Frances Marion "Cavy-Yard" Hillis

1838 - 1920  (82 years)

• Name	Frances Marion "Cavy-Yard" Hillis
  Birth	27 Aug 1838	Van Buren County, Tennessee   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	owns farm  [2]
  Death	4 Dec 1920	(Van Buren County) Tennessee   [3]
  Burial	Phronie Boyd Cemetery, Van Buren County, Tennessee   [1]
  Person ID	I22271	The Hennessee Family
  Last Modified	8 Jan 1996

  
  

  Father	Richard Dixon "Dixon" Hillis,   b. 1808, Tennessee d. Aft 1880, (Van Buren County) Tennessee (Age > 73 years)
  Mother	Mahalia Hale,   b. 0___ 1801, (Van Buren County) Tennessee d. 19 Mar 1892, (Van Buren County) Tennessee (Age ~ 91 years)
  Marriage	(Van Buren County) Tennessee   [4]
  Family ID	F7865	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	(Mahalia) "Haley" Hager,   b. (Van Buren County) Tennessee
  Marriage	Abt 1860	(Van Buren County) Tennessee   [1, 5]
  Children	1. James R. "Jim Teck" Hillis,   b. 6 Nov 1861, North Carolina d. 1 Mar 1949, (Van Buren County) Tennessee (Age 87 years)   2. Mahalia "Haley" Hillis,   b. 18 Sep 1865, (Van Buren County) Tennessee d. 4 Nov 1960, (Van Buren County) Tennessee (Age 95 years)
  Family ID	F8089	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Apr 2023

  
  

  Family 2	Celia Martin,   b. 27 Dec 1842, (Van Buren County) Tennessee d. 10 Feb 1916, (Van Buren County) Tennessee (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	0___ 1880	(Van Buren County) Tennessee   [5, 6]
  Children	1. Jerome Smith "Rome" Hillis,   b. 26 Jun 1881, (Van Buren County) Tennessee d. 9 Oct 1952, Van Buren County, Tennessee (Age 71 years)
  Family ID	F7853	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Apr 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 27 Aug 1838 - Van Buren County, Tennessee Marriage - Abt 1860 - (Van Buren County) Tennessee Marriage - 0___ 1880 - (Van Buren County) Tennessee Death - 4 Dec 1920 - (Van Buren County) Tennessee Burial - - Phronie Boyd Cemetery, Van Buren County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Burial: Phronie Boyd Cemetery, , Van Buren, Tennessee 1880 Census District 8, Van Buren, Tennessee Page 273A Hillis, Francis M. 39 TN TN TN Works on Farm ? Celey Wife 38 TN ? ? 1900 Census Van Buren Co., Tn Page 11B, Civil District #8, ED 133 - Sh 11, 20 Jun 1900 Hillis, Francis M. Aug 1838 TN TN TN Married 20 years, Farmer, Owns Farm ? Lelia Dec 1842 TN ? ? (wife) 2 children, 1 living ? Jerome Jun 1882 ? ? ? (son) 1910 Van Buren Co., TN Page 9B, District # 8, 2 May 1910 Hillis, Marion F. 72 TN TN TN Married 2 times, Married 26 years, Owns Farm ? Cralin? 60 ? ? ? (wife) Married 1 time, 2 children, 2 living 1920 Census District 8, Van Buren, Tennessee Page , Household #26 Hillis, Maran 86 Farmer- Owns Farm " Luch 60 (wife) McCormack, Marfed 8 (Step- grandson) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [5]

  
  

• Sources

  [S990] "Van Buren County Historical Journal",Vol. VII,1987 Edition,Landon D. Medley,, p. 8. [S148] "United States Census - Van Buren County,Tennessee 1900",transcribed by, p. 34. [S29673] "Van Buren County Historical Journal",Vol. V,1985 Edition, Landon D. Medley,, p. 101. [S87] 1850 Van Buren Co.,TN Census,transcribed by Mrs.V.K. Carpenter,Greenville,MS,, p. 30. [S53366] "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.2.1/SRJJ-7LL : accessed 2014-02-12),. [S29860] "Hillis Family",Chapter II,by Peggy Allison,161 Rocky Top Lane,Morrison,TN.