Barbara was the daughter of Johann Jakob Hiller & his first wife, Anna Sabina Baumann.
Barbara had four full siblings: Anna Sabina, Peter, Leonhard, and Konrad.
After her mother's death in 1837, her father married Maria Catharina Vollmer. Barbara has five half-siblings from that marriage: Christian Jacob, Maria Ursula Magdalena (died as an infant), Ursula Magdalena, Johann Michael "Michael", and Barbara Catharina. Maria Catharina Vollmer brought an illegitimate daughter into the marriage, Dorothea "Dora" Vollmer.
Note that Barbara's death notice in the Buffalo News refers to her as Mrs. Barbara Hiller. She never married. The title was apparently given in deference to her age. . .or in error.
My great grandfather was Barbara's half brother, Christian Hiller. According to my grandmother, Christian's sister Barbara paid for his and his brother Michael's passages to this country. The story Grandmother was told was that Barbara owned a jewelry store. In corresponding with a descendant of Barbara's full sister, Anna Sabina, I was told that Barbara "ran a big saloon." The jewelry store tale is definitely not correct, and census records indicate that the "ran a big saloon" story is likely a stretch. Census records show that she was a servant in the home of a man who was a liquor dealer.
Barbara had four full siblings: Anna Sabina, Peter, Leonhard, and Konrad.
After her mother's death in 1837, her father married Maria Catharina Vollmer. Barbara has five half-siblings from that marriage: Christian Jacob, Maria Ursula Magdalena (died as an infant), Ursula Magdalena, Johann Michael "Michael", and Barbara Catharina. Maria Catharina Vollmer brought an illegitimate daughter into the marriage, Dorothea "Dora" Vollmer.
Note that Barbara's death notice in the Buffalo News refers to her as Mrs. Barbara Hiller. She never married. The title was apparently given in deference to her age. . .or in error.
My great grandfather was Barbara's half brother, Christian Hiller. According to my grandmother, Christian's sister Barbara paid for his and his brother Michael's passages to this country. The story Grandmother was told was that Barbara owned a jewelry store. In corresponding with a descendant of Barbara's full sister, Anna Sabina, I was told that Barbara "ran a big saloon." The jewelry store tale is definitely not correct, and census records indicate that the "ran a big saloon" story is likely a stretch. Census records show that she was a servant in the home of a man who was a liquor dealer.
Barbara was the daughter of Johann Jakob Hiller & his first wife, Anna Sabina Baumann.
Barbara had four full siblings: Anna Sabina, Peter, Leonhard, and Konrad.
After her mother's death in 1837, her father married Maria Catharina Vollmer. Barbara has five half-siblings from that marriage: Christian Jacob, Maria Ursula Magdalena (died as an infant), Ursula Magdalena, Johann Michael "Michael", and Barbara Catharina. Maria Catharina Vollmer brought an illegitimate daughter into the marriage, Dorothea "Dora" Vollmer.
Note that Barbara's death notice in the Buffalo News refers to her as Mrs. Barbara Hiller. She never married. The title was apparently given in deference to her age. . .or in error.
My great grandfather was Barbara's half brother, Christian Hiller. According to my grandmother, Christian's sister Barbara paid for his and his brother Michael's passages to this country. The story Grandmother was told was that Barbara owned a jewelry store. In corresponding with a descendant of Barbara's full sister, Anna Sabina, I was told that Barbara "ran a big saloon." The jewelry store tale is definitely not correct, and census records indicate that the "ran a big saloon" story is likely a stretch. Census records show that she was a servant in the home of a man who was a liquor dealer.
Barbara had four full siblings: Anna Sabina, Peter, Leonhard, and Konrad.
After her mother's death in 1837, her father married Maria Catharina Vollmer. Barbara has five half-siblings from that marriage: Christian Jacob, Maria Ursula Magdalena (died as an infant), Ursula Magdalena, Johann Michael "Michael", and Barbara Catharina. Maria Catharina Vollmer brought an illegitimate daughter into the marriage, Dorothea "Dora" Vollmer.
Note that Barbara's death notice in the Buffalo News refers to her as Mrs. Barbara Hiller. She never married. The title was apparently given in deference to her age. . .or in error.
My great grandfather was Barbara's half brother, Christian Hiller. According to my grandmother, Christian's sister Barbara paid for his and his brother Michael's passages to this country. The story Grandmother was told was that Barbara owned a jewelry store. In corresponding with a descendant of Barbara's full sister, Anna Sabina, I was told that Barbara "ran a big saloon." The jewelry store tale is definitely not correct, and census records indicate that the "ran a big saloon" story is likely a stretch. Census records show that she was a servant in the home of a man who was a liquor dealer.
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