Most of the following information was sent to me by Jewell Dillard, descendant.

                               Mary Evelyn "Nine" Barnes  (John Moses², James B¹) was born March 27, 1883 in Violet Hill, Arkansas,  Izard County, and died December 19, 1935.  She married Gordon Dillard.

Children of Mary Barnes and Gordon Dillard are:

                   i.         Earl Dillard, born January 21, 1901; died February 24, 1964 in Izard
                              County Arkansas, buried Oxford Cemetery.  He married (1) Laura A.
                              Blevins.  He married (2) Lela Alma Simmons December 25, 1928.

                   ii.       Edison Dillard, born June 06, 1903; died July 03, 1979, buried Violet
                              Hill Cemetery, Izard County Arkansas.  He married Lula Billingsley,
                              born January 14, 1904, died May 18, 1996, buried Violet Hill Cemetery.

                  iii.       Lorus Dillard, born August 24, 1908; died July 24, 1912 in Izard
                             County Arkansas, buried Violet Hill Cemetery.

                   iv.      Troy Collier Dillard, born January 30, 1912; died May 14, 1979 in Izard
                             County Arkansas, buried Violet Hill Cemetery.  He married Audie
                             Hightower.

                    v.      Essie Marie Dillard, born August 06, 1915; died June 23, 1946, buried
                             Violet Hill Cemetery.  She married Guy Oldfield.

                   vi.      Arnold Dillard, born October 05, 1918; died February 23, 1982 in Izard
                            County Arkansas, buried Violet Hill Cemetery.  He married Alene
                            McKoskey.