Elizabeth Catherine (Higginbotham) Dillard (1820 - 1859)

Born 25 Jun 1820 in Amherst, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Oragon Duvall Dillard — married 28 Dec 1840 in Amherst, Virginia, United States

Descendants

Died 15 Jan 1859 at age 38 in Nelson, Virginia, United States

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Biography

Elizabeth was born in 1820, in Amherst, Virginia. She was the daughter of George Washington Higginbotham and Elizabeth Cashwell.

On 24 Dec 1840, in Amherst, she married Oragon Duvall Dillard. They settled in Nelson County, Virginia and had 7 children.

1. Oscar P. Dillard b. 1841 - d. aft. 1860 census
2. Paulina E Dillard b. 1844 - d. aft. 1884, m. William Stanley Hughes
3. Mary/ Mollie J Dillard b. 1845 - d. 1886, m. Benjamin George Harris
4. Cassandra W Dillard b. 1847 - d. 1928, m. Andrew Jackson Spencer (brother of Louisa)
5. Oregon Thaddeus Dillard b. 1850 - d. 1914, m. Louisa Spencer (sister of Andrew)
6. Ventia/Ventha Dillard b. 1854 - d. UNK, only found birth record
7. Peter Henry Dillard n. 1856 - d. 1930, m. Mary Frances Puckett

Elizabeth passed away on 15 Jan 1859. It is unknown where she was buried.

Sources

• Her marriage record. "Virginia, Vital Records, 1715-1901", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6JZ7-GDVW : Wed Oct 25 15:00:18 UTC 2023), Entry for Origin D or Origan D Dillard and Elizabeth C J Higgenbotham, 24 Dec 1840.

• "United States Census, 1850", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8DF-MGH : Fri Oct 06 07:47:49 UTC 2023), Entry for Judith Dillard and O D Dillard, 1850.

• Daughter Ventia/Ventha birth record. "Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6ZTB-WP5F : Tue Feb 13 20:09:51 UTC 2024), Entry for Ventha Dillard and O. D. Dillard, Dec 1854.

• Daughter Paula's marriage record. "Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, County Marriage Registers, 1853-1935", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Z6BN-C12M : Fri Oct 06 13:58:58 UTC 2023), Entry for Wm S Hughes and Moses B, 22 Dec 1868.

• Son Benjamin's marriage record. "Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, County Marriage Registers, 1853-1935", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ZJLF-X26Z : Fri Oct 06 01:22:17 UTC 2023), Entry for Benj G Harris and Nelson B, 26 Jan 1869.

• Daughter Cassandra's marriage record. "Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1771-1989", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6DMZ-CVL6 : Sat Oct 21 14:52:21 UTC 2023), Entry for A J Spencer and Ro C Spencer, 16 Feb 1871.

• Son Oregon's marriage record. "Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1771-1989", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6DQ4-LX29 : Sat Oct 21 14:50:32 UTC 2023), Entry for Origin T Dillard and Origin D, 30 Oct 1872.

• Son Peter's marriage record. "Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1771-1989", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6DQ4-JSSS : Sat Oct 21 15:11:09 UTC 2023), Entry for Peter Henny Dillard and O D, 17 Nov 1875.

• Daughter Cassandra's death certificate. "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVRW-WG3K : 16 August 2019), Bessie Higginbotham in entry for Cassie Spencer, 06 Sep 1926; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing , Nelson, Virginia, United States, entry no, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.