man‎Heath Hamlyn Hilliard‏‎ 1) 2) 3), son of Charles E. Hilliard and Etta Belle "Claretta B. Hannah" Hanna‏.
Born ‎ May 4, 1887 at Big Run, Jefferson Co. PA‎ 4) 5) 6) 7) 3), died ‎ Oct 8, 1935 at White Twp., Indiana Co. PA‎, 48 years 4) 7) 3), buried ‎ at Greenwood Cemetery, Indiana, Indiana Co. PA 4) 7)
Full birth and death dates on grave marker. 4)
Census (‎ 1900 at Winslow Twp., Jefferson Co. PA) Coal miner. Living with mother and sister. 8)
Census (‎ 1910 at Sykesville, Jefferson Co. PA) Coal miner. Living with mother and brother. 9)
Located: (‎ Aug 1914 at NuMine, Armstrong Co. PA) Miner. 6)
Census (‎ 1920 at Homer City, Indiana Co. PA) Assistant foreman in a coal mine. Living with wife and children. 5)
Census (‎ 1930 at Homer City, Indiana Co. PA) Laborer in a coal mine. Living with wife, children and mother. 10)

Married ‎ Sep 9, 1914 at Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA 10) 6) (21 years married) to:

womanMae B. "Elizabeth May Beatrice Cooper" Cooper‏ 1) 11) 6), daughter of Samuel A. Cooper and Pearl Jane "Jennie Pearl Reefer, Pearl Jennie Reefer" Reefer‏.
Born ‎ Mar 4, 1897 at Apollo, Armstrong Co. PA‎ 11) 2) 12), died ‎ Nov 25, 1988 at Indiana, Indiana Co. PA‎, 91 years 2) 12), buried ‎ at Greenwood Cemetery, Indiana, Indiana Co. PA 2) 12)
Full birth and death dates on grave marker. 12)
Census (‎ 1900 at Kiskiminetas Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents, brother Raymond, and uncle John Cooper. 13)
Census (‎ 1910 at Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA) Living with mother, stepfather, siblings and half-sisters. 11)
Located: (‎ Aug 1914 at NuMine, Armstrong Co. PA) Housekeeper. 6)
Census (‎ 1920 at Homer City, Indiana Co. PA) Living with husband and children. 5)
Census (‎ 1930 at Homer City, Indiana Co. PA) Living with husband, children and mother-in-law. 10)
Census (‎ 1940 at Lucernemines, Indiana Co. PA) Widowed. Living with children. 14)
Located: (‎ Jan 1944 at Lucernemines, Indiana Co. PA) 15)
Located: (‎ Jun 1964 at Homer City, Indiana Co. PA) 1)

Children:

1.
womanDorothy Avis Hilliard‏ 2) 16)
Born ‎ Apr 18, 1916 at Yatesboro, Armstrong Co. PA‎ 5) 17) 18) 16), died ‎ Jul 5, 2007 at Indiana, Indiana Co. PA‎, 91 years 17) 18) 16), buried ‎ at Greenwood Cemetery, Indiana, Indiana Co. PA 17) 18)
Census (‎ 1920 at Homer City, Indiana Co. PA) Living with parents and siblings. 5)
Census (‎ 1930 at Homer City, Indiana Co. PA) Living with parents, siblings and paternal grandmother. 10)
Located: (‎ Oct 1935 at Lucernemines, Indiana Co. PA) 3)
Census (‎ 1940 at Center Twp., Indiana Co. PA) Living with husband, children and niece Alma Czyzewski (b. abt 1923 in PA). 19)
Located: (‎ Nov 1988 at Homer City, Indiana Co. PA) 2)
Located: (‎ Jan 1997 at Homer City, Indiana Co. PA) 20)

2.
manWendell Merton Hilliard‏ 2) 5) 21)
Born ‎ Dec 29, 1917 at Homer City, Indiana Co. PA‎ 5) 20) 21) 22), died ‎ Jan 22, 1997 at Homer City, Indiana Co. PA‎, 79 years 20) 21) 22), buried ‎ at Oakland Cemetery and Mausoleum, Indiana, Indiana Co. PA 20) 22)
Census (‎ 1920 at Homer City, Indiana Co. PA) Living with parents and siblings. 5)
Census (‎ 1930 at Homer City, Indiana Co. PA) Living with parents, siblings and paternal grandmother. 10)
Located: (‎ Oct 1935 at Lucernemines, Indiana Co. PA) 3)
Census (‎ 1940 at Lucernemines, Indiana Co. PA) Car builder in a car repair shop. Living with mother and siblings. 14)
Located: (‎ Nov 1988 at Homer City, Indiana Co. PA) 2)

3.
manWard Hamlyn Hilliard‏ 2) 5) 23)
Born ‎ Oct 22, 1919 at Homer City, Indiana Co. PA‎ 5) 23) 24), died ‎ Sep 19, 1996 at Indiana, Indiana Co. PA‎, 76 years 23) 24), buried ‎ at Oakland Cemetery and Mausoleum, Indiana, Indiana Co. PA 24)
Census (‎ 1920 at Homer City, Indiana Co. PA) Living with parents and siblings. 5)
Census (‎ 1930 at Homer City, Indiana Co. PA) Living with parents, siblings and paternal grandmother. 10)
Located: (‎ Oct 1935 at Lucernemines, Indiana Co. PA) 3)
Census (‎ 1940 at Lucernemines, Indiana Co. PA) Coal sampler in a coal mine. Living with mother and siblings. 14)
Located: (‎ Nov 1988 at Homer City, Indiana Co. PA) 2)

4.
manRonald Blaine Hilliard‏ 2) 10) 25)
Born ‎ Jul 9, 1921 at Waterman, Indiana Co. PA‎ 10) 25) 26), died ‎ Aug 26, 2000 at White Twp., Indiana Co. PA‎, 79 years 25) 26), buried ‎ at Greenwood Cemetery, Indiana, Indiana Co. PA 27) 26)
Military Service: Corporal, US Army, World War II. Served in 80th Infantry, Artillery Division. 27) 26)
Census (‎ 1930 at Homer City, Indiana Co. PA) Living with parents, siblings and paternal grandmother. 10)
Located: (‎ Oct 1935 at Lucernemines, Indiana Co. PA) 3)
Census (‎ 1940 at Lucernemines, Indiana Co. PA) Supply clerk in a coal mine. Living with mother and siblings. 14)
Located: (‎ Nov 1988 at Homer City, Indiana Co. PA) 2)
Located: (‎ Jan 1997 at Homer City, Indiana Co. PA) 20)

5.
man‎Clair Herbert "Herbert C. Hilliard" Hilliard‏‎ 2) 10) 28) 2) 28)
Born ‎ Dec 22, 1922 at Homer City, Indiana Co. PA‎ 10) 28), died ‎ Apr 7, 2007‎, 84 years 28)
Census (‎ 1930 at Homer City, Indiana Co. PA) Living with parents, siblings and paternal grandmother. 10)
Located: (‎ Oct 1935 at Lucernemines, Indiana Co. PA) 3)
Census (‎ 1940 at Lucernemines, Indiana Co. PA) Living with mother and siblings. 14)
Located: (‎ Nov 1988 at Santa Rosa, Sonoma Co. CA) 2)
Located: (‎ Jan 1997 at LaQuinta, Riverside Co. CA) 20)

6.
man‎Harold Cooper Hilliard‏‎ 2) 10) 29)
Born ‎ Oct 27, 1927 at Homer City, Indiana Co. PA‎ 10) 29) 30), died ‎ Aug 5, 1999 at Homer City, Indiana Co. PA‎, 71 years 29) 30)
Census (‎ 1930 at Homer City, Indiana Co. PA) Living with parents, siblings and paternal grandmother. 10)
Located: (‎ Oct 1935 at Lucernemines, Indiana Co. PA) 3)
Census (‎ 1940 at Lucernemines, Indiana Co. PA) Living with mother and siblings. 14)
Located: (‎ Nov 1988 at Homer City, Indiana Co. PA) 2)
Located: (‎ Jan 1997 at Homer City, Indiana Co. PA) 20)

7.
manBernard Lee Hilliard‏ 2) 10) 31)
Born ‎ Nov 9, 1929 at Homer City, Indiana Co. PA‎ 10) 31) 32), died ‎ Jun 5, 1999‎, 69 years 31) 32), buried ‎ at Greenwood Cemetery, Indiana, Indiana Co. PA 32)
Full birth and death dates on grave marker. 32)
Census (‎ 1930 at Homer City, Indiana Co. PA) Living with parents, siblings and paternal grandmother. 10)
Located: (‎ Oct 1935 at Lucernemines, Indiana Co. PA) 3)
Census (‎ 1940 at Lucernemines, Indiana Co. PA) Living with mother and siblings. 14)
Located: (‎ Nov 1988 at Homer City, Indiana Co. PA) 2)
Located: (‎ Jan 1997 at Homer City, Indiana Co. PA) 20)

8.
woman‎LaVonne "G. LaVonne Hilliard" Hilliard‏‎ 2) 14) 33)
Born ‎ 1935 at Lucernemines, Indiana Co. PA‎ 14) 33), died ‎ Dec 7, 2020 at Indiana, Indiana Co. PA‎, 84 or 85 years 33), buried ‎ at Greenwood Cemetery, Indiana, Indiana Co. PA 33)
Located: (‎ Oct 1935 at Lucernemines, Indiana Co. PA) 3)
Census (‎ 1940 at Lucernemines, Indiana Co. PA) Living with mother and siblings. 14)
Located: (‎ Nov 1988 at Homer City, Indiana Co. PA) 2)
Located: (‎ Jan 1997 at Homer City, Indiana Co. PA) 20)
Located: (‎ Jul 2007 at Homer City, Indiana Co. PA) 17)


Sources

1) source: Obituary of Mrs. Pearl Reefer Schrecengost Whitacre
2) source: Obituary of Elizabeth Mae Hilliard
3) source: Obituary of Heath Hamlyn Hilliard
4) source: Find-a-Grave, page: Memorial for Heath Hamlyn Hilliard (Memorial # 148217603)
5) source: 1920 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Homer City, Indiana Co. PA, page: ED 112, Sheet 5-B, Dwelling 92, Family 99, Heath H. Hilliard Family
6) source: Marriage License and Certificate of Heath Hamlin Hilliard and Elizabeth May Beatrice Cooper
7) source: Death Certificate of Heath Hamlyn Hilliard
8) source: 1900 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Winslow Township (East Voting Precinct), Jefferson Co. PA, page: ED 85, Sheet 41-B, Dwelling 680, Family 745, Etta Hilliard Family
9) source: 1910 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Sykesville, Jefferson Co. PA, page: ED 41, Sheet 1-B, Dwelling 16, Family 20, Etta Hilliard Family
10) source: 1930 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Homer City, Indiana Co. PA, page: ED 32-30, Sheet 9-B, Dwelling 184, Family 186, Heath Hilliard Family
11) source: 1910 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Rural Valley Borough, Armstrong Co. PA, page: ED 42, Sheet 6-B, Dwelling 113, Family 126, Ulysses G. Schrecengost Family
12) source: Find-a-Grave, page: Memorial for Elizabeth Mae Beatrice Cooper Hilliard (Memorial # 148200738)
13) source: 1900 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Kiskiminetas Twp. Armstrong Co. PA, page: ED 18, Sheet 12-B, Dwelling 226, Family 227, Samuel A. Cooper Family
14) source: 1940 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Center Twp., Indiana Co. PA, page: ED 32-36, Sheet 11-B, Household 180, Mae Hilliard Family
15) source: Howard Bentley Cooper
16) source: Social Security Applications and Claims Index, extra text: Name: Dorothy Avis Patterson [Dorothy Patterson] [Dorothy Avis Hilliard]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 18 Apr 1916
Birth Place: Yatesboro AR, Pennsylvania
Death Date: 5 Jul 2007
Father:
Heath H Hilliard
Mother:
Elizabeth M Cooper
SSN: 169466630
Notes: Mar 1970: Name listed as DOROTHY AVIS PATTERSON; 10 Jul 2007: Name listed as DOROTHY PATTERSON, page: Entry for Dorothy Avis Patterson
17) source: Obituary of Dorothy A. Patterson
18) source: Find-a-Grave, page: Memorial for Dorothy A. Hilliard Patterson (Memorial # 45078519)
19) source: 1940 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Center Twp., Indiana Co. PA, page: ED 32-20, Sheet 61-A, Household 345, Clair Patterson Family
20) source: Obituary of Wendell Hilliard
21) source: Social Security Applications and Claims Index, extra text: Name: Wendell Merton Hilliard [Wendell M Hilliard]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 29 Dec 1917
Birth Place: Homer City, Pennsylvania
Death Date: 22 Jan 1997
Father:
Heath H Hilliard
Mother:
Mae B Cooper
SSN: 190030859
Notes: Nov 1936: Name listed as WENDELL MERTON HILLIARD; 04 Feb 1997: Name listed as WENDELL M HILLIARD, page: Entry for Wendell Merton Hilliard
22) source: Find-a-Grave, page: Memorial for Wendell Merton "Bud" Hilliard (Memorial # 152798187)
23) source: Social Security Applications and Claims Index, extra text: Name: Ward Hamlyn Hulliard [Ward H Hilliard]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 22 Oct 1919
Birth Place: Homer City, Pennsylvania
Death Date: 19 Sep 1996
Father:
Heath H Hulliard
Mother:
Elizabeth M Cooper
SSN: 159147242
Notes: Jun 1937: Name listed as WARD HAMLYN HULLIARD; 27 Sep 1996: Name listed as WARD H HILLIARD, page: Entry for Ward Hamlyn Hilliard
24) source: Obituary of Ward Hilliard
25) source: Social Security Applications and Claims Index, extra text: Name: Ronald Blaine Hilliard [Ronald B Hilliard]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 9 Jul 1921
Birth Place: Waterman, Pennsylvania
Death Date: 26 Aug 2000
Father:
Heath H Hilliard
Mother:
Mae E Cooper
SSN: 176146297
Notes: Oct 1939: Name listed as RONALD BLAINE HILLIARD; 09 Sep 2000: Name listed as RONALD B HILLIARD, page: Entry for Ronald Blaine Hilliard
26) source: Obituary of Ronald Hilliard
27) source: Find-a-Grave, page: Memorial for Ronald B. Hilliard (Memorial # 148229469)
28) source: Social Security Applications and Claims Index, extra text: Name: Clair Herbert Hilliard [Herbert C Hilliard]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 29 Dec 1922
Birth Place: Homer City I, Pennsylvania
Death Date: 7 Apr 2007
Father:
Heath H Hilliard
Mother:
Mae Cooper
SSN: 197189506
Notes: Nov 1941: Name listed as CLAIR HERBERT HILLIARD; Feb 1946: Name listed as HERBERT C HILLIARD, page: Entry for Clair Herbert Hilliard
29) source: Social Security Applications and Claims Index, extra text: Name: Harold Cooper Hilliard [Harold C Hilliard]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 27 Oct 1927
Birth Place: Homer City I, Pennsylvania
Death Date: 5 Aug 1999
Father:
Heath H Hilliard
Mother:
Mae E Cooper
SSN: 196226923
Notes: May 1945: Name listed as HAROLD COOPER HILLIARD; 12 Aug 1999: Name listed as HAROLD C HILLIARD, page: Entry for Harold Cooper Hilliard
30) source: Obituary of Harold Hilliard
31) source: Social Security Applications and Claims Index, extra text: Name: Bernard Lee Hilliard [Bernard L Hilliard]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 9 Nov 1929
Birth Place: Homa City in, Pennsylvania
Death Date: 5 Jun 1999
Father:
Heath H Hilliard
Mother:
Mae E Cooper
SSN: 196226922
Notes: May 1945: Name listed as BERNARD LEE HILLIARD; 15 Jun 1999: Name listed as BERNARD L HILLIARD, page: Entry for Bernard Lee Hilliard
32) source: Find-a-Grave, page: Memorial for Bernard Lee Hilliard (Memorial # 148200428)
33) source: Obituary of G. LaVonne Horn

Citation for: Family Page
"Family Page: Heath Hamlyn Hilliard & Mae B. Cooper." HuMo-genealogy - A Rural Valley and Cowanshannock Family Tree (http://www.ruralvalleyhistory.com/family.php?tree_id=37&id=F6283&main_person=I17456 : accessed 18 January 2026) Heath Hamlyn Hilliard #I17443, born ‎ May 4, 1887 at Big Run, Jefferson Co. PA


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