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John (JR) Dillard 1851–1918 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1851

Birth Location: Alabama

Death Date: 28 Mar 1918

Death Location: Geneva, Alabama

Father: Steward Dillard

Mother: Adaline Huggins

Spouse(s): Kasire Newsom

Children(s): Berry Dillard, William Dillard

John (JR) Dillard was born in 1851 in Alabama, the child of Steward Dillard And Adaline Huggins. In 1870, John (JR) Dillard resided in Beat 10, Clopton, Dale, Alabama, USA. John (JR) Dillard married Kasire Kizzy Newsom, and had children including Berry Dillard, William Harvey Dillard. John (JR) Dillard passed away in 1918 in Geneva, Alabama.

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Biography

  • John (JR) Dillard was born in 1851 in Alabama, the child of Steward Dillard And Adaline Huggins.
  • In 1870, John (JR) Dillard resided in Beat 10, Clopton, Dale, Alabama, USA.
  • John (JR) Dillard married Kasire Kizzy Newsom, and had children including Berry Dillard, William Harvey Dillard.
  • John (JR) Dillard passed away in 1918 in Geneva, Alabama.

Immediate Family

Parents

Steward Dillard
1815–
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
SD
Adaline Huggins
1828–1907
Birth Location: North Carolina
AH

Spouses(s)

Kasire Newsom
1848–1912
Birth Location: Dale County, Alabama, USA
KN

Children(s)

Berry Dillard
1877–1952
Birth Location: Alabama, USA
BD
William Dillard
1880–1943
Birth Location: Echo, Alabama
WD

John Dillard's Ancestors

Self
John Dillard
1851–1918
Birth Place: Alabama
Parents
Steward Dillard
1815–
North Carolina, USA
Adaline Huggins
1828–1907
North Carolina
Grandparents
Milly Dillard
1790–
North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Dillard's Descendants

1.
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John ((JR)) Dillard (abt 1851–28 Mar 1918) m. Kasire ((Kizzy)) Newsom (1848–6 July 1912)
  1. 1. Berry Dillard 1877–1952 m. Meadie ((Elmedia)) Elmore 1880–1954
    1. 1. Thurben (Bill) Dillard 1910–1964 m. Estelle Bond 1909–1994
      1. 1. Billy (Rex) Dillard 1935– m. Sadie (Sarah) May 1934–2015
      2. 2. Ruby (Kathryn) Dillard 1937–2011
    2. 2. Ida (Mae) Dillard 1906–1947 m. Jesse (James) Skinner 1893–1963
      1. 1. Grady (Marvin) Skinner 1927–1975
      2. 2. Mae (Pearl) Skinner 1924–1999
      3. 3. Gladys Skinner 1925–2003
      4. 4. Lorean (Skinner) Meade 1927–1997 m. Raymond (Payne) Meade 1919–1995
        1. 1. Phyllis (Ann) Meade 1946–2012
        2. 2. Rebecca (J) Meade 1947–2008 m. Harry (H) Carroll 1937–1979
      5. 5. Charlie Skinner 1922–1922
      6. 6. Louie Shimer 1922–
    3. 3. Frank (J) Dillard 1898–1973 m. Eura (May) Suggs 1901–1974
      1. 1. Evelyn Dillard 1924–2005 m. Robert (Clarence) Courtney 1923–1999
        1. 1. James (Everett) Courtney 1943–2014
      2. 2. Elmer Dillard 1929–1948
    4. 4. Mary (Elizabeth) Dillard 1898–1979 m. Olre (W) Davis 1900–1970 m. Elijah (B) Burch 1902–1960
      1. 1. Leon (Julian) Davis 1920–1988 m. Ara Milford 1920– m. HAZEL SLOANN 1931–1976
      2. 2. Ollie (Dee) Davis 1918–1984
      3. 3. Lena (Mae) Davis 1927–1995
      4. 4. Adolph Davis 1922–1982 m. Eula (Helen) Connor 1922–1985
      5. 5. J (C) Davis 1931–1983
      6. 6. Willie (Bell) Davis 1925–
      7. 7. Elizabeth Davis 1938–2023
    5. 5. John Dillard 1902–1971 m. Mary (Lucile) Weeks 1906–1998
      1. 1. Verlin (W) Dillard 1932–1995
      2. 2. Iva (Nora) Dillard 1925–2013 m. Robert Dunkelbarger 1923–1992
      3. 3. Edith Dillard 1930–2018
      4. 4. Mary (Imogene) Dillard 1925–
  2. 2. William (Harvey) Dillard 1880–1943 m. Emma (Jane) Watson 1882–1955
    1. 1. James (Washington) Dillard 1903–1981 m. Effie (Fronnie) Merritt 1899–1979
      1. 1. Mildred (Louise) Dillard 1930–2015
    2. 2. Beulah (Mae) Dillard 1904–1982
    3. 3. Willie (Lee) Dillard 1908–1981
    4. 4. Robert Dillard 1907–1965 m. Lovie (Mae) Thomley-Dillard 1904–1967
      1. 1. John (Thomley) Dillard 1939–1998
      2. 2. James (William) Dillard 1927–1974
    5. 5. Comeler Dillard 1912–
    6. 6. Harvey (J. Ester) Dillard 1917–1993 m. Lucile Dillard 1922–
    7. 7. Henry Dillard 1920–
    8. 8. Soveler Dillard 1915–1977 m. Henry Hood 1916–1994
      1. 1. Henry (Allen) Hood 1942–2007
      2. 2. Mary (Alice) Hood 1940–2023
    9. 9. Ruby (M) Dillard 1922–
    10. 10. Savilla Dillard 1915–
    11. 11. Lorie (O) Dillard 1920–

John Dillard's Timeline

6 Records

1848
abt 1848
Birth of John (JR) Dillard in Alabama, USA
Alabama, USA
1851
abt 1851
Birth of John (JR) Dillard in Alabama
Alabama
1870
1870
Age 19
John (JR) Dillard resided here in Beat 10, Clopton, Dale, Alabama, USA
Beat 10, Clopton, Dale, Alabama, USA
1880
1880
Age 29
John (JR) Dillard resided here in Ozark, Dale, Alabama, USA
Ozark, Dale, Alabama, USA
1910
1910
Age 59
John (JR) Dillard resided here in Precinct 8, Dale, Alabama, USA
Precinct 8, Dale, Alabama, USA
1918
28 Mar 1918
Age 67
Death of John (JR) Dillard in Geneva, Alabama
Geneva, Alabama

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1848
    Event Place: Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Alabama, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census
    [3] 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1851
    Event Place: Alabama

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Beat 10, Clopton, Dale, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Ozark, Dale, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Precinct 8, Dale, Alabama, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Mar 1918
    Event Place: Geneva, Alabama
    Record Source: Alabama, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974
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