I am researching the Hildyard and Welker family trees.So far I have about 500 names, but then I get carried away with non-essential brothers, sisters, wives, husbands, etc.I am stuck at John Thomas Hildyard b. 12-2-1823 in Cheshire, England.His father was Thomas Hildyard, who married Elizabeth (White?) and their first child, Hanna White Hildyard, was born 9-2-1810.
Family names include George Broadbent Hildyard, Caroline Rose Austin, Rev. Joseph Robertson (1759 Scotland), Margaret Gray (1791 Scotland), Lucius Austin, Eliza Hobart (back to Edmund Hobart1574 of Hingham, Norfolk, England).Evidently, one branch, starting with Joseph William Hildyard , son of John Thomas, changed the spelling to Hillyard.
Am also searching for information on John Schmitz b. Jan 1845 in Tier, Prussia, Germany, m. Barbara Schmitt b. 12-4-1854 in Germany.They came to KS in 1880.Barbara's parents were Frank Schmitz and Hazel (?).John and Barbara's children were Nickolas, Frank, Elizabeth, John (Shike), Angeline, William, and Joseph.
On mother's side have information for Amos Washington Welker through Daniel Welker of Georgetown, Floyd Co., Indiana.Other names include George Homer Doughty, Ella Lee O'Neal, and Permelia Wood.It's really sparse here!
Would love to share information.Thanks!