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William B Dillard 1822–1908 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 August 1822

Birth Location: Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 19 January 1908

Death Location: Clark County, Arkansas, United States of America

Father: Thomas Dillard

Mother: Hanah Dillard

Spouse(s): Mary Smith, Sarah Saxon

Children(s): Clemie Dillard, Letha Dillard, Ethel Dillard, Dovie Graham, Thomas Dillard, John Dillard, Martha Dillard

The story of William B Dillard began in 1822 in Tennessee, USA. In 1850, William B Dillard resided in Pontotoc, Mississippi, USA. In 1880, William B Dillard resided in Manchester and South Fork, Clark, Arkansas, USA. William B Dillard married Mary K Smith, Sarah Jane Saxon, and had children including Clemie Tennie Dillard, Dovie Hellen Graham, Ethel Dillard, John Haywood Dillard, Letha Pearl Dillard, Martha J Dillard, Thomas Jefferson Dillard. William B Dillard passed away in 1908 in Clark County, Arkansas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of William B Dillard began in 1822 in Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1850, William B Dillard resided in Pontotoc, Mississippi, USA.
  • In 1880, William B Dillard resided in Manchester and South Fork, Clark, Arkansas, USA.
  • William B Dillard married Mary K Smith, Sarah Jane Saxon, and had children including Clemie Tennie Dillard, Dovie Hellen Graham, Ethel Dillard, John Haywood Dillard, Letha Pearl Dillard, Martha J Dillard, Thomas Jefferson Dillard.
  • William B Dillard passed away in 1908 in Clark County, Arkansas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Dillard's Ancestors

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William Dillard
1822–1908
Birth Place: Tennessee, USA
Parents
Thomas J Dillard
1785–1860
Tennessee
Hanah (H) Dillard
1794–1860
Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
William ((Willis) Edward) Dillard
1765–1850
Halifax, North Carolina
Sarah Brownlow
1765–1830
South Carolina, South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Dillard
1728–1782
William Brownlow
1727–1772
Jane Revill
1733–1799
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Patriot Sr
1706–1774
James Brownlow
1695–1740

William Dillard's Descendants

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William (B) Dillard (22 August 1822–19 January 1908) m. Mary (k) Smith (7 July 1850–18 May 1929) m. Sarah (Jane) Saxon (1828–1880)
  1. 1. Clemie (Tennie) Dillard 1887–1937 m. Thomas (Tom Newton) Bray 1885–1931
    1. 1. James (Ellis) Bray 1909–1980 m. Bernice (Jewett) Mccarty 1917–2003 m. Annie (Lee " Vivian") Dean 1903–1999
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Ruth) Bray 1930– m. Steve (Marion) Griffin 1928–2017
    2. 2. Ray (E) Bray 1920–
    3. 3. William (Arnold) Bray 1911–1948 m. Madeline Gates 1915–1981
    4. 4. Gladys (Pearl) Bray 1913–1970 m. Walter (Wyatt) Pope 1905–1979
    5. 5. Donald (E) Bray 1915–1937
    6. 6. Ronald (Thomas Bray) Sr 1917–1971 m. Olivine (a) Tousibnant 1905–1986
      1. 1. Ronald (Thomas Bray) Jr 1942–2005
    7. 7. Herschel (E) Bray 1923–1993 m. Helen (Clouse) Bray 1920–2002
    8. 8. Rosa (Marie) Bray 1921–2011 m. Jimmie (Cecil) Johnson 1904–1951 m. Howard (T Lindsay) Jr. 1921–2021
    9. 9. Modena Bray 1927–1990 m. Johnnie (Wilson) Rash 1918–2009
      1. 1. Nancy (L) Rash 1949–2022
      2. 2. David (Michael) Rash 1947–1999
    10. 10. Erschel (Herschel) Bray 1923–1985 m. Betty (Louise) Carmichael 1926–
      1. 1. Sharon (Marie Bray Uhl Mullen Sauers) Vlcek 1951–2016
  2. 2. Letha (Pearl) Dillard 1892–1986
  3. 3. Ethel Dillard 1889–1988
  4. 4. Dovie (Hellen) Graham 1876–1918
  5. 5. Thomas (Jefferson) Dillard 1847–1925 m. Ann (H) Hogue 1849–1930
    1. 1. Alice (E) Dillard 1872–1941
  6. 6. John (Haywood) Dillard 1857–1901
  7. 7. Martha (J.) Dillard 1863–

William Dillard's Timeline

5 Records

1822
22 August 1822
Birth of William B Dillard in Tennessee, USA
Tennessee, USA
1850
1850
Age 28
William B Dillard resided here in Pontotoc, Mississippi, USA
Pontotoc, Mississippi, USA
1880
1880
Age 58
William B Dillard resided here in Manchester and South Fork, Clark, Arkansas, USA
Manchester and South Fork, Clark, Arkansas, USA
1900
1900
Age 78
William B Dillard resided here in South Fork, Clark, Arkansas, USA
South Fork, Clark, Arkansas, USA
1908
19 January 1908
Age 86
Death of William B Dillard in Clark, Arkansas, USA
Clark, Arkansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 August 1822
    Event Place: Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Manchester and South Fork, Clark, Arkansas; Roll: 40; Page: 500A; Enumeration District: 035
    [2] 1900 United States Federal Census
    [3] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Pontotoc, Mississippi; Roll: 380; Page: 173b
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] Arkansas, Death Certificates, Arkansas Department of Vital Records; Little Rock, Arkansas; Death Certificates; Year: 1937; Roll: 2
    [6] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [7] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Pontotoc, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Pontotoc, Mississippi; Roll: 380; Page: 173b

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Manchester and South Fork, Clark, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Manchester and South Fork, Clark, Arkansas; Roll: 40; Page: 500A; Enumeration District: 035

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: South Fork, Clark, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 January 1908
    Event Place: Clark, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Clark County, Arkansas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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