George H. Hilliard ¹³⁷

  General Notes:

From a history of Wayne County, Illinois:

"GEORGE H. H ILLIARD ---- farmer, P.O. Jeffersonville. Among the
enterprising farmers of Lamard Township is George H. Hilliard, who
was born November 7, 1838, in Ohio. He is the son of George B.
Hilliard, of Ohio formerly of Scotland or Ireland. Our subject
came to Wayne County, Ill., with his parents in the fall of 1853.
His mother died in Wayne County, Ill., in 1874. Then George B.
Hilliard went to live with his son, James W., in Wayne County, Ill.
Our subject was married July 23, 1859, in Wayne County, Ill., to
Amanda E., daughter of Thomas P. Green, of Wayne County, Ill.
Subject had ten children by Mrs. Amanda, all living, Mary F.,
John W., Thomas J.,Sarah B., Joseph N., David A., Charles S., Frank B.,
Clara N., and James A. Mrs. Amanda Hilliard was born October
24,1839 , in Wayne County, Ill .,and died May 3l, 1881. Mary K. was
married to Dudley D. Davis, June 6, 1883 and moved to St. Louis, MO.
where they still reside. Subject has been a member of the Church of
Jesus Christ, Latter Day Saints,for 16 years and a minister of the
same denomination for 15 years. He is also a member of the Masonic
order. He owns 420 acres of good land, and is engaged in farming
and stock raising. Politics, Republican."

George married Amanda E. Green, daughter of Living and Living. (Amanda E. Green was born on 24 Oct 1839 in Wayne County, Illinois.)