Calvin Henry Dillard was born on July 8,1801 in Wake County, NC. His parents were Merritt Dillard and Elizabeth Page. Calvin married a woman named Mary (Polly) last name unknown. He lived in Wake County as a farmer. Calvin and Mary Dillard had 7 children together. William Henry Dillard was thier only son. Mary died in 1880 and Calvin died in 1881. William H. Dillard married Ann Eliza Sorrell(dau of Curtis and Brody Sorrel) in 1854 in Wake County, NC. William and Mary had about 8 Children. Their son Willie Tinin Dillard was my GG Grandfather. Willie Dillard had married Annie G. Smith about 1886 in Wake Co., NC. Willie and Annie are buried in the William H. Dillard Cemetary along with William H. and Ann Eliza Dillard in Wake County, NC. All Dillards in America was said to have been the decentants of George Dillard who came from Whitshire, England in May of 1650.George settled down in Caroline County, Virginia.The Dillard is not clear from that point for several generations because of lack of any records.
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