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| Birth: | 27 Sep 1834 in Walton County, GA |
| Death: | 2 Feb 1924 in Richland, Chattahoochee County GA |
| Sex: | M |
| Father: | John D. Dillard b. 1803 in Laurens, Fairfield County, South Carolina |
| Mother: | Hilley(Hilah) Watson b. 10 May 1807 in Gwinnett County ,GA |
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Individual:
History of Chattahoocie County, GA.
N.K. Rogers
ISBN 0-89308-032-2
Pages 195,196,& 197
Starling M. Dillard
According to family tradition Mr. Dillard's ancestors came from Holland
to America. John Dillard, first comer of this name to what is know
Chattahoochie County married Hiley Watson. Their grandsonn John Dillard
who lives in Cusseta recalls this story: A brother of his grandmother,
Hiley Watson Dillard, who lived in North Georgia, saw many signs of bear,
so a party preparing to go bear-hunting-- part of the preparations being
the cooking of food to last them several days, during which activities
Mr. Watson carried a fretting child outside the fort. Indians sprang
from ambush, wounded him and killed the child, and attacked the fort. A
young man from within, saddled his horse and went for help during the
battle. This family had other Indian encounters as well as enduring
hardships incident to living on the frontier of civilization. John
Dillard and his wife Hiley Watson came from Gwinnett County, Ga to the
southern portion of Muscogee (in the original survey, part of Lee County)
in 1834 where their son Starling M. Dillard was born Sept. 27 of that
year. In this family there were seven sons and one daughter viz.:
Starling M., Tapley, Crawford, William, James, Alexander, Jackson, and
Elizabeth. The father of this family (John Dillard) reached this section
of the state at the same time the Creek Indians were making their last
effort to resist white invasion of their territory. He was in Stewart,
County Ga at the battle of Sheppard's plantation, for with the other men
of the community he joined the forces which succeeded in driving the red
men from Eastern Georgia. John Dillard, (a revolutionary soldier) was a
resident of Rabun County, GA in 1827. He drew lots in the original Troup
and Lee Counties. It is believed he was John Dillard's father
(Starling's grandfather). A quarter of a century later the Indian
fighter had a half of dozen sons in the Confederate army. Among them was
the subject of theis sketch(Starling) who lived at his father's later
home near Slaughter Creek until his marriage to Miss Jincy C. Tomblin
(originally spelled Tomberlin) daughter of Pleasant and ________
Tomberlin, on Nov. 22, 1859. Within less than three years he departed
from his new home as a private in Co. D, 46th Regt., Inf. to remain in
active service throughout the war except for thirty days when he was
recovering from a wound recieved at Chickamauga, while trying to save one
of his comrades. His five brothers were discharged from Lee's army all
able to resume their former occupations and S. M. Dillard from the
Western Army under Johnston and Hood during whose campaigns he was
slightly wounded several times but not disabled for service then nor when
he and his wife Jincy reared a family of seven sons and three daughters
whose excellance of character has often been praised. Mr. Dillard
reached his home about the middle of May 1865 and immediately began
preparations for making a crop. With one plow he was ready to plant corn
on June 19th and raised 160 bushels of corn and plenty of peas that
year. For a quarter of a century he remained in the same section of the
county, a prosperous farmer, whose wrthe to his community was appreciated
by his neighbors. But his brothershad been living in Alabama for many
years, so in 1890, he removed to Ozark, Dale County AL., but remained
their only a year. Upon his return he bought the Matthew's place in the
southeastern part of this county where his son W. F. Dillard (Warren
Frank) now lives. When he reached the age of seventy and was no longer
able to be actively engaged in farming he and his wife bought a home in
Richland where they spent the remainder of their long and useful lives.
After sixty years of wedded life Mrs. Dillard precede him to the grave by
a little less than four years. Only two of their sons J. W. Dillard and
W. F. Dillard and their families now reside in this county, the other
children with exception of George who died young, and their families are
scattered over the state - - the same type of sturdy, industrious, law
abiding citizens their forefathers were. Mr. Dillard like to recall the
days when he and Mr. Brewer were neighbors and were ever ready, not only
to lend, but to offer the use of any tool and farm implement. or other
household convenience needed by the other. In fact it was a great source
of pride to him that he always lived in peace and harmony with his
friends and neighbors. He and his family were members of Liberty Hill
M.E. Church to the support of which they were liberal contributors. But
the outstanding characteristics of Mr. Dillard and his wife - - good will
towards all with whom they were associated, expressed in kindly,
neighborly deeds - - was pictured in the benvolence of their faces and
rembered by those fortunate enough to known them. Those honorable
parents have left to their descendants a heriatage fine enough to be
treasured and emulated by those who are present standard bearers of this
name.
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