The Delahorne/Curtis Family History

Hilton

♂Donald Emerson James Hilton

Born 1900, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States. Died 1954, West Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States.

Also recorded as Donald J. Hilton.

7 of 8 events rest on a record we have read; the rest come from compiled sources or are still to be documented.

Parents

William Bentley Hilton 1868– and Ada Cone Williams 1877– their family

Spouses and children

Life, as the records tell it

EventWhenWhereHow we know
Birth 19 Oct 1900 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States on record
Living at
'Donald Hilton', 4, STEPSON of John Sähr; mother Ada C Sähr 28; A.D. 10, E.D. 09
 1905 Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States on record
Living at
son, 19, b. Illinois, father b. England, mother b. New York; with mother Aida Sahr and grandmother Aida C Williams; AD 4, ED 219, sheet 2B, line 53
 1920 Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States on record
Living at
enumerated 'Daniel J Hilton', head, 29, b. Illinois, father b. England, mother b. New York; wife Helen M 28; grandmother Ada C Williams 79; ED 1251-1500, sheet 1A, line 9-11
 1930 Queens, Queens, New York, United States on record
Living at
512 Broad Street, Windsor - the parents' address in the birth notice of their daughter Margaret
 7 Jul 1940 Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States on record
Living at
WWII draft registration, Windsor, Hartford Co.; contact Helen Hilton; b. 19 Oct 1900 Chicago
 16 Feb 1942 Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States on record
Living at
'Donald J Hilton', head, 49, b. Illinois, married, salesman, food, wholesale; Donald J Jr 11, Margaret M 9; ED 5-318, p.33, line 29
 26 Apr 1950 West Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States on record
Death 27 Jan 1954 West Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States from a compiled source

on record means we have read the original document. from a compiled source means an index, a printed genealogy or a memorial page says so. not yet documented means it is in the family's record but no source is attached yet.

Sources

  • Illinois, Cook County, Birth Certificates, 1871-1953 — Birth
  • Connecticut, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945 - Donald James Hilton, b. 19 Oct 1900 Chicago, registered 16 Feb 1942 Windsor, Hartford Co.; contact Helen Hilton; ark 1:1:Q2CR-64PL — Birth, Living at
  • New York State Census, 1905 - Brooklyn A.D. 10, E.D. 09, Kings Co.: John Sähr 34 (Germany) head, Ada C Sähr 28 wife, John Sähr 12 son, Donald Hilton 4 STEPSON; ark 1:1:MKSS-TLS (cite-string ark MKSS-T21) — Living at
  • United States Census, 1920 - Brooklyn AD 4, ED 219, Kings Co., New York, sheet 2A-2B, hh 38, line 53: Aida Sahr 43 widowed head (father NJ, mother NY), Donald Hilton son 19 (Illinois; father England, mother NY), Aida C Williams maternal grandmother 69 (NY), John Sahr 23; ark 1:1:MJ59-JZ6 (cite-string ark MJ59-JZD) — Living at
  • United States Census, 1930 - Queens (Districts 1251-1500), New York, sheet 1A, lines 9-11: Daniel J Hilton 29 (Illinois; father England, mother New York), Helen M 28 (New York), Ada C Williams grandmother 79 (New York); ark 1:1:X45H-79L — Living at
  • Hartford Courant (Hartford, Connecticut), Mon 8 Jul 1940, p. 14 - Births, 7 Jul 1940, Hartford Hospital: a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Donald Hilton — Living at
  • United States Census, 1950 - West Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut, ED 5-318, p.33, line 29: Donald J Hilton 49 (Illinois) salesman food wholesale, Donald J Hilton Jr 11 (Connecticut), Margaret M Hilton 9 (Connecticut); ark 1:1:6FMX-TV6V (cite-string ark 6FMX-FHNX) — Living at
  • Connecticut, Death Index, 1949-2001 - 'Donal J Hilton', d. 27 Jan 1954 West Haven, b. 1901, married, white, 53, spouse HELE — Death

Ancestors in time

Time runs down the page, oldest at the top. Each dot is a person at the year they were born (hollow where the year is estimated); curves run from a person up to their parents, pink for a woman, blue for a man. Hover for names and years; click a dot for that person's page or their own charts; drag to move, scroll to zoom, double-click to reset.

Line of descent

  1. William Bentley Hilton 1868–
  2. Ada Cone Williams 1877–
    1. Cone Williams 1840–1888
    2. Mary Ada Curtis 1846–1934
      1. Thomas Day Curtis 1824–1896
        1. Waterman Curtis 1793–1859
          1. Jeremiah Curtis 1770–
            1. John Curtis 1746–1790
              1. Zebulon Curtis –1798
              2. Lydia Cole 1709–1776
            2. Mary Filley 1752–1815
              1. William Filley 1709–1756
              2. Abiah Drake Millington 1711–1784
          2. Mary Morton 1768–1816
            1. James Morton 1739–1801
              1. James Morton 1714–1745
              2. Mehitable Churchill 1716–1797
            2. Mary Holmes 1745–
              1. Jonathan Holmes 1709–1787
              2. Mary Waterman 1716–1749
        2. Thirza Day 1802–
          1. Thomas G. Day 1772–1849
            1. Samuel Day
            2. Eunice Fay 1751–1808
          2. Catherine Dey 1773–
      2. Annis Wheaton 1827–1883
        1. Samuel Wheaton 1797–1831
        2. Salena Sherman 1806–1842
          1. Batchelder Sherman 1761–1828
            1. Henry Shearman 1730–1805
              1. Jabez Sherman 1700–1774
              2. Jedidah Hawes 1709–1764
            2. Ruth Akin 1731–1821
              1. James Akin 1706–1804
              2. Amy Fish 1705–1748
          2. Waite Allen 1766–1850
            1. Elisha Allen 1722–1804
              1. Philip Allen 1684–1752
              2. Mary Mosher 1695–1769
            2. Elizabeth Fish 1736–1814

Descendants in time

Donald Emerson James Hilton at the top; each descendant a dot at their birth year, joined to the parent they came through. A descendant who may still be living is shown only as "Living", at an estimated birth year, with no page of their own.

Descendants

  1. Margaret Mary Hilton 1940–2018
  2. children who may still be living