Kin To Who

FIRST GENERATION

 

1.  Silas Hilliard was born in 1770 in NC.  He was buried in 1861 in Kettle Creek, CHURCH, GA..  He died in 1861 in Waresboro, Bullock County, GA.  History of Ware County, Georgia by Laura S. Walker

Published 1934 Macon, Ga. by The J. W. Burke Co. Publishers

 

Silas Hilliard came to Georgia from North Carolina.

Silas and Abegail Hilliard probably had at least two other daughters.

 Mr. and Mrs. Hilliard lived successively in Screven, Bulloch and Bryan County,

 Ga. before moving to Ware County, Ga. in 1827.

He served in Capt. James A. Sweat’s company of Ware County Militia, 1838-39, in

 the Indian War.  Mr. Hilliard lived with his grandson, Capt. Cuyler W. Hilliard, until his death

 

Facts about this person: Burial    1861  –  Kettle Creek Church, Ga

 

He was married to Abegail Bulloch (daughter of James Bulloch and Dinah Stafford) on July 7, 1806 in Effingham Co, GA.   Abegail Bulloch was born in 1789 in Bulloch Co, GA.  She died about 1855 in Waresboro, GA..  She was buried in Kettle Creek, CHURCH, GA..  Silas Hilliard and Abegail Bulloch had the following children:

 

            +2              i.    Gen. Thomas Hilliard (born on June 6, 1805).

            +3             ii.    Nancy Hilliard (born in 1797).

            +4            iii.    James B. Hilliard  (born in 1810).

            +5           iv.    Anna E. Hilliard (born on March 19, 1815).

            +6            v.    Benjamin Hilliard (born in 1817).

 

 

SECOND GENERATION

 

2.   Gen. Thomas Hilliard (Silas-1) was born on June 6, 1805 in Ware Co., Ga..  He died on March 26, 1866 in Homerville, Clinch Co, GA.  He was buried in Kettle Creek Cemetery, Waycross, Ga..  Pioneers of Wiregrass Ga, Vol. 1, by Folks Huxford

January 1828 elected Clerk of Ware Superior court (1828 – 1832)

 and (1842 – 1846)

Clerk Court of Ordinary 1830-32 and 1842-47

Representative 1830 – 1840, 1841-1842 and 1845 – 1847

 Justice of Inferior Court Ware County 1833 – 1837

Justice of Inferior court Charlton County, 1855 – 1856

Ordinary Charlton County 1856 – 1859

State Senator from 5th District composed of Ware and Lowndes Counties in

1847-48, and from 5th District composed of Ware, Clinch and Coffee Counties in 1861 – 1863

Elected Major of 158th Battalion, Dec. 23, 1829

Elected as Brigadier-General of the 2nd Brigage, 6th Division serving two years

On May 21, 1838 was commissioned Colonel of the 76th Regiment – held for 8 to 10 years.

He took a leading part in the Indian Ware of 1836-38

Civil War – placed in command of the re-activated state militia and was commissioned March 12, 1864 as Major of the 5th Militia District.

Member of the Masonic Order –  Received degrees in 1857 in Traders Hill Lodge No. 196.

 

He was married to Barbara Miller (daughter of William Henry, RS Miller and Amy Barker) on August 20, 1826 in Bulloch Co., Ga..  Barbara Miller was born in 1802 in Ware Co., Ga..  She died in 1854 in Ware Co., Ga..  She was buried in Kettle Creek Cemetery, Waycross, Ga..  Pioneers of Wiregrass Ga., Vol. 1, Folks Huxford

She died childless.

 

He was married to Miss Wilkinson WFT Est. 1818-1850.  Miss Wilkinson was born WFT Est. 1785-1812.  She died WFT Est. 1828-1900.  Gen. Thomas Hilliard and Miss Wilkinson had the following children:

 

            +7              i.    Captain Cuyler Walter Hilliard (born on November 25, 1825).

 

He was married to Sarah WADE (daughter of ) in 1860.  Sarah WADE was born on November 10, 1840 in Ware County, GA..  She died on January 8, 1914.  Gen. Thomas Hilliard and Sarah WADE had the following children:

 

            +8              i.    Dixie B. HILLIARD (born on August 10, 1861).

            +9             ii.    Thomas G HILLIARD (born on November 28, 1863).

 

3.  Nancy Hilliard (Silas-1) was born in 1797 in Bulloch Co. GA..  She died WFT Est. 1845-1908.  Birth date from History of Ware County Ga. by Laura S. Walker.

 

Looks like she came from another marriage of Silas, prior to him coming to GA.?

 

She was married to Joseph Underhill (son of ) on April 13, 1815 in Bulloch Co. GA..  Joseph Underhill was born in 1794 in Duplin Co. NC.  He died in 1885 in Manatee County, Florida.  South Florida Pioneers, Issue #13 – Joseph Underhill served as a Second Lieutenant in the Georgia Volunteer Company of Capt. Lemuel Tippins during the Ware of 1812.  By 1838, Joseph was living in Ware Co., Ga. for on June 9, 1838 he was mustered into Capt. James Sewat’s Company of militia in order to repeal the invasion of Indians.  He served until August 19, 1838, then re-enlisted, serving until December 21, 1838, being mustered out at Fort Floyd, GA.  During the Third Seminole War, Joseph served in Capt. Durrance’s Company, Florida

Mounted Volunteers, joining December 29, 1855, and serving until August 22, 1856.  After the close of the Indian War in 1858, Joseph and his son, William, moved to Kissimee Island (eastern section of HIllsborough Co., FL.)

 

Huxford Gen. Society Quarterly Vol. 2 & 4, Page 244

1820 Census Bulloch Co., Ga.

1830 Ware Co., Ga. Census

1840 Nassau Co., FL. Census

1850 Hillsborough Co., Fl. Census

1880 Manatee Co., Fl. Census

1861 Tax Lists for Polk Co., Fl. – Joseph and William Underhill

 

Soldiers of 1812

Underhill Genealogy Volume 6

1880 Applied for Pension of Soldier of War of 1812

Nancy Hilliard and Joseph Underhill had the following children:

 

          +10              i.    Mary Underhill  (born in 1816).

          +11             ii.    William Underhill (born on May 20, 1821).

          +12            iii.    John Underhill  (born in 1823).

          +13           iv.    Thomas Underhill (born in 1825).

          +14            v.    Spicey Underhill (born in 1832).

          +15           vi.    Mary Polly Underhill (born on April 10, 1816).

          +16          vii.    Barbara F. Underhill (born in 1831).

          +17         viii.    Levicy Levicia Underhill (born on March 16, 1838).

          +18            ix.    Matthew Underhill (born on December 4, 1840).

 

4.  James B. Hilliard (Silas-1)  was born in 1810.  He died in Clinch County, Georgia.  Please contact me to ask for or share further information, or to correct errors. I also have pictures of certain family members to share.

 

He was married to Nancy Register (daughter of ) about 1830.   Nancy Register was born in 1810.  She died in 1896 in Clinch County, Georgia. 

 

  James B. Hilliard and Nancy Register had the following children:

 

          +19              i.    Silas Hilliard (born about 1831).

            20             ii.    Sophronia Hilliard was born about 1833.

            21            iii.    Samuel Hilliard was born about 1834.  He died in 1895.  Samuel Served in the 7th Infantry Florida Company I, during the Civil War.  His wife filed widow pension papers.

            22           iv.    Martha Hilliard was born about 1835.

            23            v.    John Hilliard was born in 1838 in Ware, now Clinch County, Georgia. 

                                    Please contact me to ask for or share further information, or to correct errors. I also have pictures of certain family members to share.

            24           vi.    James Hilliard was born about 1841.

            25          vii.    Nancy Hilliard was born about 1843.

            26         viii.    Thomas Hilliard was born about 1846.

            27            ix.    Polly Hilliard was born in 1850.

 

5.  Anna E. Hilliard (Silas-1)  was born on March 19, 1815 in Ga..  She died on April 24, 1901.  She was buried in Bassinger Cem., Okeechobee, FL..  Annie Hilliard was born March 19, 1815 in Bulloch County, Georgia. She married William henry Willingham in Ware County, Georgia on July 23, 1838. the family moved to Florida before 1845. They were in Hillsborough County by 1848. They later lived at Fort Meade where her husband owned orange groves and operated a ferry. William Willingham died February 2, 1886. After his death Annie Willingham continued to live in Fort Meade and received a pension of 48 a month for his William’s service in the Indian Wars. While Anne Willingham was visiting her daughter, Ellen Parker in Bassinger, Florida and died on April 24, 1901, she is buried in the Bassinger Cemetery.

 

She was married to William Henry Willingham on July 23, 1838 in Ware Co., Ga..  William Henry Willingham was born on April 18, 1816 in Scotland.  He died on February 2, 1886 in FT. MEADE, FL.  William Henry Willingham was born April 18, 1816. According to family tradition he was born in Scotland and was kidnapped at the age of seven years and bought to America. In Annie (Hilliard) Willingham’s widow’s pension application for William H. Willingham’s Seminole Indian War service she stated that he was born in Oglethorpe County, Georgia. He was married to to Annie Hilliard, daughter of Silas and Abegail Bulloch Hilliard. Annie Hilliard was born near Waycross, Georgia, March 19, 1815.

 

He served four enlistments in the Indian War, all in Ware County Militia Companies; Private in Capt. David J Miller’s company, June 9th to August 19, 1838; 1st Corporal in Captain David J Miller’s company, August 19th to November 18, 1840, private under same Captain, November 19th to June 1st, 1840 and again October 9th to December 3, 1841.

 William Willingham and his family were in Florida by 1845. He voted in the state’s first election, May 26, 1845, in Columbia County, at Barbers Precinct, south prong of St Mary’s River. Also voting in the same precinct was his Half-brother-in-law, Joseph Underhill. This is referenced in FLORIDA VOTERS IN THEIR FIRST STATEWIDE ELECTION, by Brian Michaels, page 36.

 

In 1848 they moved to Hillsborough County. Florida settling about twenty-five miles east of Tampa, where he is shown on the 1850 census. He served in the company commanded by Captain L G Lesley in the Third Seminole War, in 1855-1858 in Florida. He traded his cattle and land to Melton Johnson for land and cattle on Chloroform Branch, in Kissimmee Island. He later gave the land and cattle to his son William and moved back to Ft. Mead, settling on 160 acres lying southwest of Ft. Meade on the east side of the Peace River. Tax statements for 1862 state that W H Willingham owned 1,550 head of cattle. At one time the Willingham’s had over 10,000 head of cattle, the largest at that time the in Florida.

 

He built a two-story house on his homestead. It was a hand-pegged structure, painted white; it had gingerbread printing on the veranda. In the front room was a fireplace, built of limestone block William had cut from the banks of Peace River. During the 1880’s William owned large orange groves and operated a ferry across the river at Fort Meade.

When he was an old man he fell off a wagon and broke his leg. His health declined gradually and he died on February 1886. He is buried in Pleasant Grove Cemetery in Fort Meade.

William Willingham died interstate. His estate records are in File 88, Polk County Probate Records. Annie Willingham died April 24, 1901 at Bassinger, Florida and is buried there.

 Anna E. Hilliard and William Henry Willingham had the following children:

 

            28              i.    Robert Willingham was born in 1860 in FL.  He died in 1877.  Died Young

          +29             ii.    Ellen Willingham (born on May 14, 1851).

          +30            iii.    Mary Ann Willingham (born on June 3, 1855).

            31           iv.    Eliza Willingham was born in 1858 in FL.  Died Young

            32            v.    Penelope “Penny” Willingham was born in 1850 in FL.  Died Young

          +33           vi.    William W. Willingham (born on January 25, 1842).

          +34          vii.    Matilda Willingham (born on February 8, 1846).

          +35        viii.    Isabelle Willingham (born in 1840).

          +36           ix.    Serena Willingham (born on April 14, 1844).

 

6.  Benjamin Hilliard (Silas-1) was born in 1817.  He died WFT Est. 1842-1882.

 

He was married to Mary WFT Est. 1816-1859.  Mary was born WFT Est. 1799-1822.  She died WFT Est. 1843-1894.  Benjamin and Mary Hilliard moved to Ware County, Ga., and then to Manatee County, Fl., Hillsborough FL 

Benjamin Hilliard and Mary had the following children:

 

          +37              i.    Lavina Hilliard (born in 1841).

            38             ii.    Nancy HILLIARD. 

            39            iii.    William HILLIARD . 

          +40           iv.    Edward Hilliard (born in 1841).

            41            v.    Matilda HILLIARD. 

            42           vi.    Vecy HILLIARD.  Vecy could be a nickname for Lavina and these could be one in the same.

            43          vii.    Thomas HILLIARD. 

            44         viii.    James HILLIARD. 

            45            ix.    Lavina HILLIARD was born in 1841 in Ware Co (now Pierce)., Ga..  She died in 1908 in Ware Co (now Pierce)., Ga..

 

He was married to Elizabeth Lewis on October 27, 1831.   Benjamin Hilliard and Elizabeth Lewis had the following children:

 

            46              i.    Chris C. Hilliard was born about 1856.  Ware County Ga. 1840 Census

                                     Hillsboro Co., Fl. 1850 Census

                                    Manatee Co., Fl. 1860 Census (Shows Chris C. Hilliard – 4 years old)

 

 

 

THIRD GENERATION

 

7.   Captain Cuyler Walter Hilliard (Gen. Thomas-2, Silas-1) was born on November 25, 1825 in Ware Co. or Bulloch Co., Ga..  He died on April 12, 1903 in Waycross, Ware Co, GA.  He was buried in Kettle Creek Cemetery, Waycross, Ga..  Founder of Hilliard, Florida

 

Cuyler Walter Hilliard was an officer of the Confederacy before entering into the timber business in the late 1800s.  As his business grew, so did a town, which would bear his name, Hilliard, Florida.

 

Cuyler Walter Hilliard was born in Bulloch County, Georgia November 25, 1825, son of General Thomas Hilliard and Delilah Wilkinson. He came with his father to Ware County, Georgia and was married there July 27, 1848 to Theresa Hargraves.

 

Cuyler Hilliard served as a private in the Indian War in Captain John S Henderson’s Company of Ware County Militia Aug. 25 to Oct. 18, 1840, and as a private under Captain James A Sweat’s Company of Ware County militia, Oct 6 to Dec 3, 1841. He was 2nd Lieutenant of the militia 451st district of Ware County, 1849-1853. He was Justice of the Peace 1850-53; Justice of Ware Inferior Court, 1853-56.

 

He took an active part in the organization of the first company raised in Ware County for the Confederate Army and served in the army for two years. He enlisted Oct 1, 1861 at Waresboro in Company K 26th Georgia Infantry Regiment and was elected 1st Lieutenant. He was later was Captain until he resigned April 3, 1863.

 

He was postmaster at Waresboro May 17, 1848 to Aug. 10, 1848 and again April 1, 1851 to Jan. 7, 1852. He was the first postmaster at Kettle Creek post office near his home from Aug.11, 1853 until May 24, 1859.

 

His grandfather Silas Hilliard lived with him after his wife Abegail’s death about 1855 until his death in 1861.

 

He was a large landowner and owned several farms in Ware County.

 

 A few years after the war, Thomas, his father, along with Dr. B. F. Williams, William S Bailey and Dr. Daniel Lott founded the present city of Waycross. Thomas and William S Bailey and James S Bailey was in partnership with him in the sawmill business. He was also identified as a promoter and a big stockholder of the “Waycross Airline Railroad” (later the A.C.L.) was built from Waycross to Jacksonville, Fl. in 1879-81. He bought land along the route of the road in Florida and laid out the present town of Hilliard, Fla, which was named for him.

 

He died at his home in Waycross, April 12, 1903. His wife died March 8, 1907. They are buried near Waycross in the cemetery at Old Kettle Creek Church, of which they were members.

 

http://www.lamartin.com/genealogy/stafford.htm

 

He was married to Theresa Hargraves (daughter of Abraham Hargreaves and Rhoda Carver) on July 27, 1848 in Ware County, Georgia.  Theresa Hargraves was born on January 25, 1831 in Coffee County, Georgia.  She was born on January 25, 1831.  She died on March 8, 1907 in Ware County, Georgia.  She died on March 8, 1907.  Captain Cuyler Walter Hilliard and Theresa Hargraves had the following children:

 

          +47              i.    Helen Sophronia Isabel Mars Hilliard (born on July 23, 1849).

          +48             ii.    Thomas B. Hilliard (born on December 6, 1851).

          +49            iii.    Margaret E. Hilliard (born on April 11, 1854).

          +50           iv.    Cidero Abraham Hilliard (born on March 24, 1857).

            51            v.    Rhoda K. Hilliard was born on July 24, 1869.  She died in March 1960.

          +52          vi.    Cuyler Walter, Jr. Hilliard (born on October 31, 1851).

          +53          vii.    Robert Lee Hilliard (born on August 21, 1864).

          +54         viii.    Lester C. Hilliard (born on February 7, 1867).

          +55            ix.    Annie Hilliard (born on September 27, 1870).

            56             x.    Edwiard S. Hilliard was born on October 11, 1863.  He died on August 31, 1911.

 

8.  Dixie B. HILLIARD (Gen. Thomas-2, Silas-1) was born on August 10, 1861.

 

9.  Thomas G HILLIARD  (Gen. Thomas-2, Silas-1) was born on November 28, 1863.

 

10.  Mary Underhill (Nancy Hilliard-2, Silas-1)  was born in 1816.  She died in 1904.

 

She was married to Benjamin Guy WFT Est. 1832-1863.  Benjamin Guy was born in 1816.  He died in 1893.

 

11.  William Underhill (Nancy Hilliard-2, Silas-1)  was born on May 20, 1821.  He died on February 13, 1905 in Bassinger, FL..  He was buried in Bassinger Cem., Okeechobee, FL..  Pioneers of the Kissimmee Valley by Kyle Vanlandingham

 William Underhill served in the Confederate Army under Capt. F. A. Hendry, in Munnerlyn’s Battalion. Resided in Polk Co., Fl. until the late 1870’s when they moved to Bassinger, Fl. which was then Brevard County. William Underhill was instrumental in the establishment of the first school in Bassinger, Fl. He was a leading cattleman in the area, owning over 3,000 head of cattle on the open range.  Samantha Underhill received a Federal Pension for his service in the Seminole

 Wars and a State Pension for his confederate service.

 

He was married to Samantha Chandler (daughter of Shadrack Marmaduke Chandler and Adeline Tucker) on April 25, 1865.  Samantha Chandler was born on February 2, 1846 in Louisiana.  She died on December 24, 1935 in Bassinger, FL..  She was buried in Bassinger Cem., FL.  Pioneers of the Kissimmee Valley by Kyle Vanlandingham

 

 

  William Underhill and Samantha Chandler had the following children:

 

          +57              i.    Annie Cornelia Underhill (born on February 9, 1866).

          +58             ii.    Rachel Fernetta Underhill (born on April 6, 1867).

          +59            iii.    Ellen Adeline Underhill (born on March 7, 1869).

          +60           iv.    Mary Emma Underhill (born on February 27, 1871).

          +61            v.    Wilford Perry Underhill (born on January 19, 1873).

          +62           vi.    Joseph Shadrack Underhill (born on February 8, 1875).

            63          vii.    Charles Alpheus Underhill was born on May 17, 1877.  He died on June 25, 1907 in Fl..  He was buried in Bassinger Cem., Okeechobee Co., FL..

          +64         viii.    Amy Agnes Underhill (born on November 29, 1879).

            65            ix.    William Edward Underhill was born on October 3, 1882.  He died on August 17, 1935.  He was buried in Bassinger Cem., Okeechobee Co., FL..

          +66             x.    Cuthbert Lenora Underhill (born on December 30, 1885).

 

12.  John Underhill (Nancy Hilliard-2, Silas-1)  was born in 1823.  He died in 1888.  1860 Manatee Co., Fl. Census

 

 He was married to Sophia W. Thompson WFT Est. 1855-1880.  Sophia W. Thompson was born in 1842.  She died WFT Est. 1855-1936.

 

 He was married to Mary Summeral in 1841.  Mary Summeral  was born in 1817.  She died WFT Est. 1846-1911.

 

He was married to Kezziah Tucker on September 11, 1854.  Kezziah Tucker was born WFT Est. 1815-1837.  She died WFT Est. 1858-1910.

 

13.  Thomas Underhill (Nancy Hilliard-2, Silas-1)  was born in 1825.  He died on February 20, 1864.  1860 Manatee Co., Fl. Census

 

He was married to Rebecca Thompson on November 2, 1852.  Rebecca Thompson was born in 1826.  She died WFT Est. 1842-1920.

 

14.  Spicey Underhill (Nancy Hilliard-2, Silas-1)  was born in 1832.  She died WFT Est. 1820-1926.

 

She was married to George Jones on February 9, 1852.  George Jones was born WFT Est. 1807-1833.  He died WFT Est. 1856-1899.

 

She was married to Bennett Whidden on October 28, 1858.  Bennett Whidden was born WFT Est. 1811-1838.  He died WFT Est. 1861-1903.

 

15.  Mary Polly Underhill (Nancy Hilliard-2, Silas-1)  was born on April 10, 1816 in Bulloch Co, GA.  She died on April 7, 1904 in Fort Meade, FL.  She has reference number 103.  Birth: Mary Guy – Leola Godwin Hart’s Bible, Okeechobee, Fl.

 

She was married to John Walker in GA.  John Walker was born in 1824 in Pierce Co, GA.  He died on January 30, 1865 in Federal Prison, Elmira, NY.  Note: CSA and was captured

 

Marriage Note: P 229 – History of Pierce Co, GA by Dean Broome

   Mary Polly Underhill and John Walker had the following children:

 

          +67              i.    James Henry Walker (born in 1861).

            68             ii.    Joseph Walker was born in GA.

          +69            iii.    Daniel Jackson Walker (born on May 11, 1847).

          +70           iv.    Mary Walker (born in 1849).

            71            v.    Martha Walker was born in 1851 in GA.

          +72           vi.    Jackson Walker (born on January 22, 1854).

          +73          vii.    Serena Walker (born in 1857).

          +74         viii.    Joel Walker  (born in 1859).

 

She was married to Benjamin Guy (son of ) on November 17, 1836 in GA.  Benjamin Guy was born on September 22, 1816 in GA.  He died on May 16, 1893.  He was buried in Evergreen Cem., Ft. Meade, FL..  He has reference number 102.  Death and Birth: Bible of Leola Godwin Hart, Okeechobee, Florida Headstone – Evergreen Cemetery, Ft. Meade,  Fl.  Polk Co., Fl. 1861 Taxpayers – Early Jurors

1850 Census, Hills. Co., FL.

1900 Census DeSoto Co., Fl.

“The Story of Guy’s Hollow” in Ft. Meade Leader on January 20, 1916, South Florida Pioneers, Issue 17/18

“The Kissimmee Island” by Doris Lewis, Page 34

 Military:  Served in Georgia Volunteers in the Second Seminole War in 1839  –  Bounty Application:  February 18, 1852 for his service in Second Seminole War; Received 40 acres under warrant no. 61,868.  On April 2, 1855, he applied for

 additional bounty land under the act of March 3, 1855 and received 120 acres under warrant no. 25,466.

During the Third Seminole War, Benjamin served in the Volunteer Militia Company commanded by Capt.  William B. Hooker in 1856.

 

Tax Lists – Polk Co., Fl. 1861, 1863, 1875, 1878

 Tax Lists – Manatee Co., Fl. 1878 and 1880

Old Manatee Co., Fl. Cattle shipment log  –  “Mistake in History Corrected”, Ft. Meade Leader, Feb. 4, 1916 

Mary Polly Underhill and Benjamin Guy had the following children:

 

            75              i.    William Guy was born in 1837.

            76             ii.    Nancy Guy was born in 1840.  Death:  died young

          +77            iii.    Julia Ann Guy (born on January 17, 1842).

          +78           iv.    Joseph R. Guy (born on January 7, 1845).

 

16.  Barbara F. Underhill (Nancy Hilliard-2, Silas-1) was born in 1831 in Georgia.  She died on November 28, 1914 in Lily, DeSoto, FL.  She was buried in Lily Cemetery, Hardee Co., FL..

 

She was married to James Thomas in November 1877.  James Thomas was born WFT Est. 1814-1834.  He died WFT Est. 1846-1905.

 

She was married to (Nickname, Frank) Francis Alexander Ivey on November 20, 1850.  (Nickname, Frank) Francis Alexander Ivey was born in 1829 in Alachua County, FL.  He was born in 1829 in Georgia.  He died on June 11, 1871 in Fort Myers, Lee, FL.  He was born WFT Est. 1803-1832.  He died WFT Est. 1855-1895.  He died WFT Est. 1856-1920.  Barbara F. Underhill and (Nickname, Frank) Francis Alexander Ivey had the following children:

 

          +79              i.    Nickname – Carrie Caroline Elizabeth Ivey (born on September 11, 1854).

          +80             ii.    Mary Frances Ivey (born on April 27, 1852).

 

17.  Levicy Levicia Underhill (Nancy Hilliard-2, Silas-1) was born on March 16, 1838 in Ware County, GA.  She died on October 17, 1902 in Frostproof, Florida.  She was buried in Eden Cemetery, Polk Co., FL..  Birth:  Underhill Genealogy, Vol. 6 has March 16, 1838 GA.

Places of residence:  Duplin Co., NC.; Ware Co. GA.

 

Facts about this person: Burial  –  Eden Cemetary, Frostproof, Fl

She was married to Jeremiah Underhill Jr. (son of Jeremiah Underhill and Mary Roddenberry) on March 13, 1859.  Jeremiah Underhill Jr. was born in 1834.  He was born about 1834 in Ga..  He was born WFT Est. 1826-1846.  He died WFT Est. 1861-1932.  He died WFT Est. 1865-1925. 

 

“The Kissimmee Island” by Doris Lewis, “Underhill Genealogy, Vol. 6″, Manatee Co., Fl. Early Marriages

Polk Co., Fl. Early Marriages, 1860 Hillsborough Co., Fl. Census

 

  Levicy Levicia Underhill and Jeremiah Underhill Jr. had the following children:

 

          +81              i.    Mary Ellen UNDERHILL (born on August 1, 1862).

            82             ii.    Mary Ellen Underhill was born WFT Est. 1861-1884.  She died WFT Est. 1866-1968.

          +83            iii.    William Landers Underhill (born in 1860).

 

She was married to Thomas Jefferson Sullivan (son of Andrew Jackson , Sr Sullivan and Elizabeth J. Hilliard) on October 24, 1867.  Thomas Jefferson Sullivan was born in 1842 in Georgia.  He died on September 16, 1911 in Frostproof, Florida.  He was born WFT Est. 1820-1847.  He died WFT Est. 1870-1912.   Facts about this person:

 

Burial    September 16, 1911 –  Eden Cemetery – Frostproof

 

 

 

 

  Levicy Levicia Underhill and Thomas Jefferson Sullivan had the following children:

 

          +84              i.    Mathew Sullivan (born on May 13, 1869).

          +85             ii.    Elizabeth Sullivan (born in 1867).

          +86            iii.    Lewis Henry Sullivan (born on June 10, 1871).

          +87           iv.    Elvia Sullivan (born on May 11, 1872).

          +88            v.    Olive Sullivan (born in 1874).

          +89           vi.    Dallas Sullivan  (born in 1877).

          +90          vii.    Callie Sullivan (born in 1881).

          +91         viii.    Bertha Sullivan (born on March 16, 1887).

          +92            ix.    Edna Sullivan (born on July 14, 1888).

 

She was married to Noah Whidden on March 3, 1864.   Noah Whidden was born WFT Est. 1826-1846.  He died WFT Est. 1860-1932.

 

18.  Matthew Underhill (Nancy Hilliard-2, Silas-1)  was born on December 4, 1840.  He died on March 16, 1918.

 

He was married to Elizabeth Catledge on September 25, 1873.  Elizabeth Catledge was born WFT Est. 1833-1856.  She died WFT Est. 1877-1928.

 

He was married to Isabelle Surrency on November 19, 1879.   Isabelle Surrency was born WFT Est. 1836-1862.  She died WFT Est. 1883-1931.

 

19.  Silas Hilliard (James B.-2, Silas-1)  was born about 1831 in GA.  He died in Blackshear, GA.  Silas served as a Private with the 7th Infantry Florida Company I, 1861-1865 during the Civil War. 

 

1860 Putname Co., FL Census (Page 592)

Household # 285

Silas Hilliard  29  M  Laborer  GA   (can’t) R/W

 Martha          26  F                 GA   (can’t) R/W

Elinda             9  F                  FL

 Sarah             6  F                  FL

Joseph           4  M                  FL

Carolina          2  F                   FL

 

 

1880 Putnam Co., Florida Census, Percinct 12, (Page 101 D)

Hillyard, Siles, HOH,Farmer, B. GA, Parents b. GA

Martha, wife, 40, housekeeper, b.FL, parents GA.

 Sarah Ann, dau., 25, b.FL

Harrison, son, 16, b.FL

Lucinda, dau., 14, b. FL

Dennis, son, 12, b. FL

Isiah, son, 10, b. FL

Martha, dau., 6, b. FL

Charles, son, 4,b. FL

 

Marriage Notes for Silas Hilliard and America Browning:

Marriage date is from Charlton Co., GA marriage books A & B

 

Martha Gills was born about 1834 in GA.  Silas Hilliard and Martha Gills had the following children:

 

            93              i.    Elinda Hilliard was born about 1851 in FL.

            94             ii.    Sarah A. Hilliard was born about 1854 in FL.

          +95            iii.    Joseph S. Hilliard (born on May 8, 1855).

            96           iv.    Carolina Hilliard was born about 1858 in FL.

          +97            v.    Lucindy Hilliard (born on June 11, 1861).

            98          vi.    Harrison Hilliard was born about 1864 in FL.

            99          vii.    Dennis Hilliard was born about 1868 in FL.  Brodford Co. Telegraph – 19 NOV 1948

                                    Funeral services for D. S. Hilliard, 80, who died Friday, Nov. 12, at his home in Jacksonville, were held Sunday afternoon at the New river Missionary Bpatist Church with Rev. Trudy Parrish officiating.  Mr. Hilliard was a native of Putnam County and was a former railroad employee.  he was a member of the Lackawana Missionary Baptist Church in Jacksonville.  He is survived by one half-brother C. L. Hilliard of Lawtey,  Interment was in the New River Cemetery under the direction of Key-McCabe Funeral Home.

          100         viii.    Isiah Hilliard was born about 1870 in FL.

          101            ix.    Martha Hilliard was born about 1872 in FL.

          102             x.    Mary Hilliard was born about 1874 in FL.

          103            xi.    Charles Hilliard was born about 1876 in FL.

 

He was married to America Ann Browning on May 17, 1887 in Charlton Co., GA.   Silas Hilliard and America Ann Browning had the following children:

 

        +104              i.    Carl Hilliard (born on September 12, 1886).

 

29.  Ellen Willingham (Anna E. Hilliard-2, Silas-1) was born on May 14, 1851 in Hillsborough Co., Fl..  She died on March 8, 1933 in Ft. Pierce, FL.  Ellen Willingham was born in Hillsborough County, Florida May 14, 1851. She married Readding Blount Parker on August 7, 1868 in Polk County, Florida. They were living east of the Kissimmee River, near Lake Marian in 1879. Readding B Parker contracted Bright’s disease and died February 18, 1891, in Osceola County, Florida. Ellen Parker married Martin Manning on May 14, 1891, in Osceola County. They were divorced August 30, 1899, in Osceola County, and she reassumed the Parker name.

 

Ellen Parker moved to Bassinger with her children in 1898. The 1900 Osceola census shows her living with her children in the household of her daughter Bertha and son-in-law James Walker. She remained in Bassinger until 1907 when she and her sons moved to Fort Pierce, Florida. Ellen Parker died March 8, 1933, in Fort Pierce, Florida and is buried in the cemetery there.

 

She was married to Martin Manning on May 14, 1891 in Osceola Co., Fl.  She was divorced from Martin Manning on August 30, 1899 in Osceola Co., Fl.   Martin Manning was born on May 14, 1891 in Osceola Co., Fl.  Ellen Willingham and Martin Manning had the following children:

 

          105              i.    Willaim Henry Manning was born on November 2, 1891 in Osceola Co., Fl.  He died on December 21, 1956 in Ector Co., Texas.

 

She was married to Readding Blount Parker (son of Streaty Parker and Mary Blount) on August 6, 1868.  Readding Blount Parker was born on February 28, 1849 in Columbia Co., Fl..  He died on February 18, 1891 in Osceola Co., Fl.  Readding Blount Parker, born February 28, 1849 in Columbia County, Florida died February 18, 1891, Osceola County, Florida, son of Streaty Parker and Mary Eve Blount. He married August 6, 1868, in Polk County, Florida, Ellen Willingham, daughter of William Henry and Annie Hilliard Willingham. She was born Mary 14, 1851 in Hillsborough County Florida and died March 8, 1933 at Ft. Pierce, Florida. Readding B Parker came to Hillsborough (now Polk Co.) Fla in October 1851 with his parents.

 

He attended the original log schoolhouse at Ft. Blount in 1858. He lived in Polk County until 1879. During the 1870’s he raised cattle in the Kissimmee River Valley. In 1878, after the great hurricane he found most of his cattle were located east of the Kissimmee River.

 

In 1879 he build a permanent residence on the northwest corner of Lake Marian. He employed several workmen and raised cattle and sheep and grain crops. He had about 700 head of cattle at his death, which his brother Louis Parker as administrator of the Estate of Streaty Parker sold to Ellen parker for $3500. On Sept 16, 1887, Readding and Ellen Parker sold for $3,968.68 their one-ninth share in 340 acres of land in Polk Co., which had belonged to Streaty Parker. The sale was made to Readding’s mother and seven brothers and sisters.

 Readding B. Parker died February 18, 1891, Osceola Co., after suffering from Bright’s disease for several years. Ellen Parker and her children moved to Bassinger in 1898 and were living in the household of her daughter Bertha, and son-in-law James Walker on the 1900 census. She lived in Bassinger until 1907 when she and her sons moved to Ft. Pierce, Fla.   She died March 8, 1933, in Ft. Pierce, Fla. and is buried in the cemetery there. Reading B. Parker’s remains were moved beside his wife some years after her death.  Ellen Willingham and Readding Blount Parker had the following children:

 

        +106              i.    Bertha Slagier Parker (born on November 28, 1870).

          107             ii.    Jackson Marion Parker was born on June 6, 1878 in Bartow, Polk Co, FL.  He died on November 1, 1952 in Ft. Pierce, FL.

          108            iii.    Dollie Lee Parker was born on May 19, 1882 in Brevard Co., Fl..  She died on April 6, 1975 in Ft. Pierce, FL.

          109           iv.    Annie Letitia Parker was born on November 5, 1885 in Brevard Co., Fl..  She died on May 29, 1972 in Pahokee, FL.

          110            v.    Readding Blount, Jr. Parker was born on February 17, 1889 in Osceola Co., Fl.  He died on December 12, 1940 in Ft. Pierce, FL.

 

30.  Mary Ann Willingham (Anna E. Hilliard-2, Silas-1)  was born on June 3, 1855 in Fort Meade, FL.  She died on September 3, 1924 in Waycross, GA.  She was buried in Kettle Creek Cemetery in Ware Co., GA.  Mary Ann Willingham was born in Ft Meade, Florida June 3, 1955. She married Thomas B. Hilliard on October 15, 1873 in Ft Meade, Florida. Mary Ann and Thomas had lived in Ft Meade, then Waycross, Georgia, then Jacksonville, Florida, then to the west coast of Florida. they moved to Ft. Pierce around 1904 and she lived there until her death.

 

Mary Ann Hilliard was in Waycross seeking medical treatment when she died on September 3, 1924. She is buried in the Kettle Creek Cemetery in Ware County, Georgia.

 

 

She was married to Thomas B. Hilliard (son of Captain Cuyler Walter Hilliard and Theresa Hargraves) on October 15, 1873 in Fort Meade, FL.  Thomas B. Hilliard was born on December 6, 1851 in Ware Co (now Pierce)., Ga..  He died on November 9, 1924.  He was buried in Kettle Creek Cemetery in Ware Co., GA.  Thomas B Hilliard was born in Ware County Georgia on December 6,1851. He married Mary Ann Willingham, who was born June 3, 1855 at Fort Meade, Fla. They were married in Fort Meade October 15, 1873. They resided in Fort Meade for a few years, then moved to Waycross, Georgia, then to Jacksonville, then to the west coast of Florida, then to Ft. Pierce, where they lived for twenty years. Mrs. Hilliard had gone to Waycross, Ga. in August 1924 for medical treatment and was staying with Mrs. Eliza Waldron when she passed away on Sept 3, 1924. Thomas Hilliard died on November 9, 1924. He is buried at the Kettle Creek Cemetery in Ware County, Georgia.  Mary Ann Willingham and Thomas B. Hilliard had the following children:

 

        +111              i.    Cuyler Walter Hilliard.

        +112             ii.    William H. Hilliard (born in 1874).

        +113            iii.    Thomas B., Jr. Hilliard (born in 1878).

          114           iv.    Viola Hilliard was born on April 6, 1880.  She died in March 1902.

        +115            v.    Abraham Hilliard  (born in 1882).

          116           vi.    Theresa Molly Hilliard was born on May 2, 1884 in Wildwood, FL.  She died on August 12, 1958 in Ft. Pierce, FL.

        +117          vii.    Roy G. Hilliard (born in 1890).

        +118         viii.    Maude Hilliard (born in 1893).

          119            ix.    Cicero A. Hilliard was born on September 1, 1897.  He died on July 4, 1967 in Ft. Pierce, FL.

 

33.   William W. Willingham (Anna E. Hilliard-2, Silas-1) was born on January 25, 1842 in Waycross, GA.  He died on June 6, 1910 in Kissimmee, FL.  William H Willingham, known as “Bill” was born in Ware County, Georgia January 25, 1842. He came with his parents to Columbia County before 1845. They move by 1848 to Hillsborough County. William W Willingham served as a private in Company K, 8th Florida Infantry, CSA, enlisting at Fort Brooke on May 27, 1862. He was wounded at Gettysburg on July 2, 1863 by a lead ball in the left foot and was captured. He was paroled at Baltimore on September 25, 1863 and allowed to return home on furlough.

 

At the expiration of the furlough he enlisted in Captain F A Hendry’s Company at Fort Meade. During the later service a lead ball in the right foot wounded him. He was declared incapacitated for duty and returned home. He married Ann E Starling on July 25, 1866 in Polk County. In the late 1860’s Bill’s father gave his land at Kissimmee Island to Bill and moved to Fort Meade. by 1877 Bill Willingham was worth an estimated $50,000.

 

On September 4, 1880 Bill attempted to cross the Peace River on a ferry owned by his father. He could not find the ferryman, his brother-in-law William McLaughlin. While attempting to cross the river and falling into the water he got into a fight with McLaughlin. Bill shot William McLaughlin who later died on September 12, 1880. Bill Willingham returned to Kissimmee Island and evaded capture by hiding in the swamps for several years.

 

He was captured in 1884 and went on trial in July 1884. He was convicted of first-degree murder with a recommendation of mercy. He was sentenced to life imprisonment at hard labor in the state penitentiary. Ann Willingham sold to Ziba King a large stock of cattle and other personal property owned by Bill on May 5, 1886. Bill contested the sale but lost. They were subsequently divorced on November 16, 1893. Bill engaged prominent attorneys to appeal his conviction but the efforts were in vain. He then sought a pardon. In April 1898 Thomas L Wilson of Wilson & Wilson went to Tallahassee and presented petitions for his pardon signed by more than 1,000 citizens. He was formally pardoned on May 23, 1898.

 

With all his assets gone he retired to a small place on Kissimmee Island. A few friends gave him a small stock to begin again.

 

In November 1909 his assets included three horses and seventy-five cattle valued at $700. He applied for a Confederate pension from his service in Captain Hendry’s Company due to being permanently disabled for wounds received in service. His claim was approved on December 23, 1908 with pay from June 4, 1908 at the rate of $120 per annum. He reapplied under the Act of 1909 on November 3, 1909. On March 8, 1910 the Board of Pensions repudiated his claim as a War Department record showed he was last reported on the rolls of Company K as absent without leave since October 31, 1863, ignoring his later proven service in Captain Hendry’s Company. So the twice-wounded veteran was denied his pension. William W Willingham died June 6, 1910. He was buried in the Pleasant Grove Cemetery in Fort Meade.

 

 

Ann E. Starling was born on July 25, 1866 in Polk Co, FL.  Ann E Starling was the daughter of Lucretia Virginia Kirkland and stepdaughter of Isham Lewis.

 

34.  Matilda Willingham (Anna E. Hilliard-2, Silas-1)  was born on February 8, 1846 in FL.  She died on December 10, 1935 in Ft. Pierce, FL.  Matilda Willingham was born February 8, 1846. She moved with her parents to Hillsborough County, Florida in 1848. As a young girl she attended school in Tampa, staying at the home of Elizabeth Corphia. While staying here, she met Mrs. Corphia’s relative Manuel Montes De Oka, who lived there.

 

They were married on January 17, 1867. Manuel was the son of Juan Montes de Oka, a Spanish gentleman of high birth and a full-blooded Indian maiden. Manuel was born in Hillsborough County in 1845 and died in 1876. Matilda married William Henry McLaughlin in Hillsborough County on December 6, 1878. He was killed Sept 12, 1880 in an argument with William W Willingham, her brother.

 

Matilda then married John Smith about 1880. They were divorced. Matilda then married, Thomas J Waters, the former husband of her niece, Isabell Loretta Driggers. Thomas J Waters was born December 22, 1859 and died in 1921. Thomas J Waters, in conjunction with his brother-in-law, Thomas B. Hilliard, operated a general store at Whittier, Florida, where the family resided for several years.

 

They moved to Fort Pierce, Florida prior to 1912. Thomas J and Matilda Waters are shown living in White City, Florida on the 1920 St. Lucie County census. Matilda Waters died at Fort Pierce, Florida December 10, 1935. Burial: White City, Florida Cemetery

 

She was married to Manuel Montes De Oca (son of Juan MontesDeOca and Mary Unknown) on January 17, 1867.  Manuel Montes De Oca was born in 1845 in Hillsborough Co., Fl..  He died in 1876.  Matilda Willingham and Manuel Montes De Oca had the following children:

 

        +120              i.    Mary Montes De Oca (born on July 3, 1867).

          121             ii.    Josephine Montes De Oca was born on April 3, 1869 in Polk Co, FL.  He died on May 7, 1948 in FT. MEADE, FL.

          122            iii.    Azline Montes De Oca was born on September 1, 1871.

          123           iv.    Donella Montes De Oca was born on January 9, 1874 in Polk Co, FL.  She died on April 29, 1967 in FL.

          124            v.    Alice Montes De Oca was born on August 8, 1876 in Polk Co, FL.  She died in 1950 in FL.

 

She was married to William Henry McLaughlin on December 6, 1878 in Hillsborough Co., Fl..  William Henry McLaughlin died on September 12, 1880.  Was Killed September 12, 1880 by his brother-in-law, William W. Willingham.  Matilda Willingham and William Henry McLaughlin had the following children:

 

          125              i.    Infant McLaughlin was born about 1879 in FL.  Died in infancy

 

 She was married to John Smith (son of John, Sr. Smith and Arnold Matilda) in 1881.   Matilda Willingham and John Smith had the following children:

 

          126              i.    Nevada Smith  was born on March 7, 1882 in FL.  He (or she) died on September 19, 1971 in St. Cloud, FL.

 

She was married to Thomas J. Waters before 1884.   Thomas J. Waters was born on December 22, 1859.  He died in 1921.  Thomas J Waters, in conjunction with his brother-in-law, Thomas B. Hilliard, operated a general store at Whittier, Florida, where the family resided for several years.

 

Burial: White City, Florida Cemetery  Matilda Willingham and Thomas J. Waters had the following children:

 

          127              i.    Dell Waters was born on December 1, 1885.  He (or she) died on November 11, 1918.

          128             ii.    Annie Waters was born on January 28, 1888 in FT. MEADE, FL.  She died on June 16, 1962 in Ft. Pierce, FL.

 

35.   Isabelle Willingham (Anna E. Hilliard-2, Silas-1) was born in 1840 in Waycross, GA.  She died in March 1901 in FL.  Jacob and Isabelle Driggers are shown on the 1860 Hillsborough Co. census with two daughters. He was killed in 1863.

 

 

 

She was married to Jacob C. Driggers in 1855 in Hillsborough Co., Fl..  Jacob C. Driggers was born in 1835 in GA.  He died on February 1, 1863.  Jacob Driggers died February 1, 1863 in Manatee County.  He was shot and killed.  William A. Williams was indicted and ried for his murder and was acquitted.  Source: Manatee County, Florida Circuit Court Records.  Isabelle Willingham and Jacob C. Driggers had the following children:

 

        +129              i.    Mary Annie Frances Driggers (born on February 10, 1857).

        +130             ii.    Susan Alice Driggers (born on April 2, 1859).

        +131            iii.    Isabelle Loretta Driggers (born on February 13, 1861).

 

She was married to William McClelland on July 10, 1866 in Polk Co, FL.  William McClelland was born on February 23, 1846 in FL.  He died on June 8, 1901 in Tampa, Fl..  William McClelland was the son of John and Winnie (Vickers) McClelland.  He was born February 23, 1846 in Florida.  He is shown on the 1850 and 1860 census of Hillsborough County. William McClelland served in the Civil War as a private in Captain William J. Turner’s Company, 11th Florida Infantry, CSA.  He enlisted April 20, 1862 in Hillsborough County.  William McClelland married Isabelle Willingham  Driggers on JUL 10, 1866 in Polk County. 

 

He was a farmer and citrus grower living west of Ft. Meade.

Isabelle Mcclelland died March 1901. William McClelland died June 8, 1901 in Tampa, Florida and is buried in the Plesant Grove Cemetery, Polk County, Florida. His wife is probably buried there also, in an unmarked grave.

 

Isabelle Willingham and William McClelland had the following children:

 

        +132              i.    William Geddis McClelland (born on November 14, 1867).

        +133            ii.    Franklin Branch McClelland (born on May 3, 1869).

        +134            iii.    Mary Bell McClelland (born on April 3, 1873).

        +135           iv.    Annie Irene McClelland (born on December 9, 1875).

        +136            v.    James Fryerson McClelland (born on June 14, 1878).

        +137           vi.    Ellen Lorena McClelland (born on November 5, 1880).

        +138          vii.    Serena Lee McClelland (born on November 25, 1884).

 

36.  Serena Willingham (Anna E. Hilliard-2, Silas-1)  was born on April 14, 1844 in Waycross, GA.  She died on July 12, 1926 in FT. MEADE, FL.  Serena Willingham was born at Waycross, Georgia April 14, 1844. She moved to Florida with her family before 1845. They were living in Hillsborough County in 1848. Serena married James T Hancock on May 6, 1858 in Hills bough County, Florida. They lived in the Fort Meade area. Serena Willingham Hancock died in Fort Meade on March 24, 1901. She is buried in the Hancock Cemetery in Polk County.

 

She was married to James Thomas Hancock on May 6, 1858 in Hillsborough Co., Fl..  James Thomas Hancock died on March 24, 1901 in FT. MEADE, FL.  James Thomas Hancock, son of Jordan and Martha (Baker) Hancock, was born in Thomas County, Georgia on February 17, 1838. James Thomas Hancock came to Florida in 1852. He married Serena Willingham in Hillsborough County, Florida on May 6, 1858. He served in the militia commanded by Captain L G Lesley in the Third Seminole War, 1855-1858. During the Civil War James Thomas Hancock served in the First Florida Cow Cavalry, CSA., as stated in BIOGRAPHICAL ROSTER OF FLORIDA’S CONFEDERATE AND UNION SOLDIERS 1861-1865, by Hartman and Coles, Volume 5 Page 2065. James Thomas Hancock was one of the first county Commissioners of Polk County.

James Thomas Hancock died March 24, 1901 in Fort Meade, Florida. He is buried in the Hancock Cemetery in Polk County.

  Serena Willingham and James Thomas Hancock had the following children:

 

        +139              i.    Martha Ann Hancock (born on February 25, 1859).

          140             ii.    William Jordan Hancock was born on June 3, 1861 in Polk Co, FL.  He died on April 30, 1870 in Polk Co, FL.

        +141            iii.    James Thomas, Jr. Hancock (born on September 18, 1863).

        +142           iv.    Robert T. Washington Hancock (born on August 22, 1865).

        +143            v.    Henry Hudson Hancock (born on January 30, 1868).

          144           vi.    Shade Hancock was born in June 1871 in Polk Co, FL.  She died on August 15, 1939 in FT. MEADE, FL.

        +145          vii.    Victoria Hancock (born on September 1, 1873).

          146         viii.    General Martin Hancock was born on October 6, 1875 in Polk Co, FL.  He died on October 23, 1957 in FL.

          147            ix.    Isabelle Hancock was born on November 6, 1877 in FT. MEADE, FL.  She died in October 1971 in Okeechobee, FL.

          148             x.    Jerry Hancock was born on April 16, 1880 in FT. MEADE, FL.  He died on August 26, 1939 in FT. MEADE, FL.

          149            xi.    Mariah Hancock was born about 1882 in FL.

          150           xii.    Durham Hancock was born on October 23, 1888 in Polk Co, FL.  He died on February 16, 1953.

 

37.  Lavina Hilliard (Benjamin-2, Silas-1) was born in 1841 in Ware, GA.  She died in 1908 in Ware, GA.

 

She was married to Chesley J. D. Boatright in 1858 in Ware, GA.  Chesley J. D. Boatright was born in 1829 in Beaufort Dist, SC.  He died in 1878 in Ware, GA.  Lavina Hilliard and Chesley J. D. Boatright had the following children:

 

        +151              i.    Mary Elizabeth Boatright (born in 1859).

        +152             ii.    Eliza Boatright (born in 1863).

        +153            iii.    Catherine Boatright (born in 1865).

          154           iv.    C. J. D Known As John Boatright was born in 1867.  He died in 1937.

        +155            v.    Lavina Boatright (born in 1869).

          156           vi.    Adam Benjamin Boatright was born in 1872.  He died WFT Est. 1873-1962.

          157          vii.    Duncan Boatright was born in 1873.  He died Infant.

        +158         viii.    Laura Boatright (born in 1874).

        +159            ix.    William Henry Boatright (born in 1876).

          160             x.    Nessie Boatright was born in 1877.  She died Infant.

 

40.  Edward Hilliard (Benjamin-2, Silas-1)  was born in 1841.  He died in Frostproof, , FL.

 

He was married to Ann Elizabeth Pearce (daughter of Levi Pearce and Mary Jane Hooker) on November 12, 1868 in Polk Co, FL.  Edward Hilliard and Ann Elizabeth Pearce had the following children:

 

        +161              i.    Edna Hilliard.

        +162             ii.    Mary B. Hilliard .

 

 

FOURTH GENERATION

 

47.  Helen Sophronia Isabel Mars Hilliard (Cuyler Walter-3, Gen. Thomas-2, Silas-1)  was born on July 23, 1849.  She was born on July 23, 1849 in Ware Co., Ga.  She died on January 21, 1937 in Pierce Co., Ga.

 

She was married to Jonathan Gilman Clough (son of John True Clough and Serenia Catherine Miller) on March 19, 1868.  Jonathan Gilman Clough was born on December 8, 1845 in Ware Co., Ga.  He died on November 26, 1907 in Pierce Co., Ga.  Helen Sophronia Isabel Mars Hilliard and Jonathan Gilman Clough had the following children:

 

        +163              i.    Eva Lee Clough (born on August 25, 1871).

        +164             ii.    Forrest True Clough (born on January 26, 1874).

        +165            iii.    Emily Margaret Clough (born on April 21, 1876).

        +166          iv.    Alzada Isabel Clough (born on February 27, 1878).

        +167            v.    John Gilman Clough (born on June 5, 1880).

        +168           vi.    Walter Hilliard Clough (born on September 4, 1882).

        +169          vii.    Annie Laura Clough (born on August 26, 1885).

        +170         viii.    Lloyd Brewton Clough (born on August 15, 1887).

          171            ix.    Ira Dwight Clough was born on September 25, 1891 in Ware Co, Ga.  He died WFT Est. 1892-1981.

 

48.  Thomas B. Hilliard (Cuyler Walter-3, Gen. Thomas-2, Silas-1) was born on December 6, 1851 in Ware Co (now Pierce)., Ga..  He died on November 9, 1924.  He was buried in Kettle Creek Cemetery in Ware Co., GA.  Thomas B Hilliard was born in Ware County Georgia on December 6,1851. He married Mary Ann Willingham, who was born June 3, 1855 at Fort Meade, Fla. They were married in Fort Meade October 15, 1873. They resided in Fort Meade for a few years, then moved to Waycross, Georgia, then to Jacksonville, then to the west coast of Florida, then to Ft. Pierce, where they lived for twenty years. Mrs. Hilliard had gone to Waycross, Ga. in August 1924 for medical treatment and was staying with Mrs. Eliza Waldron when she passed away on Sept 3, 1924. Thomas Hilliard died on November 9, 1924. He is buried at the Kettle Creek Cemetery in Ware County, Georgia.

 

He was married to Mary Ann Willingham (daughter of William Henry Willingham and Anna E. Hilliard) on October 15, 1873 in Fort Meade, FL.  Mary Ann Willingham was born on June 3, 1855 in Fort Meade, FL.  She died on September 3, 1924 in Waycross, GA.  She was buried in Kettle Creek Cemetery in Ware Co., GA.  Mary Ann Willingham was born in Ft Meade, Florida June 3, 1955. She married Thomas B. Hilliard on October 15, 1873 in Ft Meade, Florida. Mary Ann and Thomas had lived in Ft Meade, then Waycross, Georgia, then Jacksonville, Florida, then to the west coast of Florida. they moved to Ft. Pierce around 1904 and she lived there until her death.

 

Mary Ann Hilliard was in Waycross seeking medical treatment when she died on September 3, 1924. She is buried in the Kettle Creek Cemetery in Ware County, Georgia.

   Thomas B. Hilliard and Mary Ann Willingham had the following children:

 

        +111              i.    Cuyler Walter Hilliard.

        +112             ii.    William H. Hilliard (born in 1874).

        +113            iii.    Thomas B., Jr. Hilliard (born in 1878).

          114           iv.    Viola Hilliard (born on April 6, 1880).

        +115            v.    Abraham Hilliard (born in 1882).

          116           vi.    Theresa Molly Hilliard (born on May 2, 1884).

        +117          vii.    Roy G. Hilliard (born in 1890).

        +118         viii.    Maude Hilliard (born in 1893).

          119            ix.    Cicero A. Hilliard (born on September 1, 1897).

 

49.  Margaret E. Hilliard (Cuyler Walter-3, Gen. Thomas-2, Silas-1)  was born on April 11, 1854.

 

William H. McDonald was born on December 3, 1874.

 

50.  Cidero Abraham Hilliard (Cuyler Walter-3, Gen. Thomas-2, Silas-1) was born on March 24, 1857.

 

52.  Cuyler Walter, Jr. Hilliard (Cuyler Walter-3, Gen. Thomas-2, Silas-1) was born on October 31, 1851.  He was born in October 1861.  He died on September 19, 1934.  He has reference number 1108. 

 

 Welcome to my southern home page. Y’all come on in! I am a genuine native Floridian, born and raised in Florida. My ancestors, the Braddocks, Higginbothams, Picketts, and Pons have lived here since Florida was a territory, before it became a state

 

Founding Florida Pioneers; Their Descendants – by Jean H. Mizell

 http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=jeanhm

 

Nickname – Dessie Desdamona Pickett  (daughter of Henry Clay Pickett and Emily DeNora Braddock) was born on July 4, 1875 in Nassau, County Fl.  She died on July 4, 1960.  She has reference number 1856.   Welcome to my southern home page. Y’all come on in! I am a genuine native Floridian, born and raised in Florida. My ancestors, the Braddocks, Higginbothams, Picketts, and Pons have lived here since Florida was a territory, before it became a state

 

 

Cuyler Walter, Jr. Hilliard and Nickname – Dessie Desdamona Pickett had the following children:

 

        +172              i.    Sidney Hargraves Hilliard (born on June 5, 1895).

        +173             ii.    Theresa Denora Hilliard (born on March 6, 1903).

 

53.  Robert Lee Hilliard (Cuyler Walter-3, Gen. Thomas-2, Silas-1)  was born on August 21, 1864.

 

54.  Lester C. Hilliard (Cuyler Walter-3, Gen. Thomas-2, Silas-1)  was born on February 7, 1867.  He died on July 13, 1901.

 

55.  Annie Hilliard (Cuyler Walter-3, Gen. Thomas-2, Silas-1)  was born on September 27, 1870.

 

 57.  Annie Cornelia Underhill (William-3, Nancy Hilliard-2, Silas-1)  was born on February 9, 1866.  She died on December 11, 1944.

 

Annie Cornelia Underhill had the following children:

 

        +174              i.    Chester Arthur Underhill (born on November 30, 1887).

 

She was married to John Thomas on December 11, 1892.

 

58.  Rachel Fernetta Underhill (William-3, Nancy Hilliard-2, Silas-1)  was born on April 6, 1867 in Polk Co., Fl..  She died on August 4, 1941 in Loxahatchee, Fl..  She was buried in Bassinger Cemetery.

 

She was married to Joseph Milton Walker (son of Jeremiah Walker and Martha M. Tumblin) on November 11, 1888.  Joseph Milton Walker was born on April 14, 1866 in Green Cove Springs, Fl..  He died on April 22, 1948 in Delray Beach, Fl..  Rachel Fernetta Underhill and Joseph Milton Walker had the following children:

 

          175              i.    Josie M. Walker died in 1890.  She was born on May 22, 1890.

        +176             ii.    Joseph Edward Walker (born on November 14, 1893).

          177            iii.    Alva Hampton Walker was born on December 20, 1895 in Bassinger, Fl..  He died on April 23, 1972 in Delray Beach, Fl..

          178           iv.    Walter L. Walker was born on September 2, 1898 in Bassinger, Fl..  He died on November 5, 1956 in Palm Beach Co., Fl..

          179            v.    Mary Alice Walker was born on October 11, 1900 in Bassinger, Fl..  She died on August 14, 1956 in Orlando, Fl..

          180           vi.    Marion Franklin Walker was born on August 1, 1901 in Bassinger, Fl..  He died on December 19, 1964 in West Palm Beach, Fl..

          181          vii.    John Watson Walker was born on November 15, 1902 in Bassinger, Fl..  He died in July 1973 in Delray Beach, Fl..

          182         viii.    Bertie Mae Walker was born on May 11, 1904 in Bassinger, Fl..  She died on January 21, 1961 in Melbourne, Fl..

 

59.  Ellen Adeline Underhill (William-3, Nancy Hilliard-2, Silas-1)  was born on March 7, 1869 in Polk Co., Fl..  She died on September 19, 1910 in Bassinger, Fl..

 

She was married to John Hardy Walker (son of Jeremiah Walker and Martha M. Tumblin) on December 1, 1889.  John Hardy Walker was born on January 5, 1864 in Baker Co., Fl..  He died on October 28, 1949 in Okeechobee, Fl..  Ellen Adeline Underhill and John Hardy Walker had the following children:

 

          183              i.    Bessie L. Walker was born on March 12, 1891 in Bassinger, Fl..  She died in August 1967 in Florida.

          184             ii.    John Hardy Walker was born on November 18, 1893 in Bassinger, Fl..  He died on March 30, 1972 in Okeechobee, Fl..

          185            iii.    Nellie Pearl Walker was born on June 11, 1894 in Bassinger, Fl..  She died on September 7, 1929.

          186           iv.    Ella A. Walker was born on December 16, 1896 in Bassinger, Fl..  She died on February 9, 1991 in Highlands Co., Fl..

          187            v.    Charles Wade Walker was born on November 20, 1898 in Bassinger, Fl..  He died on June 27, 1952.

          188           vi.    Henry Lamar Walker was born on April 7, 1900 in Bassinger, Fl..  He died on September 6, 1947 in Okeechobee, Fl..

          189          vii.    Martha Evelyne Walker was born on May 2, 1902 in Bassinger, Fl..  She died on October 11, 1969 in Okeechobee, Fl..

          190         viii.    Alma Jane Walker was born on January 1, 1904 in Bassinger, Fl..  She died on January 11, 1965 in Okeechobee, Fl..

          191            ix.    Edna Cuthbert Walker was born on April 15, 1905 in Bassinger, Fl..  She died on September 20, 1998 in Indiantown, Fl..

 

 

 

60.  Mary Emma Underhill (William-3, Nancy Hilliard-2, Silas-1)  was born on February 27, 1871.  She died on December 18, 1956.

 

 She was married to William Frank WALKER on March 27, 1892.

 

61.  Wilford Perry Underhill (William-3, Nancy Hilliard-2, Silas-1)  was born on January 19, 1873.  He died about 1960.

 

He was married to Mabel ALDERMAN on June 27, 1909.

 

62.  Joseph Shadrack Underhill (William-3, Nancy Hilliard-2, Silas-1)  was born on February 8, 1875.  He died on October 21, 1957 in Fl..  He was buried in Bassinger Cem, Okeechobee Co., FL..

 

He was married to Louanna WALKER on October 14, 1897.

 

64.  Amy Agnes Underhill (William-3, Nancy Hilliard-2, Silas-1)  was born on November 29, 1879.  She died on February 6, 1964.  She was born in Bassinger, Florida which was in Brevard Co. at the time.   The family lived in Bassinger until 1918, moving to Fort Pierce, where they lived until 1934.  At that time the Hilliard’s moved to Okeechobee and remained there until her death at her home on February 6, 1964.  Amy Hilliard was a member of the Church of the Brethren.  She is buried beside her husband at Evergreen Cemetery.

 

She was married to Cuyler Walter Hilliard (son of Thomas B. Hilliard and Mary Ann Willingham) on March 17, 1901.  Cuyler Walter Hilliard was born.  He was born in Fort Mead, Florida.  He operated a general store in Bassinger with his brother-in-law and cousin, William H. Walker in the early part of the 1900s.  After the store was sold he moved his family to Fort Pierce in 1918 where they lived until 1934.  Cuyler and Amy moved back to the area several miles north of Okeechobee where he operated a ranch and citrus grove for about 25 years prior to his death.  Cuyler died at his home.  He was a member of the Church of the Brethren.  He was buried at Evergreen Cemetery.  Amy Agnes Underhill and Cuyler Walter Hilliard had the following children:

 

          192              i.    Lester Wilford Hilliard was born on December 9, 1901 in Bassinger, FL.  He died on January 26, 1973 in Okeechobee, FL.  Never married.

        +193             ii.    Ernest Walter, Sr. Hilliard (born on November 14, 1903).

        +194            iii.    (Nickname – Dick) Alton Lee Hilliard (born on December 20, 1908).

        +195           iv.    (Nickname – Rena) Lorena Maude Hilliard (born on October 3, 1918).

 

66.  Cuthbert Lenora Underhill (William-3, Nancy Hilliard-2, Silas-1) was born on December 30, 1885 in Bassinger, Fl..  She died on January 28, 1964 in Okeechobee, Fl..

 

William Hardy Walker (son of James Samuel Walker and Bertha Slagier Parker) was born on November 28, 1886 in Whittier, Brevard Co., Fl..  He died on January 28, 1955 in Okeechobee, Fl..

 

She was married to William Hardy WALKER on December 15, 1907.

 

67.  James Henry Walker (Mary Polly Underhill-3, Nancy Hilliard-2, Silas-1)  was born in 1861.

 

69.   Daniel Jackson Walker (Mary Polly Underhill-3, Nancy Hilliard-2, Silas-1)  was born on May 11, 1847 in Ware Co, ( now Pierce), Ga..  He was born on May 11, 1847 in GA.  He died on December 28, 1925 in Pierce Co., Ga..

 

He was married to Polly Davis (daughter of Randall J. Davis and Emaline Hiers) on October 4, 1866.  Polly Davis was born in 1849 in BLackshear, Pierce Co, GA.  She was born on January 25, 1849 in Ware Co, ( now Pierce), Ga..  She died on January 17, 1928 in Pierce Co., Ga..  Daniel Jackson Walker and Polly Davis had the following children:

 

        +196              i.    Enoch Lawton Walker (born on August 18, 1867).

        +197             ii.    Omer Walton Walker (born on September 3, 1869).

        +198           iii.    Evaline Sarilla Walker (born on September 14, 1871).

        +199           iv.    John Randall Walker (born on February 23, 1874).

        +200            v.    Mary Elizabeth Walker (born on February 28, 1876).

        +201           vi.    Mattie Lula Walker (born on February 5, 1878).

        +202          vii.    Daniel Reppard Walker (born on March 6, 1880).

          203         viii.    James Settle Walker was born on September 15, 1882.  He died on March 12, 1899.

        +204            ix.    Maxie Gertrude Walker (born on December 7, 1885).

        +205             x.    Frederick Lester Walker (born on March 20, 1888).

        +206            xi.    Ann Eliza Walker (born on May 7, 1890).

 

70.  Mary Walker (Mary Polly Underhill-3, Nancy Hilliard-2, Silas-1) was born in 1849 in Ga..

 

Alfred McCullough (son of John McCullough and Tobithy Byrd)  emigrated from Florida.  Mary Walker and Alfred McCullough had the following children:

 

          207              i.    Martha McCullough was born in 1867.

          208             ii.    Matilda McCullough was born in 1870.

          209            iii.    Andrew McCullough was born in 1872.

          210           iv.    Nettie McCullough was born in 1874.

          211            v.    Mary Ada McCullough was born in 1876.

          212           vi.    Addie Lula McCullough was born in 1879.

 

72.  Jackson Walker (Mary Polly Underhill-3, Nancy Hilliard-2, Silas-1) was born on January 22, 1854 in Ware Co, ( now Pierce), Ga..  He died on February 9, 1924 in Pierce Co., Ga..

 

He was married to Emmaline Aspinwall (daughter of John Aspinwall and Julia Sweat) in 1873 in Pierce Co., Ga.  Emmaline Aspinwall was born on April 10, 1858 in Pierce Co., Ga..  She died on August 25, 1927 in Pierce Co., Ga..  Jackson Walker and Emmaline Aspinwall had the following children:

 

        +213              i.    Mina M. Walker (born on March 14, 1874).

        +214             ii.    Mary B. Walker (born on July 26, 1875).

        +215            iii.    Lander J. Walker (born on September 28, 1877).

        +216           iv.    Martha R. Walker (born on September 10, 1879).

        +217            v.    Laura V. Walker (born on September 18, 1881).

        +218           vi.    John G. Walker (born on September 18, 1883).

          219          vii.    Charles F. Walker was born on November 2, 1885.  He died on February 6, 1903.

        +220         viii.    William L. Walker (born on January 9, 1887).

        +221            ix.    Della E. Walker (born on April 3, 1890).

        +222             x.    James E. Walker (born on July 27, 1892).

        +223            xi.    Leon E. Walker (born on October 23, 1894).

        +224           xii.    Julia N. Walker (born on October 8, 1897).

 

73.  Serena Walker (Mary Polly Underhill-3, Nancy Hilliard-2, Silas-1)  was born in 1857.

 

John M. Bennett (son of James Bennett and Eliza Unk.) was born on November 1, 1851 in Appling Co., Ga..  Serena Walker and John M. Bennett had the following children:

 

          225              i.    James Bennett  was born in 1874.

          226             ii.    Mary Bennett  was born in 1877.

          227            iii.    Dicey Bennett  was born in 1880.

 

74.  Joel Walker (Mary Polly Underhill-3, Nancy Hilliard-2, Silas-1) was born in 1859.

 

77.  Julia Ann Guy  (Mary Polly Underhill-3, Nancy Hilliard-2, Silas-1) was born on January 17, 1842 in FL.  She died on August 22, 1932/33 in Fort Meade, FL.  She was buried in Evergreen Cem, POLK CO., FL.  She has reference number 51.  Birth: Julia Ann Guy – Bible of Leola Godwin Hart, Okeechobee, Fl

Marriage – Bible of Leola Godwin Hart, Okeechobee, Fl

Julia Ann Guy Godwin’s Headstone in Evergreen Cemetery, Fort Meade, Florida has year of death as 1933

Marriage:  Polk Co., Fl. Book A, pg. 137

 

 She was married to Aaron Elijah GODWIN (son of) on December 9, 1865 in Polk Co, FL, , USA.  Aaron Elijah GODWIN was born on February 22, 1846 in Columbia Co, FL.  He died on July 30, 1914 in Polk Co, FL.  He was buried in Evergreen Cem., Polk Co., FL..  He has reference number 50.  Marriage of A. E. Godwin and Julia A. Guy – Leola Godwin Hart’s Bible

 Birth: A.E. Godwin from Leola Godwin Hart Bible, Okeechobee, Fl.

Marriage Record for A E Godwin and Julia Ann Guy – Book A, Page 137, Polk Co., Fl.

Application for Pension: Aaron Elijah Godwin – Approved January 15, 1909

Served in the Confederate Army; Born Columbia Co., Fl.  –  Enlisted February 1863 – Mundlino Battallion Horn Branch

Captain was F. A. Hendry  –  Physical condition:  cancerous growth on face  –  Occupation- stock raising

Reviewed by Polk Co., Fl. Commissioners on August 3, 1908  –  Family Bible Record of Soloman Godwin – Possession of W. S. Underhill, Ft.  –  Pierce, Fl.–  Widow’s Pension Claim – Julia Ann Godwin

Tombstone Records – Evergreen Cemetery, Ft. Meade, Fl  –  “Pioneer Families of the Kissimmee River Valley” by Kyle Van Landingham  –  Application and Widow’s Pension Claim – Julia A. Godwin  –  Death Certificate – Leola Godwin Hart

Early Settler of the Kissimmee River in Florida  –  Resided at Rattlesnake Hammock in Florida  –  South Florida Pioneers Issue 17/18, Page 47 

1871 Registered Voters, Polk Co, FL

1895 Polk Co., Fl. Census

1900 Polk Co., Fl. Census

The Kissimmee Island by Doris Lewis (1982)  –  Florida’s Peace River Frontier by Canter Brown, Jr. 

Julia Ann Guy and Aaron Elijah GODWIN had the following children:

 

          228              i.    Mary GODWIN died in 1867 in , Polk Co, FL, USA.  She was born on April 22, 1867 in , Polk Co, FL, USA.  Birth: Bible of Leola Godwin Hart, Okeechobee, Florida

        +229             ii.    Marion A. GODWIN (born on March 2, 1869).

        +230            iii.    Henry E. GODWIN (born on September 26, 1871).

        +231           iv.    William Riley GODWIN (born on April 26, 1875).

          232            v.    Claten GODWIN was born on July 5, 1878 in , Polk Co, FL, USA.  He died on July 10, 1880 in , Polk Co, FL, USA.  Death and Birth: Bible of Leola Hart, Okeechobee, Florida

        +233           vi.    Alpha Benjamin GODWIN (born on April 19, 1880).

        +234          vii.    Leola GODWIN (born on August 25, 1882).

        +235         viii.    Viola GODWIN (born on November 20, 1884).

 

78.  Joseph R. Guy (Mary Polly Underhill-3, Nancy Hilliard-2, Silas-1)  was born on January 7, 1845.  He died on February 4, 1915 in Polk Co., Fl..  He was buried in Evergreen Cem., Ft. Meade, FL..  Birth:  Tombstone in Evergreen Cemetery says birth is 1844

 Marriage:  Lula Hicks, Polk Co., Fl. Bk. 1, pg 12

Marriage:  Sarah A. Hicks, Polk Co., Fl. Bk 1, pg. 174

 South Florida Pioneers, Issue 17/18

 

He was married to Lula HICKS on December 1, 1887 in Polk Co., Fl..

 

He was married to Sarah A. HICKS on March 26, 1893 in Polk Co., Fl..  Sarah A. HICKS was born in , FL..

 

 79.  Nickname – Carrie Caroline Elizabeth Ivey (Barbara F. Underhill-3, Nancy Hilliard-2, Silas-1)  was born on September 4, 1854.  She was born on September 11, 1854 in Hillsborough County, FL.  She died on October 27, 1929 in Lily, DeSoto, FL.  She died on October 27, 1929 in Lily, Florida.

 

She was married to Oliver Asbury Albritton (son of Thomas H. Albritton and Frances Waldron) on February 9, 1871 in DeSoto County, FL.  Oliver Asbury Albritton was born on December 2, 1849 in Brantly County, GA.  He died on November 1, 1917 in DeSoto County, FL.     Nickname – Carrie Caroline Elizabeth Ivey and Oliver Asbury Albritton had the following children:

 

        +236              i.    Edna Viola Albritton (born on March 8, 1873).

 

She was married to Oliver Asbury Albritton (son of Thomas Henry Albritton and Mary Francis Waldren) on February 9, 1871 in Nocatee, Florida.  Oliver Asbury Albritton was born on December 2, 1849 in Florida.  He died on November 1, 1917 in Lily, Florida.  Nickname – Carrie Caroline Elizabeth Ivey and Oliver Asbury Albritton had the following children:

 

          237              i.    Victor Albritton was born on September 12, 1873 in Florida.  He died on September 24, 1873.

        +238             ii.    Francis A. Albritton (born on October 6, 1874).

        +239            iii.    Alfred Ciecero Albritton (born on October 7, 1879).

        +240           iv.    Mamie Lorine Mae Albritton (born in 1885).

        +241            v.    Edna V. Albritton (born in 1873).

        +242           vi.    Eugene Marion Albritton (born on June 13, 1877).

        +243          vii.    Jessie Z. Albritton (born in 1882).

        +244         viii.    Julius Edgar Albritton (born in 1890).

        +245            ix.    Elmer A. Albritton (born in 1888).

        +246             x.    Delos L. Albritton (born on January 4, 1892).

 

80.  Mary Frances Ivey (Barbara F. Underhill-3, Nancy Hilliard-2, Silas-1)  was born on April 27, 1852 in Keysville, Hillsborough Florida.  She died on March 10, 1942 in Manatee County by John W. Hendry.

 

She was married to James Arthur Albritton (son of Thomas Henry Albritton and Mary Francis Waldren) on February 9, 1871 in Manatee Co. by John W. Hendry.  James Arthur Albritton was born on July 15, 1846 in Bryan County, Georgia.  He died on May 16, 1921 in Lily Florida at Home.  Mary Frances Ivey and James Arthur Albritton had the following children:

 

        +247              i.    Elvia Lavonia Albritton (born on February 13, 1872).

        +248             ii.    Meddie Alvaraz Albritton (born on March 7, 1874).

        +249            iii.    Virginia Elizabeth Albritton (born on September 26, 1876).

        +250           iv.    Albert Keatly Albritton (born on February 26, 1879).

        +251            v.    Charlotte Viola Albritton (born on October 1, 1881).

        +252           vi.    Ira Clifford Albritton (born on March 6, 1884).

        +253          vii.    Elam Sylvester Albritton (born on February 1, 1886).

          254         viii.    Bailey Carmen Albritton was born on September 21, 1889 in Limestone Desoto Florida.  He died on September 25, 1905 in Gardner, FL of Blood Poisoning.

        +255            ix.    Mary Clara Albritton (born on April 7, 1892).

 

81.  Mary Ellen UNDERHILL (Levicy Levicia Underhill-3, Nancy Hilliard-2, Silas-1)  was born on August 1, 1862 in Ft. Meade, FL., FL.  She died on January 28, 1942 in DeSoto Co., FL..  She was buried on January 29, 1942 in Joshua Creek Cem, DeSoto Co., FL..  Death:  Death Certificate – Mary Ellen Mansfield – FL.

 

Death Certificate: Mary Ellen Mansfield – Fl. – Died from Heart Disease

 Lists parents as Jerry Underhill and Vicey Underhill.

 

She was married to George Henry MANSFIELD (son of ) on April 17, 1880 in Manatee Co., Fl..  George Henry MANSFIELD was born on August 26, 1854 in Fl..  He died on October 28, 1918 in DeSoto Co., FL..  He was buried in Joshua Creek Cem, DeSoto Co, FL.  South Florida Pioneers

Joshua Creek Cemetery

Manatee Co., Fl. 1880 Federal Census

  George H. Mansfield 23 – Fl.

   Mary E. Mansfield   20 – Fl.

 

The Kissimmee Island by Doris Lewis

Death Certificate for G. H. Mansfield – Florida;  Mary Ellen UNDERHILL and George Henry MANSFIELD had the following children:

 

        +256              i.    ARGON MANSFIELD (born on May 13, 1881).

        +257             ii.    William H. MANSFIELD (born on April 26, 1891).

        +258            iii.    Barney Lee “Coon” MANSFIELD (born on May 20, 1893).

          259           iv.    Lewis Parker MANSFIELD was born on January 22, 1901.  He died on April 5, 1967 in Desoto Co, FL.

 

83.   William Landers Underhill (Levicy Levicia Underhill-3, Nancy Hilliard-2, Silas-1)  was born in 1860.  He died in 1905.  He was born WFT Est. 1857-1882 in Midland, FL.  He died WFT Est. 1905-1949 in Frostproof, Fl. 

 

“The Kissimmee Island” by Doris Lewis  –   “Underhill Genealogy”  –  Polk Co. Early Marriages

 

He was married to Victoria Montes De Oca (daughter of John Montes DeOca Jr. and Wealthy Ann Lewis) on April 17, 1890 in Polk Co., Fl..  He was married to Victoria Montes De Oca WFT Est. 1886-1920.  Victoria Montes De Oca was born in 1872.  She was born on August 13, 1872 in Tampa, FL.  She died in 1938.  She died WFT Est. 1906-1967. 

 

“The Kissimmee Island” by Doris Lewis  –  “Underhill Genealogy” 

William Landers Underhill and Victoria Montes De Oca had the following children:

 

        +260              i.    Freeman UNDERHILL (born in 1888).

        +261             ii.    Ethel UNDERHILL (born in 1890).

        +262            iii.    Ellen UNDERHILL (born in 1890).

          263           iv.    Elvie UNDERHILL was born in 1893.

          264            v.    Elan UNDERHILL was born in 1897.

        +265           vi.    Johnny Wilburn Underhill (born on November 5, 1903).

 

84.  Mathew Sullivan (Levicy Levicia Underhill-3, Nancy Hilliard-2, Silas-1) was born on May 13, 1869.  He died WFT Est. 1913-1961 in Frostproof, Florida.   Facts about this person:

 

Burial: Silver Hill Cemetery-Frostproof, Fl

 

He was married to Elma Krell (daughter of John Krell and ??? Nancy) WFT Est. 1889-1919.  Elma Krell  was born on November 16, 1876 in Arcadia, Florida.  She died on April 26, 1956 in Frostproof, Florida.   Facts about this person:

 

Mathew Sullivan and Elma Krell had the following children:

 

        +266              i.    Murdock Crum Sullivan (born Private).

        +267             ii.    Hugh Charles Sullivan (born on December 12, 1892).

        +268            iii.    Pauline Sullivan (born on December 21, 1897).

        +269           iv.    Walter Raleigh Sullivan (born on May 24, 1899).

        +270            v.    Annie Sullivan (born on August 4, 1904).

        +271           vi.    Clyde Mathew Sullivan (born on January 1, 1910).

 

85.  Elizabeth Sullivan (Levicy Levicia Underhill-3, Nancy Hilliard-2, Silas-1) was born in 1867.  She died on November 29, 1929.   Facts about this person:

 

Burial    1929 –  Evergreen Cemetery-Ft Meade

 

She was married to John G. Godwin (son of Solomon Godwin and Mariah Tyner) on April 3, 1887.  John G. Godwin was born on August 2, 1858.  He died on June 17, 1942.  Elizabeth Sullivan and John G. Godwin had the following children:

 

        +272              i.    Rose Godwin (born WFT Est. 1881-1908).

        +273             ii.    Edith Godwin (born WFT Est. 1881-1908).

        +274            iii.    Mark Godwin (born on September 28, 1896).

        +275           iv.    Park Godwin (born WFT Est. 1881-1908).

          276            v.    Owen Godwin was born on November 9, 1905.  He died on May 18, 1975.

        +277           vi.    Charles Murdock Godwin (born Private).

 

86.  Lewis Henry Sullivan (Levicy Levicia Underhill-3, Nancy Hilliard-2, Silas-1)  was born on June 10, 1871.  He died on February 17, 1922 in Frostproof, Florida.

 

He was married to Melbert Kersey Sheffield WFT Est. 1888-1904.  Melbert Kersey Sheffield was born on July 19, 1872.  She died on September 8, 1907 in Frostproof, Florida.  Lewis Henry Sullivan and Melbert Kersey Sheffield had the following children:

 

        +278              i.    Gussie Sullivan (born on September 9, 1895).

        +279             ii.    Woodfin Sullivan (born on July 6, 1897).

        +280            iii.    Hortense Irene Sullivan (born on October 23, 1899).

          281           iv.    Wilford Sullivan was born on April 6, 1902 in Frostproof, Florida.  He died on March 22, 1955.

        +282            v.    Henry Carson Sullivan (born on March 20, 1904).

        +283           vi.    Essie Mildred Sullivan (born Private).

 

87.  Elvia Sullivan  (Levicy Levicia Underhill-3, Nancy Hilliard-2, Silas-1) was born on May 11, 1872 in Frostproof, Florida.  She died WFT Est. 1916-1967.

 

She was married to John James Whitfield on June 22, 1890.  John James Whitfield was born on April 1, 1866 in Polk County, Florida.  He died on May 25, 1957 in Miami, Florida.  Elvia Sullivan and John James Whitfield had the following children:

 

        +284              i.    Thomas James Whitfield (born on April 10, 1890).

        +285             ii.    John Henry Whitfield (born on April 17, 1892).

        +286           iii.    Viola Permelia Whitfield (born on March 22, 1898).

        +287           iv.    Violet Mamie Whitfield (born on January 16, 1900).

        +288            v.    William Barrington Whitfield (born on January 13, 1902).

        +289           vi.    Mable Whitfield (born Private).

        +290          vii.    Earl Marshall Whitfield (born in 1908).

        +291         viii.    Myrtle Elvie Whitfield (born on December 12, 1910).

        +292            ix.    Tramell Matthew Whitfield (born on March 14, 1914).

 

88.  Olive Sullivan (Levicy Levicia Underhill-3, Nancy Hilliard-2, Silas-1)  was born in 1874 in Frostproof, Florida.  She died WFT Est. 1892-1968.

 

She was married to Joshua Browning WFT Est. 1888-1921.  Joshua Browning was born WFT Est. 1857-1877.  He died WFT Est. 1892-1963.  Olive Sullivan and Joshua Browning had the following children:

 

          293              i.    Leon Browning was born Private.

 

89.  Dallas Sullivan (Levicy Levicia Underhill-3, Nancy Hilliard-2, Silas-1) was born in 1877 in Frostproof, Florida.  He died WFT Est. 1894-1967.

 

He was married to ??? Unmarried WFT Est. 1894-1927.  ??? Unmarried was born WFT Est. 1873-1893.  She died WFT Est. 1894-1977.

 

90.  Callie Sullivan (Levicy Levicia Underhill-3, Nancy Hilliard-2, Silas-1)  was born in 1881 in Frostproof, Florida.  She died WFT Est. 1899-1975.

 

She was married to Nat McClelland WFT Est. 1895-1928.  Nat McClelland was born WFT Est. 1864-1884.  He died WFT Est. 1899-1970.  Callie Sullivan and Nat McClelland had the following children:

 

          294              i.    Clifford McClelland was born Private.

          295             ii.    Dempsey McClelland was born Private.

          296            iii.    Curtis McClelland was born Private.

          297           iv.    Dade McClelland was born Private.

          298            v.    Alvin McClelland was born Private.

          299           vi.    Lavonia McClelland was born Private.

 

91.  Bertha Sullivan (Levicy Levicia Underhill-3, Nancy Hilliard-2, Silas-1) was born on March 16, 1887 in Frostproof, Florida.  She died WFT Est. 1923-1982.

 

She was married to Charles Edward Pierce WFT Est. 1899-1927.  Charles Edward Pierce was born on August 16, 1878.  He died on September 28, 1941 in Lakeland, Florida.  Bertha Sullivan and Charles Edward Pierce had the following children:

 

        +300              i.    Doris Pierce (born Private).

        +301             ii.    Eunice Pierce (born Private).

          302            iii.    H.R. Pierce was born on October 9, 1920.  He died on April 4, 1962.

 

 92.  Edna Sullivan (Levicy Levicia Underhill-3, Nancy Hilliard-2, Silas-1)  was born on July 14, 1888.  She died WFT Est. 1901-1982 in Frostproof, Fl.

 

She was married to Thomas J. Merritt WFT Est. 1901-1929.  Thomas J. Merritt was born on May 30, 1881.  He died on May 30, 1945.

 

95.  Joseph S. Hilliard (Silas-3, James B.-2, Silas-1)  was born on May 8, 1855 in FL.  He died on May 29, 1911.  Marriage Note: Marriage listed in Putnam Co., FL, as Jan 22, 1879 by Benjamin Moody, Bk D, Pg. 277

 

He was married to Martha Varnes on January 22, 1879 in Putnam Co, Fl.

 

97.  Lucindy Hilliard (Silas-3, James B.-2, Silas-1)  was born on June 11, 1861 in Bradford Co., Florida.  She died on February 11, 1929 in Raiford, Fl..  She was buried in Sapp Cemetery, Railford, FL.  From her death certificate:

 Her name is spelled Lue Sindy, also states that she was born about 1871, died at about 58 years.  Date of death was listed as 2/17/1929 and date of burial or removal was 2/18/1929.  her parents names were Silas Hilliard and Martha Gills.  Cause of death; Bright disease, Mitral Insufficiency, Contributory (secondary) Streptococcus Septicemia.

 

She was married to William Alexander Sparkman on April 20, 1883 in Bradford Co, FL.  William Alexander Sparkman was born on August 13, 1856.  He was buried in Sapp Cemetery, Railford, FL.  It was said he went by the nickname of “Alex”. 

 

From Florida Death Certificate:

Alexander Sparkman, was about 70 years, was a farmer, birthplcae was listed as Lake Butler, FL, parents unknown.  Date of death 1/17/1934, was attended by Dr. Maines.  Chronic Int. Hepatitis, onset in 1933, Contributory Factor toward death was influenza.

 

  Lucindy Hilliard and William Alexander Sparkman had the following children:

 

          303              i.    Albert Sparkman was born in August 1884.

        +304             ii.    Viola Sparkman (born on March 10, 1886).

          305            iii.    Martha Sparkman was born in August 1889.

          306           iv.    Ethel Sparkman was born in March 1890.

        +307            v.    Joe Sparkman (born in April 1894).

        +308           vi.    Rosetta (Etta) Sparkman (born in December 1894).

        +309          vii.    Pearl Sparkman (born in March 1898).

          310         viii.    Oscar S. Sparkman was born about 1901 in Bradford Co, FL.

        +311            ix.    Floyd Sparkman (born on July 25, 1904).

        +312             x.    Ruby Sparkman.

 

104.  Carl Hilliard (Silas-3, James B.-2, Silas-1) was born on September 12, 1886 in FL.  He died on January 28, 1960 in Bradford Co, FL.

 

He was married to Wealthy Byrd about 1909 in FL.  Wealthy Byrd was born on April 25, 1890 in Bradford Co, FL.  She died on September 10, 1969 in Bradford Co, FL.  Carl Hilliard and Wealthy Byrd had the following children:

 

          313              i.    Donnie Hilliard. 

        +314             ii.    Luther Hilliard  (born on August 12, 1912).

        +315            iii.    Juanita Hilliard.

        +316           iv.    Geneva Hilliard.

        +317            v.    Leva Hilliard (born about 1920).

        +318          vi.    Inez Hilliard (born on December 24, 1922).

        +319          vii.    Jason C. Hilliard (born on September 12, 1927).

        +320         viii.    James M. Hilliard (born on December 26, 1929).

        +321            ix.    Claude Hilliard (born on March 13, 1932).

        +322             x.    Margie Hilliard.

 

 106.  Bertha Slagier Parker (Ellen Willingham-3, Anna E. Hilliard-2, Silas-1)  was born on November 28, 1870 in Bartow, Polk Co., Fl..  She died on March 4, 1939 in Okeechobee, Fl..

 

She was married to James Samuel Walker (son of Jeremiah Walker and Martha M. Tumblin) on June 25, 1885 in Brevard Co., Fl..  James Samuel Walker  was born on April 25, 1862 in Baker Co., Fl..  He died on January 28, 1940 in Okeechobee, Fl..  Bertha Slagier Parker and James Samuel Walker had the following children:

 

        +323              i.    William Hardy Walker (born on November 28, 1886).

          324             ii.    James Frank Walker was born on March 11, 1889 in Osceola Co., Fl.  He died on August 17, 1907 in Delray, Fl..

          325            iii.    Jeremiah Walker was born on November 8, 1898 in Bassinger, Fl..  He died on January 22, 1899 in Bassinger, Fl..

 

111.   Cuyler Walter Hilliard (Mary Ann Willingham-3, Anna E. Hilliard-2, Silas-1)  was born.  He was born in Fort Mead, Florida.  He operated a general store in Bassinger with his brother-in-law and cousin, William H. Walker in the early part of the 1900s.  After the store was sold he moved his family to Fort Pierce in 1918 where they lived until 1934.  Cuyler and Amy moved back to the area several miles north of Okeechobee where he operated a ranch and citrus grove for about 25 years prior to his death.  Cuyler died at his home.  He was a member of the Church of the Brethren.  He was buried at Evergreen Cemetery.

 

He was married to Amy Agnes Underhill (daughter of William Underhill and Samantha Chandler) on March 17, 1901.  Amy Agnes Underhill was born on November 29, 1879.  She died on February 6, 1964.  She was born in Bassinger, Florida which was in Brevard Co. at the time.   The family lived in Bassinger until 1918, moving to Fort Pierce, where they lived until 1934.  At that time the Hilliard’s moved to Okeechobee and remained there until her death at her home on February 6, 1964.  Amy Hilliard was a member of the Church of the Brethren.  She is buried beside her husband at Evergreen Cemetery.  Cuyler Walter Hilliard and Amy Agnes Underhill had the following children:

 

          192              i.    Lester Wilford Hilliard (born on December 9, 1901).

        +193             ii.    Ernest Walter, Sr. Hilliard (born on November 14, 1903).

        +194            iii.    Nickname – Dick Alton Lee Hilliard (born on December 20, 1908).

        +195           iv.    (Nickname – Rena) Lorena Maude Hilliard (born on October 3, 1918).

 

112.  William H. Hilliard (Mary Ann Willingham-3, Anna E. Hilliard-2, Silas-1) was born in 1874.  He died in 1931.

 

He was married to Mary Bell McClelland (daughter of William McClelland and Isabelle Willingham) after 1905.  Mary Bell McClelland was born on April 3, 1873 in FL.

 

113.  Thomas B., Jr. Hilliard (Mary Ann Willingham-3, Anna E. Hilliard-2, Silas-1)  was born in 1878.  He died in 1958.

 

 115.  Abraham Hilliard (Mary Ann Willingham-3, Anna E. Hilliard-2, Silas-1)  was born in 1882.  He died in 1940.

 

117.  Roy G. Hilliard (Mary Ann Willingham-3, Anna E. Hilliard-2, Silas-1)  was born in 1890 in FL.

 

118.  Maude Hilliard (Mary Ann Willingham-3, Anna E. Hilliard-2, Silas-1)  was born in 1893.  She died in 1957.

 

120.  Mary Montes De Oca (Matilda Willingham-3, Anna E. Hilliard-2, Silas-1)  was born on July 3, 1867.  She died in 1951.

 

129.  Mary Annie Frances Driggers (Isabelle Willingham-3, Anna E. Hilliard-2, Silas-1)  was born on February 10, 1857 in Hillsborough Co., Fl..

 

She was married to John Frasier on March 7, 1871.   Mary Annie Frances Driggers and John Frasier had the following children:

 

          326              i.    Lucian Frasier was born on May 18, 1873.

          327             ii.    John Linton Frasier was born on September 11, 1876.

          328            iii.    Lewis Gordon Frasier was born on November 4, 1878.

 

130.  Susan Alice Driggers (Isabelle Willingham-3, Anna E. Hilliard-2, Silas-1)  was born on April 2, 1859 in Hillsborough Co., Fl..

 

  Susan Alice Driggers and S. J. Stallings had the following children:

 

          329              i.    Sim Stallings. 

          330             ii.    Fannie Stallings. 

 

 

 

131.   Isabelle Loretta Driggers (Isabelle Willingham-3, Anna E. Hilliard-2, Silas-1)  was born on February 13, 1861 in Hillsborough Co., Fl..

 

She was married to Thomas J. Waters on December 30, 1876.  Thomas J. Waters was born on December 22, 1859.  He died in 1921.  Thomas J Waters, in conjunction with his brother-in-law, Thomas B. Hilliard, operated a general store at Whittier, Florida, where the family resided for several years.

 

Burial: White City, Florida Cemetery  Isabelle Loretta Driggers and Thomas J. Waters had the following children:

 

          331              i.    Minnie Waters was born on October 20, 1876 in FL.  She died in 1964 in Ft. Pierce, FL.

          332             ii.    Robert Waters was born on October 17, 1878 in FL.

          333            iii.    Loretta Waters was born on October 14, 1881 in FL.  She died on October 14, 1881 in FL.

 

132.  William Geddis McClelland (Isabelle Willingham-3, Anna E. Hilliard-2, Silas-1) was born on November 14, 1867 in FT. MEADE, FL.  He died on November 4, 1940 in Osceola Co., Fl.

 

He was married to Julia Walker (daughter of Ansel Walker and Caroline Unknown) on August 11, 1892 in Polk Co, FL.  Julia Walker was born in 1872.  She was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Ft. Meade, FL.  William Geddis McClelland and Julia Walker had the following children:

 

        +334              i.    Julia Liena McClelland (born in June 1894).

        +335             ii.    William Gettis, Jr. McClelland.

        +336            iii.    Gertrude McClelland (born in May 1898).

          337           iv.    Andrew McClelland was born in March 1900 in FL.

          338            v.    William Willingham McClelland  was born in 1902 in FL.

        +339           vi.    Pearl McClelland .

          340          vii.    Eva Mae McClelland. 

 

He was married to Dorothy Eubanks before 1924.  William Geddis McClelland and Dorothy Eubanks had the following children:

 

          341              i.    Blanche Hazel McClelland was born on August 15, 1924 in Kenansville, FL.

          342            ii.    Frank McClelland was born on March 11, 1927 in Kenansville, FL.

 

He was married to Alice Davis before 1937.  William Geddis McClelland and Alice Davis had the following children:

 

          343              i.    Isabelle McClelland was born about 1937.

 

133.  Franklin Branch McClelland (Isabelle Willingham-3, Anna E. Hilliard-2, Silas-1) was born on May 3, 1869 in FT. MEADE, FL.  He died on August 18, 1928 in Arcadia, DeSoto, FL.  He was buried in Arcadia, DeSoto, FL.

 

He was married to Mattie Coker (daughter of Bryant Coker and Mary Shuman) on September 27, 1891 in Desoto Co, FL.  Mattie Coker  was buried in Arcadia, DeSoto, FL.  Franklin Branch McClelland and Mattie Coker had the following children:

 

        +344              i.    Mabel McClelland (born on September 13, 1892).

        +345             ii.    Deloca McClelland (born on January 28, 1894).

        +346           iii.    Mary McClelland (born in March 1896).

          347          iv.    Broward F. McClelland was born on January 4, 1905 in Arcadia, DeSoto, FL.

        +348            v.    Juanita McClelland (born in March 1908).

 

134.  Mary Bell McClelland (Isabelle Willingham-3, Anna E. Hilliard-2, Silas-1)  was born on April 3, 1873 in FL.

 

She was married to William H. Hilliard (son of Thomas B. Hilliard and Mary Ann Willingham) after 1905.  William H. Hilliard was born in 1874.  He died in 1931.

 

She was married to E. E. Lamb on September 20, 1888.  Mary Bell McClelland and E. E. Lamb had the following children:

 

          349              i.    William Oscar Lamb was born on February 19, 1890 in FL.

          350             ii.    Lucius Evans Lamb was born on June 12, 1892 in FT. MEADE, FL.  He died on June 2, 1903 in Bradenton, FL.

          351            iii.    Annie Lee Lamb was born on October 16, 1874 in FT. MEADE, FL.  She died on July 1, 1898.

          352           iv.    Rembert Madison Lamb was born on February 7, 1896 in FT. MEADE, FL.

        +353            v.    Marvin Leroy Lamb (born on November 5, 1902).

 

 She was married to Frank H. Wooster on June 19, 1920.

 

 135.  Annie Irene McClelland (Isabelle Willingham-3, Anna E. Hilliard-2, Silas-1)  was born on December 9, 1875 in FL.

 

136.  James Fryerson McClelland (Isabelle Willingham-3, Anna E. Hilliard-2, Silas-1)  was born on June 14, 1878 in Polk Co, FL.  He died on November 5, 1952 in Sanford, FL.

 

He was married to Beulah J. Prevatt on June 16, 1895.  James Fryerson McClelland and Beulah J. Prevatt had the following children:

 

          354              i.    Guy Betram McClelland was born on May 22, 1896 in Geneva, Orange Co., FL.  He died in 1897 in FL.  He was buried in Lakeview Cemetery, Sanford, FL.

          355             ii.    Jennie Loretta McClelland was born on April 22, 1899 in Geneva, Orange Co., FL.  She died on May 6, 1914 in FL.  She was buried in Lakeview Cemetery, Sanford, FL.

        +356            iii.    Edith Josephine McClelland (born on November 9, 1900).

          357           iv.    Gettis Webster McClelland was born on November 19, 1901 in Sanford, FL.  He died on February 17, 1978 in Tampa, Fl..

        +358            v.    Morgan Rudolph McClelland (born on August 26, 1904).

          359           vi.    Fryerson McClelland was born on March 12, 1906 in Orange Co., FL.  He died on March 31, 1907 in FL.

          360          vii.    Zadie Evelyn McClelland was buried in Lakeview Cemetery, Sanford, FL.

        +361         viii.    Christine McClelland (born on January 6, 1909).

 

He was married to Georgia Holmes on October 20, 1911.  James Fryerson McClelland and Georgia Holmes had the following children:

 

          362              i.    James Francis McClelland was born on November 14, 1912 in Sanford, FL.

          363             ii.    George Brown McClelland was born on June 6, 1914 in Sanford, FL.

          364            iii.    Julia Bell McClelland was born on February 9, 1916 in Sanford, FL.

          365           iv.    Leland Lagrand McClelland was born on May 19, 1919 in Sanford, FL.

 

137.  Ellen Lorena McClelland (Isabelle Willingham-3, Anna E. Hilliard-2, Silas-1)  was born on November 5, 1880 in Fort Meade, FL.  She died on May 10, 1964 in Ft. Pierce, FL.

 

She was married to Elwell R. Wright on December 28, 1899 in Polk Co, FL.   Ellen Lorena McClelland and Elwell R. Wright had the following children:

 

          366              i.    Cola Buen Wright was born on October 29, 1900 in FL.  He died on December 25, 1976 in Brandon, Vermont.

          367             ii.    Banna Inez Wright was born on September 3, 1902 in FL.  She died in April 1993 in Ft. Pierce, FL.

        +368            iii.    Curtis Ewell Wright (born on February 29, 1904).

          369           iv.    Maldon Stanley Wright was born on November 24, 1905 in FL.  He died in January 1979 in Sarasota, Fl..

          370            v.    William Abner Wright was born in 1908 in FL.  He died in 1969 in Okeechobee, FL.

          371           vi.    Matthew Wright was born on December 26, 1911 in Bassinger, Fl..  He died on M