Squire "Shoot" Hillis

Male 1832 - 1907  (~ 75 years)


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  • Name Squire "Shoot" Hillis 
    Birth 0Mar 1832  (Van Buren County) Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Occupation owns farm  [2
    Death 21 Jun 1907  (Van Buren County) Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Burial Blackstone O. Hillis Cemetery, Rocky River, Van Buren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Person ID I16944  The Hennessee Family
    Last Modified 21 Apr 2014 

    Father Isaac Hillis, Sr.,   b. 30 Oct 1787, (Scott County) Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Mar 1876, (Van Buren County) Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years) 
    Mother Rebecca Naylor,   b. 18 Jun 1789, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Aug 1836, (Van Buren County) Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 47 years) 
    Marriage (~1803)  (Van Buren County, Tennessee) Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Family ID F5107  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Elizabeth Ann "Betsey" Barnes,   b. 13 Sep 1831, (Van Buren County) Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 2 Sep 1854  Van Buren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Children 
     1. Martha A. Hillis,   b. 1846, Van Buren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Elijah Hillis,   b. 1849, Van Buren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Isaac Hillis, Jr.,   b. 9 Apr 1851, (Van Buren County, Tennessee) Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Dec 1936, Lancaster, Dallas County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years)
     4. Thomas "Shoot" Hillis,   b. 0___ 1857, Van Buren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Oct 1953, Bedford County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 96 years)
     5. Hannah Hillis,   b. 1862, Van Buren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. America Hillis,   b. 1864, Van Buren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F6166  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 30 Apr 2023 

    Family 2 Matilda "Mattie" Douglas,   b. 1850, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 19 Nov 1872  Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Children 
     1. Addison Hillis,   b. 19 Nov 1868, Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Dec 1928, Madison County, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years)
     2. Levander Hillis,   b. 21 Jun 1878, (Van Buren County) Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Jan 1960, Madison County, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years)
     3. Squire Hillis, Jr.,   b. 28 Jun 1881, (Van Buren County) Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Mar 1970, Madison County, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years)
    Family ID F7895  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 30 Apr 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 0Mar 1832 - (Van Buren County) Tennessee Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 2 Sep 1854 - Van Buren County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 19 Nov 1872 - Warren County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 21 Jun 1907 - (Van Buren County) Tennessee Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Blackstone O. Hillis Cemetery, Rocky River, Van Buren County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • 1900 Van Buren Census,p. 28,suggests three children with his second wife...DAH
    • CSA Private 22nd (Murray's) Battalion Tennessee Infantry Company E
      Married (1) Elizabeth Ann Barnes 31 Aug 1854 Van Buren County TN (2) Mattie Dudley
      Parents Isaac & Rebecca (Naylor) Hillis [8]

  • Sources 
    1. [S87] 1850 Van Buren Co.,TN Census,transcribed by Mrs.V.K. Carpenter,Greenville,MS,, p. 29 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S148] "United States Census - Van Buren County,Tennessee 1900",transcribed by, p. 28 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S1008] "Hillis Family",Chapter III,by Peggy Allison,161 Rocky Top Lane,Morrison,TN.

    4. [S149] "Our People - The Tombstone Inscriptions of Van Buren County,Tennessee with, p. 85.

    5. [S21] Dodson,John Wesley "Wes";1882-1965. Esteemed historian for Warren County,, p. 95 (Reliability: 3).

    6. [S31561] "Van Buren County Marriage Records - Book I thru Book V: May 21, 1840 to, p. 8 (Reliability: 3).

    7. [S1655] "Warren County,Tennessee Marriage Records:1852-1900", compiled & printed by Fred Clark,RR 1 Box 9-B, Ridge Road, Quebeck, p. 85.

    8. [S46602] http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=35441384.