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Note: Census records show that John Hillman, Sr. was born in New York about 1814. He married Elizabeth "Eliza" Jane Berk in Ridgebury, Bradford County, Pennsylvania on Septenber 17, 1835. It is believed that they had a farm near to Eliza's parents, William and Mary Berk. John and Eliza's first eight children were born there.
1840 The 1840 Census for Bradford Co., South Creek Township, Pennsylvania shows:
William Berke 10001001 11230010 John Hillman 20002000 00001000 1850 The 1850 Census for Bradford Co., South Creek Township, Pennsylvania shows:
Family 54: Cyrus Berk (age 31), Pennsylvania, Farmer Martha (age 26), New York Florence (age 4), New York Ella (age 2), New York Marcy (age 1), Pennsylvania Family 67: William Berk (age 61), Pennsylvania, Farmer Mary (age 54), Pennsylvania Sarah (age 15), Pennsylvania Lyman (age 12), Pennsylvania Mary H. (age 9), Pennsylvania Family 69: John Hillman (age 36), New York, Farmer Eliza (age 33), New York George (age 12), New York Edwin (age 11), New York Thaddeus (age 9), New York John, Jr. (age 7), New York Mary (age 5), New York Pembroke (age 2), New York Martha Jane (age 6/12), New York By 1855 the family was living in Dubuque County, Iowa where their penultimate child, Samuel, was born. Within a few years they moved to eastern Nebraska. In 1859 Mary Hillman married Lambert Burgett in Dubuque County, Iowa. (His name was spelled Burgert on the marriage records.) Some time later She and Lambert moved to Richardson County, Nebraska.
1860 The 1860 Census for Johnson Co., Nebraska shows: Family 700: John Hillman (age 46), New York, Tenant Farmer Eliza (age 43), Pennsylvania George (age 23), Pennsylvania Thaddeus (age 18), Pennsylvania John, Jr. (age 17), Pennsylvania Pembroke (age 12), Pennsylvania Martha Jane (age 10), Pennsylvania Clarence (age 8), Pennsylvania Samuel (age 5), Iowa Sarah (age 8 months), Nebraska In June of 1861, both John, Jr. and Thaddeus enlisted in the Nebraska Cavalry and served during the Civil War. On February 25, 1862, George W. Hillman enlisted in Co.I, 18th Infantry Regiment, Wisconsin Volunteers. Less than two months later, on April 6, 1862, he was killed at battle of Shiloh, Shiloh, Tennessee. Pembroke Hillman disappeared after the 1860 Census. I have recently learned that he was not listed among the living children of John Hillman, Sr. when he petitioned for a Civil War Survivor's Pension based upon the service of his son George.
Sometime between 1860 and 1870 John Sr. moved his family to Hooker Township, Gage Co., Nebraska where he homesteaded his own place. There they were joined by their son Edwin Rathburn Hillman, his wife, Emily Cordelia (Rogers) Hillman, and their family. Edwin and Emily's daughter, Alice, was born in Iowa in 1866. Apparently Edwin and Emily lingered in Iowa longer than his parents' family.
1870 By 1870 John Sr's. and Eliza's daughter, Martha Jane Hillman, had married George Zuver and the couple were living on a farm nearby. Their son, John Hillman Jr., had married Sarah Margaret Mathews and they had a farm next to his parents. Their son, Thaddeus Hillman, had married Elizabeth Ellen Stafford and they also had a farm next door. Note that in the 1870 Census all the Hillman farms are listed in sequence.
The 1870 Census for Gage Co., Nebraska shows: Family 230: John Hillman, Sr. (age 56), New York Eliza (age 53), Pennsylvania Clarence (age 18), Pennsylvania Samuel, (age 14), Iowa Sarah, (age 10), Nebraska Family 231: John Hillman, Jr. (age 27), Pennsylvania Margaret (age 23), Pennsylvania Ger U. (age 2), Nebraska Tho. J. (age 7 months), Nebraska Family 232: Edwin Hillman (age 30), Pennsylvania Emily C. (age 23), Pennsylvania Alice (age 4), Iowa John (age 3),Nebraska Family 233: T. C. S. S. (Thaddeus) Hillman (age 29), Pennsylvania Elizabeth (age 22), Indiana Grant (age 2), Nebraska Thadeus S. (age 4 months), Nebraska Family 242: Geo. W. Zuver (age 23), Ohio Martha Jane (age 20) Pennsylvania Family 243: B. P. Zuver (age 29) Ohio About 1878 Thaddeus Hillman and family moved to California. About six years later they moved to Enterprise, Wallowa Co., Oregon. Elizabeth died in Oregon in 1890 shortly after their last child was born. In 1898 Thaddeus applied for a Civil War Veterans Pension. He updated the application in 1907 and again in 1915. Thaddeus died at Fort Dick, Del Norte Co., California in 1922.
1880 By 1880 Clarence Hillman had married Mary Elizabeth Kritner. They had their own place next to John, Sr. Samuel had married Sophie Jane Cox. Samuel and family were living with John Sr.'s family. Edwin Hillman still had his own place. John, Jr. and his family had moved to Pottawatomie Co., Oklahoma. John, Jr. and Sarah Margaret (Mathews) Hillman are buried in Tecumseh Cemetery near Tecumseh, Oklahoma.
The 1880 Census for Gage Co., Nebraska shows: Family 24: Clarence Hillman (age 28), Pennsylvania Mary (age 19), Nebraska Harriet (age 2), Nebraska (Harriet "Hattie" Hillman died shortly after this census was recorded. She is buried next to her parents in Hooker Cemetery.) Family 25: John Hillman, Sr. (age 66), New York Eliza (age 62), Pennsylvania Sarah (age 20), Nebraska Samuel (age 24), Iowa Jane (age 18), Illinois Thaddeus (age 1 month), Nebraska Family 34: Edwin Hillman (age 41), Pennsylvania Emily (age 33), Illinois Alice (age 14), Iowa John (age 12), Nebraska Estella (age 8), Nebraska Mary (age 5), Nebraska Infant (age 6 months), Nebraska (This is Laura)
In 1882 Eliza died. She is buried in Hooker Cemetery, which is located on land that was part of the original Hillman homestead. Eliza has a nice stone. There is no stone for John Sr., but family members say he was buried next to Eliza. (There is also a stone in Hooker Cemetery for Sherman Rogers, father of Emily Cordelia (Rogers) Hillman. He must have followed his daughter and son-in-law to Nebraska. He died in 1881.)
In 1883 Sarah Elizabeth Hillman married Gershum Young. 1890 In 1893 Samuel Hillman moved his family to Roger Mills Co., Oklahoma. Sarah and Gershum Young also moved to Oklahoma. They lived just a few miles from Samuel and his family. Sarah died in 1944. She and Gershum are buried in Red Hill Cemetery near Hammon, Oklahoma. Samuel died in 1939. There is a common marker for Samuel and Sophie Jane in Barker Cemetery (aka Nine-Mile Cemetery) near Strong City, Oklahoma. Sophie died in 1952 in Harrah, Oklahoma. Her body was not returned to Roger Mills County, she is buried in Hurrah.
The 1890 Census for most of the United States was destroyed in a fire.
1900 In 1900 Clarence Hillman was still living in Gage Co., Nebraska with his four boys. (Clarence and his wife, Mary, had separated. It is believed that she had moved to Colorado to make her fortune in gold mining.)
Edwin and Emily Hillman and family were also still living in Gage Co., Nebraska. Their son, John, was married to Arena Leona "Ona" Fuller and had a farm next door. Their daughter, Alice, had married Casper "Cap" Sivits and moved to North Platte, Nebraska; daughter, Estella "Stella", had married William E. "Willie" Grubb and moved to the town of Adams; and their daughter, Mary, had married Harry Snyder. By 1910 both the Grubbs and Snyders had farms in Hooker Township (see 1910 Census).
The 1900 Census for Gage Co., Nebraska shows: Family 10: Clarence Hillman (age 48), Pennsylvania Harry A. (age 19), Nebraska Alva B. (age 15), Nebraska Berdette S. (age 13), Nebraska Leslie A. (age 9), Nebraska Family 22: Edwin Hillman (age 60), Pennsylvania Emily (age 53), Illinois Laura (age 20), Nebraska Robert (age 19), Nebraska Guy (age 9), Nebraska Family 23: John T. Hillman (age 32), Nebraska Ona (age 24), Iowa Reuben L. (age 5), Iowa Leroy F. (age 2), Iowa Alma R. (age 11 months), Iowa In 1905 Clarence Hillman sold his farm to Herman and John Krause and bought farms in Kansas for three of his sons. His forth son, Harry Hillman, remained in Gage Co., Nebraska. Clarence died at Asherville, Kansas in 1936. Mary died at Topeka, Kansas in 1935. Someone has seen to it that both Clarence and Mary are buried in Hooker Cemetery. They have a common stone.
1910 By 1910 the only Hillmans left on the original homestead were Edwin Hillman, his wife, Emily, and some of their children. Their son, Robert Hillman, had married Anna Diehm and moved to a farm in Johnson County, Nebraska. It was located near her parents' farm. Their daughter, Laura Hillman, had married Robert Raymond "Ray" Birch and moved to Burwell, Loup Co., Nebraska.
The 1910 Census for Gage County, Nebraska shows: Family 36: William E. Grubb (age 40), Indiana Stella A. (age 37), Nebraska - Estella Hillman Earl D. (age 16), Nebraska Pearl E. (age 13), Nebraska Edwin D. (age 7), Nebraska Nellie E. (age 2), Nebraska Family 40: Harry L. Snyder (age 36), Nebraska Mary E. (age 36), Nebraska - Mary Hillman May (age 12), Nebraska - future May McCracken Merle L. (age 10), Nebraska Glen (age 8), Nebraska Fern (age 5), Nebraska Amy (age 3), Nebraska Bryan (age 1), Nebraska Morse (age ?), Nebraska Family 58: John T. Hillman (age 42), Nebraska Ona A. (age 34), Nebraska Reuben L. (age 15), Nebraska Leroy F. (age 10), Nebraska Everett O. (age 8), Nebraska (Their son, George Hillman, died at birth in 1903. He is buried in Hooker Cemetery.) Family 80: Edwin R. Hillman (age 70), Pennsylvania Emily C. (age 63), Illinois Guy A. (age 20), Nebraska 1920 By 1920 all the Hillmans had moved off the family homestead. Edwin Hillman and Cordelia had moved to Lincoln, Nebraska. A little after 1920, Their son, Robert, and his wife, Anna, moved their family to Bayard, Morrill Co., Nebraska. Robert's sister, Mary (Hillman) Snyder and her husband, Harry Snyder, had also moved to western Nebraska. Several of Roberts children recall visiting with aunt Mary and Uncle Harry. Mary and Harry Snyder's daughter, May, eventually married Bob McCracken. May and Bob had seven girls, their first names all started with the letter "E". May (Snyder) McCracken came to the funeral of my paternal grandmother, Cecile DeVault, in 1966.
A little after 1920, Edwin and Emily Hillman moved to Bayard from Lincoln. Edwin died in 1922. After his death, Emily lived with her children's families. She was living with her daughter, Alice Sivits, and family in North Platte, Lincoln Co., Nebraska at the time of her death in 1935. Both Edwin and Emily are buried in Bayard Cemetery, Bayard, Morrill Co., Nebraska.
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