The Ancestors and Cousins of Tracy Lynn DeVault

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Norman Hesterman¹

M, #6851

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Citations

[S4140] Descendents of John Killian Finkner prepared by William, Meryl & Olan Finkner, Source Medium: Book

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Hazel Neiveen¹

F, #6852

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Citations

[S4140] Descendents of John Killian Finkner prepared by William, Meryl & Olan Finkner, Source Medium: Book

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Ronald Lynn Buehler¹

M, #6853

Parents

Father	Robert Lawrence Buehler (b. 14 September 1935, d. 4 August 1997)
Mother	Lois Ruth Hesterman

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Citations

[S4140] Descendents of John Killian Finkner prepared by William, Meryl & Olan Finkner, Source Medium: Book

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Mary Ellen Meyer¹

F, #6854, b. 10 July 1882, d. 28 June 1907

Parents

Father	Adolphus Meyer (b. February 1841)
Mother	Rosella Rosetta , Howland/ (b. January 1849)

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Family: Carl Irving Whyman (b. 9 July 1882, d. 18 April 1967)

Daughter	Bertha L. Whyman (b. about 1904)
Daughter	Ruth Whyman (b. about 1906)
Son	Harold Reuben Whyman+ (b. 23 May 1907, d. 16 June 1998)

BASIC FACTS

Mary Ellen Meyer was born on 10 July 1882 in Nebraska.^2,3 She and Carl Irving Whyman were married on 27 November 1902 in Adams, Gage Co., Nebraska.² She died on 28 June 1907, at age 24, in Adams, Gage Co. Nebraska.² She was buried in Highland Cemetery, Adams, Gage Co., Nebraska.²

Mary Ellen Meyer had reference number 7118.

Citations

[S4140] Descendents of John Killian Finkner prepared by William, Meryl & Olan Finkner, Source Medium: Book
[S4116] Descendents of Frederick Kuhfusz prepared by Oscar and Gertrude Werner, Source Medium: Book
[S4063] Descendants of Adolphus Meyer prepared by Marilyn Williams

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Carl Miller¹

M, #6855

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Family: Mollie Stiebend

Son	Jacob Alexander Miller+

Citations

[S4140] Descendents of John Killian Finkner prepared by William, Meryl & Olan Finkner, Source Medium: Book

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Mollie Stiebend¹

F, #6856

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Family: Carl Miller

Son	Jacob Alexander Miller+

Citations

[S4140] Descendents of John Killian Finkner prepared by William, Meryl & Olan Finkner, Source Medium: Book

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Mattie Lydia TenEyke¹

F, #6857, b. 22 September 1888, d. 25 February 1959

Parents

Father	George TenEyke
Mother	Sally Horn

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Family: Grant Ulysses Hillman (b. 28 July 1868, d. 23 February 1945)

Daughter	Esther Rebecca "Etta" Marshall-Hillman+ (b. 17 June 1914, d. 8 June 2000)
Son	Vernon Jay Hillman+ (b. 5 June 1916, d. 25 July 1998)
Daughter	Lillian Idell Hillman+ (b. 4 June 1917, d. 8 January 1980)
Son	Orrell Elbert "Heam" Hillman+ (b. 22 December 1919, d. 2 May 1994)
Daughter	Grace Lois Hillman (b. 2 September 1921, d. 24 December 1940)
Daughter	Vivian Vera "Bibsy" Hillman+ (b. 8 July 1925, d. 1 March 2005)
Son	Grant Ulysses "Leaf" Hillman, Jr+
Son	Curtis Ray Hillman+ (b. 8 November 1931, d. 11 September 2008)

BASIC FACTS

Mattie Lydia TenEyke was born on 22 September 1888 in the Ishi Pishi Indian Village, Somes Bar, Siskiyou Co., California.² She and Grant Ulysses Hillman were married on 28 July 1915 in Somes Bar, Siskiyou Co., California.¹ She died on 25 February 1959, at age 70, in Eureka, Humboldt Co., California.² She was buried on 28 February 1959 in Sunset Memorial Park, Eureka, Humboldt Co., California.^2,3

Mattie Lydia TenEyke had reference number 7121. She was educated in Indian Industrial School, Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Graduated 3/31/1910.¹ Her Social Security Number was 561-22-9033.⁴ On Feburary 24, 1959, Mattie was struck by a car while crossing the street. Grant Ulyssis Hillman, Sr. was born in Gage County, Nebraska, to Thaddeus and Elizabeth Hillman. In the late 1870's Thaddeus and Elizabeth moved their family to California. Six years later they moved to Oregon.

Around 1914, when Grant was about 45 years old, he was working as a mail carrier for the U.S. Government. He used a mule team and his route was from the Blue Lake and Korbel areas, through the Hoopa Indian Reservation, up the Klamath River, through the Redwood Creek Valley on the west side of Hoopa and onward to Orleans, Happy Camp and Yreka. On one trip he carved his name in a sidewalk in downtown Yreka. Many years later, his grandson, Arthur Hoffman, found the carved name of Grant U. Hillman in the sidewalk.

Grant met Mattie TenEyke during his travels through Hoopa. At the time Mattie was head of the little boys dormitory at the Hoopa Reservation Indian School. In 1915 he bought property in Orleans, California. He and Mattie were married and the couple moved onto the property, establishing the Hillman Ranch.

Mattie TenEyke's parents were Sally Horn, a full-blood Karuk Indian (her Indian name was Ma-hon-in) and George TenEyke, a local trapper. She was born at her mother's home on the Klamath River near the Ishi Pishi Indian Village at Somes Bar, Humboldt County, California.

When Mattie was 17, her mother gave permission for Mattie to be taken by wagon train to Carlisle, Pennsylvania where she was entered into the U.S. Carlisle Industrial School for Indians. Indians of all tribes across America were sent there to be civilized and educated. Upon entry to the school, the students were to give up any items they had brought with them. Their clothing was taken and each student was issued government apparel. The students were not to speak their native language and their hair was cut to a "civilized" length. Mattie became proficient in sewing and hospital service. During the summer months she was sent to different homes on the east coast to provide child care and home-making services. She spent three summers with two families (patrons) at Ocean City, New Jersey. Mattie graduated from Carlisle on March 31, 1910. She was sent home via a freighter around Cape Horn. She departed the ship in San Francisco and made her way by stage and horseback to the Ishi Pishi Village, Somes Bar, California, that same year.

Between the years of 1911 and 1913, Mattie was an Assistant Matron in Service for the little boy's dormitory located at the Hoopa Indian Reservation. During her term of employment, she gave birth to a daughter, Esther. The father, who was already married, was a member of the Marshall clan (Hoopa Tribe). Doctor Anderson, who delivered the baby, and his wife wanted to adopt Esther. Mattie took her baby to her sister, Jane Evans, who lived on the Evans Ranch near Orleans, California. Jane had a baby, nearly a year old, and was able to nurse Esther. Mattie returned to Hoopa to complete her term of employment.

As stated earlier, Grant and Mattie Hillman were married in 1915. They were married on Grant's 47th birthday, (their marriage license says he was 45). Mattie was just 26. It may have started as a marriage of convenience, but it proved to be a fruitful one. Mutual respect and loyalty cemented their marriage for 30 years. The couple raised Mattie's daughter and had seven more children of their own.

Grant was one of the construction crew that built the Orleans Bridge after the original bridge was taken out by flood waters. He was a community leader, a member of the school board and became a Constable for the County of Humboldt, a position he maintained for years while tending to his ranch. The Hillman Ranch was located on the east side of the Klamath River and contained orchards of peaches, pears, cherries, apples, various types of nuts, and varieties of grapes and berries. Mattie, for her part, spent each spring, summer and fall canning and preserving food for her family. She made her own soap and churned butter. She made sure there were three meals prepared each day.

When her daughters were of age, they were sent to Indian schools, not only to insure the girls would have a good education, but foremost to make sure the girls would not get involved with the men enrolled at the Civilian Conversation Corps (CCC) camp. (During the 1930's Grant and Mattie allowed the U.S. Government to use the upper part of the Ranch as a CCC camp for $1.00 a year.)

Many years later, when their children were grown, Grant and Mattie moved to Eureka, Humboldt County, California. With no one to help with the ranch, a caretaker was left in charge. Grant was now in his early to mid-70's and the years of ranching had taken their toll. He enjoyed his last Christman (1944) with all the family joined around a large Christmas tree. He was thrilled to receive a pair of socks. It became more difficult to care for Grant and he was placed in a rest home where he died on Feburary 23, 1945.

After Grant's death, Mattie got a job at the Eureka Inn located in Eureka. She was a dish washer and assisted with food preparation. She was a member of the Cooks' and Waiters' Local No. 220, an affiliate of the Hotel & Restaurant Employees and Bartenders International Union (AFL-CIO). On Feburary 24, 1959, while walking to work, she was struck by a car and died on February 25, 1959.

Citations

[S8639] Letter from Helen D. Smith dated May 19, 2000
[S12293] Phone conversation with Helen Smith - 5/22/2000
[S3122] Certificate of Death - Mattie (TenEyke) Hillman
[S2858] California Birth/Death Records (Internet)

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Esther Rebecca "Etta" Marshall-Hillman¹

F, #6858, b. 17 June 1914, d. 8 June 2000

Parents

Step-father	Grant Ulysses Hillman (b. 28 July 1868, d. 23 February 1945)
Mother	Mattie Lydia TenEyke (b. 22 September 1888, d. 25 February 1959)

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Family: David Meloid Chavez (b. 13 May 1918)

Daughter	Rebecca Grace Chavez
Son	David Martin Chavez (b. 25 March 1949, d. 26 July 1994)

BASIC FACTS

Esther Rebecca "Etta" Marshall-Hillman was born on 17 June 1914 in Hoopa, Humboldt County, California.¹ She and David Meloid Chavez were married on 21 September 1945 in Reno, Nevada.^1,2 She and David Meloid Chavez were divorced in 1974.² She died on 8 June 2000, at age 85, in Sacramento, Sacramento Co., California.²

Esther Rebecca "Etta" Marshall-Hillman had reference number 7122. She was educated Chemawa Indian School, Oregon (Graduated 1933). Sacramento City College, degree in nursing.¹ She was a Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN.)¹ Esther contracted Tuberculosis at Chemawa Indian School. Years later she developed Rheumatoid Arthritis and Osteoporosis. MEMORIAL

Esther R. Chavez, a resident of Sacramento, passed away on June 8, 2000 at the age of 85 years.

She was born June 17, 1914 in Hoopa and grew up in Orleans on the Hillman Ranch. She attended Chemawa Indian School for Indians in Oregon and graduated in 1933.

Esther married David Chavez in 1945 in Reno, Nev. They raised two children, Rebecca and David, Jr. She attended Sacramento City College and graduated as a Licensed Vocational Nurse, practicing her profession in Sacramento at Mercy Hospital, the Trinity House as a charge Nurse and the Health for All Program.

She enjoyed reading and read everything from medical books/periodicals to a variety of magazines and newspapers, including "The Kourier." She liked fresh vegetables and fruits, they reminded her of life on the ranch. Over the years, she treasured her animals, a Tennessee Walker horse named Justa, different cats and dogs, most recently her companion, a Rotweiler/German Shepherd, named Buddy.

She was preceded in death by her parents Grant and Mattie Hillman, her sisters, Grace Yaughn and Lillian Hoffman, brothers Vernon and Orrell "Heam" Hillman, and her son, David Chavez, Jr.

She is survived by her daughter, Rebecca Warren of Sacramento; her sister, Vivian Paper of West Sacramento; brothers Grant Hillman, Jr. and wife Lorrine of Orleans, and Curtis Hillman and wife Susan of Happy Camp. She is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews in California, Oregon, Oklahoma, Nevada and Texas.

At Esther's request no funeral services were held. Contributions to your favorite charity is requested.

Citations

[S8639] Letter from Helen D. Smith dated May 19, 2000
[S8636] Letter from Helen (Hoffman) Smith dated July 24, 2000

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Orrell Elbert "Heam" Hillman¹

M, #6859, b. 22 December 1919, d. 2 May 1994

Parents

Father	Grant Ulysses Hillman (b. 28 July 1868, d. 23 February 1945)
Mother	Mattie Lydia TenEyke (b. 22 September 1888, d. 25 February 1959)

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Family 1: Jeanetta "Jenny" Yeahquo

Daughter	Elizabeth Hillman
Daughter	Vivian Hillman
Daughter	Diane Lee Hillman
Daughter	Mattie Hillman

Family 2: Dorothy Unknown (b. 5 July 1929, d. August 1979)

Adopted Son

Gabriel "Tugger" Montgomery

BASIC FACTS

Orrell Elbert "Heam" Hillman was born on 22 December 1919 in Orleans, Humboldt Co., California.¹ He and Jeanetta "Jenny" Yeahquo were married in 1942.¹ He and Dorothy Unknown were married after 1947. He died on 2 May 1994, at age 74, in Orleans, Humboldt Co., California.¹

Orrell Elbert "Heam" Hillman had reference number 7123. He was educated Sherman Institute Indian School, Sherman, Riverside Co., California.¹ He was a Mill worker, Road Construction.¹ His Social Security Number was 552-20-8381.² U. S. Army.³

Citations

[S8639] Letter from Helen D. Smith dated May 19, 2000
[S12398] Social Security Death Index, Source Medium: Book
[S8636] Letter from Helen (Hoffman) Smith dated July 24, 2000

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Vernon Jay Hillman¹

M, #6860, b. 5 June 1916, d. 25 July 1998

Parents

Father	Grant Ulysses Hillman (b. 28 July 1868, d. 23 February 1945)
Mother	Mattie Lydia TenEyke (b. 22 September 1888, d. 25 February 1959)

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Family: Ethelyne Alice Moon (b. 16 April 1929, d. 24 August 2011)

Daughter	Verdalyn Virginia Hillman+
Daughter	Ethelyne Lois Hillman+
Daughter	Gayle Lynn Hillman+

BASIC FACTS

Vernon Jay Hillman was born on 5 June 1916 in Orleans, Humboldt Co., California.¹ He and Ethelyne Alice Moon were married on 20 April 1946.² He died on 25 July 1998, at age 82, in Eureka, Humboldt Co., California.¹ He was buried in Sunset Memorial Park, Eureka, Humboldt Co., California.¹

Vernon Jay Hillman had reference number 7124. He was a Mill worker.¹ He was educated Sherman Institute Indian School, Sherman, Riverside Co., California.¹ His Social Security Number was 552-20-8289.³

Citations

[S8639] Letter from Helen D. Smith dated May 19, 2000
[S8636] Letter from Helen (Hoffman) Smith dated July 24, 2000
[S12398] Social Security Death Index, Source Medium: Book

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Grant Ulysses "Leaf" Hillman, Jr¹

M, #6861

Parents

Father	Grant Ulysses Hillman (b. 28 July 1868, d. 23 February 1945)
Mother	Mattie Lydia TenEyke (b. 22 September 1888, d. 25 February 1959)

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Family: Lorraine Marie Wilson

Son	Rowdy J. Hillman
Son	Leaf Grant Hillman

Citations

[S8639] Letter from Helen D. Smith dated May 19, 2000

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Grace Lois Hillman¹

F, #6862, b. 2 September 1921, d. 24 December 1940

Parents

Father	Grant Ulysses Hillman (b. 28 July 1868, d. 23 February 1945)
Mother	Mattie Lydia TenEyke (b. 22 September 1888, d. 25 February 1959)

Pedigree Link

BASIC FACTS

Grace Lois Hillman was born on 2 September 1921 in Orleans, Humboldt Co., California.¹ She and Ray Yaughn were married in November 1940.^1,2 She died on 24 December 1940, at age 19, in Oakland, Alameda Co., California.¹ She was buried in Orleans, Humboldt Co., California.¹

Grace Lois Hillman had reference number 7126.

Citations

[S8639] Letter from Helen D. Smith dated May 19, 2000
[S8636] Letter from Helen (Hoffman) Smith dated July 24, 2000

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Vivian Vera "Bibsy" Hillman¹

F, #6863, b. 8 July 1925, d. 1 March 2005

Parents

Father	Grant Ulysses Hillman (b. 28 July 1868, d. 23 February 1945)
Mother	Mattie Lydia TenEyke (b. 22 September 1888, d. 25 February 1959)

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Family 1: Robert "Bob" Wood

Daughter	Florene Kay Wood
Daughter	Linda Wood
Daughter	Susan Wood

Family 2: Earl Paper

Son	James Paper
Son	Darrell Paper

BASIC FACTS

Vivian Vera "Bibsy" Hillman was born on 8 July 1925 in Orleans, Humboldt Co., California.¹ She and Robert "Bob" Wood were married about 1946. She and Earl Paper were married after 1957.¹ She died on 1 March 2005, at age 79, in Foresthill, Placer Co., California.

Vivian Vera "Bibsy" Hillman had reference number 7127.

Citations

[S8639] Letter from Helen D. Smith dated May 19, 2000

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David Meloid Chavez^1,2

M, #6864, b. 13 May 1918

Pedigree Link

Family: Esther Rebecca "Etta" Marshall-Hillman (b. 17 June 1914, d. 8 June 2000)

Daughter	Rebecca Grace Chavez
Son	David Martin Chavez (b. 25 March 1949, d. 26 July 1994)

BASIC FACTS

David Meloid Chavez was born on 13 May 1918 in Las Vegas, Clark Co., Nevada.² He and Esther Rebecca "Etta" Marshall-Hillman were married on 21 September 1945 in Reno, Nevada.^1,2 He and Esther Rebecca "Etta" Marshall-Hillman were divorced in 1974.²

David Meloid Chavez had reference number 7128. He was an Iron worker.¹ David was an iron worker for 42 years. He worked on the Shasta Dam in 1940. In the summer of 1948 he worked on the Weitchpec Bridge for the J. Phillip Murphy Company of Oakland, California. In later years he worked on the bridges over Camp Creek and Dillon Creek, south of Happy Camp, for Bethleham Steel Corporation.

Citations

[S8639] Letter from Helen D. Smith dated May 19, 2000
[S8636] Letter from Helen (Hoffman) Smith dated July 24, 2000

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Rebecca Grace Chavez¹

F, #6865

Parents

Father	David Meloid Chavez (b. 13 May 1918)
Mother	Esther Rebecca "Etta" Marshall-Hillman (b. 17 June 1914, d. 8 June 2000)

Pedigree Link

Citations

[S8639] Letter from Helen D. Smith dated May 19, 2000

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David Martin Chavez¹

M, #6866, b. 25 March 1949, d. 26 July 1994

Parents

Father	David Meloid Chavez (b. 13 May 1918)
Mother	Esther Rebecca "Etta" Marshall-Hillman (b. 17 June 1914, d. 8 June 2000)

Pedigree Link

BASIC FACTS

David Martin Chavez was born on 25 March 1949 in Eureka, Humboldt Co., California.^2,3 He died on 26 July 1994, at age 45, in Sacramento, Sacramento Co., California.¹ He was buried in Ashes scattered on the mountain at Doc Rock.³

David Martin Chavez was also known as David Chavez, Jr.² He had reference number 7130. His Social Security Number was 553072-3570, issued: California.¹

Citations

[S12398] Social Security Death Index, Source Medium: Book
[S8639] Letter from Helen D. Smith dated May 19, 2000
[S8636] Letter from Helen (Hoffman) Smith dated July 24, 2000

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Ethelyne Alice Moon

F, #6867, b. 16 April 1929, d. 24 August 2011

Pedigree Link

Family: Vernon Jay Hillman (b. 5 June 1916, d. 25 July 1998)

Daughter	Verdalyn Virginia Hillman+
Daughter	Ethelyne Lois Hillman+
Daughter	Gayle Lynn Hillman+

BASIC FACTS

Ethelyne Alice Moon was born on 16 April 1929.¹ She and Vernon Jay Hillman were married on 20 April 1946.² She died on 24 August 2011, at age 82.¹

Ethelyne Alice Moon had reference number 7131.

Citations

[S4980] Find A Grave (Internet), Source Medium: Book
[S8636] Letter from Helen (Hoffman) Smith dated July 24, 2000

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Verdalyn Virginia Hillman¹

F, #6868

Parents

Father	Vernon Jay Hillman (b. 5 June 1916, d. 25 July 1998)
Mother	Ethelyne Alice Moon (b. 16 April 1929, d. 24 August 2011)

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Family: Arthur Gordon "Butch" Brown

Son	Vernon Duane Brown+
Son	Arthur Gordon Brown, Jr.

BASIC FACTS

Verdalyn Virginia Hillman and Arthur Gordon "Butch" Brown were married on 22 December 1962 in Eureka, Humboldt Co., California.

Citations

[S8639] Letter from Helen D. Smith dated May 19, 2000

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Ethelyne Lois Hillman¹

F, #6869

Parents

Father	Vernon Jay Hillman (b. 5 June 1916, d. 25 July 1998)
Mother	Ethelyne Alice Moon (b. 16 April 1929, d. 24 August 2011)

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Family 1: Bruce Denny

Daughter	Deborah Michelle Denny
Daughter	Kelli Dyan Denny
Daughter	Marci Lynette Denny

Family 2: Tim Roby

Daughter

Teela Roby

BASIC FACTS

Ethelyne Lois Hillman and Bruce Denny were married before 1966. She and Tim Roby were married after 1970.

Citations

[S8639] Letter from Helen D. Smith dated May 19, 2000

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Gayle Lynn Hillman¹

F, #6870

Parents

Father	Vernon Jay Hillman (b. 5 June 1916, d. 25 July 1998)
Mother	Ethelyne Alice Moon (b. 16 April 1929, d. 24 August 2011)

Pedigree Link

Family: Larry Olson

Daughter	Lauren Olson
Son	Larry Jay Olson

Citations

[S4140] Descendents of John Killian Finkner prepared by William, Meryl & Olan Finkner, Source Medium: Book

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Jeanetta "Jenny" Yeahquo¹

F, #6871

Pedigree Link

Family: Orrell Elbert "Heam" Hillman (b. 22 December 1919, d. 2 May 1994)

Daughter	Elizabeth Hillman
Daughter	Vivian Hillman
Daughter	Diane Lee Hillman
Daughter	Mattie Hillman

BASIC FACTS

Jeanetta "Jenny" Yeahquo and Orrell Elbert "Heam" Hillman were married in 1942.¹

Citations

[S8639] Letter from Helen D. Smith dated May 19, 2000

Family Explorer

Elizabeth Hillman¹

F, #6872

Parents

Father	Orrell Elbert "Heam" Hillman (b. 22 December 1919, d. 2 May 1994)
Mother	Jeanetta "Jenny" Yeahquo

Pedigree Link

Citations

[S8639] Letter from Helen D. Smith dated May 19, 2000

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Vivian Hillman¹

F, #6873

Parents

Father	Orrell Elbert "Heam" Hillman (b. 22 December 1919, d. 2 May 1994)
Mother	Jeanetta "Jenny" Yeahquo

Pedigree Link

Citations

[S8639] Letter from Helen D. Smith dated May 19, 2000

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Mattie Hillman¹

F, #6874

Parents

Father	Orrell Elbert "Heam" Hillman (b. 22 December 1919, d. 2 May 1994)
Mother	Jeanetta "Jenny" Yeahquo

Pedigree Link

Citations

[S8639] Letter from Helen D. Smith dated May 19, 2000

Family Explorer

Diane Lee Hillman¹

F, #6875

Parents

Father	Orrell Elbert "Heam" Hillman (b. 22 December 1919, d. 2 May 1994)
Mother	Jeanetta "Jenny" Yeahquo

Pedigree Link

Citations

[S8639] Letter from Helen D. Smith dated May 19, 2000