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Elizabeth A. “Betty” <I>Scobee</I> Hillis

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Elizabeth A. “Betty” Scobee Hillis

Birth
Montgomery County, Kentucky, USA
Death
28 Feb 1907 (aged 69)
Greencastle, Putnam County, Indiana, USA
Burial
Brick Chapel, Putnam County, Indiana, USA Add to Map
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Elizabeth A. Scobee was born Apr 2, 1837, in Montgomery County, Kentucky, to parents William Scobee (1802-1890) and Nelly Jane Burroughs (1802-1875, both born in Kentucky. Elizabeth was the 7th child in a family of 8 children. Her brothers and sisters were: Robert Scobee, twin (1826-1890), Mary Polly Scobee-Dooley, twin (1826-1906), Alexander Samuel Scobee (1827-1910), Stephen Scobee (1829-1830), James Washington Burroughs Scobee (1830-1893), George Scobee (1835-1835), and Nellie Jane Scobee-Huls (1842-1931).
On December 9, 1857, in Montgomery County, Kentucky, Elizabeth married George Baker Hillis (1828-1899), born in Indiana. George was a son of Abraham Alan Hillis (1799-1868) and Elizabeth Peck (1803-1885), both born in Kentucky.
George and Elizabeth settled into a life of farming in Putnam County, Indiana. This family had six children, all born in Indiana: Mary Jane Hillis-Flint (1858-1928), William Allen Hillis (1860-), Sarah Ellen Hillis-Allen (1862-1920), Emma Elizabeth Hillis-Browning (1866-1936), George Henry Hillis (1870-1935), and Margaret Mae Hillis-O'Hair (1872-1930).
Elizabeth's husband died in 1899 and she went to live with her son George and his wife in Greencastle, Indiana. Elizabeth died Feb 28, 1907, in Greencastle. Both she and her husband are buried in the Brick Chapel Cemetery.
Elizabeth A. Scobee was born Apr 2, 1837, in Montgomery County, Kentucky, to parents William Scobee (1802-1890) and Nelly Jane Burroughs (1802-1875, both born in Kentucky. Elizabeth was the 7th child in a family of 8 children. Her brothers and sisters were: Robert Scobee, twin (1826-1890), Mary Polly Scobee-Dooley, twin (1826-1906), Alexander Samuel Scobee (1827-1910), Stephen Scobee (1829-1830), James Washington Burroughs Scobee (1830-1893), George Scobee (1835-1835), and Nellie Jane Scobee-Huls (1842-1931).
On December 9, 1857, in Montgomery County, Kentucky, Elizabeth married George Baker Hillis (1828-1899), born in Indiana. George was a son of Abraham Alan Hillis (1799-1868) and Elizabeth Peck (1803-1885), both born in Kentucky.
George and Elizabeth settled into a life of farming in Putnam County, Indiana. This family had six children, all born in Indiana: Mary Jane Hillis-Flint (1858-1928), William Allen Hillis (1860-), Sarah Ellen Hillis-Allen (1862-1920), Emma Elizabeth Hillis-Browning (1866-1936), George Henry Hillis (1870-1935), and Margaret Mae Hillis-O'Hair (1872-1930).
Elizabeth's husband died in 1899 and she went to live with her son George and his wife in Greencastle, Indiana. Elizabeth died Feb 28, 1907, in Greencastle. Both she and her husband are buried in the Brick Chapel Cemetery.


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