Mary A. (Huntington) Hillman b. 09 Feb 1825- NY d. 07 Sept 1901 Yazoo City, MS

Widow of George Q. Roberts

 

Obituary:  Mrs. M. A. Hillman

The subject of this notice died 7 Sept 1901, at Lodi, Yazoo Co. MS. , at the

home of her daughter, Mrs. C. R. Hunter.  She was buried in the family burying ground at that place, Sept 8th--Rev. J. D. Crymes conducting the funeral.

The deceased came to this section of Mississippi in 1846, first settling in

Holmes Co.  After remaining there she went with her husband, Mr. George

Roberts, to Lodi plantation.  There she spent the greater portion of her life, since that early removal, and has been identified with the people of Yazoo Co. from that day to this, though she has out lived by many years all of her contemporaries.  We have not many who can say that they have lived in this county for half a century.

Mrs. Hillman was three times married, her first husband, being Mr. Jones

Roberts, her second Mr. George Roberts, both of N. C., and her third Mr.

Hillman, who she married during the Civil War.  She leaves one daughter, Mrs.

C. R. Hunter, and two sons, Minor H. Roberts and George Q. Roberts .  In

addition seven grandchildren and five great grand-children, survive her.  She

not only had the care of her own immediate family, but two sets of orphans were also hers to raise.  She was thus so situated that she necessarily and willingly spent her life largely in the interests of others.  Not only her immediately family, but her friends as well, knew and appreciated her strong

and brave character.  When she died a woman of no ordinary mold passed away

from us to join the great body of our race that have gone on before.

 

Mrs. Hillman's name was Huntington, a name borne by a multitude emanating from the same stock in our country.  A most interesting family history is in the possession of the oldest granddaughter, Mrs. J. E . B. Blewett of our city, which records the proceedings of the family convention held in Connecticut more than fifty years ago.  It is surprising to see the wide distribution of this family throughout the United States and Canada.  Many of these names are illustrious in almost every calling.  The original of the family, Simon Huntington, came to this country in 1639, and settled in Connecticut.  From that seed-plot plants have been drawn and transplanted to every part of the country, the branch from which the deceased was descendant having gone to North Carolina.  There is perhaps no family in the history of our country that has been more numerously distributed from the common New England center than the one to which Mrs. Hillman belonged, and none with a longer list of worthy names to its credit, both in this and in the past generations of our country.  The deceased was always proud of the family history.  She was, at the time of her death, in correspondence with leading members of the connection with reference to another reunion, which it was hoped, would be held within the near future.

Signed FRIEND