Ray County, Missouri Biographies - Stanton R. Lillard(b. 1834)

Source: History of Ray County, Missouri 1881; p.621


Stanton R. Lillard

Stanton R. Lillard was born in Madison county, Virginia on the 8th day of May, 1834,
and grew up and was educated there. He came to Ray county, Missouri, in the year 1856,
and was engaged for a year, after his arrival here, in teaming. He was then employed
by Thomas Duvall as overseer for the negro workmen on his farm. In this capacity he 
remianed for another year, and then went back to Virginia, but staying there only one
winter, he came again to Ray county. Mr. Lillard was married on the 10th day of
December, 1862, to Miss Eliza J., the daughter of Christopher Allison, Esq., of Ray
county. He bought a farm the same year in sections seven and eight, township 51,
range twenty-eight, and has lived upon it ever since. He afterwards increased the 
extent of his first purchase, and now owns three hundred and fifty seven acres of
fine land in Ray county. He is also engaged, to some extent, in breeding and dealing
in fine stock. Twelve children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Lillard, eight of whom
are living, named as follows: John F., born October 11, 1866; Christopher C., born 
October 10, 1867; Hattie Jane, born January 17, 1870; Elizabeth C., born March 30, 1874;
James W., born September 18, 1875; Ludy May, born September 23, 1877; Robert Lee and
Mary Francis, twins, born February 11, 1881; George W., William R., and two unnamed 
infants, are dead. Mr. Lillard was slightly wounded by the terrible cyclone which
passed through Richmond June 1, 1878. He is a member of the order of Patrons of
Husbandry and also of a later organization called the Farmer's Club. Mr. Lillard is
a practical, successful and prosperous farmer. He has made six visits to his native
state since he first came away. In 1876 he made an extended tour through the east and
attended the centennial exposition at the city of Philadelphia.


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