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William H. Hilton 1824 – 1897 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 May 1824

Birth Location: Radcliffe, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 6 Jan 1897

Death Location: Algoma, Kewaunee, Wisconsin, USA

Father: John Hilton

Mother: Sarah Hilton

Spouse(s): Jane Preston

Children(s): Sarah Hilton, Mary Houlton, Alice Hackett, Alby Houlton, Hellen Tipler, William Hilton, James Hilton, Celina Hilton, John Hilton

William H. Hilton was born in 1824 in Radcliffe, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, the child of John Hilton and Sarah Hurst Hilton. In 1851, William H. Hilton resided in Heywood, Heap, Lancashire, England. William H. Hilton married Jane Preston, and had children including Sarah Jane Hilton, Mary Houlton, Alice Hackett, Alby Houlton, Hellen Tipler, William Henry Hilton, James Hilton, Celina Hilton, John E. Hilton. William H. Hilton passed away in 1897 in Algoma, Kewaunee, Wisconsin, USA.

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Biography

  • William H. Hilton was born in 1824 in Radcliffe, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, the child of John Hilton and Sarah Hurst Hilton.
  • In 1851, William H. Hilton resided in Heywood, Heap, Lancashire, England.
  • William H. Hilton married Jane Preston, and had children including Sarah Jane Hilton, Mary Houlton, Alice Hackett, Alby Houlton, Hellen Tipler, William Henry Hilton, James Hilton, Celina Hilton, John E. Hilton.
  • William H. Hilton passed away in 1897 in Algoma, Kewaunee, Wisconsin, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Hilton
1800 –
Birth Location: Hooley Hill, Lancashire, England
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Sarah Hilton
1800 –
Birth Location: Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire, England
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Spouses(s)

Jane Preston
1826 – 1901
Birth Location: Radcliffe, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
JP

Children(s)

Sarah Hilton
1845 – 1925
Birth Location: Radcliff, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
SH
Mary Houlton
1852 –
Birth Location: New York
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Alice Hackett
1854 – 1895
Birth Location: Herkimer County, New York, United States of America
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Alby Houlton
1855 –
Birth Location: Wisconsin
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Hellen Tipler
1856 – 1889
Birth Location: Racine, Racine County, Wisconsin, United States of America
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William Hilton
1858 – 1943
Birth Location: Wisconsin, United States of America
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James Hilton
1861 – 1943
Birth Location: Kewaunee County, Wisconsin, United States of America
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Celina Hilton
1865 –
Birth Location: Wisconsin
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John Hilton
1867 – 1949
Birth Location: Wisconsin
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William Hilton's Ancestors

Self
William Hilton
1824 – 1897
Birth Place: Radcliffe, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
John Hilton
1800 –
Hooley Hill, Lancashire, England
Sarah (Hurst) Hilton
1800 –
Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Hilton's Descendants

1.
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William (H.) Hilton (12 May 1824 – 6 Jan 1897) m. Jane Preston (25 Dec 1826 – 8 Jul 1901)
  1. 1. Sarah (Jane) Hilton (17 Jul 1845 – 7 Oct 1925) m. Johann (Heinrich Van) Meverden (20 Apr 1840 – 10 Apr 1900)
    1. 1. Rena Meverden (May – )
    2. 2. John (H) Mererden (1863 – 1946) m. Martha (E) Mererden (1865 – Abt 1949)
      1. 1. Walter Meverden (abt 1884 – ) m. Cora (E) Meverden (abt 1886 – )
      2. 2. Rufus Meverden (abt 1885 – ) m. Bertha (A) Meverden (abt 1892 – )
      3. 3. William Meverden (abt 1889 – )
      4. 4. Grace (M.) Meverden (June 1891 – Dec 1912) m. Charles (Arthur) Caspersen (3 Dec 1889 – 21 Apr 1910)
        1. 1. Almond ("Floyd") Casperson (13 Oct 1909 – 4 Apr 1970) m. Louise Casperson (abt 1914 – 14 September 1997)
      5. 5. Hattie Meverden (abt 1894 – )
      6. 6. Cla? (E) Mererden (1896 – ) m. Tillie Meverden (abt 1901 – )
      7. 7. Fern Meverden (abt 1902 – )
      8. 8. Ruby Meresden (abt 1911 – 18 Jul 2009) m. Peter Bathke (abt 1912 – )
        1. 1. John (abt 1934 – )
        2. 2. Robert Bathke (abt 1935 – )
        3. 3. James (abt 1935 – )
        4. 4. Shirley Haack (abt 1937 – )
        5. 5. Grace Reach (abt 1940 – )
        6. 6. David Bathke (abt 1945 – )
        7. 7. Cheryl Rankin (abt 1949 – )
        8. 8. Joyce Burgess
    3. 3. Sarah (Jane) Meverden (21 November 1864 – 1921)
    4. 4. William (G) Meverden (December 1866 – October 1934)
    5. 5. Sophronia Meverden (1868 – 1954)
    6. 6. Flaria Merverden (Abt 1870 – )
    7. 7. Leander (J Poley) Meverden (13 March 1872 – 8 July 1950)
    8. 8. Reinhardt (Levi) Meverden (27 April 1872 – 12 January 1962)
    9. 9. Leslie (Royal) Meverden (10 November 1874 – 24 June 1943)
    10. 10. Minnie Meverden (1876 – 1935)
    11. 11. Archie Meverden (17 May 1878 – 11 November 1894)
    12. 12. Barbara Merverden (Abt 1879 – )
    13. 13. Henderena Meverden (1881 – 6 March 1919)
    14. 14. Bessie (Mae) Meverden (7 August 1883 – 29 September 1962)
    15. 15. Harry (Elmer) Meverden (20 December 1883 – 29 May 1942)
    16. 16. Gracie Meverden (15 September 1885 – 4 October 1885)
    17. 17. Fred (W) Meverden (21 August 1889 – )
    18. 18. William Meverden
  2. 2. Mary Houlton (abt 1852 – )
  3. 3. Alice Hackett (23 August 1854 – 25 June 1895)
  4. 4. Alby Houlton (abt 1855 – )
  5. 5. Hellen Tipler (3 April 1856 – 22 October 1889) m. John (W) Tipler
  6. 6. William (Henry) Hilton (12 June 1858 – 17 December 1943)
  7. 7. James Hilton (6 July 1861 – 5 October 1943)
  8. 8. Celina Hilton (Abt 1865 – )
  9. 9. John (E.) Hilton (1867 – 1949)

William Hilton's Timeline

8 Records

1824
12 May 1824
Birth of William H. Hilton in Radcliffe, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Radcliffe, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
1844
14 Feb 1844
Age 20
William H. Hilton was married in Eccles, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Eccles, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
1851
1851
Age 27
William H. Hilton resided here in Heywood, Heap, Lancashire, England
Heywood, Heap, Lancashire, England
1860
1860
Age 36
William H. Hilton resided here in Ahnapee, Ahnapee, Kewaunee, Wisconsin, USA
Ahnapee, Ahnapee, Kewaunee, Wisconsin, USA
1864
4 August 1864
Age 40
William H. Hilton resided here in Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
1870
1870
Age 46
William H. Hilton resided here in Ahnapee, Red River, Kewaunee, Wisconsin, USA
Ahnapee, Red River, Kewaunee, Wisconsin, USA
1880
1880
Age 56
William H. Hilton resided here in Ahnapee, Kewaunee, Wisconsin, USA
Ahnapee, Kewaunee, Wisconsin, USA
1897
6 Jan 1897
Age 73
Death of William H. Hilton in Algoma, Kewaunee, Wisconsin, USA
Algoma, Kewaunee, Wisconsin, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 May 1824
    Event Place: Radcliffe, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Ahnapee, Kewaunee, Wisconsin; Roll: 1431; Page: 154d; Enumeration District: 047
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Ahnapee, Kewaunee, Wisconsin; Roll: M593_1720; Page: 355A
    [3] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Ahnapee, Kewaunee, Wisconsin; Roll: M653_1415; Page: 373; Family History Library
    [4] 1851 England Census
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 14 Feb 1844
    Event Place: Eccles, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Heywood, Heap, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Ahnapee, Ahnapee, Kewaunee, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Ahnapee, Kewaunee, Wisconsin; Roll: M653_1415; Page: 373; Family History Library

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 4 August 1864
    Event Place: Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Class: HO 27; Piece: 138; Page: 119

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Ahnapee, Red River, Kewaunee, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Ahnapee, Kewaunee, Wisconsin; Roll: M593_1720; Page: 355A

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Ahnapee, Kewaunee, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Ahnapee, Kewaunee, Wisconsin; Roll: 1431; Page: 154d; Enumeration District: 047

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Jan 1897
    Event Place: Algoma, Kewaunee, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Algoma, Kewaunee County, Wisconsin, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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