Hillis Family History & Genealogy

Jane Webb (of Warren County, Tennessee), (Jane was born July 18, 1786 in Rowan County, North Carolina or Fayette County, Virginia, which is now part of Kentucky 52). She died (March 15 or 18, 1834) in Petersburg, Menard County, Illinois [Petersburg was in Sangamon County prior to 1839]. (Her maiden name was Hillis, confirmed by Verda J. Baird in her book: “Jefferson County, Iowa – 77 Cemeteries – 1839 – Dec. 1990” in which she states that Jane Hillis, wife of William Webb, Sr., was buried in “Minard” County, Illinois in March of 1834. Of four submitted trees for Jane Hillis on familysearch, one stated that Jane was buried in Petersburg, Menard County, Illinois, and her parents were Robert Hillis and Sarah McDowell; however, no sources were provided. No other alternative was provided by these submitted trees.) [Note that the cited publication was published in 1876, 42 years after Jane’s death in Illinois. It is misleading to locate birth locations based upon present-day political jurisdictions. Warren County, Tennessee is certainly not the jurisdiction in which she was born, for neither Warren County nor Tennessee was in existence at the time of her birth. Kentucky is mentioned as a possible birthplace location, but the State of Kentucky did not come into existence until 1792. Rather, she was born either in Rowan County, North Carolina, or Fayette County, Virginia, which became part of Kentucky in 1792. The reasoning for this is that her parents, along with her father’s mother and his brothers and sisters, moved from Rowan County, North Carolina to Fayette County, Virginia about 1786 after her father’s father died and this is apparently the same year as her birth. Her parents eventually moved once again to the vicinity of present day Van Buren County, Tennessee, for that is where she was married – in 1801 or before – and where her father was buried between 1826 and 1828. An obituary of her son, Isaac, indicates that he was born in Warren County, Tennessee, and that the family settled near Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois in 1829 just a few months after Isaac was born. This would explain the vague reference of Jane being “of Warren County, Tennessee”, the county adjacent to Van Buren County. She had a close friendship with her father’s sister, Ann Jean Hillis. Her grave site does not show up in Illinois on findagrave; she may have been buried on private property. Interment does not cover Cass, Morgan or Menard County. She does not appear in the Sangamon County Probate Case Files Index for any date between 1821 and 1906. Menard County does not have probate records prior to 1839 (the date when Menard County was formed).]

Hill Hillis of Dromana Australia was born in 1817, and died at age 78 years old in 1895 in Dromana.

Sarah Hillis of Dromana Australia was born in 1822 to Mckeown William Hillis and Mary Ann Collings Hillis. Sarah Hillis died at age 78 years old in 1900 in Dromana.

John Hillis of Towerhill Australia was born in 1834, and died at age 52 years old in 1886 in Towerhill.

James Hillis of Ballarat Australia was born in 1835, and died at age 54 years old in 1889 in Ballarat.

Margaret Hillis of Bmeadows Australia was born in 1842 to Obrien William Hillis and Brid Mccarthy Hillis. Margaret Hillis died at age 71 years old in 1913 in Bmeadows.

Jane Hillis of Tower Hill Australia was born in 1843, and died at age 71 years old in 1914 in Tower Hill.

William James Hillis of Bwk Australia was born in 1854, and died at age 70 years old in 1924 in Bwk.

Matt W Hillis of Pontotoc County, Oklahoma United States was born circa 1854. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Matt W Hillis.

Sarah Hillis of Belfast Australia was born in 1857 in Belfast to Hill Hillis and Sarah Mckeown Hillis. Sarah Hillis has siblings Odessa Hillis, Elizabeth Mcilroy, and William James Hillis. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Sarah Hillis.

Annie Hillis of Trgar Australia was born in 1859, and died at age 60 years old in 1919 in Trgar.

Martha Elizabeth (Baker) Hillis was born on April 9, 1860 in Kentucky United States to Benjamin Wiley Payne, Sr. and Amanda Mae (Thomison) Payne, and had siblings William T. Payne, Oata O'Brien Payne, Frances C. Payne, Fannie Etta (Payne) Cope, Joseph Thomas Payne, I, Mary L. Payne, Benjamin Wiley Payne, Jr., and Amanda Payne. She married Thomas Jefferson Hillis, and they had children Laura (Hillis) Grissom and Charles Hillis. She married John H. Hillis, and they had children Violet (Hillis) Carter-Brown-Jones, Amanda (Hillis) Bowman, Nellie Hillis, Nancy Frances (Hillis) Johnson, Samuel Houston "Sam" Hillis, Dewey Hillis, Julia (Hillis) Johnson, and Virgil Hew Hillis. Martha Hillis died at age 75 years old on November 17, 1935 in Van Buren County, TD. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Martha Elizabeth (Baker) Hillis.