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James Weldon Hilliard 1911–1983 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Sep 1911

Birth Location: Texas

Death Date: 7 July 1983

Death Location: Stephenville, Erath County, Texas, United States of America

Father: Oscar Hilliard

Mother: Rosa King

Spouse(s): Ruey Grissom

Children(s): James Hilliard, Wanda Hilliard

James Weldon Hilliard was born in 1911 in Texas, the child of Oscar Hilliard And Rosa Jane Rosie King. In 1920, James Weldon Hilliard resided in Justice Precinct 8, Erath, Texas, USA. In 1930, James Weldon Hilliard resided in Precinct 6, Haskell, Texas, USA. James Weldon Hilliard married Ruey Grissom, and had children including James Ernest Hilliard, Wanda La Jean Hilliard. James Weldon Hilliard passed away in 1983 in Stephenville, Erath County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • James Weldon Hilliard was born in 1911 in Texas, the child of Oscar Hilliard And Rosa Jane Rosie King.
  • In 1920, James Weldon Hilliard resided in Justice Precinct 8, Erath, Texas, USA.
  • In 1930, James Weldon Hilliard resided in Precinct 6, Haskell, Texas, USA.
  • James Weldon Hilliard married Ruey Grissom, and had children including James Ernest Hilliard, Wanda La Jean Hilliard.
  • James Weldon Hilliard passed away in 1983 in Stephenville, Erath County, Texas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Hilliard's Ancestors

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James Hilliard
1911–1983
Birth Place: Texas
Parents
Oscar Hilliard
1875–1953
Alabama
Rosa (Jane "Rosie") King
1883–1970
Pine Knot, McCreary, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Joshua King
1861–1948
Whitley County, Kentucky, USA
Rachel (Jane) West
1866–1956
Huntsville, Scott County, Tennessee
Great-Grandparents
Elisha King
1837–1892
Rosannah Duncan
1842–1936
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas King
1790–1880
Mary Cox
1800–1881

James Hilliard's Descendants

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James (Weldon) Hilliard (7 Sep 1911–7 July 1983) m. Ruey Grissom (29 Mar 1914–23 Mar 2000)
  1. 1. James (Ernest) Hilliard 1930–2001
  2. 2. Wanda (La Jean) Hilliard 1940–1996

James Hilliard's Timeline

6 Records

1911
7 Sep 1911
Birth of James Weldon Hilliard in Texas
Texas
1920
1920
Age 9
James Weldon Hilliard resided here in Justice Precinct 8, Erath, Texas, USA
Justice Precinct 8, Erath, Texas, USA
1930
1930
Age 19
James Weldon Hilliard resided here in Precinct 6, Haskell, Texas, USA
Precinct 6, Haskell, Texas, USA
1935
1935
Age 24
James Weldon Hilliard resided here in Brackenridge, Stephens, Texas
Brackenridge, Stephens, Texas
1940
1940
Age 29
James Weldon Hilliard resided here in Gustine, Comanche, Texas, USA
Gustine, Comanche, Texas, USA
1983
7 July 1983
Age 72
Death of James Weldon Hilliard in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Sep 1911
    Event Place: Texas
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Gustine, Comanche, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04011; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 47-6
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 457-07-8483; Issue State: Texas; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Justice Precinct 8, Erath, Texas; Roll: T625_1801; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 21
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Precinct 6, Haskell, Texas; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 0014
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 8, Erath, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Justice Precinct 8, Erath, Texas; Roll: T625_1801; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 21

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Precinct 6, Haskell, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Precinct 6, Haskell, Texas; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 0014

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Brackenridge, Stephens, Texas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Gustine, Comanche, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04011; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 47-6

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Gustine, Comanche, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Gustine, Comanche, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04011; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 47-6

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 July 1983
    Event Place: Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 457-07-8483; Issue State: Texas; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [2] Texas Death Index
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Stephenville, Erath County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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