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Willis S Hinton 1884–1980 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Sep 18, 1884

Birth Location: Hillsboro, Montgomery Co., Illinois

Death Date: Jan 10, 1980

Death Location: Jerome, Jerome County, Idaho, United States of America

Father: Joseph Hinton

Mother: MARY HILL

Spouse(s): Mae Huffman, Jana Scott

Children(s): Benjamin Hinton

The story of Willis S Hinton began in 1884 in Hillsboro, Montgomery Co., Illinois. Willis S Hinton married Jana Ima Scott, Katherine May Huffman, Mae Kathryn Huffman, and had children including B F Hinton, Benjamin F Hinton. Willis S Hinton passed away in 1980 in Jerome, Jerome County, Idaho, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Willis S Hinton began in 1884 in Hillsboro, Montgomery Co., Illinois.
  • Willis S Hinton married Jana Ima Scott, Katherine May Huffman, Mae Kathryn Huffman, and had children including B F Hinton, Benjamin F Hinton.
  • Willis S Hinton passed away in 1980 in Jerome, Jerome County, Idaho, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Willis Hinton's Ancestors

Self
Willis Hinton
1884–1980
Birth Place: Hillsboro, Montgomery Co., Illinois
Parents
Joseph H Hinton
1862–1941
Breckinridge, Kentucky, United States
MARY (ELLEN) HILL
1849–1969
FILLMORE, MONTGOMERY, ILLINOIS
Grandparents
William (Willis) Hinton
1821–1876
Illinois, USA
Eliza Carter
1822–1876
Tennessee, USA
LEVI HILL
1830–1855
Illinois
Wilmoth Landers
1831–1949
MONTGOMERY CO. ILLINOIS
Great-Grandparents
Moore Hinton
1780–1832
Temperance Willoughby
1787–1849
Joseph Carter
1790–1842
Elizabeth Mallard
1794–1850
Henry Hill
1799–1855
Mary Prater
1803–1842
Henry Jr
1794–1847
ELIZABETH HINTON
1809–1968
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Hinton
1753–1823
Charlotte Carter
1770–1840
Solomon Clarke)
1766–1825
Sarah Clark
1766–1825
John Sr
1759–1844
Jane Brown
1763–1851
Joseph Mallard
–1979
Henry Hill
1764–1841
Elizabeth Bruns
1765–1830
Holloway Prater
1777–1846
Nancy Adair
1856–1866
Henry Landers
1740–1800
Catherine Goodnight
1744–1816
Hardy Hinton
1750–1842
Margaret Howard
1736–1796

Willis Hinton's Descendants

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Willis (S) Hinton (Sep 18, 1884–Jan 10, 1980) m. Mae (Kathryn) Huffman (22 JUL 1885–21 NOV 1982) m. Jana (Ima) Scott (Aug 1894–14 Apr 1919)
  1. 1. Benjamin (F) Hinton 1910–1985 m. Ethel (Pearl) Auderson 1909–1989

Willis Hinton's Timeline

2 Records

1884
Sep 18, 1884
Birth of Willis S Hinton in Hillsboro, Montgomery Co., Illinois
Hillsboro, Montgomery Co., Illinois
1980
Jan 10, 1980
Age 96
Death of Willis S Hinton in Gooding, Gooding Co., Idaho
Gooding, Gooding Co., Idaho

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Sep 18, 1884
    Event Place: Hillsboro, Montgomery Co., Illinois
    Record Source:
    [1] Missouri, U.S., Birth Registers, 1847-2003, Missouri State Archives; Jefferson City, MO, USA; Missouri Birth Records [Microfilm]
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Times-News; Publication Date: 11 Jan 1980; Publication Place: Twin Falls, Idaho, United States of America; ,0.5285727,0.18668929,0.65683174&xi

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 11 Jan 1980
    Event Place: Twin Falls, Idaho
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Times-News - 11 Jan 1980 - Page 14, Obituary for Willis Hinton (Aged 95) 11 Jan 1980

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Jerome
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Times-News; Publication Date: 11 Jan 1980; Publication Place: Twin Falls, Idaho, United States of America; ,0.5285727,0.18668929,0.65683174&xi

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jan 10, 1980
    Event Place: Gooding, Gooding Co., Idaho
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Times-News; Publication Date: 11 Jan 1980; Publication Place: Twin Falls, Idaho, United States of America; ,0.5285727,0.18668929,0.65683174&xi

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Jerome, Jerome County, Idaho, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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