Mary's earliest years were spent in Gillespie County, Texas, and then on her father's ranch in Karnes County, Texas. About 1870 she married Henry Hilt (1832-1920), an early Texas pioneer of German heritage. Mary and Henry had a dozen or more children, nine of whom survived to adulthood: 1)Samuel, 2)John Frederick, 3)Grace Christine, 4)Ellen Sarah, 5)Augustus Thomas, 6)Riley Martin, 7)Henry Joseph, 8)Jacob and 9)Bertha Margaret. Mary spent the bulk of her adult life living near Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio, where she died 15 Jan 1921 from a cancer which started on her tongue.
Mary's earliest years were spent in Gillespie County, Texas, and then on her father's ranch in Karnes County, Texas. About 1870 she married Henry Hilt (1832-1920), an early Texas pioneer of German heritage. Mary and Henry had a dozen or more children, nine of whom survived to adulthood: 1)Samuel, 2)John Frederick, 3)Grace Christine, 4)Ellen Sarah, 5)Augustus Thomas, 6)Riley Martin, 7)Henry Joseph, 8)Jacob and 9)Bertha Margaret. Mary spent the bulk of her adult life living near Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio, where she died 15 Jan 1921 from a cancer which started on her tongue.
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