I am researching the Hilyard surname.The earliest ancestor I can link is Joseph Hilyard b.1771 d.1841; m Elizabeth Morris b.1780 d.1842. Their son John Morris Hilyard b.1798 d.1872 married Mary Gray d.1874. One of their sons William Hilyard b.1823 d.1907 in Bunker Hill, Macoupin Co. IL is a branch of the family I have little information on- am looking for more.Another son (my ancestor) was James Powell Hilyard b.1820 in W.VA d.1899 in Severy, KS. He married America Morris and lived in Illinois during his life before moving to KS, and wrote an autobiography titled "Sixty Years in the West", completed in 1883. James/ America's son William Hilyard b.1848 d.1913 was my great-great grandfather but I have little info about him and am looking for more. His son, my great-grandfather Gus Jimmerson Hilyard b.9/12/1879 d.4/16/1964 in Klamath Falls, OR m.3/18/1903 to Kate Richardson b.6/22/1881 McPherson KS d. 12/25/1975 Klamath Falls, OR. Their son, my grandfather William Ferral Hilyard b.1904 Climax, KS d.1963 Klamath Falls, OR. Their daughter Gertrude Naomi Hilyard was b.1913 in Klamath Falls.I am also researching the TURNER family (England, St. Joseph, MO.,Klamath Falls OR) and the STANFORD and GOFF families of West Tennessee and plan on researching the GEORGE family of Oregon. I will be happy to share any info I have!

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