Wilford B Hilton

Brief Life History of Wilford B

When Wilford B Hilton was born on 20 March 1892, in Virgin, Washington, Utah, United States, his father, John Hugh Hilton, was 34 and his mother, Maria Parker, was 29. He married Vera Snow on 10 August 1921, in St. George Utah Temple, St. George, Washington, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Delta Election Precinct, Millard, Utah, United States in 1940 and Delta, Millard, Utah, United States in 1950. He died on 18 October 1950, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 58, and was buried in Delta City Cemetery, Delta, Millard, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Wilford B Hilton
1892–1950
Vera Snow
1894–1989
Marriage: 10 August 1921
Lora Hilton
1922–2020
Carol Hilton
1924–2013
Dawn Hilton
1926–2021
Wilford Bruce Hilton
1928–2022
Clesse Snow Hilton
1930–2013
Horace Gill Hilton
1932–2012

Sources (35)

  • Wilfred B Hilton, "United States 1950 Census"
  • W (Wilford) B Hilton, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
  • Wilford B Hilton, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"

World Events (8)

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

1896 · Utah becomes a state

After three prior attempts to become a state, the United States Congress accepted Utah into the Union on one condition, that all forms of polygamy were to be banned. The territory agreed, and Utah became a state on January 4, 1896.

1908 · The Bureau of Investigation is formed

Known as the National Bureau of Criminal Identification, The Bureau of Investigation helped agencies across the country identify different criminals. President Roosevelt instructed that there be an autonomous investigative service that would report only to the Attorney General.

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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Wilford B Hilton

Grandpa Hilton died before I was born. As a child I remember that I felt I could never do anything wrong because Grandpa was in heaven and he would know and be disappointed in me. I still made plenty …

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