Private William Jason Andrew Jackson Hilliard

Brief Life History of William Jason Andrew Jackson

Private William Jason Andrew Jackson Hilliard was born on 14 January 1841, in Naftel, Montgomery, Alabama, United States. He married Nancy Lucinda Knight on 4 April 1869, in Montgomery, Alabama, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. He died on 9 January 1898, in his hometown, at the age of 56, and was buried in Fair Prospect Cemetery, Naftel, Montgomery, Alabama, United States.

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Family Time Line

Private William Jason Andrew Jackson Hilliard
1841–1898
Nancy Lucinda Knight
1849–1883
Marriage: 4 April 1869
James Bartlett Hilliard
1869–1880
Lucy Elizabeth Hilliard
1872–1896
John Victor Hilliard
1873–1960
Alma Leslie Hilliard
1875–1961
Mary Lillian Hilliard
1876–1903
William DeWitt Hilliard
1877–1879
Thomas Francis Hilliard
1879–1881
Bela Green Hilliard
1880–1953

Sources (11)

  • William J Hilliard, "United States Census, 1880"
  • William J. Hilliard, "Alabama, Marriages, 1816-1957"
  • William Jackson Hilliard, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1848

Oldest grave seen in the memorials list.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

Name Meaning

English (southeastern England and Midlands):

variant of Hillier , with excrescent -d. Compare Hillard , Heller , and Hellard .

of Norman origin, from the Middle English female personal name Hildiard, Holdiard, Anglo-Norman French forms of ancient Germanic Hildigard, Hildiardis, from hild ‘battle’ + gard ‘protective enclosure, yard’. Either this or the name above was brought to Ireland from Yorkshire in the 17th century.

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

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