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Grafton Hillyard

Birth: 1815
Death: 23 Dec 1869 (aged 53–54)
Winchester City, Virginia, USA
Burial: Mount Hebron Cemetery

Winchester, Winchester City, Virginia, USA Show Map GPS-Latitude: 39.1820487, Longitude: -78.1583986
Plot: Section: C Plot: 288 S1/2
Memorial ID: 76596453 View Source

Husband of Margaret Custer Hillyard. Shoemaker by occupation.

1840 Census - Berkeley Co., Va. #173

1850 Census - Clarke Co., Va., 12th District

1860 Census - Winchester, Frederick Co., Va. #371 - Listed as "Graffin Hillard" (age 42, shoemaker), Margaret (age 49), Geo. W. (age 22, skin dresser), Jacob (age 20), Ann C. (age 18), Bennet (age 13), Daniel (age 10), Lucy C. (age 9), Newton W. (age 5).

Grafton is believed to have died "just at the outbreak of the Civil War".

Children included:

George W. Hillyard (1837-1911)
Jacob Harrison Hillyard (1840-1923)
Caroline Hillyard (born ca. 1842; married Charles Newcomb)
Bennett W. Hillyard (1845-1913)
Daniel Hillyard (born ca. 1848)
Lucy C. "Kate" Hillyard (born ca. 1851)
Newton (James) Hillyard (born ca. 1855; married Florence)

Grave unmarked, but believed in same plot as wife.

Husband of Margaret Custer Hillyard. Shoemaker by occupation.

1840 Census - Berkeley Co., Va. #173

1850 Census - Clarke Co., Va., 12th District

1860 Census - Winchester, Frederick Co., Va. #371 - Listed as "Graffin Hillard" (age 42, shoemaker), Margaret (age 49), Geo. W. (age 22, skin dresser), Jacob (age 20), Ann C. (age 18), Bennet (age 13), Daniel (age 10), Lucy C. (age 9), Newton W. (age 5).

Grafton is believed to have died "just at the outbreak of the Civil War".

Children included:

George W. Hillyard (1837-1911)
Jacob Harrison Hillyard (1840-1923)
Caroline Hillyard (born ca. 1842; married Charles Newcomb)
Bennett W. Hillyard (1845-1913)
Daniel Hillyard (born ca. 1848)
Lucy C. "Kate" Hillyard (born ca. 1851)
Newton (James) Hillyard (born ca. 1855; married Florence)

Grave unmarked, but believed in same plot as wife.

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Margaret E. Custer Hillyard

1810–1879

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Created by: Cenantua (R. Moore)
Added: Sep 16, 2011
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Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/76596453/grafton-hillyard: accessed ), memorial page for Grafton Hillyard (1815–23 Dec 1869), Find a Grave Memorial ID 76596453, citing Mount Hebron Cemetery, Winchester, Winchester City, Virginia, USA; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by Cenantua (R. Moore) (contributor 46953050).

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