David Hillsberry, son of Harmon Hillsberry, was born about 1839 near Leesburg, Southampton Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. He moved with his father and siblings in 1853 to East Bend Township, Champaign County, Illinois, where his father purchased land in 1853 and 1855. He was enumerated in the 1860 census as a farm laborer on his father's farm, age 21.
David Hillsberry enlisted as a private on 15 August 1861 for three years' service. According to his enlistment papers, he was born in Pennsylvania, and was a farmer, age 23, residing in East Bend Township. He was 5 feet, 5 inches tall, and had dark eyes, black hair, and a dark complexion. Private Hillsberry on 18 September 1861 mustered in Company G, 37th Regiment, Illinois Volunteer Infantry. The regiment participated in numerous battles; among them Union victories at: Pea Ridge and Prairie Grove, Arkansas (1862); and Vicksburg, Mississippi (1863). Private David "Hilsbury" was attached temporarily to Battery B, 1st Missouri Light Artillery. He mustered out of his regiment on 4 October 1864.
Returning home after service, David Hillsberry married Matilda Dale on 26 March 1865 in Paxton, Ford County, Illinois. (Matilda, née Winebrenner, was the widow of Private Samuel C. Dale, who died in 1862 while in service.) The couple had four children. The eldest, Sarah Ladora, was born on 26 November 1865 in Paxton. By 1868, the Hillsberry family moved to Noblesville (now Merriam), Noble County, Indiana, where three sons were born: Henry Lewis on 30 January 1868, John Harmon on 8 January 1869, and David Edward on 24 February 1872. (Matilda's father, Peter Winebrenner, farmed in Noble County.)
David Hillsberry died on 21 June 1872 in Noblesville, and was buried "in the Cemetery near Noblesville." (He was only about age 33; the cause of death not recorded.) His widow and children returned to Paxton, Illinois, where his widow married Thomas D. Laswell in 1874. She moved to Kansas, and later to Oregon.
His widow confirmed 21 June 1872 to be his correct date of death in a 1917 affidavit.
Notes
Affidavit of Matilda Laswell, 9 Jun 1917, Clatskanie, Columbia Co., Oregon.
"My second marriage occurred there [Paxton] on March 26, 1865, and was with David Hillsberry and I have it recorded in my Bible in the words and figures and punctuation as follows: "David hillsberry & Matilda Dale Was Married on the 26 of March in the year of our lord 1865". We continued to live there for two or three years and then we removed to Indiana. Well, we lived kind of in the country near a little place called Noblesville. We lived about two miles from Noblesville ... Yes, I lived with Mr. Hillsberry until he died. He died right there near Noblesville June 21, 1872, as I have the date recorded in my Bible. If I have previously given June 24, 1872, as the date of his death, same was wrong. He died on the 21st and not the 24th. My Bible record was made right away after his death and is correct. There were four children born to me by Mr. Hillsberry, namely: Sarah Ladora, born at Paxton, Illinois, November 26, 1865; Henry Lewis born at Noblesville, Indiana, January 30, 1868 [died in infancy]; John Harmon born at Noblesville, Indiana, January 8, 1869; David Edward born at Noblesville, Indiana, February 24, 1872. These dates are from my Bible record."
1850 U.S. Census, Southampton Twp., Cumberland Co., Pennsylvania; dwelling 258, family 272, lines 12-21, p. 178 (printed), 30 Aug 1850.
12. Harmon Hilberry [head], 40, farmer ($1,145), Penn'a.
13. Barbara, 22, Penn'a.
14. Wm. -----, 18, farmer, Penn'a.
15. Moses -----, 15, Penn'a.
16. Aaron -----, 15, Penn'a.
17. Mary -----, 13, Penn'a.
18. David -----, 11, Penn'a.
19. Abraham -----, 9, Penn'a.
20. Catherine -----, 7, Penn'a.
21. Anthony -----, 3, Penn'a.
1860 U.S. Census, Township. 22 North, Range 8 East [East Bend Township], Champaign Co., Illinois; dwelling 898, family 868, lines 20-26, p. 122 (written), 19 Jul 1860.
20. Harmon Hillsbury [head], 54, farmer ($4,380; $800), Pennsylvania.
21. William -----, 26, farm laborer, Pennsylvania.
22. Aaron -----, 23, farm laborer, Pennsylvania.
23. Moses -----, 23, farm laborer, Pennsylvania.
24. David -----, 21, farm laborer, Pennsylvania.
24. Abram -----, 18, farm laborer, Pennsylvania.
26. Catherine -----, 16, domestic, Pennsylvania.
Enlistment record from Illinois State Archives, "Illinois Civil War Muster and Descriptive Rolls." Surname spelled "Hilsberry," "Hilsburry," and "Hilsbury" in the National Park Service database. Also see: Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Illinois, vol. 3 (Springfield, Illinois: Phillips Bros., State Printers, 1901), p. 58.
Battery B, 1st Missouri Light Artillery, was engaged at Vicksburg.
"Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1934," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KFK2-21V : accessed 13 January 2015), David Hilabury and Matilda Dale, 26 Mar 1865; citing Ford, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,401,878.
1865 Illinois state census, Dix Twp., Ford Co.; p. 19, 3 Jul 1865.
[6.] David Hillsbery.
[8.] Henry Dale.
[9.] Peter Winebrenner.
The "Hillsbery" household of three was comprised of a couple aged 20-29 and a boy 10 or under.
1870 U.S. Census, Noble Twp., Noble Co., Indiana; dwelling 47, family 47, lines 35-39, p. 193 (printed), p. 5 (written), 18 Aug 1870.
35. Hillsbury, David [head], 30, laborer, Penn.
36. ----- Matilda, 31, keeping house, Penn.
37. ----- Francis A., 12, at home, Wis.
38. ----- Dora, 4, Ill.
39. ----- John H., 1, Ind.
Francis A. is Francis Asbury Dale (b. 12 Jan 1858), Matilda's son with her first husband, Private Samuel C. Dale.
Affidavit of Henry L. Busz, 22 Dec 1892, Noble Co., Indiana.
"That he has been well acquainted with the [pension] Claimant [Matilda Laswell] for the past 23 years that she was the wife of David Hillsbury and they resided near Noblesville Indiana until the Death of David Hillsbury which occurred near Noblesville Indiana on or about the 24th day of June 1871 [sic]. Affiant says he was present at the Burial of David Hillsbury in the Cemetery near Noblesville Indiana and that he left a widow Matilda Hillsbury." The date of death differs from widow's account, but the affidavit provides the place of burial.
"In November 1849, he [Joel Bristol] employed a surveyor and laid out Noblesville in the southwest quarter of the northwest quarter of Section 25 in Noble Township. There were 42 lots, each comprising a quarter of an acre. The lots were offered for sale but there were very few buyers ... In the summer of 1850, Phillip Zeigler made a visit to Noble County and the village ... Phillip came to the house of David Winebrenner, father of Rev. Peter Winebrenner, near Noblesville. On July 3, 1850, he preached his first sermon in the log school house near the Bristol hotel ... The first Post Office was established in September 1853. Since there was another town in Indiana with the name Noblesville, the name was changed to Merriam." ("Merriam," Noble County Genealogical Society, 2015.)
David Hillsberry enlisted as a private on 15 August 1861 for three years' service. According to his enlistment papers, he was born in Pennsylvania, and was a farmer, age 23, residing in East Bend Township. He was 5 feet, 5 inches tall, and had dark eyes, black hair, and a dark complexion. Private Hillsberry on 18 September 1861 mustered in Company G, 37th Regiment, Illinois Volunteer Infantry. The regiment participated in numerous battles; among them Union victories at: Pea Ridge and Prairie Grove, Arkansas (1862); and Vicksburg, Mississippi (1863). Private David "Hilsbury" was attached temporarily to Battery B, 1st Missouri Light Artillery. He mustered out of his regiment on 4 October 1864.
Returning home after service, David Hillsberry married Matilda Dale on 26 March 1865 in Paxton, Ford County, Illinois. (Matilda, née Winebrenner, was the widow of Private Samuel C. Dale, who died in 1862 while in service.) The couple had four children. The eldest, Sarah Ladora, was born on 26 November 1865 in Paxton. By 1868, the Hillsberry family moved to Noblesville (now Merriam), Noble County, Indiana, where three sons were born: Henry Lewis on 30 January 1868, John Harmon on 8 January 1869, and David Edward on 24 February 1872. (Matilda's father, Peter Winebrenner, farmed in Noble County.)
David Hillsberry died on 21 June 1872 in Noblesville, and was buried "in the Cemetery near Noblesville." (He was only about age 33; the cause of death not recorded.) His widow and children returned to Paxton, Illinois, where his widow married Thomas D. Laswell in 1874. She moved to Kansas, and later to Oregon.
His widow confirmed 21 June 1872 to be his correct date of death in a 1917 affidavit.
Notes
Affidavit of Matilda Laswell, 9 Jun 1917, Clatskanie, Columbia Co., Oregon.
"My second marriage occurred there [Paxton] on March 26, 1865, and was with David Hillsberry and I have it recorded in my Bible in the words and figures and punctuation as follows: "David hillsberry & Matilda Dale Was Married on the 26 of March in the year of our lord 1865". We continued to live there for two or three years and then we removed to Indiana. Well, we lived kind of in the country near a little place called Noblesville. We lived about two miles from Noblesville ... Yes, I lived with Mr. Hillsberry until he died. He died right there near Noblesville June 21, 1872, as I have the date recorded in my Bible. If I have previously given June 24, 1872, as the date of his death, same was wrong. He died on the 21st and not the 24th. My Bible record was made right away after his death and is correct. There were four children born to me by Mr. Hillsberry, namely: Sarah Ladora, born at Paxton, Illinois, November 26, 1865; Henry Lewis born at Noblesville, Indiana, January 30, 1868 [died in infancy]; John Harmon born at Noblesville, Indiana, January 8, 1869; David Edward born at Noblesville, Indiana, February 24, 1872. These dates are from my Bible record."
1850 U.S. Census, Southampton Twp., Cumberland Co., Pennsylvania; dwelling 258, family 272, lines 12-21, p. 178 (printed), 30 Aug 1850.
12. Harmon Hilberry [head], 40, farmer ($1,145), Penn'a.
13. Barbara, 22, Penn'a.
14. Wm. -----, 18, farmer, Penn'a.
15. Moses -----, 15, Penn'a.
16. Aaron -----, 15, Penn'a.
17. Mary -----, 13, Penn'a.
18. David -----, 11, Penn'a.
19. Abraham -----, 9, Penn'a.
20. Catherine -----, 7, Penn'a.
21. Anthony -----, 3, Penn'a.
1860 U.S. Census, Township. 22 North, Range 8 East [East Bend Township], Champaign Co., Illinois; dwelling 898, family 868, lines 20-26, p. 122 (written), 19 Jul 1860.
20. Harmon Hillsbury [head], 54, farmer ($4,380; $800), Pennsylvania.
21. William -----, 26, farm laborer, Pennsylvania.
22. Aaron -----, 23, farm laborer, Pennsylvania.
23. Moses -----, 23, farm laborer, Pennsylvania.
24. David -----, 21, farm laborer, Pennsylvania.
24. Abram -----, 18, farm laborer, Pennsylvania.
26. Catherine -----, 16, domestic, Pennsylvania.
Enlistment record from Illinois State Archives, "Illinois Civil War Muster and Descriptive Rolls." Surname spelled "Hilsberry," "Hilsburry," and "Hilsbury" in the National Park Service database. Also see: Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Illinois, vol. 3 (Springfield, Illinois: Phillips Bros., State Printers, 1901), p. 58.
Battery B, 1st Missouri Light Artillery, was engaged at Vicksburg.
"Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1934," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KFK2-21V : accessed 13 January 2015), David Hilabury and Matilda Dale, 26 Mar 1865; citing Ford, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,401,878.
1865 Illinois state census, Dix Twp., Ford Co.; p. 19, 3 Jul 1865.
[6.] David Hillsbery.
[8.] Henry Dale.
[9.] Peter Winebrenner.
The "Hillsbery" household of three was comprised of a couple aged 20-29 and a boy 10 or under.
1870 U.S. Census, Noble Twp., Noble Co., Indiana; dwelling 47, family 47, lines 35-39, p. 193 (printed), p. 5 (written), 18 Aug 1870.
35. Hillsbury, David [head], 30, laborer, Penn.
36. ----- Matilda, 31, keeping house, Penn.
37. ----- Francis A., 12, at home, Wis.
38. ----- Dora, 4, Ill.
39. ----- John H., 1, Ind.
Francis A. is Francis Asbury Dale (b. 12 Jan 1858), Matilda's son with her first husband, Private Samuel C. Dale.
Affidavit of Henry L. Busz, 22 Dec 1892, Noble Co., Indiana.
"That he has been well acquainted with the [pension] Claimant [Matilda Laswell] for the past 23 years that she was the wife of David Hillsbury and they resided near Noblesville Indiana until the Death of David Hillsbury which occurred near Noblesville Indiana on or about the 24th day of June 1871 [sic]. Affiant says he was present at the Burial of David Hillsbury in the Cemetery near Noblesville Indiana and that he left a widow Matilda Hillsbury." The date of death differs from widow's account, but the affidavit provides the place of burial.
"In November 1849, he [Joel Bristol] employed a surveyor and laid out Noblesville in the southwest quarter of the northwest quarter of Section 25 in Noble Township. There were 42 lots, each comprising a quarter of an acre. The lots were offered for sale but there were very few buyers ... In the summer of 1850, Phillip Zeigler made a visit to Noble County and the village ... Phillip came to the house of David Winebrenner, father of Rev. Peter Winebrenner, near Noblesville. On July 3, 1850, he preached his first sermon in the log school house near the Bristol hotel ... The first Post Office was established in September 1853. Since there was another town in Indiana with the name Noblesville, the name was changed to Merriam." ("Merriam," Noble County Genealogical Society, 2015.)
David Hillsberry, son of Harmon Hillsberry, was born about 1839 near Leesburg, Southampton Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. He moved with his father and siblings in 1853 to East Bend Township, Champaign County, Illinois, where his father purchased land in 1853 and 1855. He was enumerated in the 1860 census as a farm laborer on his father's farm, age 21.
David Hillsberry enlisted as a private on 15 August 1861 for three years' service. According to his enlistment papers, he was born in Pennsylvania, and was a farmer, age 23, residing in East Bend Township. He was 5 feet, 5 inches tall, and had dark eyes, black hair, and a dark complexion. Private Hillsberry on 18 September 1861 mustered in Company G, 37th Regiment, Illinois Volunteer Infantry. The regiment participated in numerous battles; among them Union victories at: Pea Ridge and Prairie Grove, Arkansas (1862); and Vicksburg, Mississippi (1863). Private David "Hilsbury" was attached temporarily to Battery B, 1st Missouri Light Artillery. He mustered out of his regiment on 4 October 1864.
Returning home after service, David Hillsberry married Matilda Dale on 26 March 1865 in Paxton, Ford County, Illinois. (Matilda, née Winebrenner, was the widow of Private Samuel C. Dale, who died in 1862 while in service.) The couple had four children. The eldest, Sarah Ladora, was born on 26 November 1865 in Paxton. By 1868, the Hillsberry family moved to Noblesville (now Merriam), Noble County, Indiana, where three sons were born: Henry Lewis on 30 January 1868, John Harmon on 8 January 1869, and David Edward on 24 February 1872. (Matilda's father, Peter Winebrenner, farmed in Noble County.)
David Hillsberry died on 21 June 1872 in Noblesville, and was buried "in the Cemetery near Noblesville." (He was only about age 33; the cause of death not recorded.) His widow and children returned to Paxton, Illinois, where his widow married Thomas D. Laswell in 1874. She moved to Kansas, and later to Oregon.
His widow confirmed 21 June 1872 to be his correct date of death in a 1917 affidavit.
Notes
Affidavit of Matilda Laswell, 9 Jun 1917, Clatskanie, Columbia Co., Oregon.
"My second marriage occurred there [Paxton] on March 26, 1865, and was with David Hillsberry and I have it recorded in my Bible in the words and figures and punctuation as follows: "David hillsberry & Matilda Dale Was Married on the 26 of March in the year of our lord 1865". We continued to live there for two or three years and then we removed to Indiana. Well, we lived kind of in the country near a little place called Noblesville. We lived about two miles from Noblesville ... Yes, I lived with Mr. Hillsberry until he died. He died right there near Noblesville June 21, 1872, as I have the date recorded in my Bible. If I have previously given June 24, 1872, as the date of his death, same was wrong. He died on the 21st and not the 24th. My Bible record was made right away after his death and is correct. There were four children born to me by Mr. Hillsberry, namely: Sarah Ladora, born at Paxton, Illinois, November 26, 1865; Henry Lewis born at Noblesville, Indiana, January 30, 1868 [died in infancy]; John Harmon born at Noblesville, Indiana, January 8, 1869; David Edward born at Noblesville, Indiana, February 24, 1872. These dates are from my Bible record."
1850 U.S. Census, Southampton Twp., Cumberland Co., Pennsylvania; dwelling 258, family 272, lines 12-21, p. 178 (printed), 30 Aug 1850.
12. Harmon Hilberry [head], 40, farmer ($1,145), Penn'a.
13. Barbara, 22, Penn'a.
14. Wm. -----, 18, farmer, Penn'a.
15. Moses -----, 15, Penn'a.
16. Aaron -----, 15, Penn'a.
17. Mary -----, 13, Penn'a.
18. David -----, 11, Penn'a.
19. Abraham -----, 9, Penn'a.
20. Catherine -----, 7, Penn'a.
21. Anthony -----, 3, Penn'a.
1860 U.S. Census, Township. 22 North, Range 8 East [East Bend Township], Champaign Co., Illinois; dwelling 898, family 868, lines 20-26, p. 122 (written), 19 Jul 1860.
20. Harmon Hillsbury [head], 54, farmer ($4,380; $800), Pennsylvania.
21. William -----, 26, farm laborer, Pennsylvania.
22. Aaron -----, 23, farm laborer, Pennsylvania.
23. Moses -----, 23, farm laborer, Pennsylvania.
24. David -----, 21, farm laborer, Pennsylvania.
24. Abram -----, 18, farm laborer, Pennsylvania.
26. Catherine -----, 16, domestic, Pennsylvania.
Enlistment record from Illinois State Archives, "Illinois Civil War Muster and Descriptive Rolls." Surname spelled "Hilsberry," "Hilsburry," and "Hilsbury" in the National Park Service database. Also see: Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Illinois, vol. 3 (Springfield, Illinois: Phillips Bros., State Printers, 1901), p. 58.
Battery B, 1st Missouri Light Artillery, was engaged at Vicksburg.
"Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1934," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KFK2-21V : accessed 13 January 2015), David Hilabury and Matilda Dale, 26 Mar 1865; citing Ford, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,401,878.
1865 Illinois state census, Dix Twp., Ford Co.; p. 19, 3 Jul 1865.
[6.] David Hillsbery.
[8.] Henry Dale.
[9.] Peter Winebrenner.
The "Hillsbery" household of three was comprised of a couple aged 20-29 and a boy 10 or under.
1870 U.S. Census, Noble Twp., Noble Co., Indiana; dwelling 47, family 47, lines 35-39, p. 193 (printed), p. 5 (written), 18 Aug 1870.
35. Hillsbury, David [head], 30, laborer, Penn.
36. ----- Matilda, 31, keeping house, Penn.
37. ----- Francis A., 12, at home, Wis.
38. ----- Dora, 4, Ill.
39. ----- John H., 1, Ind.
Francis A. is Francis Asbury Dale (b. 12 Jan 1858), Matilda's son with her first husband, Private Samuel C. Dale.
Affidavit of Henry L. Busz, 22 Dec 1892, Noble Co., Indiana.
"That he has been well acquainted with the [pension] Claimant [Matilda Laswell] for the past 23 years that she was the wife of David Hillsbury and they resided near Noblesville Indiana until the Death of David Hillsbury which occurred near Noblesville Indiana on or about the 24th day of June 1871 [sic]. Affiant says he was present at the Burial of David Hillsbury in the Cemetery near Noblesville Indiana and that he left a widow Matilda Hillsbury." The date of death differs from widow's account, but the affidavit provides the place of burial.
"In November 1849, he [Joel Bristol] employed a surveyor and laid out Noblesville in the southwest quarter of the northwest quarter of Section 25 in Noble Township. There were 42 lots, each comprising a quarter of an acre. The lots were offered for sale but there were very few buyers ... In the summer of 1850, Phillip Zeigler made a visit to Noble County and the village ... Phillip came to the house of David Winebrenner, father of Rev. Peter Winebrenner, near Noblesville. On July 3, 1850, he preached his first sermon in the log school house near the Bristol hotel ... The first Post Office was established in September 1853. Since there was another town in Indiana with the name Noblesville, the name was changed to Merriam." ("Merriam," Noble County Genealogical Society, 2015.)
David Hillsberry enlisted as a private on 15 August 1861 for three years' service. According to his enlistment papers, he was born in Pennsylvania, and was a farmer, age 23, residing in East Bend Township. He was 5 feet, 5 inches tall, and had dark eyes, black hair, and a dark complexion. Private Hillsberry on 18 September 1861 mustered in Company G, 37th Regiment, Illinois Volunteer Infantry. The regiment participated in numerous battles; among them Union victories at: Pea Ridge and Prairie Grove, Arkansas (1862); and Vicksburg, Mississippi (1863). Private David "Hilsbury" was attached temporarily to Battery B, 1st Missouri Light Artillery. He mustered out of his regiment on 4 October 1864.
Returning home after service, David Hillsberry married Matilda Dale on 26 March 1865 in Paxton, Ford County, Illinois. (Matilda, née Winebrenner, was the widow of Private Samuel C. Dale, who died in 1862 while in service.) The couple had four children. The eldest, Sarah Ladora, was born on 26 November 1865 in Paxton. By 1868, the Hillsberry family moved to Noblesville (now Merriam), Noble County, Indiana, where three sons were born: Henry Lewis on 30 January 1868, John Harmon on 8 January 1869, and David Edward on 24 February 1872. (Matilda's father, Peter Winebrenner, farmed in Noble County.)
David Hillsberry died on 21 June 1872 in Noblesville, and was buried "in the Cemetery near Noblesville." (He was only about age 33; the cause of death not recorded.) His widow and children returned to Paxton, Illinois, where his widow married Thomas D. Laswell in 1874. She moved to Kansas, and later to Oregon.
His widow confirmed 21 June 1872 to be his correct date of death in a 1917 affidavit.
Notes
Affidavit of Matilda Laswell, 9 Jun 1917, Clatskanie, Columbia Co., Oregon.
"My second marriage occurred there [Paxton] on March 26, 1865, and was with David Hillsberry and I have it recorded in my Bible in the words and figures and punctuation as follows: "David hillsberry & Matilda Dale Was Married on the 26 of March in the year of our lord 1865". We continued to live there for two or three years and then we removed to Indiana. Well, we lived kind of in the country near a little place called Noblesville. We lived about two miles from Noblesville ... Yes, I lived with Mr. Hillsberry until he died. He died right there near Noblesville June 21, 1872, as I have the date recorded in my Bible. If I have previously given June 24, 1872, as the date of his death, same was wrong. He died on the 21st and not the 24th. My Bible record was made right away after his death and is correct. There were four children born to me by Mr. Hillsberry, namely: Sarah Ladora, born at Paxton, Illinois, November 26, 1865; Henry Lewis born at Noblesville, Indiana, January 30, 1868 [died in infancy]; John Harmon born at Noblesville, Indiana, January 8, 1869; David Edward born at Noblesville, Indiana, February 24, 1872. These dates are from my Bible record."
1850 U.S. Census, Southampton Twp., Cumberland Co., Pennsylvania; dwelling 258, family 272, lines 12-21, p. 178 (printed), 30 Aug 1850.
12. Harmon Hilberry [head], 40, farmer ($1,145), Penn'a.
13. Barbara, 22, Penn'a.
14. Wm. -----, 18, farmer, Penn'a.
15. Moses -----, 15, Penn'a.
16. Aaron -----, 15, Penn'a.
17. Mary -----, 13, Penn'a.
18. David -----, 11, Penn'a.
19. Abraham -----, 9, Penn'a.
20. Catherine -----, 7, Penn'a.
21. Anthony -----, 3, Penn'a.
1860 U.S. Census, Township. 22 North, Range 8 East [East Bend Township], Champaign Co., Illinois; dwelling 898, family 868, lines 20-26, p. 122 (written), 19 Jul 1860.
20. Harmon Hillsbury [head], 54, farmer ($4,380; $800), Pennsylvania.
21. William -----, 26, farm laborer, Pennsylvania.
22. Aaron -----, 23, farm laborer, Pennsylvania.
23. Moses -----, 23, farm laborer, Pennsylvania.
24. David -----, 21, farm laborer, Pennsylvania.
24. Abram -----, 18, farm laborer, Pennsylvania.
26. Catherine -----, 16, domestic, Pennsylvania.
Enlistment record from Illinois State Archives, "Illinois Civil War Muster and Descriptive Rolls." Surname spelled "Hilsberry," "Hilsburry," and "Hilsbury" in the National Park Service database. Also see: Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Illinois, vol. 3 (Springfield, Illinois: Phillips Bros., State Printers, 1901), p. 58.
Battery B, 1st Missouri Light Artillery, was engaged at Vicksburg.
"Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1934," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KFK2-21V : accessed 13 January 2015), David Hilabury and Matilda Dale, 26 Mar 1865; citing Ford, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,401,878.
1865 Illinois state census, Dix Twp., Ford Co.; p. 19, 3 Jul 1865.
[6.] David Hillsbery.
[8.] Henry Dale.
[9.] Peter Winebrenner.
The "Hillsbery" household of three was comprised of a couple aged 20-29 and a boy 10 or under.
1870 U.S. Census, Noble Twp., Noble Co., Indiana; dwelling 47, family 47, lines 35-39, p. 193 (printed), p. 5 (written), 18 Aug 1870.
35. Hillsbury, David [head], 30, laborer, Penn.
36. ----- Matilda, 31, keeping house, Penn.
37. ----- Francis A., 12, at home, Wis.
38. ----- Dora, 4, Ill.
39. ----- John H., 1, Ind.
Francis A. is Francis Asbury Dale (b. 12 Jan 1858), Matilda's son with her first husband, Private Samuel C. Dale.
Affidavit of Henry L. Busz, 22 Dec 1892, Noble Co., Indiana.
"That he has been well acquainted with the [pension] Claimant [Matilda Laswell] for the past 23 years that she was the wife of David Hillsbury and they resided near Noblesville Indiana until the Death of David Hillsbury which occurred near Noblesville Indiana on or about the 24th day of June 1871 [sic]. Affiant says he was present at the Burial of David Hillsbury in the Cemetery near Noblesville Indiana and that he left a widow Matilda Hillsbury." The date of death differs from widow's account, but the affidavit provides the place of burial.
"In November 1849, he [Joel Bristol] employed a surveyor and laid out Noblesville in the southwest quarter of the northwest quarter of Section 25 in Noble Township. There were 42 lots, each comprising a quarter of an acre. The lots were offered for sale but there were very few buyers ... In the summer of 1850, Phillip Zeigler made a visit to Noble County and the village ... Phillip came to the house of David Winebrenner, father of Rev. Peter Winebrenner, near Noblesville. On July 3, 1850, he preached his first sermon in the log school house near the Bristol hotel ... The first Post Office was established in September 1853. Since there was another town in Indiana with the name Noblesville, the name was changed to Merriam." ("Merriam," Noble County Genealogical Society, 2015.)
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