Jane appears on the 1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880 Census with her husband, Richard.
Published obituary
Mrs Jane (Nesbit) Hillis, relict of Richard Hillis, died at the home of her son, R S Hillis in Herrick Township, October 19 of dysentery.
Deceased was a daughter of William and Eleanor Nesbit, and was born in Ballibay, County Monaghan, Ireland, September 23, 1823. She came to America with her parents in 1828.
She was married in 1841 to Richard Hillis, also a native of Ballibay, Ireland, who came to this country in 1833, settling in Herrick. Unto them were born twelve children, eight of whom survive as follows: Margaret, wife of G W Blackman, Towanda; Elisha L Hillis of Sedgewick, Kansas; David A Hillis of Wyalusing; Mary J, wife of T B Stone, Wyalusing; Richard S Hillis occupying the homestead; Belle, wife of G N Maxwell, Lodi, New York; John N Hillis of Kansas City, Kansas; Miss Anna E Hillis, Towanda.
The father died October 20, 1880, and just six weeks before the death of her mother Mrs Susan Hillis Dayton passed from earth.
Mrs Hillis was a devoted member of the Presbyterian church which she joined in Ballibay in 1842.
Funeral services conducted by Reverend M I Cook, were held from the home Friday afternoon at one o'clock; interment in Ballibay cemetery.
Mrs Hillis in her early years passed through all the trying experiences incident to pioneer life. Her father came to America in 1827 and in the following year sent for the family. The family and their effects were brought in a lumber wagon from New York.
The Bradford Star
October 1898
Jane appears on the 1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880 Census with her husband, Richard.
Published obituary
Mrs Jane (Nesbit) Hillis, relict of Richard Hillis, died at the home of her son, R S Hillis in Herrick Township, October 19 of dysentery.
Deceased was a daughter of William and Eleanor Nesbit, and was born in Ballibay, County Monaghan, Ireland, September 23, 1823. She came to America with her parents in 1828.
She was married in 1841 to Richard Hillis, also a native of Ballibay, Ireland, who came to this country in 1833, settling in Herrick. Unto them were born twelve children, eight of whom survive as follows: Margaret, wife of G W Blackman, Towanda; Elisha L Hillis of Sedgewick, Kansas; David A Hillis of Wyalusing; Mary J, wife of T B Stone, Wyalusing; Richard S Hillis occupying the homestead; Belle, wife of G N Maxwell, Lodi, New York; John N Hillis of Kansas City, Kansas; Miss Anna E Hillis, Towanda.
The father died October 20, 1880, and just six weeks before the death of her mother Mrs Susan Hillis Dayton passed from earth.
Mrs Hillis was a devoted member of the Presbyterian church which she joined in Ballibay in 1842.
Funeral services conducted by Reverend M I Cook, were held from the home Friday afternoon at one o'clock; interment in Ballibay cemetery.
Mrs Hillis in her early years passed through all the trying experiences incident to pioneer life. Her father came to America in 1827 and in the following year sent for the family. The family and their effects were brought in a lumber wagon from New York.
The Bradford Star
October 1898
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