Maria Maranda (Long) Hellyer (1824 - 1897)

Born 7 Nov 1824 in County Limerick, Ireland

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Died 3 Jan 1897 at age 72 in Sterling, Whiteside, Illinois, United States

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MARIA MARANDA LONG HELLYER

MARIA MARANDA LONG was born on 7 November 1824, in County Limerick, Ireland. She was the daughter of MARGARET JANE ATKINS and JOSEPH MARTIN LONG.

On 18 May 1844, she married LUCIOUS L HELLYER born on 31 December 1810, in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. He was the son of ANNA JONES and JOHN J. HELLYER. He died on 10 September 1871, at Dixie, Illinois.

Their children were

1. BAIRRY DANIEL HELLYER (1845–Deceased)
2. BERNARD "Barny" HELLYER (1845–1937)
3. LYDIA ANN HELLYER BEHLER (1847–1924)
4. JANE HELLYER PARKER (1848–1924)
5. JAMES HELLYER (1851–Deceased)
6. SAMUEL HELLYER (1853–Deceased)
7. CATHERINE HELLYER (1855–Deceased)
8. GEORGIANNA HELLYER DEETS CASH (1857–1934)
9. ABIGAIL "Abbie" HELLYER (1859–Deceased)
10. AGNES HELLYER BEHLER (1866–1932)

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United States Census, 1860

... Sterling, Whiteside, Illinois

Name:................Maria Hillier

Gender:......................Female

Age:.....................................35

Race:.............................White

Birth Year (Estimated):.1825

Birthplace:.................Ireland

Page:................................394

Household------Role--Sex--Age----Birthplace

Lucius Hillier---Male---49-------Pennsylvania

Maria Hillier--Female--35---------------Ireland

Barny Hillier----Male---14------------Canada E

Lydia A Hillier--Female--13--------------Illinois

Jane Hillier-----Female--11---------------Illinois

James Hillier----Male-----9----------------Illinois

Samuel Hillier--Male-----7----------------Illinois

Catharine Hillier--Female--5------------Illinois

Georgiana Hilyer--Female--3-----------Illinois

Abigail Hilyer-------Female--1-----------Illinois

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United States Census, 1880

Sterling, Whiteside, Illinois

Name: Maria Hellyer

Gender: Female

Age: 55

Marital Status: Widowed

Race: White

Occupation: Keeping House

Relationship to Head of Household: Self

Birth Year (Estimated): 1825

Birthplace: Ireland

Father's Birthplace: ---

Mother's Birthplace: ---

Sheet Letter: B

Sheet Number: 243

Person Number: 0

Volume: 1

Household-------Role---Sex-----Age-----Birthplace

Maria Hellyer___Self__Female_55_______Ireland

Richard Hellyer_Grandson_Male_6______Illinois

Samuel Hellyer__Son__Male___27_______Illinois

Abbie Hellyer_Daughter_Female_21____Illinois

Agnes Hellyer_Daughter_Female_14____Illinois

Benjamin Deets_Other_Male_27_Pennsylvania

Georgia Deets___Other_Female_28_____Illinois

Ruth M Deets____Other_Female_0______Illinois

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(NOTE: The following found in

PORTRAIT and BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM of HENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS

(A Sage Endowment Item: http://archive.org/details/cu31924028805352 )

CONTAINING Full-page portrait and Biographical sketches of prominent and : Representative Citizens of The County.

Together With PORTRAITS AND BIOGRAPHIES OF ALL THE GOVERNORS OF : ILLINOIS, AND OF THE PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES.

ALSO CONTAINING A HISTORY OF THE COUNTY, FROM ITS EARLIEST

SETTLEMENT TO THE PRESENT TIME.

CHICAGO:

Biographical Publishing Co

1885 )

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IZRI HELLYER

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A farmer on section 2, Geneseo Township, was born in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, January 7, 1817. He has lived in the County since 1865.

JOHN and ANN ‘Annie’ (JONES) HELLYER, his parents, were both of Pennsylvania origin.

In 1823 they moved with their family to Columbiana County, Ohio. There their children grew to maturity, and the sons were trained in a complete knowledge of agriculture.

In 1836 another transfer of the household was made, to Canada. A location was made in the part known as the Wellington District (Ontario). Mr. HELLYER remained there two years before he married ELIZABETH CLEMENS. She was born in the Dominion, and their union in marriage took place Jan. 9, 1838.

After that event, Mr. HELLYER bought a tract of timber on which he made a clearing and built a log house. This was their home until two years later.

In 1840 the husband bought a house in the village of New Hope, now known as Estelle. He sold his farm and engaged in teaming in the village, to which the family removed. They remained there until 1851, when they came to Illinois and located in Whiteside County, where Mr. HELLYER was a renter until 1865.

On coming to Henry County, he at first rented land in Geneseo Township, and passed three years operating in that method. He went thence to the township of Yorktown, where he passed three years.

In 1869 he bought a farm on section 11 in the township in which he has since labored as a farmer. He has made additional purchases until he is the owner of 240 acres of excellent land in good condition for profitable farming.

The children of the family are two in number.

1.) AMOS is a citizen of Shelby Co., Iowa.

2.) EMELINE is the wife of ELIAS ZMMER, of the same place.

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Name in Ancestry hints differs slightly from Findagrave info. Maranda Marie Long Smith Hellyer vs. Maria Hellyer

Sources

• https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/sources/LCV6-3D8
• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXHV-DB6 : 13 December 2017), Maria Hillier in the household of Lucius Hillier, 1860.
• "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQ7Q-1QR : 8 March 2018), Marr...Long for Agnes Beehler, 23 Mar 1932; Public Board of Health, Archives, Springfield; FHL microfilm 1,684,330.
• "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQQF-M6B : 8 March 2018), Maria Long for Georgianna Cash, 05 Jan 1934; Public Board of Health, Archives, Springfield; FHL microfilm 1,675,308.
• "The Gordon Eaton Hill Family Tree" at Ancestry.com: http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/14326230/person/19277159264
• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6WT-BB6 : 8 June 2019), Mariah Hellyer in the household of Lucious Hellyer, 1870.
• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXK1-F6T : 14 August 2017), Maria Hellyer, Sterling, Whiteside, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district ED 210, sheet 243B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,259.
• Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 14 May 2020), memorial page for Maria Hellyer (1824–3 Jan 1897), Find A Grave: Memorial #103019772, citing Riverside Cemetery, Sterling, Whiteside County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by Dave and Pam Jindrich (contributor 47241779) .