Brief Life History of Frank Anderson
When Frank Anderson Dillard was born on 2 November 1890, in Greene, Missouri, United States, his father, George Everett Dillard, was 30 and his mother, Sarah Geraldine McGinty, was 29. He married Orpha Foltz Smith on 18 August 1915, in Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in North Campbell Township, Greene, Missouri, United States in 1900 and Springfield, Greene, Missouri, United States for about 20 years. He died on 23 April 1963, at the age of 72, and was buried in Springfield, Greene, Missouri, United States.
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- Frank A Dillard, "United States Census, 1940"
- Frank Anderson Dillard, "Find A Grave Index"
- Frank A Dillard in entry for Frank A Dillard, "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007"
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Name Meaning
English (Worcestershire and Staffordshire): possibly a variant of Dollard , either by euphemism or by the fronting of a back vowel between two alveolar consonants, for which there are many parallels. Compare Dilliard and Dilyard .
History: This surname was in VA by 1698.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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