Person:Clarence Dillard (1)

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Clarence Matthew Dillard
b.18 Aug 1894 Bell Co., Texas, United States
d.17 Jul 1971 Waco, McLennan Co., Texas, United States
Parents and Siblings
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m. 1 Nov 1893
  1. Clarence Matthew Dillard1894 - 1971
  2. Robert Samuel Dillard1895 - 1980
  3. Fannie Clements Dillard1897 - 1918
  4. Katie Louise Dillard1899 - 1993
  5. Thomas Lee Dillard1902 - 1970
  6. Jerry Ross Dillard1904 - 1980
  7. Claris Zelma Dillard1906 - 1922
  8. Ancil Boyd Dillard1908 - 1991
  9. Leona Pearl Dillard1910 - 1997
  10. Minnie Eunice Dillard1913 - 1984
  11. James Cowan 'Jack' Dillard1915 - 1983
  12. Inous 'Marie' Dillard1917 - 1999
Spouse and Children
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m. 4 Sep 1924
  1. Clarence Matthew Dillard, Jr.1927 - 1933
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▼Facts and Events
Name Clarence Matthew Dillard
Gender Male
Birth[1] 18 Aug 1894 Bell Co., Texas, United States
Marriage 4 Sep 1924 Waco, McLennan Co., Texas, United Statesto Sarah May Johnston
Death[1] 17 Jul 1971 Waco, McLennan Co., Texas, United StatesCause: Cardiac arrest
Burial[1] 1971 Oakwood Cemetery, Waco, McLennan Co., Texas, United States

According to Jody Dillard:

Matt was a veteran of World War I. He moved to Waco, from Lueders,Texas in 1921 where he lived until his death. He was the first in the family to get interested in the genealogy of the Dillard's. By tediously researching the libraries and cemeteries he was able to leave a written history of his family. His brother Robert also aided in the search and maintained records of the resting places of many of our kin. Matt was a Baptist.

(Article printed in the Bell County Newspaper in 1917)

"Called For Examination"....... The local exemption board is busy today sending out notices to the following, notifying them to report to City Hall at 9 o'clock, Tuesday, October 16th for examination. ...on that list was the name Clarence M. Dilliard, Belton.

Remembrances from nephew, Neal Barron:

Matt's sister Katie used to tell the story about Matt's encounter with a bull that taught him the true meaning of the phrase... 'full of bull'.

Matt was trying to load a short-horned bull into a trailer at Katie and Guy's farm. Guy had the rope thru the front end of the trailer but the bull wouldn't step up into the trailer. Matt always wore coverall while working around the Lorena farm. Matt put his shoulder under the bull's rump and was going to force the animal up into the trailer with one big lunge and Guy was instructed to pull hard when Matt hollered. Matt didn't realize that the bull was full of fresh, green, spring grass. As Matt lunged forward, his coverall collar was gapping open and the bull let loose and dumped about five gallons of that recycled grass right down Matt's collar!

Katie and Guy laughed so hard that, embarrassed and smelly, Matthew left the bull tied to the trailer and got into his car and went on home to his farm to get cleaned up. Matt never, ever mentioned that incident around us again. (and that is probably why he kept his shirt collar buttoned to the top after that!)

Matt was a farmer, later owned and managed apartment buildings in Waco, TX.

▼References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Rootsweb chart of Jody Dillard: James C. Dillard Family wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi op GET db jody44.
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