Alexander Anderson Dillard (1808 - 1868)

Born 1 Sep 1808 in Chestnut Mound, Smith County, Tennessee, United States

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Died 17 Jul 1868 at age 59 in Calico Rock, Izard County, Arkansas, United States

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Biography

Alexander Dillard migrated from Tennessee to Arkansas.

Alexander was born on 1 September 1808 in Tennessee, United States. He was the son of Osborne Dillard and Naomi 'Oney' Clark.

About 1825 he married Delilah Ligon. In 1830 they were living in Smith County, Tennessee.^[1] She was the mother of Joseph, William O. and John C., plus four others that died young.

After the passing of Delilah around 1837, he married Mary Wood. He moved his family from Tennessee to Izard County, Arkansas around 1849. By 1850 the family was living in Rocky Bayou township, Izard County, Arkansas. Age: 44^[2][3] They had a son, James.

Land Patent: 1 March 1855 in Arkansas.^[4]

Land Patent: 16 June 1856 in Arkansas.^[5]

Land Patent: 1 July 1859 in Arkansas.^[6]

Civil: 1 May 1860 in Izard, Stone, Arkansas.^[7]

In 1860 Alexander was living in Union, Izard, Arkansas. Age: 52^[8]

Land Patent: 1 October 1860 in Arkansas.^[9][10]

He died in 1868 in Izard County. He is buried at Spring Creek Cemetery in Izard County, Arkansas.^[11]

Notes from Goodspeeds

Alexander Dillard & family located from TN to Izard Co, Ark in 1849. Throughout his entire life, he was engaged in farming and merchandising, following the later occupations at Spring Creek and Flat Woods after coming to Arkansas. He served as Justice of the Peace and Deputy Sheriff of his county. He was quite a wealthy man prior to the war, and owned several negroes, but his losses during the rebellion were very heavy, and these he never fully regained. He died in 1867, at the age of fifty-nine years. His first marriage in 1825 to Delilah Ligon, were born a family of seven children, three of whom lived to be grown, Joseph Alexander, William Osborn "Osby" and John C. Alexander & Delilah are natives of Tennessee and were members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Delilah passed away 1837/1838. Mr. Dillard's second wife was Mary Wood, of Tennessee, whom later became Mrs. John Anderson. Mr.[W.O.] Dillard is a Democrat and a man who favors and supports all laudable enterprises, especially those connected with churches and schools.^[12]

Sources

1. ↑ 1830 Census: Title: 1830 United States Federal Census Author:
   Page: 1830 US Census; Census Place: Smith, Tennessee; Page: 104; NARA Series: M19; Roll Number: 181; Family History Film: 0024539.
   Ancestry Record 8058 #754186 (accessed before 24 October 2013).
2. ↑ Residence: Title: Arkansas Census, 1819-70 Author: Jackson, Ron V., Accelerated Indexing Systems, comp. Publication: The Generations Network, Inc.
   Ancestry Record 3534 #897088 (accessed before 24 October 2013).
3. ↑ 1850 Census: Title: 1850 United States Federal Census Author:
   Page: Year: 1850; Census Place: Rocky Bayou, Izard, Arkansas; Roll: M432_27; Page: 12A; Image: 30.
   Ancestry Record 8054 #19920756 (accessed before 24 October 2013).
4. ↑ Unspecified: Title: Arkansas, Homestead and Cash Entry Patents, Pre-1908 Author: United States, Bureau of Land Management Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc.
   Ancestry Record 2070 #28370 (accessed before 24 October 2013).
5. ↑ Unspecified: Title: Arkansas, Homestead and Cash Entry Patents, Pre-1908 Author: United States, Bureau of Land Management Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc.
   Ancestry Record 2070 #29018 (accessed before 24 October 2013).
6. ↑ Unspecified: Title: Arkansas, Homestead and Cash Entry Patents, Pre-1908 Author: United States, Bureau of Land Management Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc.
   Ancestry Record 2070 #33707 (accessed before 24 October 2013).
7. ↑ Civil: Title: U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907 Author:.
   Ancestry Record 1246 #1916733 (accessed before 24 October 2013).
8. ↑ 1860 Census: Title: 1860 United States Federal Census Author:
   Page: Year: 1860; Census Place: Union, Izard, Arkansas; Roll: M653_43; Page: 421; Image: 425; Family History Library Film: 803043.
   Ancestry Record 7667 #13146686 (accessed before 24 October 2013).
9. ↑ Unspecified: Title: Arkansas, Homestead and Cash Entry Patents, Pre-1908 Author: United States, Bureau of Land Management Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc.
   Ancestry Record 2070 #38978 (accessed before 24 October 2013).
10. ↑ Unspecified: Title: Arkansas, Homestead and Cash Entry Patents, Pre-1908 Author: United States, Bureau of Land Management Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc.
    Ancestry Record 2070 #37564 (accessed before 24 October 2013).
11. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/134535180/alexander-anderson-dillard: accessed 9 October 2022), memorial page for Alexander Anderson Dillard (1 Sep 1808–17 Jul 1868), Find a Grave Memorial ID 134535180, citing Spring Creek Cemetery, Calico Rock, Izard County, Arkansas, USA; Maintained by Debbiejack (contributor 48504613) .Find A Grave: Memorial #134535180
12. ↑ Biographical and Historical Memoirs of North East Arkansas, Goodspeed Publishing, http://argenweb.net/izard/history/goodspeed.htm, Life sketch of W.O. Dillard

See also:

• Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Page: Ancestry Family Tree Data: Text: Ancestry Profile

Acknowledgments

• Profile Dillard-604 was created through the import of Dillard Family Tree (final).ged on Oct 24, 2013 by Catherine Dillard.