Ross, how much I appreciate your lengthy response to my posting re. the "other" Robert Hillhouse--and how upset I am that I let the comment slip about his probable relationship to my husband's 2G-grandfather, Robert S. Hillhouse without doing some digging, myself. You see, my husband was given a copy of the Hillhouse-Dickey Families book quite a few years ago; and, as a matter of fact, Mike is even listed in the book on page 66 as a descendent of Robert Hillhouse, i.e., 2G-grandparents, Robert Stevenson and Mary Inman Hillhouse Great-grandparents, James Houston and Martha Caroline Hillhouse Gibson Yandell (Mike remembers meeting Martha in 1940 and 1944 when his folks came to the States on vacation from Brasil, where his dad was working for Firestone International) Grandparents, Edward Barry and Della Gibson Mullins (during our car odyssey last June, we had a grave marker, finally, placed at Ed's grave in Elmwood Cemetery, Wagoner, Oklahoma) Parents, Ned "Buck" and Maruja Plaza Mullins If you are interested, I can send you photos of Robert and Mary Hillhouse and of their ten surviving children that Mike scanned a couple of years ago when we visited his last surviving aunt (now 87). This youngest aunt interviewed her grandmother, Martha, in 1939, recording her responses to the questions that Mary Jane asked her about her childhood and early marriage. Someday, I want to write a short bio of Martha's life, incorporating the notes. Again, many thanks for your information--and for your thoughtfulness. Sue .-------------- Original message from Ross Cameron <rcameron49@earthlink.net>: -------------- > Hi Sue, > > Sorry to be so long chiming in about your search. I have a copy of "A Genealogy > of the Hillhouse-Dickey Families, 1639-1972" by Bessie Hillhouse Young and Ruth > Mackay Young, which I purchased several years ago. I am not a Hillhouse > descendant but I have several connections to Hillhouses. I do not know if the > book is still available or not. It is 85 pages, 8.5 x 11, with small print, and > no index. I will see if I can find out whether it is still available for > purchase. There is no date of publication, but the last page has a photo of > Jeffery Alan Hillhouse, born 12 Feb 1975. The book was printed by Valley > Printers, Verona, Mo. > > The Robert Stevenson Hillhouse (7th Generation), 23 Feb 1872-22 Jan 1910, (p. > 75), whose probate papers you have was the unmarried son (8th of 8 children) of > John Randall Hillhouse (p. 74) (10th of 10 children) and the nephew of your > Robert Stevenson Hillhouse (9th child), 4 Oct 1824-30 Jun 1910 (p. 68). > Robert's descendants are listed on pages 68-74. Robert and Mary Inman had 13 > children. The last family in your line mentioned is Mary Jane Leidecker m. Paul > Bateman, and their children Paul Ned and Kristen Joan Bateman (pp. 66-67). > > Robert Stevenson Hillhouse (7) was the son of George (6) and Elizabeth (Dobbins) > Hillhouse. > > George (6), 11 Apr 1777 - 30 Sep 1834, and Elizabeth's family history starts on > p. 24, which means there are over 50 pages on their descendants. > > George (6) was the son of James (5) and Mary (Dickey) Hillhouse, whose family > starts on p. 16. > > James (5), ca. 1746- 19 Jan 1835, was the son of William Hillhouse, Sr. (4). > > William (4), was the son of Samuel Hillhouse (3) or Charles Hillhouse, the > youngest sons of John (2) and Rachel Hillhouse of Free Hall. William was born > in County Derry, Ulster (Northern Ireland). > > John (2) was the son of Abraham (1) of Artikelly, b. 1639 or earlier and his > wife Janet. > > Mary Dickey was the daughter of John Dickey, born County Antrim, Northern > Ireland, 1703, died 1789, York District, S. C. The Dickey family is discussed > on pp. 76-84. > > If you have specific questions while I try to find the book for you, I will try > to answer them. Or perhaps you will be able to find a copy in a library which > you could borrow on Interlibrary Loan. > > Incidentally, there are no sources listed for the later generations, though > sources are discussed for the earlier families. > > Ross Cameron > > -----Original Message----- > >From: Susiesearcher@att.net > >Sent: May 15, 2007 10:17 PM > >To: MOLAWREN > >Subject: [MOLAWREN] Probate Papers: Robert S. Hillhouse > > > >Yesterday, I received probate papers for a Robert S. Hillhouse who turned out > not to be my husband's 2G-grandfather--another Robert S. Hillhouse who also died > in Lawrence County, MO, but on June 30, 1910. I will be glad to send the > probate papers for the "wrong" Robert S. Hillhouse--undoubtedly a relative--to > one of his descendents who can contact me off-list. The following is > information from the probate papers: > > > >Name: Robert S. Hillhouse > >Date of Death: 22 January 1910 > >Nancy E. Taylor, sister, Lawrence County, MO > >Lenora Gibson, sister, Lawrence County, MO > >Daniel B. Hillhouse, brother, Columbia County, Washington > >Mary M. Swearengin, sister, Lawrence County, MO > >Administrator: J.L. Swearengin > > > >(Note: Martha Caroline, the oldest daugher of my husband's Robert S. > Hillhouse, like Lenora, also married a Gibson, i.e., James Houston Gibson, in > 1869.) > > > >Sue > >Susiesearcher@att.net > > > >------------------------------- > >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MOLAWREN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in > the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MOLAWREN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in > the subject and the body of the message