Ephraim Hilyard

Son of Jeremiah and Mary Ann Hilyard

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Descendants of Ephraim Hilyard on the mailing list:

• John Burnett, through daughter Sabina
• Eldean Kreitzer, through daughter Cora
• Betty Sue Spaulding, through son Leroy Grover

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Ephraim Hilyard Links:

• Family Group Sheet
• Descendancy Chart
• Photo of Frank and Lottie Hilyard's 50th Anniversary, Group Photo --son of Ephraim
• Frank and Lottie's 50th Anniversary--son of Ephraim
• Andy and Anna Hilyard --son of Ephraim
• Children of Ephraim and Nancy Hilyard --includes grandson Louie Merricle
• Children of Hugh T. and Cora Alice (Hilyard) Coon --Cora daughter of Ephraim
• Painting of Ephraim and Backside of Painting--if you sent me this, who are you? It looks like it was painted from the picture above, or at least from the same time period.

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Ephraim and Nancy's great-granddaughter Eldean Kreitzer sent a photocopy of a marriage record that seems to have come from a family Bible, and it reads as follows:

"This Certifies That Nancy Jane Stemen and Ephraim Hilyard were solemnly united by me in the Holy Bonds of Matrimony at Gomer on the 10th day of January in the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Seventy-five conformably to the Ordinace of God and the laws of the State In Presence of Christian Stalter Nicholas' Family.

Signed
Jas. Nicholas
(Per.? A. H.)"

Ephraim and Nancy's Wedding Record from Bible (transcribed above)
Birth Records from Ephraim and Nancy's Bible
Death Records from Ephraim and Nancy's Bible
Marriage Records from Ephraim and Nancy's Bible

Eldean also recalls visiting with her Uncle Frank (Benjamin Franklin Hilyard) and Aunt Lottie (Charlotte Moorman Hilyard):

"We used to go see them at least once a year at their house [in Elida]. I think our reunion was there for awhile. We didn't think anything of using their outhouse, because we had one at home. My mom took our drinking water from home because the sulfa water made my youngest sister sick and we didn't like the smell or taste either. Click on image to see enlargement.

"I remember staying at their house overnight once. We girls (there were four of us) slept in the upstairs bedroom in a bed that had a mattress filled with straw and we had fun because it made noise every time we moved. Our blanket was a thick comforter. I also remember enjoying the sound of a train that passed nearby during the night.

"My very favorite uncle was Uncle Andy (Andrew Isaiah Hilyard). He was a school teacher and I loved to listen to his voice. I am blessed in that my granddaughter who is a Philipino-American sometimes sounds like him. Grandma Bowersock would tell us how Uncle Andy weighted 14 pounds at birth and ended up the runt of the family. We spent a lot of time with Uncle Andy and Aunt Anna. You just knew these two people loved each other." Click on photo to see enlargement.

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