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Caswell County Genealogy
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 1906 - 1969 (62 years)
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| Name |
Dillard, Nicholas Longworth [1] |
| Born |
7 Mar 1906 |
Eden, Rockingham County, North Carolina  [1] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Reference Number |
8516 |
| Died |
21 Feb 1969 |
Durham, Durham County, North Carolina |
| Buried |
Maplewood Cemetery, Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina |
| Person ID |
I8374 |
Caswell County |
| Last Modified |
25 Nov 2022 |
| Father |
Dillard, James William, b. 4 Mar 1876, Leaksville, Rockingham County, North Carolina , d. 7 Jun 1952, Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina (Age 76 years) |
| Relationship |
natural |
| Mother |
Carson, Katie, b. 9 Oct 1884, North Carolina , d. 15 Jan 1969, Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina (Age 84 years) |
| Relationship |
natural |
| Reference Number |
59409 |
| Family ID |
F4460 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Motley, Gladys Moore, b. 12 Oct 1899, d. 18 Nov 1996, Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina (Age 97 years) |
| Reference Number |
59342 |
| Children |
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| Last Modified |
25 Nov 2022 |
| Family ID |
F4459 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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- Nicholas Longworth Dillard (1906-1969)
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Dillard Monument
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Nicholas Longworth Dillard was born March 7, 1906 in Leaksville, now Eden, N.C. He was one of the eight children born to James William and Katie Carson Dilliard. His father was the son of a former slave who was transported from Maryland to North Carolina and served as errand boy to his mistress, who taught him to read and write.
When N. L. Dillard was 13, the family moved to Reidsville, N.C. where his father continued the barbering trade. Five years later the family moved to Greensboro, N.C. where his father's twin brother operated a barbershop.
After graduation from high school, he matriculated for two years at Bennett College in Greensboro prior to it becoming an all woman's college. He graduated from Shaw University in 1928 with a B.A. in Science and in 1942 received a Master's Degree from the University of Michigan. One of his great teachers at Shaw University was the late Dr. Benjamin Brawley.
Prior to entering the teaching profession, he sold insurance. In 1930, he took a teaching position in Yanceyville and in 1932 was named principal of Caswell County Training School. He married the former Gladys Motley of Danville, Va., an elementary school teacher. Born to this marriage were twins, Annette and Anthony in 1936.
Longworth, as he was called by his family, loved all of his relatives and made sure that his children got to know them. He delighted in piling his family in his 1941 Chevrolet and taking off on a Sunday afternoon after church to visit his parents or other relatives and friends in Eden, Oxford, Reidsville and Greensboro.
He had a fervent belief in God and while retaining his membership in the St. Matthews United Methodist Church in Greensboro, he was active in the Pearson Chapel AME Church and the Allen Masonic Lodge. He was one of the founders of the local credit union and was active in several community organizations.
His total commitment was to the advancement of his school. He loved children and people in general. He was blessed with foresight and one of his achievements in which he took pride was the erection and completion in 1951 of the new black elementary and high school in Caswell County. He requested as part of this strategy that they build the auditorium first as he knew that a gymnasium could be added later.
Despite the shortcomings of his students, he encouraged them to excel. He often told them that it is not the log cabin you came from but where you are going that counts. Convinced that it takes generations to build culture, it was in the Friday school assemblies where his true personality blossomed. He sought to counsel and motivate his students to prepare themselves for the kind of world they would face when they graduated. He challenged them to use their farming background with its virtues of hard work to better themselves and their community. One of his favorite quotations was by George Washington -- "Let us raise a standard to which the wise and the just can repair, the events are in the hands of God."
Source: The Heritage of Caswell County, North Carolina, Jeannine D. Whitlow, Editor (1985) at 179 (Article #170, "Nicholas Longworth Dillard" by Anthony L. Dillard). Note that the author, Anthony Longworth Dillard was the only son of Nicholas Longworth Dillard.
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For an historical sketch of this notable Caswell County educator go to Nicholas Longworth Dillard (1906-1969)
He was the oldest of five brothers. His father was a barber who operated his own shop in Reidsville, North Carolina. Source: 1920 US Federal Census.
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Caswell County History
In April 1954, black US Congressman Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. (D-NY), spoke in Raleigh, North Carolina, before the Annual Convention of the North Carolina Teacher's Association on the pending decision by the United States Supreme Court in Brown v. Board of Education. Powell predicted an eventual end to segregation in public schools.
Congressman Powell was introduced by Nicholas Longworth Dillard (1906-1969) of Yanceyville, North Carolina.
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Dillard Hall at Winston-Salem State University
Construction Date: 1971. Named For: Nicholas Longworth Dillard. Dillard Hall, constructed in 1971, is a residence hall for female students. It is named in honor of educator and former Winston-Salem State University Trustee Nicholas L. Dillard. Dillard began his college education at Bennett College, but he completed his A.B. degree from Shaw University and later received his master’s degree from the University of Michigan. Dillard served as principal of Caswell County High School in Yanceyville, N.C., for 38 years. During his tenure as principal, the teaching faculty increased from 3 to 36 and the student body increased from 80 to 1,100. He also oversaw the opening of a new Caswell County High School in the 1950s.
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Caswell County History
In 1955, Shaw University awarded to Nicholas Longworth Dillard (1906-1969), principal of Caswell County Training School (Yanceyville, North Carolina), the University Plaque for Distinguished Service for the College of Arts and Sciences.
Dillard is a 1928 graduate of Shaw University (B.A. in Science). He became principal at Caswell County Training School in 1932, having taught there since 1930.
And, in 1955 Dorothy M. Totten (Yanceyville, North Carolina) graduated from Shaw University.
Source: The News and Observer (Raleigh, North Carolina), 31 May 1955, Tuesday, Page 10.
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1920 United States Federal Census
Name: Longworth Dillard
Home in 1920: Reidsville, Rockingham, North Carolina
Age: 13 years
Estimated birth year: abt 1907
Birthplace: North Carolina
Relation to Head of House: Son
Father's name: William J
Father's Birth Place: North Carolina
Mother's name: Katie L
Mother's Birth Place: North Carolina
Marital Status: Single
Race: Black
Sex: Male
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Image: 872
Household Members: Name Age
William J Dillard 40
Katie L Dillard 35
Longworth Dillard 13
Radey J Dillard 12
Carson H Dillard 8
William E Dillard 43
1930 US Census
Name: N Longworth Dillard
Age: 24
Estimated birth year: abt 1906
Relation to head-of-house: Son
Father's Name: James W Dillard
Mother's Name: Kate Dillard
Home in 1930: Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina
Occupation: Presser/Pressing Club
U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
Name: Nicholas Longworth Dillard
Race: Negro (Black)
Birth Date: 7 Mar 1906
Birth Place: Rockingham, North Carolina
Residence: Yanceyville, Caswell, North Carolina
Registration Year: 1940
Relationship: Self (Head)
Household Members: Name
Nicholas Longworth Dillard
Gladys Motley Dillard
1940 United States Federal Census
Name: Nicholas L Dillard
Age: 32
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1908
Gender: Male
Race: Negro (Black)
Birthplace: North Carolina
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1940: Yanceyville, Caswell, North Carolina
Street: School Street
Farm: No
Inferred Residence in 1935: Yanceyville, Caswell, North Carolina
Residence in 1935: Same Place
Resident on farm in 1935: No
Sheet Number: 5A
Number of Household in Order of Visitation: 54
Occupation: Principal
House Owned or Rented: Owned
Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: 1500
Attended School or College: No
Highest Grade Completed: College, 4th year
Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 30
Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker in Government work
Weeks Worked in 1939: 32
Income: 1200
Income Other Sources: No
Household Members: Name Age
Nicholas L Dillard 32
Gladys M Dillard 35
Annette Dillard 4
Anthony Dillard 4
North Carolina, Death Certificates, 1909-1975
Name: Nicholas Longworth Dillard
Gender: Male
Race: Black
Age: 62
Birth Date: 7 Mar 1906
Birth Place: North Carolina, United States
Death Date: 21 Feb 1969
Death Location: Durham, Caswell
Spouse's Name: Gladys Motley
Father's Name: Willie Dillard
Mother's Name: Katie Carson
Residence: Yanceyville, Caswell, North Carolina
North Carolina Death Collection, 1908-1996
Name: Nicholas Dillard
Death Date: 21 Feb 1969
Death City: Durham (P)
Date Death Recorded: Feb 1969
Death Age: 62
Birth Date: 1907
Residence County: Durham
Gender: Male
Race: Black
Marital Status: Married
Autopsy: Yes
Institution: General Hospital
Attendant: Physician
Source: NC Department of Health. North Carolina Deaths, 1968-69
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- Details: The Heritage of Caswell County, North Carolina, Jeannine D. Whitlow, Editor (1985) at 179 (Article #170, "Nicholas Longworth Dillard" by Anthony L. Dillard).
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