Verly's Dad, Walter Charley Hillis, was born January 16, 1891. He died January 1975 in Poplar Bluff.

1900 census Williams Township Williamsville city, Wayne, Missouri, United States
Head Green Hillis M 47 (Nov 1853) Missouri
Wife Elizabeth Hillis F 37 (Aug 1863) Missouri
Son Henry A Hillis M 17 (Dec 1883) Missouri
Daughter Terry I Hillis F 14 (Sep 1886) Missouri
Daughter Dalila C Hillis F 11 (Jan 1889) Missouri
Son Walter C Hillis M 9 (Jan 1891) Missouri
Daughter Anna M Hillis F 7 (Jan 1893) Missouri
Son Pearl T Hillis M 5 (Feb 1895) Missouri
Son Luther P Hillis M 2 (Jul 1898) Missouri
Green and Elizabeth were married about 1874. Elizabeth had 8 children, 7 living.

1920 census Williams, Wayne, Missouri, United States
Head Walter Hillis M 28 Missouri
Wife Eva Hillis F 23 Illinois
Daughter Ethel Hillis F 7 Missouri
Son Verley Hillis M 4 Missouri
Son Erney Hillis M 2 Missouri

1930 census Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
Head Walter C Hillis M 39 Missouri
Wife Eva Hillis F 34 Illinois
Son Verlie Hillis M 15 Missouri
Son Charlie Hillis M 8 Missouri
Son Willard Hillis M 6 Missouri
Son Arthur Hillis M 2 Missouri
Daughter Lola Hillis F 1 Missouri
Son Melvin Hillis M 0 Missouri

1940 census Ward 5, Poplar Bluff, Poplar Bluff Township, Butler, Missouri, United States
Head Verley Hillis M 25 Missouri
Wife Dorothy Hillis F 16 Missouri
Son Bobby Gene Hillis M 2 Missouri

1940 census Poplar Bluff Township, Butler, Butler, Missouri, United States
Head Walter C Hillis M 49 Missouri
Wife Eva Marie Hillis F 44 Illinois
Son Charles N Hillis M 17 Missouri
Son Wilford C Hillis M 15 Missouri
Son Arthur T Hillis M 13 Missouri
Daughter Lola L Hillis F 11 Missouri
Son Donald M Hillis M 10 Missouri
Son Cecil E Hillis M 9 Missouri
Daughter Dorothy L Hillis F 6 Missouri