Hylton - Family History & Genealogy Message Board

Re: Elijah Hylton

homer3bill — 2009-11-13 05:18:25Z

do any of u have any connection to Shadrach Hilton/Helton?

Re: Ancestors of James W., John, or George Hilton (Hylton)

homer3bill — 2009-11-13 05:12:23Z

I have several Hilton's in my tree if you would like to view
some of them, one is george washington hilton/helton born
around 1860, he was probably named after your george, i do
know that most of them started va, and nc and sc

Re: 1787 VA reconstructed census Hylton, Helton, Hilton found

lrcarter985 — 2009-09-04 21:13:24Z

LOL So are what are we to each other?I am Martha Jane Hylton Lancasters granddaughter.My Mom is Goldie Jane Lancaster and so forth.Well this is really very wonderful,to bad I cannot get anywhere with the other side of my family.Nice to meet you cousin???My name is Lori by the way and I was born a KOHAL.I was told by my great aunt Ruby Hylton that when Jacob and Louisa left west virginia in a cattle car with their livestock that Louisa was preggers with my grandma Martha and when they arrived in Oregon and stepped off the train car that the snow was up to the bellies of their horses.My Mom Goldie did at one time have a picture of the cabin they built and where Martha was born before it got so old it fell.My grandfather Albert Stephen Lancaster was Martha's 2nd marriage,the 1st husband was BOYER and they had 2 children both males.My mother did do a great deal of the Lancaster side and got as far back as England.The sad part is that for whatever reason (no one will tell me and mom died with it)my grandfather in 1947 sighned my grandmother Martha into the Oregon State Hospitol and divorced her,at that time my mom was 6 years old.Martha was finally released the year I was born in 1967.I never even met Martha until I was about 9.I still have the faintest idea why!!At one time there was talk of a mental illness and she was taking medication for it.And I know that Simmie Oliver Hylton did time in prison,I have no idea why.I have a picture of the Hylton family reunion here in Oregon.It has Martha's sister Ruby in it,and all her kids and such.There are more but I cannot remember all who is in it. Lori

Re: 1787 VA reconstructed census Hylton, Helton, Hilton found

NUKEMS — 2009-09-04 18:50:13Z

Jacob Edward Hylton and Louisa Prince are my great-great grandparents on my dad's mother's side if that makes any sense. :)

Re: 1787 VA reconstructed census Hylton, Helton, Hilton found

lrcarter985 — 2009-09-04 18:38:14Z

I need to clarify my bad spelling: thats LOUISA PRINCE as the wife of Jacob Edward Hylton

Re: 1787 VA reconstructed census Hylton, Helton, Hilton found

lrcarter985 — 2009-09-04 18:34:59Z

Just wondering if your Hyltons are any relation to mine? Jacob Edward Hylton B:24 Sept. 1866 in Summers,W VA. he married Louisa Price 13 Dec 1888 in Mercer,W Va. They are in the 1900 cencus for Shady Spring,Raleigh,W Va. and after that Jacob and Loisa pack up their kids (9) I believe and ride a cattle train car to Potwaka Ridge,Oregon (while she was pregnant with muy Grandmother Martha Jane Hylton B:13 Apr 1910 in Potwaka Ridge,Oregon.These siblings of Martha were all born in West Virgina Floyd Oscar,Marjorie Melissa,Alexander,and Jasper allbefore 1910.

Re: Maston Hylton

MastonSillin — 2009-08-02 23:35:18Z

The only Hylton of whom I have any knowledge is Maston and his sister, Mary Virginia.

Re: Maston Hylton

masjan126 — 2009-08-02 15:38:54Z

Sorry I took so long to get back to you. I thought that you had abandoned me, but now I see that is not the case.

I've learned from my Uncle that my great-uncle and his sister, my grandmother, Maston and Mary Virginia Hylton were born in Kansas...not Virginia, as I had previously stated.

My Uncle further stated that my grandmother was the youngest and only girl with eight brothers, including Maston.

Her obituary also mentioned a brother John, whom I never met.

Can you e-mail me directly at masjan@att.net or phone me at 972-262-6606 so we can establish a more convenient line of communication?

Maston Sillin
Grand Prairie, TX

Re: John , George James

kingskidd47 — 2009-07-13 23:07:46Z

Hello-I just came across you old post. My ancestors are Jesse Hylton and Judah Wright. If you are still researching maybe we could compare notes. Some other surnames(on my father's maternal side)are: Meek,Cannady,Ward,Oney,Sartin and Lawson. I'm a descendant of Judith Hylton, Jesse Hylton and Judah Wright's daughter.
Cindy Lawson

HYLTON ~ Dr. Isaac, Eliza E., Virginia L., Lutie, & Ebbie N. in ID

mttreehugger — 2009-03-30 16:24:36Z

Headstone are located at Park View Cemetery: New Plymouth, Payette Co., ID.

Re: I NEED MORE INFO.

derekjones198 — 2009-03-24 16:22:48Z

I am the family in Canada I know all of your family in Texas Canada and england!

Re: Maston Hylton

enajda — 2009-02-16 03:03:23Z

you might be a part of my great grandpa Hylton's other family. My mother told me he had another family at the end of the rail line that he kept secret. We've always wondered who the other family is. Apparently someone found out. I've never heard of Sillin or Kidd. Yes, his daughter was living with him. She was my grandma's sister and hard of hearing.

Re: Maston Hylton

MastonSillin — 2009-02-15 23:28:52Z

There can't be that many Maston Hyltons who died in Southern California at the age of 99 in the 50's or 60's.

Please call me or let me call you. We'll work on the details. My Uncle did an extensive geneology on the Sillin branch of the family and knows about Mary (his mother) & Maston Hylton (his uncle).

Both of us can learn something from him.

I'm 71, apparently a generation ahead of you. When I visited Great Uncle Maston's family, I believe he was living with a daughter. Does that sound possible? Do you have older relatives who might know about the Sillin branch?
Does the last name Kidd ring a bell with you? I'm not sure if that's who we visited or not.

Well, I could babble incoherently on this subject, but we won't get anywhere until we have a chance to talk.

Maston Sillin, Jr
Grand Prairie, TX
214-477-4975 (Cell)
972-262-6606 (Res)
mastoman@att.net

Re: Maston Hylton

enajda — 2009-02-15 20:40:45Z

I've never heard anyone mention a Mary Virginia Hylton. The Maston I'm talking about had a brother. But I don't know much about his family and I never met any of his siblings. The story I'm told is that Great Grandpa Hylton was born on Kickapoo Island.

Re: Maston Hylton

MastonSillin — 2009-02-15 12:13:49Z

Your Great Grandpa, Maston Hylton, was my Great Uncle. I met him in California when I was a kid, perhaps age 12 or so.

While on that trip from Kansas City, KS I remember visiting a boy, about my age, who was part of that branch of the family. I was fascinated by watching Gorgeous George wrestle on that new thing called "television". Also, I remember the boy's scaring the wits out of me by insisting we listen to "Inner Sanctum" on the radio.

Maston Hylton's sister, Mary Virginia Hylton (Sillin) was my Grandmother. As I understand it, both she and Maston were born in Virginia and relocated to Kansas.

My father, Maston Sillin, Sr. was named aftr Maston Hylton.

Please let me hear from you. Call 214-477-4975 or e-mail mastoman@att.net

Re: Ovie J. Hylton

sarahgilbertschwarck — 2009-02-01 03:32:55Z

My great grandpa was Ovie J. Hylton from Springfield MO. My grandma was his daughter, Carol Hylton. My mother is Cynthia Gilbert. I am Sarah Gilbert-Schwarck and live in Minnesota.

Re: Maston Hylton

enajda — 2009-01-10 05:59:33Z

my great grampa Maston Hylton died in los angeles in 1964 approximately. I want to know where he came from. He worked the railroad from Kansas City to who knows where. He died at age 99 in whitier california. His wife was Naomi Pitts.

Re: Maston Hylton

enajda — 2009-01-10 05:57:51Z

Re: Benjamin Hylton - Louisa County KY

2006-11-27 20:45:59Z

my grandmother was hester hylton green, her father was benjamin hylton, his father was willison hylton, his father was ephaz preston shelton hylton, and his father was benjamin james hylton. are we related. they are from cherokee, ky outside of louisa, ky in lawrence co. ky. feel free to e-mail me/

Re: 1787 VA reconstructed census Hylton, Helton, Hilton found

2006-11-11 21:35:55Z

thanks, i'm pretty sure that's my nathaniel!

Re: George and Ester

2006-11-11 21:34:04Z

i have no documentation, but common sense says that you may be onto something as my ancestor was nathaniel newman hylton, their son. where did you fin a last name for ester?

Susannah Slusher Hylton wife of Elijah

janiceud — 2006-11-20 06:45:51Z

I am trying to locate a father or sibling for Susannah, wife of Elijah Hylton. Has anyone looked at other Slusher/Schlosser families in the same areas to see if Susannah might be associated with them? I found the following Slushers in Virginia in the 1787 reconstructed census.
Frederick Slusher, taxed on self, 6 horses and 16 cattle;
Christopher, taxed under Frederick ( probably over 18 and under 21) and
John, taxed on self, 1 horse, 1 cattle.
All living in Frederick Co.

The census records have been lost, but were reconstructed using tax rolls.

Also, I'm looking for a place of birth for Elijah.
George, his father, lived in Fluvanna Co. for a while and his brother George was married in Fork Union (Fluvanna Co.).
Would it be possible for Elijah to have been born there or is more likely that it was Goochland where his parents were married or New Kent where George was born?
Any thoughts?
Janice

Re: Hyltons of jamaican heritage

DDoggfather24 — 2008-07-03 02:02:27Z

Wasssupp-Antoinette, it's your bro. Dwayne. I see that you're trying to do the same thing as me on here! HOLLA AT UR BRO. Later woman.

Re: hylton

barbduncan1 — 2008-10-01 16:54:11Z

Hello, I was going through some very old emails and came across this one. (YOU may already have found your information if not maybe I can help) You say your father is/was Douglas Ray Hylton...can you tell me when he was born and maybe where you new that he lived. And your mothers name would be great. Sometimes it takes that just to find what you need to get started. I did find a Douglas in the 1930 census and he was 6 yrs old then.

barbduncan@yahoo.com

Re: Hylton Family Info. Needed

cynthiagilbert25 — 2007-09-30 21:59:40Z

My grandfather was born, Ovie J Hylton and married my grandmother Delphia Mable Miller in Ava Missouri. I knew both of them very well up until the time of their deaths.

Samuel Edward Hilton of Pine, Missouri b. abt 1910, Howard Hilton, Harris Hilton

DianeMc2001 — 2007-06-12 23:02:17Z

Known as Edward Hilton. Documentation shows him in Helena, Arkansas in 1944 at the age of 34 and that it states that he was born in Pine, Missouri. I found a 1920 Census of a Hilton family in Chelsea Twnshp, Rogers County, Oklahoma. Ed-37,head; Jennie-25,wife; Edward-9,son; Harris-7,son; Howard-5,son. In 1930 Cesus for Pine Twnshp, Ripley County, Missouri, it shows Howard listed as "nephew" as if he returned to live with relatives. I can't find Edward after 1920 Census. Are Samuel Edward, Harris, and Howard brothers? Is there anyone who can share family history?

Susannah Hylton/David Howell VA Late 1700's/Mid 1800's

Dlh10502 — 2008-04-06 15:47:06Z

Am looking for any information, but especially anecdotes, about David Howell, born 6 Oct 1767 in Bortetourt, VA, died 1855 in Russell, VA. He was married to Susannah Hylton 6 Oct 1789 in Franklin, VA. She was born 6 Oct 1767 and died 1850 in VA. They were my gggg-grandparents. Thank you.

Re: John Hilton of Bristol England

josephhylton — 2007-03-12 13:01:06Z

I am following up on my previous post to clarify that it was not my intention to criticize or disparage Paul Hilton in anyway. He and I have been corresponding about the likely origins of John Hilton of New Kent County and I thought that readers of this thread might be interested in our exchange.

My primary concern here is to rebut the assertion that John Hilton was born in Bristol, England in 1665. Until someone can come forward with evidence of this, we have to consider this claim completely "bogus." Because this information has now circulated widely, we have to aggressively point out its lack of substance.

What follows is an edited excerpt for one of my subsequent exchanges with Paul Hilton that elaborates on this issue.

Paul

Right now I am primarily interested in tracking down the details of the life of John Hilton, who was apparently the first in my family line in North America. Thousands of us can trace our ancestry back to him, but for the moment, the line seems to stop there. Most of what you have posted on Ancestry,com is consistent with the sources of which I am aware. However, I felt that your mention of his coming to Virginia at age 9 was based on faulty information, so I wanted others who use the site to be aware of this. I am also not sure what records pertaining to him were destroyed in the London fires of the 17th century. Unless he were born in London, records pertaining to his life would be in the country and parish in which he was born. These records were not centralized in 17th century England.

I suspect that you came up with age nine by substracting 1665, the alleged date of his birth, from 1674, the date of the Bristol indenture. The problem is that there is no proof that he was born in 1665. Moreover, such an interpretation is inconsistent with the indenture records that survive in Bristol. Because of the length of his indenture (four years) he had to be at least 17 years old in 1674 which means that he must have been born no later than 1657. My guess is that he was likely born some time in the early 1650's, given that he was "retired" as the church sexton around 1720 and died shortly thereafter. This, of course, assumes that the John Hilton indentured in 1674 was the John Hilton of New Kent County. Circumstantial evidence in the land records for York and New Kent County suggests that the two are one in the same, but we do not know that for certain.

Someone came up with the idea that John Hilton was born in Bristol in 1665 and unfortunately posted it on the Internet. As far as I can tell, there is no evidence for this claim. I have no idea where it started, but as far as I can tell, it is completely baseless. I asked you repeatedly if you had any hard historical evidence to support this, and you could not produce any. I think it is important that we not post claims about the Hilton family unless we can verify them. It is unfair to mislead people, even when we have the best of intentions. However, I certainly never meant to imply that you knowlingly "faked" anything. I was just trying to suggest that you made the mistake that many people make--they find something on the Internet and they assume that it is true. Often it isn't. That is why professionally trained historicans always insist on proof.

Best wishes

Gordon Hylton

Re: John Hilton of Bristol England

josephhylton — 2007-03-10 14:16:41Z

Below is the text of an email I recently sent to Paul Hilton who has been extremely generous in sharing his information with me.

Paul

Thanks for the link to the My Family site. There is a wealth of information there. However, I find nothing to support the claim that our John Hilton was born in Bristol in 1655 or 1665. It really isnt fair to others to post information on the Internet unless you are sure that it is true, or unless you identify the sources on which your speculation is based. To simply say that you learned about it from someone in England really isnt enough.

I will keep you posted on my own research. The English parish records that have been compiled by the Mormon Church contain the names of a number of John Hiltons born in the mid-17th century. Unfortunately, John Hilton/Hillton/Helton was a fairly common name in England in the 1600's. Anyone of these could be our John Hilton. On the other hand, he may have been from a parish whose records did not survive or which have not been catalogued. What we are lacking is a clue.

If he was the John Hilton was was indentured in Bristol in 1674, then he could not have been born any later than 1657--the indenture was for four years. Had he been younger than 17 the servitude period would have lasted until he turned 21, and would have been for more than four years. The circumstantial evidence in the Virginia land records indicate that that John Hilton came to the York/New Kent County area. (Unfortunately, the New Kent deed records were destroyed during the Civil War but the York records survive.)

A strong circumstantial case can be made that the John Hilton who was indentured in Bristol in 1674 and our John Hilton are the same person. However, we appear to have hit a wall when it comes to finding information about his life in England.

J. Gordon Hylton, J.D., PhD.
Professor of Law and History, Marquette University
Visiting Professor of Law, Washington & Lee University

Re: John Hilton of Bristol England

3_faeries — 2007-04-06 02:33:45Z

Mary,
I think that you meant to send this email reply to Paul Morris Hilton. My name is Cindy you may have clicked onto by mistake, but no worries. Just click on his thing and you can get to him. Good luck with all your hunting.
Cindy

Re: John Hilton of Bristol England

3_faeries — 2007-02-06 00:12:34Z

WOW!! Paul you sure have done a lot of work. I've been doing my family research off & on since I was 12 or 13. My grandmother used to tell me stories of distant family members coming over on "potato boats" I think that she was pulling my leg. And now that I'm older I don't know where my family on paternal grandparents side came from. I don't have a lot of info but after seeing how many names you have just wondering if you could pick up anything and help me a bit? I live in NC and my grandparents were from southern MS. Okay, here goes my 2nd great-grandmother was a Hilton. She married a Leonard W. Smith in about 17 DEC 1874. Now here is where my troubles are. I've been told by my grandmother that my 2nd great-grandmother was Native American that to this day remaines to be seen. But some where I've seen that her father was a John James Hilton. My 2nd great-grandparents are buried in Brookhaven,MS. Since I've seen so many English Hiltons I thought that maybe I should ask you if most Hiltons are English?
Thank you for any help or a place that you can point me in. And thank you for all the work you have done.

Cindy

Re: Hylton's of Patrick County

trconley42 — 2007-04-18 04:47:21Z

Julie,
I realize this is an old post, but I've only recently started tracing the Hylton tree and was excited to see some common names in our family. My grandfather, J. Grover Hylton, is the son of George W., son of James and Nancy. If you still check this board, I'd love to talk about what you've found. Thanks.
Teresa

Re: Daisy B. Hylton

pbear4me — 2008-07-23 02:36:15Z

Do you know any other information? I am related to Hylton's in Floyd County, VA. My grandmother was a Hylton, and I do have some records that go back somewhat. My e-mail is pbear4me@yahoo.com

Wendy
Floyd Virginia

Re: Hylton Family Info. Needed

PEPPERSEEDS — 2007-11-08 07:33:26Z

MY NAME IS JIM THOMAS AND MY GREAT GRANDFATHER WAS NOAH HYLTON OVIE'S BROTHER WOULD LIKE ANY INFO OR PICTURES YOU COULD EMAIL OF ANY OF HIS FAMILY AND SIBLING. MY EMAIL IS SWEETCORNCROP@MSN.COM

Re: Hylton Family Info. Needed

wehyltons — 2008-03-29 20:49:25Z

my name is jimmy hylton

my gg grandfather had a son name noah hylton he was living in pike county ky he got killed by a train what year do you have that he was born he was killed in 1917.
his wife is dead now his son died in 1970 in pike county ky.

my email is wehyltons@verizon.net

Re: hyltons and their indian ancestry

hlstopher21 — 2007-03-19 23:29:57Z

My 5th great grandfather was also Nathaniel Hylton. His second wife was Elizabeth Wade. They had a son, Jacob Wade Hylton, his son was Absolom Hylton/Hilton and his son, Joshua was my paternal grandfather's father. I would love to hear about the Indian part of the ancestory, as I know nothing about that. Thank you.
djstopher@juno.com

Daisy B. Hylton

nboraski — 2008-06-20 01:08:17Z

I am looking for information about Daisy B. Hylton born in Floyd County VA about 1890. I believe that she moved to Oklahoma and taught in an Indian school there. Also have heard that she wrote a book about the Hylton genealogy. One census lists her as Daisy Halton. She may have married a Henderson.

Daisy B. Hylton

nboraski — 2008-06-20 01:08:17Z

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Daisy B. Hylton

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Re: John Hilton of Bristol England

MaryHelton45 — 2007-03-08 03:17:26Z

I saw your post and think its wonderful that you and your family have post so much time, effort, and love into researching the Hilton line. I and from the Hilton that from New kent Co., Va. and I wanted to know if I could get a copy of the CD of the Hilton family that you mentioned? My father and I have hit a brick wall trying to find out where John Hilton came from. My email address is mjhelton@gmail.com. Thank you very much.

Mary

Re: John Hilton of Bristol England

PaulMorris962 — 2007-01-03 23:32:41Z

Good Evening FRIENDS. I am Paul Morris Hilton of New Brunswick, Canada. I have 85 pages of Genealogy on John Helton which is the name he would probably go by. There are approx. 20 spellings of the surname Hilton. I have one family in this Genealogy who has 5 different spellings of the Hilton Surname. He would have been 9 if age and dates are correct - when he came to Virginia. I received my Genealogy from a Cousin in California who actually was born in New Kent Co., VA. and seems to be a relative of John Helton. He was indentured upon comeing to US. Bristol would probably be the port of departure for John and the other passengers and not the place of birth- but we are not sure of this. The fires of London of 1666 and 1679 caused the great loss of documentation. We have not been able to
find the parents of John Helton or Hilton. He probably left Durham or another North Eastern area ( Sunderland). I am not in contact with Eric Lamberton any longer as his observations seem to ahve changed for most of the documented data which he previously had different feelings or thoughts on. He is at present trying to change the History of the Maine Hiltons- musch of which has been documented already. The basis of religious belief would not jibe with age and date of birth. It is the feeling of
some of the family that he was probably adopted or took the name of a Helton or Hilton with whom he lived in US after leaving England.This latter comment is not certain but is in the thoughts of us. We still try and find data which may confirm more data. I ahve been working on the Hilton and Morris Family Trees since I was 14 and my family knew of my love for History and turned over documentation then held by them. I am now 67 and work on any connections everday on my Computer. I have 86000 names in my current Data Base. Thanks for taking time to read this info. I look forward to hearing from you at any time and will share any data with you.Bye for now and all the best in your Research. Sincerely,Paul Morris Hilton - tinym81@nb.sympatico.ca

Lula Mae Rowan/Hylton

oliemae — 2007-10-07 07:27:41Z

Looking for descendents of Lula Mae Rowan/Hylton.
She died June 9,1951 in Joplin,Jasper Co.MO

Re: looking for Hylton

michelleleighhylton1 — 2007-11-19 10:12:29Z

There is a data base on this site that is called New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957, and there you can see all the Hyltons that came to New York form ports in Jamaica. Hope this helps.

Ella Hylton married to Curtis Elliot

Rae36 — 2007-10-14 23:24:12Z

Do these names mean anything to anyone? I'm pretty sure both lived in Virginia. Curtis Elliot may have been born around 1768 and either born or lived in Montgomery County, VA. I don't know anything about Ella. They had a daughter named Elizabeth Elliot born around 1810 in Virginia. She married David Trine about 1842 in Ohio. Been doing a little research on the Elliot name, but thought I better put out a message in case someone recognized the names. Thanks.
Rae Trine

Re: Hyltons of jamaican heritage

stonetac — 2008-10-23 17:54:25Z

hi im mitzie daughter of alric.h.hylton i live in machester mandiville

Alexander Hyltone

sdlee28822 — 2006-10-31 20:17:33Z

Looking for Alexander Hyltone born in Illinois in/about 1887, Dad was born in Pennsylvania and Mom in Kentucky. Cannot find records other than 1930 census for Missouri. Dad and Mom birth place at odds with family stories of them coming from Scotland. Any help is much appreciated.

Re: John Hilton of Bristol England

PaulHilton40 — 2007-02-06 01:52:14Z

Hi Cindy. I am having a bit of a problem as I use a different address on other sites. Could you send me an Email to tinym81@nb.sympatico.ca and then I can contact you at your Email address. I will give you a bit of history of
of the Hilton Family. I ahve tried to send more data but I cannot seem to send this through. The Hiltons go abck to beyond the Celts, Scandinavians, Norman French, English then North American. There are approx 20 spellings of the Hilton name. I ahve a CD of the Genealogy of both lots of info and will send them to you- NO CHARGE. Sincerely Yours, Paul Morris Hilton. Are you connected to William Hilton of Hilton Head Island. I am related to his 1/2 Brothers William and Edward of New Hampshire ??

Re: John Hilton of Bristol England

PaulHilton40 — 2007-02-06 01:17:00Z

Hi Cindy. I will look up the info you have given me re your family. contact me at tinym81@nb.sympatico.ca and I will send you an Email. I have to look for some info. Donny Hylton - a cousin of mine sent me a Hylton, Helton, Hilton Genealogy which took him many years to collect. Some of it was given to him by another perrson who got a lot of my family material from me originally. My MOM and GRANDMOTHER worked on the history back in the 1920's up to about the 1970's. I actually started getting into history back in the 1950's. I have the Hilton Coat of Arms which dates back to 1272. Hylton Castle is our Ancestral Home in Sunderland, Durham CCo. England. Actually the Hilton Name originated back past the Celts, then Scandinavians, Norman French of William the Conqueror and then English and probably there are Scots, Irish and Welsh mixed into the soup mix. I can send you a copy on CDs. of both Genealogies
When time permits, get in touch as I do not have a full time connection to Ancestry.com Bye for now, LOL, PAUL MORRIS HILTON

Will Hylton living in Miami Co. KS and died there 1941

MEulitz — 2008-08-23 18:32:54Z

Perhaps this bit of information might be of interest to Franklin Co. and Miami Co. Hylton's.
In a collection of old family letters of mine from Lane, Franklin Co. Kansas, my grandfather mentions attending the funeral Will Hylton. Mr. Coffey, Walter Secrest and I were at Will Hylton's (you know the Hyltons out eastward by Quaker Church). He was killed by a inmate of the Asylum at Osawatomie as he was working with them on a ditch job in the grounds there. He struck him on the head with a heavy pick, killing him almost at once, never conscious after being struck. It was his burial we attended. He once taught school around in this and Miami Co."

Re: Hylton's of Jamaican Origin

sexckai — 2008-09-13 11:43:32Z

im wondering if u can help me as u seem to know some what of the family history. im 21 so i am not aware of a lot of my family. however my grandfather's name is melvin hylton and his father was rudolph hylton and his mother was esther althoughi am not aware of her last name although i believe she had other children with a man named mr. ricketts.

please reply soon, thank you