Hilton, Malinda – 1846-1876

HILTON, SPURGEON

Posted By: Diana Wagner
Date: 11/27/2021 at 13:13:11

Wife of W. Hilton
Died – Thursday morning May 4th 1876 Mrs. Belinda Hilson(sic) in the 30th year of her age. Deceased was born in Madison County, Iowa, Sep. 6th 1846. She leaves behind her to mourn her loss a husband and three little children. After a long lingering illness, she is now at rest. Her remains will be brought today to Vandalia for interment.
Source: Prairie City News; Friday, May 5, 1876
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Melinda was the wife of William (Billy) Hilton, son of James Andrew Hilton & Frances Elizabeth (Spurgeon) Hilton. The children of William & Melinda were Mary, Charles F., Willis, Martha, and Willard. Melinda's gravestone reads that she died at 29 years 7 months and 28 days. Her husband, William Hilton, was buried in Crescent Cemetery in Logan County Oklahoma in 1915. Their first son, Charles F., died as an infant on December 22, 1867. According to the tombstone in the Vandalia Cemetery, a second son, Willis also died as an infant on February 3, 1875. This tombstone defines that Willard and Willis were two different children. According to the 1880 census, Willard was seven which would place his birth year as 1873. Willard's obituary posted in the "Prairie City News in 1893 states that he died in a coal mining accident at Swan, Iowa on October 11, 1893. The obituary states that he was the only son of William Hilton. The two infant sons share a tombstone in the Vandalia cemetery. I don't know where Willard is buried.
Source: findagrave.com website