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MARGARET ELIZABETH HILTON 1834–1888 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Jan 1834

Birth Location: McNairy, Tennessee, United States

Death Date: 19 Sep 1888

Death Location: Mountain, Garland, Arkansas, USA

Father: WADE HILTON

Mother: Mahala Ward

Spouse(s): Nathaniel Martin, John Ritter, Benjamin Bledsoe

Children(s): Thomas Ritter, GEORGE RITTER, John Ritter, Sarah Ritter, Cornelius Ritter, Archibald Ritter, Ritta BLEDSOE, Feriby Bledsoe, Mary Bledsoe, Lillian Bledsoe, William Bledsoe

The story of MARGARET ELIZABETH HILTON began in 1834 in McNairy, Tennessee, United States. In 1870, MARGARET ELIZABETH HILTON resided in Mountain, Montgomery, Arkansas, USA. MARGARET ELIZABETH HILTON married Benjamin Franklin Bledsoe, John D Ritter, Nathaniel Lang Iii Martin, and had children including Archibald Ritter, Cornelius L Cynclare Ritter, Feriby E Bledsoe, George William Ritter, John Wade Ritter, Lillian Rosetta Bledsoe, Mary Loretta Bledsoe, Ritta Bledsoe, Sarah Louisa Jane Ritter, Thomas Hamby Ritter, William Joseph Joe Bledsoe. MARGARET ELIZABETH HILTON passed away in 1888 in Mountain, Garland, Arkansas, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of MARGARET ELIZABETH HILTON began in 1834 in McNairy, Tennessee, United States.
  • In 1870, MARGARET ELIZABETH HILTON resided in Mountain, Montgomery, Arkansas, USA.
  • MARGARET ELIZABETH HILTON married Benjamin Franklin Bledsoe, John D Ritter, Nathaniel Lang Iii Martin, and had children including Archibald Ritter, Cornelius L Cynclare Ritter, Feriby E Bledsoe, George William Ritter, John Wade Ritter, Lillian Rosetta Bledsoe, Mary Loretta Bledsoe, Ritta Bledsoe, Sarah Louisa Jane Ritter, Thomas Hamby Ritter, William Joseph Joe Bledsoe.
  • MARGARET ELIZABETH HILTON passed away in 1888 in Mountain, Garland, Arkansas, USA.

Immediate Family

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MARGARET HILTON's Ancestors

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MARGARET HILTON
1834–1888
Birth Place: McNairy, Tennessee, United States
Parents
WADE HAMPTON HILTON
1808–1885
Pike, Adams, Mississippi, USA
Mahala (Elizabeth) Ward
1807–1840
Tennessee, United States
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

MARGARET HILTON's Descendants

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MARGARET (ELIZABETH) HILTON (1 Jan 1834–19 Sep 1888) m. Nathaniel (Lang III) Martin (1832–6 Jul 1864) m. John (D) Ritter (abt 1826–MAY 1869) m. Benjamin (Franklin) Bledsoe (10 Mar 1843–04 APR 1868)
  1. 1. Thomas (Hamby) Ritter 1851–1922 m. Margaret (Jane) Bledsoe 1855–1907 m. Flora (Ann) Muse 1843–1871 m. Mary (Jane Hawkins) Roper 1852–1923
    1. 1. John (W.) Ritter 1876–
    2. 2. Rebecca (Catherine) Ritter 1881–1906
    3. 3. William (Thomas) Ritter 1873–1896
    4. 4. John (Calvin) Ritter 1875–1895
    5. 5. Sarah (Elizabeth "Sally") Ritter 1877–1962
    6. 6. Margaret (Ann) Ritter 1879–1956
    7. 7. Rebecca (Catherine) Ritter 1881–1906
    8. 8. Nettie (Jane) Ritter 1883–1947
    9. 9. Lillian (Rosetta) Ritter 1887–1926
    10. 10. Susie (Cornelius) Ritter 1893–1930
    11. 11. John (W.) Ritter 1876–
  2. 2. GEORGE (WILLIAM) RITTER 1854–1927
  3. 3. John (Wade) Ritter 1862–1936
  4. 4. Sarah (Louisa Jane) Ritter 1860–1888
  5. 5. Cornelius (L. Cynclare) Ritter 1858–1920
  6. 6. Archibald Ritter 1845–
  7. 7. Ritta BLEDSOE 1877–
  8. 8. Feriby (E.) Bledsoe 1876–
  9. 9. Mary (Loretta) Bledsoe 1873–1946
  10. 10. Lillian (Rosetta) Bledsoe 1868–1943 m. William (Frederick) Vahlberg 1866–1957
    1. 1. Joseph (H "Joe") Vahlberg 1888–1961
    2. 2. Violet (Estelle) Vahlberg 1891–1985
    3. 3. Walter (Theodore) Vahlberg 1897–1955
    4. 4. Ernest (Reginald) Vahlberg 1899–1973
  11. 11. William (Joseph "Joe") Bledsoe 1871–1937

MARGARET HILTON's Timeline

3 Records

1834
1 Jan 1834
Birth of MARGARET ELIZABETH HILTON in McNairy, Tennessee, United States
McNairy, Tennessee, United States
1870
1870
Age 36
MARGARET ELIZABETH HILTON resided here in Mountain, Montgomery, Arkansas, USA
Mountain, Montgomery, Arkansas, USA
1888
19 Sep 1888
Age 54
Death of MARGARET ELIZABETH HILTON in Mountain, Garland, Arkansas, USA
Mountain, Garland, Arkansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1834
    Event Place: McNairy, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Arkansas, County Marriages Index
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Mountain, Montgomery, Arkansas; Roll: M593_59; Page: 129B

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Mountain, Montgomery, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Mountain, Montgomery, Arkansas; Roll: M593_59; Page: 129B

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Montgomery, Arkansas
    Record Source: Arkansas, County Marriages Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Sep 1888
    Event Place: Mountain, Garland, Arkansas, USA

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