Mary Jerusha Colton and Nelson Hills

NELSON HILLS was born in 1822 in New York, and died July 6, 1894 in Yakima, Yakima, Washington.⁸³⁴⁵

He married MARY JERUSHA COLTON on June 18, 1843 in Green County, Wisconsin,¹⁹⁹⁹ daughter of JERUSHA SUTHERLAND and MELZAR COLTON. She was born in 1827 in New York, and died in 1883 in Polk County, Wisconsin.⁴⁸¹³

• Descendant Reports
  • Samuel Stanley Descendant Report (Ancestor of Mary J. Colton)
  • Joseph Baker Descendant Report (Ancestor of Mary J. Colton)
  • William Sutherland Descendant Report (Ancestor of Mary J. Colton)

Children of MARY JERUSHA COLTON and NELSON HILLS:

1. CLEONA ADELAIDE HILLS, b. August 16, 1844, Polk County, Wisconsin;^{6960, 456} m. PHILIP BEAL; d. January 5, 1915, Seattle, King, Washington.³⁶⁶¹
2. WILLIAM EDWIN HILLS, b. April 28, 1846, Green County, Wisconsin;^{6960, 4818} m. LUCY ELLA SAWYER on November 18, 1869 in Polk County, Wisconsin⁴⁸¹⁸; d. November 13, 1914, Bellingham, Whatcom, Washington.³⁶⁶¹
3. DELOCIA CAMILLA HILLS, b. July 24, 1848, Wisconsin;⁶⁹⁶⁰ m. CHARLES HUMPHREY SAWYER on November 26, 1867 in Star Prarie, Saint Croix, Wisconsin⁴⁸¹⁸; d. May 15, 1898, Parker Bottom, Yakima, Washington.^{456, 8346}
4. ARMINA HILLS, b. June 23, 1850, Sylvester, Green, Wisconsin;^{6960, 3661} m. GEORGE B. DUNHAM on October 8, 1867 in Polk County, Wisconsin⁴⁸¹⁸; d. 1885.³⁶⁶¹
5. MELZAR COLTON HILLS, b. July 28, 1852;⁶⁹⁶⁰ m. IDA DORA LASHER on January 28, 1879 in St. Croix County, Wisconsin⁴⁸¹⁸; d. 1937, California.³⁸⁹³
6. JERUSHA ELIZABETH HILLS, b. March 17, 1855;^{6960, 3661} m. PETER PARSLOW on July 4, 1874 in Polk County, Wisconsin⁴⁸¹⁸; d. July 29, 1925, Auburn, King, Washington.³⁶⁶¹
7. GRACE EMILY HILLS, b. April 8, 1859;⁶⁹⁶⁰ m. JONATHON O. DUNHAM on June 30, 1875 in Polk County, Wisconsin⁴²¹; d. November 8, 1897, Rhinelander, Oneida, Wisconsin.^{7024, 7091}
8. FANNY HILLS, b. July 21, 1861;⁶⁹⁶⁰ m. THOMAS HENRY HUNTER on January 19, 1884 in Clear Lake, Polk, Wisconsin⁴⁸¹⁸; d. April, 1892, Glen Flora, Rusk, Wisconsin.⁴⁵⁶
9. EARNEST STANLEY HILLS, b. February, 1864, Wisconsin; m. (1) EMMA ARVILLA LANGE on December 25, 1893 in Moxee, Yakima, Washington⁵²¹⁷, m. (2) MARY BELLE CASE on June 3, 1901 in North Yakima, Yakima, Washington⁵²¹⁷, m. (3) GRACE EDNA SMITH on December 31, 1917 in North Yakima, Yakima, Washington⁵²¹⁷; d. September 20, 1935, Eastern State Hospital, Medical Lake, Spokane, Washington.³⁶⁶¹
10. MARY LUELLA HILLS, b. July 6, 1867, Polk County, Wisconsin;^{3661, 4653} m. (1) WILLARD ADELBERT LANE on April 26, 1887 in Clear Lake, Polk, Wisconsin⁴⁸¹⁸, m. (2) ALBERT JOSEPH RYCKMAN on July 8, 1896 in Rhinelander, Oneida, Wisconsin⁴⁸¹⁸; d. June 1, 1914, Wapato, Yakima, Washington.³⁶⁶¹
11. EVELINE LEONORA HILLS, b. 1869, Lincoln, Polk, Wisconsin;⁴⁸¹⁸ m. (1) HENRY ALBERT GUY on October 3, 1885 in Black Brook, Polk, Wisconsin⁴⁸¹⁸, m. (2) EDWARD LOUIS STEVENSON; d. November 29, 1915, Casper, Natrona, Wyoming.⁹³²⁴

Obituaries

Yakima Herald, July 12, 1894⁸³⁴⁵

Mr. Nelson Hill, an old gentleman, who has been somewhat ill for many years past, died at the home of his son in this city on Friday last in the 73rd year of his age. He was born in New York, but had been a resident of Washington for three years. He was the father of eleven children, nine of whom are still living—three in Yakima county. Revs. Cheadle and Rose conducted the funeral ceremonies, which occurred on Saturday at the home of his son.

Census Records

Date	Location	Enumerated Names
August 23, 18504817	Sylvester, Green, Wisconsin	Mary Jerusha Colton Nelson Hills Cleona Adelaide Hills William Edwin Hills Delocia Camilla Hills
August 21, 18604814	Sylvester, Green, Wisconsin	Mary Jerusha Colton Nelson Hills Cleona Adelaide Hills William Edwin Hills Delocia Camilla Hills Armina Hills Melzar Colton Hills Jerusha Elizabeth Hills Grace Emily Hills Jerusha Sutherland
June 27, 18707006	Lincoln, Polk, Wisconsin	Mary Jerusha Colton Nelson Hills Melzar Colton Hills Jerusha Elizabeth Hills Grace Emily Hills Jerusha Sutherland Earnest Stanley Hills Mary Luella Hills Eveline Leonora Hills Fanny Hills
June 18, 18807010	Lincoln, Polk, Wisconsin	Mary Jerusha Colton Nelson Hills Fanny Hills Earnest Stanley Hills Mary Luella Hills Eveline Leonora Hills