Smith.

Mary Lea Smith (F)
#391142

     Mary Lea Smith married Thomas Newbold Dill.

Kirk Douglas (M)
b. 9 December 1916, #391143
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     Kirk Douglas was born on 9 December 1916 at Amsterdam, Montgomery County, New York. He is the son of Issur Danielovitch Demsky. Kirk Douglas married Diana Dill, daughter of Thomas Melville Dill and Ruth Rapalje Neilson, on 2 November 1943. Kirk Douglas and Diana Dill were divorced in 1951. Kirk Douglas married Anne Buydens in 1954. Kirk Douglas was born into poverty the son of Jewish Russian immigrants as Issur Danielovitch Demsky on December 9, 1916 in Amsterdam, New York. He used his great talent to climb to the highest pinnacle of Hollywood stardom. He is convincing in both sympathetic and unsympathetic parts where his chiseled features, easy smile, distinctive voice, and famous cleft chin can suggest mirth or menace. His multi layered performances are passionate.

He waited tables to put himself through St. Lawrence University where he was a champion wrestler and did theater work. He became a professional wrestler and held numerous jobs to pay his way through the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. He had small roles on Broadway before serving in the Navy in World War II. After his return home from service his friend Lauren Bacall suggested him to producer Hal B. Wallis who tested him and gave him the lead role in The Strange Love of Martha Ivers [1946]. Kirk received terrific reviews and remained in Hollywood to make Out of the Past [1947] and I Walk Alone [1947] with friend Burt Lancaster. He had a key part in A Letter to Three Wives [1949] and achieved true stardom portraying a boxer in the classic Champion [1949].

He now was a top performer and appeared in the following roles of note: 1950 - Young Man With a Horn and The Glass Menagerie, 1951 - The Big Carnival and Detective Story, 1952 - The Big Sky and The Bad and the Beautiful, 1954 - 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, 1955 - Ulysses and Man Without a Star, 1956 - Lust for Life as Vincent van Gogh, 1957 - Gunfight at the O.K. Corral and Paths of Glory, 1958's The Vikings, 1959's The Devil's Disciple, 1960's Strangers When We Meet and the epic Spartacus [1960]. As the producer of Spartacus he broke the Hollywood blacklist by insisting that screen writer Dalton Trumbo be given proper credit for his work.

He formed Bryna Productions in 1955 and later Joel Productions to produce his own films and films of others.

During the 1960's and 1970's he starred in such notable films as 1961's Town Without Pity and The Last Sunset, 1962's Lonely Are the Brave and Two Weeks in Another Town, 1963's The List of Adrian Messenger, 1964's Seven Days in May, 1965's In Harm's Way, 1966's Cast a Giant Shadow, 1967's The War Wagon with John Wayne, 1968's The Brotherhood, 1969's The Arrangement, 1970's There Was a Crooked Man..., 1971's A Gunfight, 1973's Scalawag, 1975's Posse and Once Is Not Enough, 1978's The Fury, and 1979's Home Movies and The Villain.

He has remained active in films in the 1980's and 1990's appearing in The Final Countdown [1980], The Man From Snowy River [1982], Tough Guys [1986], Oscar [1991] and Greedy [1994]. He is the best selling author of his autobiography "The Ragman's Son", "The Gift", "Climbing the Mountain: My Search for Meaning", "The Secret", "The Broken Mirror: A Novella", "Last Tango in Brooklyn", "Dance with the Devil" and "Kirk Douglas's Young Heroes". He is also a director, producer, and great humanitarian serving as a Goodwill Ambassador for the State Department and receiving numerous awards for his efforts.

Personally, he has been married twice, first to Diana Dill in 1943, divorced 1951, mother of sons Michael and Joel, and Anne Buydens from 1954 to the present, mother of sons Peter and Eric. Eric passed away July 6, 2004. Michael Douglas brought Kirk's dream to reality when he made One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest into a film. Kirk had appeared in the stage production of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest in 1963.

He was honored with the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1981, the highest U.S. honor a civilian can receive. He has survived a helicopter crash on February 13, 1991 in which two people died and he sustained severe back injuries with debilitating long-term effects. He also has survived a 1995 stroke which has left him with disabilities. He resides in Beverly Hills, California with his wife Anne.

Bill Darrid (M)
#391144

     Bill Darrid was also known as William Blum. He married Diana Dill, daughter of Thomas Melville Dill and Ruth Rapalje Neilson, in December 1956.

Donald Albert Webster (M)
#391145

     Donald Albert Webster married Diana Dill, daughter of Thomas Melville Dill and Ruth Rapalje Neilson, on 28 December 2002.