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Sophia Melinda Hilliard 1826–1906 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 DEC 1826

Birth Location: South Carolina

Death Date: 2 DEC 1906

Death Location: Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA

Father: Rev Hilliard

Mother: Sarah Lewis

Spouse(s): William Brem

Children(s): Mary Brem, William Brem

The story of Sophia Melinda Hilliard began in 1826 in South Carolina. Sophia Melinda Hilliard married William J Brem, and had children including Mary Lou Mamie Brem, William Thomas Billy Brem. Sophia Melinda Hilliard passed away in 1906 in Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Sophia Melinda Hilliard began in 1826 in South Carolina.
  • Sophia Melinda Hilliard married William J Brem, and had children including Mary Lou Mamie Brem, William Thomas Billy Brem.
  • Sophia Melinda Hilliard passed away in 1906 in Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA.

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Sophia Hilliard's Ancestors

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Sophia Hilliard
1826–1906
Birth Place: South Carolina
Parents
Rev David Hilliard
1791–1871
Sarah (Myra) Lewis
1794–1871
Buncombe County, NC
Grandparents
Henry (Graves) Lewis
1767–1815
Albemarle, Virginia, USA
Mourning Mills
1773–1827
Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Lewis
1728–1784
Sarah Taliaferro
1727–1769
William Mills
1745–1834
Eleanor Morris
1746–1842
2nd-Great-Grandparents
David Lewis
1685–1779
Anne Terrell
1695–1734
Captain Taliaferro
1703–1748
Rose Berryman
1708–1763
Ambrose Mills
1722–1780
Mourning Stone
1725–1755
William Morris
1709–1780
Esther Phalby
1713–1790

Sophia Hilliard's Descendants

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Sophia (Melinda) Hilliard (4 DEC 1826–2 DEC 1906) m. William (J.) Brem (1818–3 APR 1865)
  1. 1. Mary (Lou 'Mamie') Brem 1859–1932
  2. 2. William (Thomas 'Billy') Brem 1863–1877

Sophia Hilliard's Timeline

2 Records

1826
4 DEC 1826
Birth of Sophia Melinda Hilliard in South Carolina
South Carolina
1906
2 DEC 1906
Age 80
Death of Sophia Melinda Hilliard in Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 DEC 1826
    Event Place: South Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 DEC 1906
    Event Place: Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA

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