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Lela Pearl Knight Dillard 1895–1987 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 August 1895

Birth Location: Texas

Death Date: 4 January 1987

Death Location: Edgewood, Van Zandt County, Texas, United States of America

Father: Samuel Knight

Mother: America Knight

Spouse(s): George Dillard

Children(s): Inez Dillard, Opal Dillard, Paul Dillard, Pauline Forman, Paul Dillard

Lela Pearl Knight Dillard was born in 1895 in Texas, the child of Samuel N Knight And America Ann Unknown Knight. In 1940, Lela Pearl Knight Dillard resided in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA. Lela Pearl Knight Dillard married George Earnest Jake Dillard, and had children including Inez Dillard, Opal Dillard, Paul Dillard, Paul Samuel Dillard, Pauline Ann Dillard Forman. Lela Pearl Knight Dillard passed away in 1987 in Edgewood, Van Zandt County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Lela Pearl Knight Dillard was born in 1895 in Texas, the child of Samuel N Knight And America Ann Unknown Knight.
  • In 1940, Lela Pearl Knight Dillard resided in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA.
  • Lela Pearl Knight Dillard married George Earnest Jake Dillard, and had children including Inez Dillard, Opal Dillard, Paul Dillard, Paul Samuel Dillard, Pauline Ann Dillard Forman.
  • Lela Pearl Knight Dillard passed away in 1987 in Edgewood, Van Zandt County, Texas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lela Dillard's Ancestors

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Lela Dillard
1895–1987
Birth Place: Texas
Parents
Samuel N. Knight
1848–1922
Arkansas, United States of America
America (Ann Unknown) Knight
1860–1951
Texas, United States of America
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lela Dillard's Descendants

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Lela (Pearl Knight) Dillard (5 August 1895–4 January 1987) m. George (Earnest "Jake") Dillard (8 May 1896–28 January 1964)
  1. 1. Inez Dillard 1920–
  2. 2. Opal Dillard 1923–1940
  3. 3. Paul Dillard 1925–
  4. 4. Pauline (Ann Dillard) Forman 1925–2016
  5. 5. Paul (Samuel) Dillard 1925–2005

Lela Dillard's Timeline

3 Records

1895
5 August 1895
Birth of Lela Pearl Knight Dillard in Texas
Texas
1940
1940
Age 45
Lela Pearl Knight Dillard resided here in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
1987
4 January 1987
Age 92
Death of Lela Pearl Knight Dillard
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 August 1895
    Event Place: Texas
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Dallas, Dallas, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04176; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 255-137
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Dallas, Dallas, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04176; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 255-137

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Dallas, Dallas, Texas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Dallas, Dallas, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04176; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 255-137

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 January 1987
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Edgewood, Van Zandt County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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