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Catherine Matilda “Tilda” <I>MeHearg</I> Hilyer

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Catherine Matilda “Tilda” MeHearg Hilyer

Birth
Coosa County, Alabama, USA
Death
26 Feb 1929 (aged 51)
Sycamore, Talladega County, Alabama, USA
Burial
Sylacauga, Talladega County, Alabama, USA Add to Map
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Catherine Matilda MeHearg was the daughter of Willis Archibalad & Sarah Elizabeth Perkins Mehearg. She married William Jesse Hilyer Mar. 29, 1898 in Coosa Co., AL.

The couple had two children: Birdie b. 1899 and James Carson b. 1905. All of these children were born in Coosa Co. near Marble Valley.

1900 Coosa Co., AL Census, Lewis, Pct 14, ED 27
HH 31, Ln 87-89, 7 Jun 1940, p. 3B
Hilyer, William J., Head, 26 (Aug 1873), AL, Farmer; Tilda C., Wife, 22 (Oct 1877), AL; Birdie, Dau., 8 mos. (Sep 1899), AL

Jesse Hilyer died in July 1908 and was buried at Marble Valley Memorial Cemetery.

Catherine must have married again as her stepson shows up in the 1910 census. Either the marriage did end well or her died.

1910 Talladega Co., AL Census, Fayetteville, Pct 10, ED 134
HH 71, p. 4B
Hilyer, Catharine, Head, 32, Wd, AL; Birdie, Dau., 10, AL; Carson, Son, 15, AL; Virgil Tarris (Farris), Stepson, 10, AL

Catherine lived in Sycamore in Talladega Co when she died and was buried in the Marble City Cemetery in Sylacauga. It is not known why she was not buried in the same cemetery as her husband.

Cathrine Hilyer
Alabama Deaths
Name: Cathrine Hilyer
Event Date: 26 Feb 1929
Event Place: Sycamore, Talladega, Alabama
Gender: Female
Age (Original): 49y
Birth Year (Estimated): 1880
Spouse's Name: Jessie W. Hilyer
Father's Name: Mcberg
Catherine Matilda MeHearg was the daughter of Willis Archibalad & Sarah Elizabeth Perkins Mehearg. She married William Jesse Hilyer Mar. 29, 1898 in Coosa Co., AL.

The couple had two children: Birdie b. 1899 and James Carson b. 1905. All of these children were born in Coosa Co. near Marble Valley.

1900 Coosa Co., AL Census, Lewis, Pct 14, ED 27
HH 31, Ln 87-89, 7 Jun 1940, p. 3B
Hilyer, William J., Head, 26 (Aug 1873), AL, Farmer; Tilda C., Wife, 22 (Oct 1877), AL; Birdie, Dau., 8 mos. (Sep 1899), AL

Jesse Hilyer died in July 1908 and was buried at Marble Valley Memorial Cemetery.

Catherine must have married again as her stepson shows up in the 1910 census. Either the marriage did end well or her died.

1910 Talladega Co., AL Census, Fayetteville, Pct 10, ED 134
HH 71, p. 4B
Hilyer, Catharine, Head, 32, Wd, AL; Birdie, Dau., 10, AL; Carson, Son, 15, AL; Virgil Tarris (Farris), Stepson, 10, AL

Catherine lived in Sycamore in Talladega Co when she died and was buried in the Marble City Cemetery in Sylacauga. It is not known why she was not buried in the same cemetery as her husband.

Cathrine Hilyer
Alabama Deaths
Name: Cathrine Hilyer
Event Date: 26 Feb 1929
Event Place: Sycamore, Talladega, Alabama
Gender: Female
Age (Original): 49y
Birth Year (Estimated): 1880
Spouse's Name: Jessie W. Hilyer
Father's Name: Mcberg

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