Biographical Sketch of Benjamin W. Dillard, Greene County, Missouri, 
Taylor Township

>From "History of Greene County, Missouri," St. Louis: Western
Historical Company, 1883.

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Perhaps no young man in Taylor township stands higher in a social or 
business point of view than Ben Dillard.  He was born near Strafford,
Greene county, Missouri, December 22, 1855.  He was educated in the 
common schools of his neighborhood, and grew to manhood upon the farm.
In February, 1882, he formed a partnership with W. J. Williams, M. D.,
in the general merchandise and drug business in the town of Strafford,
where he has since resided, taking foremost rank in business.  He was
married October 14, 1880, to Miss Mary F., daughter of John E. and 
Mary Pritchard.  Their union was blest with one child, born, August 22,
1881, and died January 31, 1882.
		"The fairest flowers the soonest fade,
		 Else little graves were never made."
During the latter part of December, 1880, Mrs. Dillard took a severe
cold which settled upon her lungs.  She had a slight cough until her
baby's death, when she became rapidly worse.  She was confined to bed
two months before her death, which occurred May 16, 1882.  March 8, 
1883, he was married the second time to Miss Fannie, daughter of Dr.
S. B. and Melissa (Rountree) Neil, of Polk county, Missouri.  Mr. Dill-
ard bought his partner's interest in the store February 1, 1883, and
now owns and controls the business alone.


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