Brief Life History of Whitman M.
When Whitman M. Hilton was born on 11 March 1882, in Louisiana, United States, his father, Soloman A. Hilton, was 30 and his mother, Sarah E. Loflin, was 25. He married Millie Elmira Christian on 24 December 1905, in De Soto, Louisiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Justice Precinct 4, San Saba, Texas, United States in 1930 and Justice Precinct 4, Shelby, Texas, United States in 1940. He died on 5 March 1959, in Mansfield, De Soto, Louisiana, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Logansport, De Soto, Louisiana, United States.
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- Wightman Hilton, "United States Census, 1930"
- Wightman May Hilton, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"
- Wightman Hilton, "Louisiana Deaths, 1850-1875, 1894-1960"
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1885
Historical Boundaries: 1885: Shelby, Texas, United States
1886
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1903 · Department of Commerce and Labor
A short-lived Cabinet department which was concerned with controlling the excesses of big business. Later being split and the Secretary of Commerce and Labor splitting into two separate positions.
Name Meaning
English (Lancashire):
habitational name from any of various places called Hilton (e.g. in Cambridgeshire, Derbyshire, Staffordshire, North Yorkshire, and Westmorland), most of which derive from Old English hyll ‘hill’ + tūn ‘farmstead, estate’, though some come from Old English helde ‘slope’ + tūn.
occasionally, as in the case of Ralph filius Hilton (Yorkshire 1219), perhaps from the personal name Hilton, itself a possible form of Norman Hildun, composed of the ancient Germanic elements hild ‘strife, battle’ + hūn ‘bear cub’. Compare Hilt . This English surname is present in Ireland (mainly taken to Ulster in the early 17th century, though recorded earlier in Dublin).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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