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John W. Hilton 1860–1899 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Mar 1860

Birth Location: Morgantown, Indiana, USA

Death Date: 17 Dec 1899

Death Location: Morgan County, Indiana, United States of America

Father: Emsley Hilton

Mother: Sarah Jones

Spouse(s): Emma Obenshain

Children(s): Fred Hilton

John W. Hilton was born in 1860 in Morgantown, Indiana, USA, the child of Emsley C Hilton And Sarah A Jones. John W. Hilton married Emma Vawter Obenshain, and had children including Fred Emsley Hilton. John W. Hilton passed away in 1899 in Morgan County, Indiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • John W. Hilton was born in 1860 in Morgantown, Indiana, USA, the child of Emsley C Hilton And Sarah A Jones.
  • John W. Hilton married Emma Vawter Obenshain, and had children including Fred Emsley Hilton.
  • John W. Hilton passed away in 1899 in Morgan County, Indiana, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Hilton's Ancestors

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John Hilton
1860–1899
Birth Place: Morgantown, Indiana, USA
Parents
Emsley C. Hilton
1823–1877
Indiana, United States
Sarah (A) Jones
1826–1894
Kentucky
Grandparents
James Hilton
1787–1857
Kentucky
Ary ("Mary") Prather
1797–1854
Clark, Indiana, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Hilton's Descendants

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John (W.) Hilton (27 Mar 1860–17 Dec 1899) m. Emma (Vawter) Obenshain (10 July 1860–7 Dec 1922)
  1. 1. Fred (Emsley) Hilton 1883–1961 m. Irma (Burton) Webster 1886–
    1. 1. Lucy (Vawter) Hilton 1908–1989
    2. 2. John (Alden) Hilton 1914–1977 m. Thelma (Joanne) Ashley 1923–2014 m. Elizabeth (Eileen) Tighe 1921–

John Hilton's Timeline

2 Records

1860
27 Mar 1860
Birth of John W. Hilton in Morgantown, Indiana, USA
Morgantown, Indiana, USA
1899
17 Dec 1899
Age 39
Death of John W. Hilton in Sullivan, Indiana, USA
Sullivan, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Mar 1860
    Event Place: Morgantown, Indiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Dec 1899
    Event Place: Sullivan, Indiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Morgan County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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