Jill Dillard
| Jill Dillard | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Jill Michelle Duggar May 17, 1991 Tontitown, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Occupation |
Midwife TV personality |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Spouse(s) | Derick Dillard (m. 2014) |
| Children | 1 |
| Parent(s) |
Jim Bob Duggar Michelle Duggar (Ruark) |
| Relatives | 18 siblings |
| Website | www |
Jill Michelle Dillard (Duggar; born May 17, 1991) is an American television personality. She is known for her appearances on TLC as part of the reality television shows 19 Kids and Counting (2008 – 2015) and Jill & Jessa: Counting On (2016 – present).
She is the second daughter born to Jim Bob Duggar and Michelle (Ruark) Duggar, and the fourth of 19 children.
Dillard co-wrote the book Growing Up Duggar, published by Howard Books with her sisters Jana, Jessa and Jinger. It was released on March 4, 2014. The book shares an inside look at what it is like to be a Duggar child as they talk about their parents' faith and perspectives on life.
On September 15, 2015, Dillard officially became a Certified Professional Midwife (CPM) after several years of study and professional apprenticeship.
In November 2013, Jill began a courtship with Derick Dillard. The couple met through Jill's father, Jim Bob, who was a prayer partner of Derick's while Derick was on a mission trip in Nepal. Derick proposed to Jill on March 29, 2014, and the couple was married on June 21, 2014.
Derick is a graduate of Oklahoma State University–Stillwater where he was the mascot Pistol Pete (Oklahoma State University). He graduated with a degree in accounting and worked as a Walmart tax accountant until June 2015.
On August 20, 2014, Dillard announced that she was pregnant with the couple’s first child, a boy, whose due date was March 24, 2015. On April 6, after 70 hours of labor, the couple welcomed their son (by C-section), Israel David Dillard.
In 2015, the Dillard family relocated to Central America to serve as missionaries with S.O.S. Ministries. Ten months later they came back to the United States .
In December 2016, Dillard announced that she was expecting her second child, a boy due in July 2017.
Children
In June 2015 on The Kelly File, Dillard identified herself as one of the girls who her oldest brother Joshua Duggar had molested as a teen. Dillard reported the abuse consisted of inappropriate touching while she was asleep, saying she did not know it had occurred until her brother confessed to her parents, and her parents then told her what had occurred. Dillard stated on the The Kelly File that the release of the police reports was a "revictimization", and she expressed concern that the police reports detailing her abuse being made public might discourage other families experiencing abuse from seeking help.
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