Nancy Thompson (Steers) Hildreth (1873 - 1912)

Born 18 Mar 1873 in Livingston County, Illinois, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Henry Thomas Hildreth — married 25 Dec 1894 in Belle Prairie Township, Livingston, Illinois, United States

Died 2 Dec 1912 at age 39 in Livingston County, Illinois, United States

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Biography

Nancy "Nannie" Steers was born in Illinois in 1873. She was the daughter of John Steers and Mary Travis. She married Henry Thomas Hildreth on 25 Dec 1894. They had three children; John, Myrtle, and Delbert. She passed away at the age of 39 on 2 Dec 1912. She is buried in Cooper Cemetery with her husband, who died in 1945.

Sources

• "Portrait and Biographical Album of Livingston County, Illinois," Chicago; Chapman Brothers, 1888, Page 435; https://archive.org/details/portraitbiograph00chic/page/437/mode/1up

Census Records

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXV8-B9F : 13 January 2022), Nancy T. Steers, female, age 7, daughter, in household of John G. Steers, Belle Prairie Township, Livingston, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .

• "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:66JM-1276 : 8 March 2022), Nannie Hildreth, female, age 28, wife in household of Henry Hildreth; Belle Prairie Township, Livingston, Illinois, United States.

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MK63-VZZ : accessed 17 January 2023), Nannie T Hildreth in household of H T Hildreth, Belle Prairie, Livingston, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 18, sheet 2A, family 14, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 303; FHL microfilm 1,374,316.

Marriage to Henry T. Hildreth

• "Illinois Marriages, 1815-1935", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HS84-LL2M : 13 January 2020), (License) Nancy T. Steers and Henry T. Hildreth, 22 Dec 1894, Livingston County, Illinois, United States.

• "Illinois Marriages, 1815-1935", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2GQ-9L9 : 13 January 2020), Nancy Steers and Henry Hildreth, 25 Dec 1894, Belle Prairie Township, Livingston, Illinois, United States.

Death & Burial

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21574062/nancy-thompson-hildreth: accessed 16 January 2023), memorial page for Nancy Thompson Steers Hildreth (18 Mar 1873–2 Dec 1912), Find a Grave Memorial ID 21574062, citing Cooper Cemetery, Fairbury, Livingston County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by Contributor 46922820 .

Other Family Records

1898 - Birth of son, Delbert Ross Hildreth (not yet named)

• "Illinois Births and Christenings, 1824-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:H9GH-RT6Z : 13 February 2020), Nannie T. Steers, mother, in entry for son, Hildreth, 22 Jun 1898, Livingston, Illinois, United States.

1916 - Marriage of daughter, Myrtle Alice Hildreth to James B. Lester

• "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9L-CCXP : 19 February 2021), Nancy Steers, mother, in entry for James B Lester and Myrtle Alice Hildreth, 16 Feb 1916; citing Livingston, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,401,624.

1920 - Marriage of son, Delbert Ross Hildreth to Chloe Marie Fugate

• "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9L-CDF5 : 19 February 2021), Nancy Steers, mother, in entry for Delbert Ross Hildreth and Chloe Marie Fugate, 29 Jan 1920; citing Livingston, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,401,626.

1945 - Death of husband, Henry Thomas Hildreth

• "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N34R-GV5 : 25 April 2022), Nancy Steers, mother, in entry for Henry Thomas Hildreth, 25 Jan 1945, Indian Grove Twp., Livingston, Illinois.