Person:Jerry Dillard (1)

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Jerry Clements Dillard
b.1 Oct 1871 Falls Co., Texas, United States
d.4 May 1933 Lueders, Jones Co., Texas, United States
Parents and Siblings
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m. 19 Feb 1860
  1. Margie Jane Dillard1861 - 1888
  2. Elisa Isabelle 'Belle' Dillard1863 -
  3. Lydia Mary Dillard1865 - 1895
  4. John Duckett 'J.D.' Dillard1868 - 1954
  5. Jerry Clements Dillard1871 - 1933
  6. Minnie Catherine Dillard1874 - 1963
  7. Thomas Milton Dillard, Jr.1876 - 1935
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  Jerry Clements Dillard1871 - 1933
  • W.  Leona Cowan1873 - 1949
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
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Facts and Events
Name Jerry Clements Dillard
Gender Male
Birth[1] 1 Oct 1871 Falls Co., Texas, United States
Marriage 1 Nov 1893 Bell Co., Texas, United Statesto Leona Cowan
Death[1] 4 May 1933 Lueders, Jones Co., Texas, United StatesCause: Cancer of the throat, heart failure.
Burial[1] May 1933 Bethel Cemetery, Jones Co., Texas, United States

According to Jody Dillard:

Jerry Dillard was a big man. A proud man who farmed the land in Bell County and Jones County until his death at the age of 62. Although he had twelve children and grandchildren at an early age, he never allowed his grandchildren to call him "Grandpa". He told them he was 'Uncle Pete'. That is what he was known as by the young ones of Matt, Katy, and Robert.

He was not quite five when his own father died in Falls County, Texas in 1876. His father's brother Odell died there the year before. Manerva packed up her kids and moved to Tennessee Valley to stay with her family there.

His mother did not remarry so he grew up working the farms of his kinfolk with his two brothers, Tom and John, until he was able to get his own place in Nolan Valley. He married Leona Cowan there and had a large family. They moved to a farm near Lueders, Texas in Jones County. He farmed cotton mostly. He was a man of modest means but provided a good Baptist home for his wife and twelve children.

Jody Dillard has lots more info on this family on her website. See Contributors page for link.

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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