There are some issues with the birth dates of his children -- the first three are too close together.
He appears to be living in San Lorenzo Township, Santa Cruz County, California at the time of the 1900 Census. His birth year is given as 1859 rather than 1854, which was on his marriage record and the 1880 census listing. He gives his marital status as Divorced.[1]
Sources
↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9GK-83Y : accessed 7 August 2019), Thomas Hilton, San Lorenzo Township (excl. Santa Cruz city), Santa Cruz, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 87, sheet 24A, family 421, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,112
See also:
"California, County Marriages, 1850-1952," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZ31-Z1P : 8 December 2017), Thomas Hilton and Susan Elrod, 03 Jul 1876; citing Santa Clara, California, United States, county courthouses, California; FHL microfilm 1,468,529.
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6PV-18P : 19 August 2017), Thomas Hilton, 1880; citing enumeration district ED 257, sheet 382C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d), roll 0082; FHL microfilm 1,254,082.
Acknowledgments
Shannon Verissimo created WikiTree profile Hilton-834 through the import of Woodside Family Tree.ged on Jan 23, 2013.
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