Matilda Rebecca (Speas) Hilsabeck (1822 - 1886)

Born 9 Sep 1822 in Owen County, Indiana, USA

Ancestors

Wife of William Henry Hilsabeck — married 4 Jan 1842 in Owen County, Indiana, USA

Descendants

Died 9 Oct 1886 at age 64 in Marshall County, Iowa, USA

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Biography

Timeline

9 Sep 1822 Matilda is born in Owen County, Indiana to Hieronymous and Anna Magdalena (Fiscus) Speas.^[1]

4 January 1842 Matilda marries William Henry Helsabeck in Owen County, Indiana.^[2]

1850 Matilda and William are living in Jefferson Township, Owen County, Indiana, and they have four children -- Elvin, David, Saluda and John. We have to assume that Martha, who was born in 1844, must have died before the 1850 census.^[3]

1870 Matilda and William are living in Iowa with nine of their 12 children.^[4]

1880 Matilda is listed as "Rubecca" in the 1880 Census. She and William are living in Timber Creek, Iowa. Six of their children are still living with them: Matilda J, Elvira M, "Ella" (Ardelia/Ardella), "Alkana" (Elkanah), John W and "Frank" (William Frank).^[5]

9 Oct 1886 Matilda passes away.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Matilda Rebecca Speas Hilsabeck, Find-a-Grave memorial #56964298; entered by Steph on 12 Aug 2010 : accessed by J. Ricketts on 18 Sep 2015.
2. ↑ Owen County Cousins, entry for William Henry Hilsabeck, p. 562
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHVM-WZ2 : accessed 19 September 2015), Matilda R Hilsabeck in household of William Hilsabeck, Jefferson, Owen, Indiana, United States; citing family 547, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDVK-L8C : accessed 19 September 2015), Matilda R Hilsabeck in household of William Hilsabeck, Iowa, United States; citing p. 8, family 54, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,909.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDL3-JTL : accessed 19 September 2015), Rubecca Helsebeck in household of Wm Helsebeck, Timber Creek, Marshall, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district 297, sheet 229B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0355; FHL microfilm 1,254,355.

See also:

• » Lovell, Rosemary (Faulk). Owen County Cousins. (Harrahan, Louisiana: J. G. Hauser, Inc., 1977)