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William Newton “Newt” Hilliard 1859–1914 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Apr 1859

Birth Location: Benton, Polk County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 16 Aug 1914

Death Location: Haskell, Haskell County, Texas, United States of America

Father: John Hilliard

Mother: Harriet Lemons

Spouse(s): Laura Rosser

Children(s): Mary Hilliard, William Hilliard, Horace Hilliard, Taylor Hilliard, Marvin Hilliard, Earl Hilliard, Annie Hilliard, John Hilliard, Hattie Hilliard, Sarah Hilliard

William Newton “Newt” Hilliard was born in 1859 in Benton, Polk County, Tennessee, USA, the child of John Lafayette Hilliard And Harriet T Lemons. In 1880, William Newton “Newt” Hilliard resided in Precinct 5, Cass, Texas, USA. William Newton “Newt” Hilliard married Laura Alice Rosser, and had children including Annie Laura Hilliard, Earl Benjamin Pete Hilliard, Hattie Hilliard, Horace Bell Hilliard, John Wesley Hilliard, Marvin Edgar Hilliard, Mary May Hilliard, Sarah Josephine Hilliard, Taylor Hudson Hilliard, William Isaac Hilliard. William Newton “Newt” Hilliard passed away in 1914 in Haskell, Haskell County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Newton “Newt” Hilliard was born in 1859 in Benton, Polk County, Tennessee, USA, the child of John Lafayette Hilliard And Harriet T Lemons.
  • In 1880, William Newton “Newt” Hilliard resided in Precinct 5, Cass, Texas, USA.
  • William Newton “Newt” Hilliard married Laura Alice Rosser, and had children including Annie Laura Hilliard, Earl Benjamin Pete Hilliard, Hattie Hilliard, Horace Bell Hilliard, John Wesley Hilliard, Marvin Edgar Hilliard, Mary May Hilliard, Sarah Josephine Hilliard, Taylor Hudson Hilliard, William Isaac Hilliard.
  • William Newton “Newt” Hilliard passed away in 1914 in Haskell, Haskell County, Texas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Hilliard
1834–1908
Birth Location: Polk, Tennessee, USA
JH
Harriet Lemons
1838–1917
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States of America
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Spouses(s)

Laura Rosser
1852–1935
Birth Location: Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States
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Children(s)

Mary Hilliard
1890–1963
Birth Location: Belton, Bell, Texas, USA
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William Hilliard
1885–1931
Birth Location: Belton, Bell County, Texas, USA
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Horace Hilliard
1888–1963
Birth Location: Belton, Bell County, Texas, USA
HH
Taylor Hilliard
1892–1966
Birth Location: Belton, Bell County, Texas, USA
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Marvin Hilliard
1894–1947
Birth Location: Belton, Bell County, Texas, USA
MH
Earl Hilliard
1895–1942
Birth Location: Belton, Bell County, Texas, USA
EH
Annie Hilliard
1898–1969
Birth Location: Belton, Bell County, Texas, USA
AH
John Hilliard
1887–1887
Birth Location: Bell County, Texas, USA
JH
Hattie Hilliard
1881–1882
Birth Location: –
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Sarah Hilliard
1880–
Birth Location: –
SH

William Hilliard's Ancestors

Self
William Hilliard
1859–1914
Birth Place: Benton, Polk County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
John Lafayette Hilliard
1834–1908
Polk, Tennessee, USA
Harriet (T.) Lemons
1838–1917
North Carolina, United States of America
Grandparents
James (Jesse Hilliard) Jr
1798–1860
North Carolina, USA
Mary (Alsey) Swan
1802–1845
North Carolina USA
Lawson (Hicks Lemons) *
1815–1863
Hayesville, Clay, North Carolina, USA
Clarissa (Matilda) Mingus
1816–1899
Haysville, Clay, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jesse Sr
1743–1815
Ashe Hillard
1750–1810
William LEMONS
1786–1863
Patsey Gipson
1781–
George Mingus
1763–1852
Sarah Baker
1785–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Sr
1704–1756
Julia Newsom
1708–1779
Peter Lemons
1751–1816
M. Bowles
1755–1825
Johann Menges
1727–1810
Maria Sigmann
1742–1810
Mary Wight
1733–1790

William Hilliard's Descendants

1.
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William (Newton “Newt”) Hilliard (21 Apr 1859–16 Aug 1914) m. Laura (Alice) Rosser (17 Dec 1852–25 Jul 1935)
  1. 1. Mary (May) Hilliard 1890–1963 m. Francisco (H. Paez) Sr. 1883–1953
    1. 1. Nellie Paez 1923–2005 m. Manuel (A.) Collaso 1918–2012
    2. 2. Francisco ("Frank" Paez) Jr 1907–1991 m. Virginia Olivarez 1903–1995
      1. 1. Reynaldo (Olivarez) Paez 1928–2010
      2. 2. Virginia (Amelia) Paez 1932–2017
      3. 3. Carlos (Guadalupe) Paez 1942–1942
      4. 4. Rosaura (Guadalupe) Paez 1942–1942
    3. 3. Anna Paez 1915–2004 m. Ygnacio (Garcia) Sr 1903– m. Miguel Rodriguez 1912–1978
    4. 4. Eugenio (H) Paez 1922–1982 m. Zoila (Victoria) Molina 1920–1995
      1. 1. Eleazar (Elud) Paez 1947–1970
    5. 5. Ernestina Paez 1927–2009
    6. 6. David Paez 1929–1991
    7. 7. Maria ("Sugar") Paez 1911–2000
      1. 1. Reynaldo (Adolfo) DeLosSantos 1935–1936
      2. 2. Lidia (De Los) Santos 1937–1938
      3. 3. Homero (De Los) Santos –1992
    8. 8. Aurora Paez 1920–1985 m. Nasario Benavidez 1922–1977
    9. 9. Ernestina Paez 1927–2009 m. Gregory (John) Miheve 1942–2016
      1. 1. Ricardo Solis 1945–1950
    10. 10. Juan Paez 1913–1914
    11. 11. Eva Paez 1917–
    12. 12. William Paez 1931–1932
    13. 13. Francisco (Olivarez) Paez 1926–1987
    14. 14. Natalia Paez 1916–1995
    15. 15. Laura (A) Paez 1909–1998 m. Jose (Louis) Olivarez 1906–1978
    16. 16. Reynaldo (Olivorez) Paez 1928–2010
    17. 17. Alicia Paez 1909–1998
  2. 2. William (Isaac) Hilliard 1885–1931
  3. 3. Horace (Bell) Hilliard 1888–1963 m. Villa (Evelyn) Nash 1893–1968
    1. 1. Elmer (Lee) Hilliard 1924–1995
  4. 4. Taylor (Hudson) Hilliard 1892–1966
  5. 5. Marvin (Edgar) Hilliard 1894–1947 m. Mary (Virginia “Mollie”) Earles 1899–1928 m. Prudence (E) Hilliard 1905–1972
    1. 1. Margie (Alice) Hilliard 1935–1935
    2. 2. William (H “Billy”) Hilliard 1937–1943
    3. 3. Bobby (Gene) Hilliard 1940–1971
    4. 4. Newton (Edgar “Newt”) Hilliard 1917–1978
    5. 5. Bishop (Marvin) Hilliard 1919–1993
    6. 6. Nellie (Mae) Hilliard 1920–1998
    7. 7. Rose (Ella) Hilliard 1925–2016
    8. 8. Mary (Virginia) Hilliard 1927–1979
  6. 6. Earl (Benjamin “Pete”) Hilliard 1895–1942 m. Ida (May) Nash 1898–1990
    1. 1. Jack Hilliard 1922–2003
    2. 2. W (D) Hilliard 1920–1935
    3. 3. Margaret (Marie) Hilliard 1916–1973
    4. 4. Robert (Earl "Pete") Hilliard 1917–1963
  7. 7. Annie (Laura) Hilliard 1898–1969 m. Claude (L Gordon) Sr 1885–1955
    1. 1. Mary (Sue) Gordon 1932–2015 m. Robert (Allen) Guess 1928–1996
  8. 8. John (Wesley) Hilliard 1887–1887
  9. 9. Hattie Hilliard 1881–1882
  10. 10. Sarah (Josephine) Hilliard 1880–

William Hilliard's Timeline

3 Records

1859
21 Apr 1859
Birth of William Newton “Newt” Hilliard in Benton, Polk County, Tennessee, USA
Benton, Polk County, Tennessee, USA
1880
1880
Age 21
William Newton “Newt” Hilliard resided here in Precinct 5, Cass, Texas, USA
Precinct 5, Cass, Texas, USA
1914
16 Aug 1914
Age 55
Death of William Newton “Newt” Hilliard in Abilene Taylor, Texas, USA
Abilene Taylor, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Apr 1859
    Event Place: Benton, Polk County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Precinct 5, Cass, Texas; Roll: 1295; Page: 189C; Enumeration District: 014
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Precinct 5, Cass, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Precinct 5, Cass, Texas; Roll: 1295; Page: 189C; Enumeration District: 014

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Aug 1914
    Event Place: Abilene Taylor, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Haskell, Haskell County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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