Born in Pontotoc, Mississippi
Ancestors 
Daughter of William Henry Dillard
and Mary Elizabeth Dillard
Sister of
Gertie M (Dillard) Sappington, Carl H Dillard, Thelma (Dillard) Gentry, Gayron William Dillard Sr., Loyce Dillard, William Henry Dillard Jr [half], Ernestine (Dillard) Pickering [half] and [private brother (1960s - unknown)]
Wife of
Oliver Stafford
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 97
in Pontotoc, Mississippi
Profile last modified
| Created 2 Feb 2015
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Biography
Ruth was born in 1907. She was the daughter of Will Dillard and Lizzie Unknown. She passed away in 2004. [1]
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- ↑ First-hand information as remembered by Michelle Wiseman, Monday, February 2, 2015. Replace this citation if there is another source.
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Henning, Elma and Merle Rummel, The Toney Family History, 1979, pg 47
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Ruth by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Ruth:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Ruth by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Ruth:
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~12.50%
~12.50%
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