Tenth Generation

164. Amanda Minerva PERKINS was born on 23 November 1866 in Greene County, Missouri.^67,96 She died on 20 December 1940 at the age of 74 in Greene County, Missouri.⁶⁷

Missouri Marriage Records, Ancestry.com.
Lawrence County
James L. Dillard, age 40 of Springfield, Greene Co MO and Manerva Perkins, age 30 of Brookline, Greene Co MO. A handwritten note says "Please don't publish for 2 weeks. Ben" License dated 18 Dec 1896 and signed "B. W. Dillard". Wm. C. Hicks, Gospel Minister of Brookline, married them on 7 Jan 1897.

1890 City Directory, Springfield, MO
Taylor Twp, Stafford P.O.
George A. Dillard
James L. Dillard
Sarah J. Dillard
William S. Dillard
Winfield S. Dillard

1900 Census. Greene Co MO, Taylor Twp, p.179, Hh 81
James Dillard, b. Jan 1857, age 43, married 4 yrs, b. MO, parents b. TN, farmer
Manerva, wife, b. Nov 1866, age 33, married 4 yrs, 2 children, b. MO, father b. KY, mother b. TN
James D., son, b. Nov 1897, age 2, b. MO
Laura E., daughter, b. Jan 1898, age 1, b. MO
Roy Stevens, boarder, b. Oct 1887, age 12, b. MO, father b. AR, mother b. MO

Living next door in 1900, Hh 82
George A. Dillard, b. Dec 1826, age 73, married 51 years, b. TN, parents b. NC, farmer
Eliza J., wife, b. May 1833, age 67, had 9 children, 6 are living, b. TN as were her parents
Sarah, daughter, b. Mar 1855, age 45, single, b. MO, raises poultry

1910 Census. Greene Co MO, Taylor Twp, Sheet 1B, Hh 8
James L. Dillard, age 53, married 1 time for 13 years
Manera A., age 43, has had 4 children
James D., age 12. Laura E. age 11. Gertrude A. age 8. George P. age 5.
Eliza J. Dillard, mother, age 76, Widowed, she had 9 children, 6 are living, born TN as were her parents

1920 Census. Greene Co MO, Taylor Twp, Sheet 7B, Hh 149
James L. Dillard, age 63. Mervie, wife, age 53.
Jas D., son, age 22. Gertrude, daughter, 17. George, son, age 15.

1930 Census. Greene Co MO, Taylor Twp, p.124, Hh 211
James L. Dillard, age 73. Minerva M., age 63.
Hh 212
James D. Dillard, age 32, married at age 28. Thelma, wife, age 26, married at age 22. Mary E., daughter, age 4/12 [4 months].
Hh 213
George P. Dillard, age 25, married at age 21. Ruth M., wife, age 24, married at 20. George R., son, age 1 4/12

1940 Census. Taylor Twp, Greene, MO, Hh 9
Lived in same house in 1935
James Dillard, 83, farmer
Minerva, wife, 73
George, son, 36, farmer
Ruth, dau-in-law, 34
Richard, gson, 11
Robert, gson, 6

Missouri Death Certificate #2662
A. Minerva Dillard of RFD 2. Springfield, Greene Co, MO, died 20 Dec 1940 of heart disease and age. She was married - her husband James L. Dillard was age 84. She was born 23 Nov 1866 in Brookline (Greene Co, MO) Her father was William G. Perkins, born Kentucky; her mother Marth Beal, birthplace unknown. James L. Dillard was the informant. She was buried Danforth Cemetery, on December 22nd.

The Reveille, Camdenton, Missouri, 27 Dec 1940, Friday, p.1
Mrs. Minerva Dillard Passes Away At Home
Funeral services for Mrs. A. Minerva Dillard, 74, who died at noon last Friday in her home were held Dec 20, at Springfield.
Mrs. Dillard was the mother of Lon King's sin-in-law, James D. Dillard.
She is survived by her husband, James L., two sons, James D. and George, two daughters, Mrs. J. S. Ownes and Mrs. O. O. Dennie and six grandchildren.
Mrs. Dillard was born near Brookline and had lived in the Ozarks all of her life.

Amanda Minerva PERKINS and James Luther DILLARD were married on 7 January 1897 in Lawrence County, Missouri. James Luther DILLARD, son of George A. DILLARD and Eliza Jane GIBSON, was born on 7 January 1857 in Missouri. He died on 24 December 1941 at the age of 84 in Springfield, Greene County, Missouri.

Missouri Death Certificate #41959
James L. Dillard died 24 Dec 1941 of influenza, old age & heart disease. His address was Rt. 2, Springfield, Greene Co, MO. He was born 7 Jan 1857, in Springfield, and was a widower. Father was George A. Dillard; mother was Elizabeth Gibson, both born in Tennessee. Mrs. O. O. Dennis of Rt. 2, Springfield was the informant. Buried Danforth Cemetery, Dec 28th.

Amanda Minerva PERKINS and James Luther DILLARD had the following children: