William "Willie" Hibbard

Brief Life History of William "Willie"

When William "Willie" Hibbard was born on 9 January 1869, in Fort Bend, Texas, United States, his father, Judge Loran H Hibbard, was 41 and his mother, Eliza Hinds, was 19. He married Georgia Pauline Rice on 1 August 1893, in Fort Bend Land District, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Justice Precinct 3, Fort Bend, Texas, United States in 1880. He died on 5 November 1936, in Houston, Harris, Texas, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Stafford, Fort Bend, Texas, United States.

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Family Time Line

William "Willie" Hibbard
1869–1936
Georgia Pauline Rice
1872–1960
Marriage: 1 August 1893
Percy Hibbard
1892–1936
Joseph Cecil Hibbard
1903–1979
Void "Boyd" Hibbard
1904–1987
Lillian C. Hibbard
1906–1991
Georgia Pauline Hibbard
1914–1951
Macy Donya Hibbard
1921–1956

Sources (14)

  • Willis Hibbard in household of Loran Hibbard, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Legacy NFS Source: 'William Hibbard Hibbard - birth: January 1873; Florida, United States
  • William Hibbard, "Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965"

World Events (8)

1870 · Texas Is Restored to the Union

Congress restored Texas to the Union on March 30, 1870, despite not yet meeting all of the requirements established for re-admittance.

1870 · The Fifteenth Amendment

Prohibits the federal government and each state from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's race, color, or previous condition of servitude. It was the last of the Reconstruction Amendments.

1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Hilbert with assimilation of lb to b(b). The name may sometimes also have been confused with Hibbett . Post-medieval examples may alternatively be variants of Hebbert, a variant of Herbert . The two surnames were probably much confused and sometimes used interchangeably.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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Story Highlight

Loran Hibbard, Will, Probate, fights over

Rhonda Carter sent me 9 legal pages that constitute the will, probate, etc. A few highlights: Last Will and Testament #1473 State of Texas, Fort Bend County Regular August Term, 1914 …

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