Dillard, Luther M

From Lane Co Oregon

Luther M. Dillard (1846-1889) came to Oregon as a boy in 1853, and grew up to amass substantial acreage southeast of Eugene, where Dillard Road is today. “He was essentially a member of the class of doers, gifted with initiative and quick resolve,” said the History of Oregon in 1903, “and he never under stress of action faltered, hesitated nor reconsidered.” He married Samantha Emmons, a descendent of Daniel Boone, in 1875. Their children included Walter Dillard, who became a Eugene attorney and school superintendent, and John L. Dillard, who became a civil engineer.