Son of Archie R Hilliard and Sarah C Wilkie Hilliard.

Brother of:
Mary Eliza Hilliard Williams
Burnice Hilliard
Pearlie Hilliard Oldham Myers
Vallie Hilliard Fields
Willie E Hilliard(1895-1976)
[Thomas Ezekiel Hilliard]
Claudius Archie Hilliard
Sarah Odis Hilliard Andrews Beal
Robert Worth Hilliard
Emily Hilliard Waddell
Ellen Hilliard Andrews

Married to Bessie Dowd on November 19, 1916 in Chatham County, North Carolina.

Thomas and Bessie were the parents of:
Everett Russell Hilliard
Eveline Hilliard
Pauline Hilliard
Dorothy Jean Hilliard Rives
Burnis Hilliard
John Cooledge Hilliard
Thomas Lewis Hilliard
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1900 United States Federal Census
Name: Thomas E Hilliard
Age: 4
Birth Date: Mar 1896
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1900: Gulf, Chatham, North Carolina
Sheet Number: 5
Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 7
Family Number: 77
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital status: Single
Father's name: Archie Hilliard
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's name: Sarah C Hilliard
Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
Household Members:
Name Age
Archie Hilliard 38
Sarah C Hilliard 33
Mary E Hilliard 12
Burnes Hilliard 10
Pearlie Hilliard 8
Vallie E Hilliard 6
Willie Hilliard 4
Thomas E Hilliard 4
Archie C Hilliard 2
Sarah E Hilliard 2

1910 United States Federal Census
Name: Thomas Hilliard
Age in 1910: 14
Birth Year: abt 1896
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1910: Gulf, Chatham, North Carolina
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital status: Single
Father's name: Archie Hilliard
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's name: Sarah K Hilliard
Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
Native Tongue: English
Occupation: Laborer
Industry: Home Farm
Employer, Employee or Other: Wage Earner
Attended School: Yes
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Out of Work: N
Number of weeks out of work: 0
Household Members:
Name Age
Archie Hilliard 51
Sarah K Hilliard 45
Burnice Hilliard 20
Pearley Hilliard 18
Valey Hilliard 17
Willie Hilliard 15
Thomas Hilliard 14
Claudious Hilliard 12
Otis Hilliard 12
Robert Hilliard 9
Emily Hilliard 7
Ellen Hilliard 5

North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011
Name: Bessie Dowel
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 23
Birth Year: abt 1893
Marriage Date: 19 Nov 1916
Marriage Place: Chatham, North Carolina
Father: John Paul Dowel
Mother: Martha Dowel
Spouse: Tom Hilliard
Spouse Gender: Male
Spouse Race: White
Spouse Age: 21
Spouse Father: Orda Hilliard
Spouse Mother: Sallie Hilliard
Event Type: Marriage

1920 United States Federal Census
Name: Thomas Hilliard
Age: 22
Birth Year: abt 1898
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1920: Gulf, Chatham, North Carolina
House Number: Farm
Residence Date: 1920
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital status: Married
Spouse's name: Bessie Hilliard
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Farmer
Industry: General Farm
Employment Field: Own Account
Home Owned or Rented: Rent
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
Thomas Hilliard 22
Bessie Hilliard 24
Russell Hilliard 2

1930 United States Federal Census
Name: Thomas Hilliard
Birth Year: abt 1895
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: North Carolina
Marital status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1930: Deep River, Moore, North Carolina
Dwelling Number: 23
Family Number: 23
Home Owned or Rented: Rented
Home Value: 2.00
Radio Set: No
Lives on Farm: Yes
Age at first Marriage: 21
Attended School: No
Able to Read and Write: No
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Farm Laborer
Industry: Farm
Class of Worker: Working on own account
Employment: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
Thomas Hilliard 35
Bessie Hilliard 36
Russel Hilliard 12
Dorothy Hilliard 10
Burnice Hilliard 6
Louis Hilliard 2

North Carolina, Death Certificates, 1909-1976
Name: Thomas Ezekiel Hilliard
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 70
Marital status: Divorced
Occupation: Retired Textile
Birth Date: 29 Mar 1896
Birth Place: Chatham, North Carolina
Residence: McLeansville, Guilford, North Carolina
Death Date: 31 Jul 1966
Death Place: Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina
Father: Archie Hilliard
Mother: Sally Wilkes
Cause of death: Myocardial eschemia, arteriosclerosis
Informant T L Hilliard, Rt 1 McLeansviille
Burial: Family Cemetery near Antioch Baptist Church Goldston NC