Ann May (Donnelly) Hillman (1897)

HILLMAN, TRAVIS

Posted By: Pat Hochstetler
Date: 8/20/2008 at 13:26:15

The Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Wednesday, December 22, 1897
Page 1

Obituary.

Died, at the residence of her son-in-law, S. N. Travis, in Peru, Iowa, Mrs. Ann M. Hillman, on November 14, 1897, aged 82 years, 10 months and 20 days; she was born in Chester county, Pennsylvania, on December 25, 1814. At the age of sixteen years she removed to Dayton, Ohio; married to Edmund Hillman, at Camden, Preble county, Ohio, November 15, 1838; to this union were born five children, three of whom are still living, John D., of Lorimor, Z. T., of Murray, and Mrs. Mary Travis, of Peru.

Father and Mother Hillman left Camden, Ohio, in November 1840, for the far western territory of Iowa, coming by boat to St. Louis, Missouri, where they remained during the winter, coming to Burlington, Iowa, in April 1841; removed from there to Danville, Iowa, where they resided until 1865, then removed to Salem, Henry county, Iowa, living there until November 1869, removing in that month to Peru, Madison county, Iowa where Father Hillman died March 17, 1880.

Mother Hillman had been an invalid since May 5, 1891, caused by a fall, never being able to walk afterwards. She was raised in the Lutheran faith, and united with the Christian church twenty years ago. There are twelve grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Her residence in Iowa covered a period of over fifty-six years, five years of the time while Iowa was a territory.
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Coordinator's note: Maiden name taken from 1925 Iowa Census record for daughter Mary (Hillman) Travis.

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