Jul-28-2018                   
             Husband: Absalom Hileman    
       Also known as: Absalom Hildman 1
                Born: Jun-12-1840          in Virginia (now West Virginia)  2,3,4,5 (see note 1)
                Died: Apr-17-1892          at Troy, Gilmer Co, WV  6,2
              Buried:                      in Troy Cemetery, Gilmer Co, WV  
      Cause of death:                      gastric ulcer  7
             Resided: 1890                 in St. Clara, Doddridge Co, WV  8
             Resided: 1884                 in Doddridge Co, WV  5
              Census: 1880                 in Troy District, Gilmer Co, WV  
              Census: 1870                 in Center District, Gilmer Co, WV  
             Resided: 1870                 in Gilmer Co, WV  1
              Census: 1860                 in Harrison Co, (W)VA  
              Census: 1850                 in Barbour Co, (W)VA  
          Occupation:                      farmer  2,9
            Military: Sep 1864 - Jun 1865  Pvt, Co C, 6th W.Va. Inf, Civil War  2,10,11,12 (see note 2)
              Father: Samuel S. Heylman   (1817 -     ) 
              Mother: Harriet A. Hannon   (1819 -     ) 
Other spouse 1
Other spouse 2
                Wife: Rebecca E. Heldreth   2  
             Married: Feb-26-1884          in Doddridge Co, WV  13
                Born: Jul-  -1848          in Marion Co, (W)VA  14
              Census: 1880, 1900           in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV   (see note 3)
              Census: 1870                 in Mannington District, Marion Co, WV  
   Medical condition: 1880                 consumption  15
              Father: Daniel Heldreth   (1825 - 1898) 
              Mother: Chloe Harvey   (1827 - 1889) 

Sources:
(1) Gilmer County Marriage Records, Glenville, WV. 
(2) Hileman Genealogy (1305) 1780-1981, Pearl Hileman Cooper and Maysel Hileman Pierce (self-published, 1981), p. 30. 
(3) Gilmer County WV Marriages 1845-1933, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (Jan 1989) 
(4) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. 
(5) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. 
(6) Gilmer County Death Records, Glenville, WV, Identified as Absolem Hileman, white male, widowed, farmer, born in Barbour 
Co; died Apr 17 1892 at Troy, age 57y 2m 11d, cause of death gastric ulcer, burial at Troy.  (Note:  Age at death is 
about 5 years older than what is indicated in other records, but it does correspond to a Feb 6th birthday given in his 
marriage record.), DR p. 32 : 
www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=2204812&Type=Death. 
(7) Gilmer County Death Records, Glenville, WV. 
(8) 1890 Veterans Schedules [database online], Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration. 
(9) 1880 Census, Gilmer County, WV (Troy District) 
(10) U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles [database on-line], Ancestry.com. 
(11) U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 [database online], National Park Service , 
Ancestry.com. 
(12) U.S. Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934 [database on-line], Ancestry.com and National 
Archives & Records Administration. 
(13) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Absalom Hileman, b. Feb 6 1842 in Monongalia Co; and 
Rebecca E. Heldreth, b. Feb 22 1849 in Marion Co.  Married Feb 26 1884 at residence of Daniel Heldreth.  Absalom's birth 
data is at variance with his birthdate reported elsewhere, Jun 12 1840 in Preston Co.  But immediate family, namely the 
authors of "Hileman Genealogy," state that this is the same Absalom Hileman. MR 2-273 : 
www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11790448&Type=Marriage. 
(14) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) 
(15) 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District). 

Event Notes
Note (1) Birthplace given in 1858 marriage record as Harrison County, in 1870 marriage
record as Preston County, in 1884 marriage record as Monongalia County, and in
death record as Barbour County.
Note (2) The 1890 Veterans Survey, in which he was listed as Absolem Hyleman,
indicates his service dates as Jul 1861 to 1865, unit given as 14th W.Va. Inf,
company not specified.  Information in that Survey is generally as provided to
the enumerator by the veteran himself.  But "Hileman Genealogy" reports his
service dates as Sep 1864 to Jun 1865, which is more in keeping with his
documented draft registration in Jul 1863.  Other records, including his Civil
War pension record, indicate his unit as Co C, 6th W.Va. Inf.
Note (3) In 1900, she was listed as Rebecca Heldrith, 51, b. Jul 1848, single, sister
to head of household Rhododone (?) Heldrith (male), b. Jun 1864.  It is noted
that Rebecca E. Heldreth did marry Absalom Hileman in 1884, that his marital
status was widowed in his 1892 death record, and that there was no claim for a
widow's pension filed on his Civil War service record.







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