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Willis Henry Hilton 1899–1959 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Jul 1899

Birth Location: Stone County, Missouri, USA

Death Date: 22 May 1959

Death Location: Winterhaven, Imperial, California, USA

Father: John Hilton

Mother: Nancy Williams

Spouse(s): Bertha Young

Children(s): Wilma Hilton, Thelma Hilton, Mary Hilton, John Hilton, Nancy Hilton, Paul Hilton, James Hilton, Jodeana \\

In 1899, Willis Henry Hilton entered the world in Stone County, Missouri, USA, born to John Leonard Hilton And Nancy Catherine Williams. In 1900, Willis Henry Hilton resided in Grant & Pierce Townships, Stone, Missouri. In 1910, Willis Henry Hilton resided in Lincoln, Stone, Missouri. Willis Henry Hilton married Bertha Eula Rachel Young, and had children including James Howard Hilton, Jodeana Hilton, John Leonard Hilton, Mary Frances Hilton, Nancy Katherine Hilton, Paul Willis Hilton, Thelma Beatrice Hilton, Wilma Lorene Hilton. Willis Henry Hilton passed away in 1959 in Winterhaven, Imperial, California, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1899, Willis Henry Hilton entered the world in Stone County, Missouri, USA, born to John Leonard Hilton And Nancy Catherine Williams.
  • In 1900, Willis Henry Hilton resided in Grant & Pierce Townships, Stone, Missouri.
  • In 1910, Willis Henry Hilton resided in Lincoln, Stone, Missouri.
  • Willis Henry Hilton married Bertha Eula Rachel Young, and had children including James Howard Hilton, Jodeana Hilton, John Leonard Hilton, Mary Frances Hilton, Nancy Katherine Hilton, Paul Willis Hilton, Thelma Beatrice Hilton, Wilma Lorene Hilton.
  • Willis Henry Hilton passed away in 1959 in Winterhaven, Imperial, California, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Hilton
1856–1936
Birth Location: Barry County, Missouri
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Nancy Williams
1864–1945
Birth Location: Keokuk, Lee, Iowa, USA
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Spouses(s)

Bertha Young
1906–1959
Birth Location: Checotah, McIntosh, Oklahoma, USA
BY

Children(s)

Wilma Hilton
1924–2009
Birth Location: Yuma, Yuma, Arizona, USA
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Thelma Hilton
1926–2015
Birth Location: Yuma County, Arizona, USA
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Mary Hilton
1928–1994
Birth Location: Yuma, Yuma, Arizona, USA
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John Hilton
1930–2000
Birth Location: Somerton, Yuma, Arizona, USA
JH
Nancy Hilton
1932–2013
Birth Location: Yuma, Yuma, Arizona, USA
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Paul Hilton
1934–1980
Birth Location: Crane, Stone, Missouri
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James Hilton
1937–2000
Birth Location: Missouri, USA
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Jodeana \\
1939–2022
Birth Location: Missouri, USA
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Willis Hilton's Ancestors

Self
Willis Hilton
1899–1959
Birth Place: Stone County, Missouri, USA
Parents
John Leonard Hilton
1856–1936
Barry County, Missouri
Nancy (Catherine) Williams
1864–1945
Keokuk, Lee, Iowa, USA
Grandparents
Thomas (William) Hilton
1828–1862
Scott County, Virginia, USA
Mary (D.) Dingus
1832–1883
Scott County, Virginia
John (Davenport) Williams
1822–1899
Wise County, Virginia, USA
Nancy (May) Buchanan
1830–1912
Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jonathon Hilton
1795–1866
Frances Ramey
1792–1860
George *
1811–1875
Margaret *
1814–1876
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John *
1774–1831
Nancy *
1778–1845
Charles *
1777–1882
Anna *
1784–1828

Willis Hilton's Descendants

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Willis (Henry) Hilton (10 Jul 1899–22 May 1959) m. Bertha (Eula Rachel) Young (28 Mar 1906–22 May 1959)
  1. 1. Wilma (Lorene) Hilton 1924–2009 m. Lloyd (Mason) Parker 1921–2013
    1. 1. Tommy (Oliver) Parker 1943–2012
  2. 2. Thelma (Beatrice) Hilton 1926–2015 m. Marcus (Lee) Holt 1925–1994
    1. 1. Gerald (Lee Holt) Sr 1944–2007 m. Carolyn (Elizabeth) Wheeler 1944–2007
  3. 3. Mary (Frances) Hilton 1928–1994 m. Floyd (Arthur Reese) Sr. 1924–1983
    1. 1. Floyd (Arthur Reese) Jr. 1948–2021
  4. 4. John (Leonard) Hilton 1930–2000 m. Linnie Risner 1924–1980 m. Shirley (Antoinette) Tucker 1924–2015
  5. 5. Nancy (Katherine) Hilton 1932–2013 m. Edward Risner 1930–2003
  6. 6. Paul (Willis) Hilton 1934–1980 m. Claudia (Marie) Steward 1935–2005 m. Vida (June) Page 1933–2021
  7. 7. James (Howard) Hilton 1937–2000
  8. 8. Jodeana (Hilton) \\ 1939–2022

Willis Hilton's Timeline

10 Records

1899
10 Jul 1899
Birth of Willis Henry Hilton in Stone County, Missouri, USA
Stone County, Missouri, USA
1900
1900
Age 1
Willis Henry Hilton resided here in Grant & Pierce Townships, Stone, Missouri
Grant & Pierce Townships, Stone, Missouri
1910
1910
Age 11
Willis Henry Hilton resided here in Lincoln, Stone, Missouri
Lincoln, Stone, Missouri
1920
1920
Age 21
Willis Henry Hilton resided here in Lincoln, Stone, Missouri
Lincoln, Stone, Missouri
1930
1930
Age 31
Willis Henry Hilton resided here in Somerton, Somerton, Yuma, Arizona, USA
Somerton, Somerton, Yuma, Arizona, USA
1935
1935
Age 36
Willis Henry Hilton resided here in Rural, Douglas, Missouri
Rural, Douglas, Missouri
1940
1940
Age 41
Willis Henry Hilton resided here in Wood, Wood, Douglas, Missouri, USA
Wood, Wood, Douglas, Missouri, USA
1942
1942
Age 43
Willis Henry Hilton resided here in Mountain Grove, Wright, Missouri, USA
Mountain Grove, Wright, Missouri, USA
1950
1950
Age 51
Willis Henry Hilton resided here in Contra Costa, California, USA
Contra Costa, California, USA
1959
22 May 1959
Age 60
Death of Willis Henry Hilton in Winterhaven, Imperial, California, USA
Winterhaven, Imperial, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Jul 1899
    Event Place: Stone County, Missouri, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Missouri, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 147
    [2] California Death Index
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Lincoln, Stone, Missouri; Roll: T625_963; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 224; Image: 1040.
    [4] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Pierce, Stone, Missouri; Roll: T623_904; Page: 19B; Enumeration District: 123.
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Lincoln, Stone, Missouri; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Grant & Pierce Townships, Stone, Missouri
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Pierce, Stone, Missouri; Roll: T623_904; Page: 19B; Enumeration District: 123.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Lincoln, Stone, Missouri
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Lincoln, Stone, Missouri; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Lincoln, Stone, Missouri
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Lincoln, Stone, Missouri; Roll: T625_963; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 224; Image: 1040.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Somerton, Somerton, Yuma, Arizona, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Somerton, Yuma, Arizona; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 0019; FHL microfilm: 2339798

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Douglas, Missouri
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Wood, Douglas, Missouri; Roll: m-t0627-02103; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 34-24

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Wood, Wood, Douglas, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Wood, Douglas, Missouri; Roll: m-t0627-02103; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 34-24

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: Mountain Grove, Wright, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Missouri, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 147

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Contra Costa, California, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Contra Costa, Califo

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 23 May 1959
    Event Place: Tucson, Pima, Arizona, USA
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - Arizona Daily Star - 23 May 1959 - Page 4, Death Notice 23 May 1959

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 23 May 1959
    Event Place: Flagstaff, Coconino, Arizona, USA
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - Arizona Daily Sun - 23 May 1959 - Page 1, News Article 23 May 1959

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 23 May 1959
    Event Place: Oakland, Alameda, California, USA
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - Oakland Tribune - 23 May 1959 - Page 3, News article 23 May 1959

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Somerton, Yuma, Arizona, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Veterans Administration Master Index

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 May 1959
    Event Place: Winterhaven, Imperial, California, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] California Death Index
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
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