John, second born of three sons to Jacob Hileman b. 1762-1828, and Jacob's first wife, "Eva" Rumpel/Rumbold b.1752-1793. John married Elisabeth Eddleman, August 8, 1811 Cabarrus Co., North Carolina and fathered six children; Henry, Thomas, John Jr., Elizabeth Caroline, Margaret Jane and Rebecca. These children are documented in his Will and the Union County, IL, Guardian Records, (her brother) Adam Eddleman (spelled Ettleman on Court document) was their legal Guardian, as appointed by the Union County, Orphan Court. per records.
Moving to Illinois, John purchased 280 acres of land, built a flour mill as well as a saw-mill and was said to have provided the lumber, "by his own hand", for the building of St. John's Lutheran Church. His father Jacob and John Miller each donated several acres of land for the building of this church. It was to be shared by the German Reformed and Evangelical Lutheran congregations from this area of Union County.
In September of 1824, John died; and as reported in Pioneer Sketch written by Dr. S.S. Condone and published in the Jonesboro Gazette in 1871, claims JOHN HILEMAN son of JACOB, WAS THE FIRST of the congregation of St. John's Lutheran Church, to be buried in the new Church cemetery. Church records confirm his burial on September 19th although his grave and that of his wife Elizabeth Eddleman are unmarked. His father Jacob has the oldest known head-stone in the Cemetery dated 1828.
§ By CL Hileman, lineal descendant of Jacob and "Eva" Rumpel Hileman
Moving to Illinois, John purchased 280 acres of land, built a flour mill as well as a saw-mill and was said to have provided the lumber, "by his own hand", for the building of St. John's Lutheran Church. His father Jacob and John Miller each donated several acres of land for the building of this church. It was to be shared by the German Reformed and Evangelical Lutheran congregations from this area of Union County.
In September of 1824, John died; and as reported in Pioneer Sketch written by Dr. S.S. Condone and published in the Jonesboro Gazette in 1871, claims JOHN HILEMAN son of JACOB, WAS THE FIRST of the congregation of St. John's Lutheran Church, to be buried in the new Church cemetery. Church records confirm his burial on September 19th although his grave and that of his wife Elizabeth Eddleman are unmarked. His father Jacob has the oldest known head-stone in the Cemetery dated 1828.
§ By CL Hileman, lineal descendant of Jacob and "Eva" Rumpel Hileman
John, second born of three sons to Jacob Hileman b. 1762-1828, and Jacob's first wife, "Eva" Rumpel/Rumbold b.1752-1793. John married Elisabeth Eddleman, August 8, 1811 Cabarrus Co., North Carolina and fathered six children; Henry, Thomas, John Jr., Elizabeth Caroline, Margaret Jane and Rebecca. These children are documented in his Will and the Union County, IL, Guardian Records, (her brother) Adam Eddleman (spelled Ettleman on Court document) was their legal Guardian, as appointed by the Union County, Orphan Court. per records.
Moving to Illinois, John purchased 280 acres of land, built a flour mill as well as a saw-mill and was said to have provided the lumber, "by his own hand", for the building of St. John's Lutheran Church. His father Jacob and John Miller each donated several acres of land for the building of this church. It was to be shared by the German Reformed and Evangelical Lutheran congregations from this area of Union County.
In September of 1824, John died; and as reported in Pioneer Sketch written by Dr. S.S. Condone and published in the Jonesboro Gazette in 1871, claims JOHN HILEMAN son of JACOB, WAS THE FIRST of the congregation of St. John's Lutheran Church, to be buried in the new Church cemetery. Church records confirm his burial on September 19th although his grave and that of his wife Elizabeth Eddleman are unmarked. His father Jacob has the oldest known head-stone in the Cemetery dated 1828.
§ By CL Hileman, lineal descendant of Jacob and "Eva" Rumpel Hileman
Moving to Illinois, John purchased 280 acres of land, built a flour mill as well as a saw-mill and was said to have provided the lumber, "by his own hand", for the building of St. John's Lutheran Church. His father Jacob and John Miller each donated several acres of land for the building of this church. It was to be shared by the German Reformed and Evangelical Lutheran congregations from this area of Union County.
In September of 1824, John died; and as reported in Pioneer Sketch written by Dr. S.S. Condone and published in the Jonesboro Gazette in 1871, claims JOHN HILEMAN son of JACOB, WAS THE FIRST of the congregation of St. John's Lutheran Church, to be buried in the new Church cemetery. Church records confirm his burial on September 19th although his grave and that of his wife Elizabeth Eddleman are unmarked. His father Jacob has the oldest known head-stone in the Cemetery dated 1828.
§ By CL Hileman, lineal descendant of Jacob and "Eva" Rumpel Hileman
Gravesite Details
His grave and that of his wife Elizabeth are unmarked although verified with Church and Public Records as being in Section 1, of the "Old Section" of the Cemetery (nearest St. John's Church)
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