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Hannah Pilling

Female 1835 - 1914  (79 years)


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  • Name Hannah Pilling 
    Born 3 Mar 1835  , Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 28 Dec 1914  , Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Downsville Cemetery, Underwood, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I635  Petersen-de Lanskoy
    Last Modified 27 May 2021 

    Family William Lenore Graybill,   b. 25 Jan 1824, Bloomfield Township, Jackson, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Jun 1880, of Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 56 years) 
    Married Abt 26 Apr 1852  , Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Elizabeth Jane Graybill,   b. 27 Jan 1853, , Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Jun 1932, Persia, Harrison, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
     2. Sydney Lenore Graybill,   b. 27 Jan 1855, Kane Township, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Feb 1855, Kane Township, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     3. Levi or Levy A. Graybill,   b. 10 Nov 1855, Kane Township, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1920, of, , Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age > 66 years)
     4. Rebecca Almeda Graybill,   b. 10 Feb 1860, , Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Sep 1930, Yorkshire, Harrison, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)
     5. David M. Graybill,   b. 18 Feb 1862, , Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Aug 1883, , Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 21 years)
     6. Lafayette A. Graybill,   b. 28 Sep 1866, , Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Aug 1883, , Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 16 years)
     7. Jesse Graybill,   b. 4 Jun 1869, , Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Sep 1943, of Hardin Township, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
     8. Ira Graybill,   b. 13 May 1876, , Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Aug 1963, of Denver, Arapahoe, Colorado, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
    Last Modified 28 May 2021 
    Family ID F357  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • RESEARCH_NOTES:
      1. Reviewed 6 May 2002 Rootsweb.com Worldconnect.

      2. Censuses:
      1841 Eng: South Bury, Bury, Lancashire, p. 6 of 20, King Street, all born in county:
      Thomas Pilling, 45, cotton weaver.
      Hannah, 45.
      Ashton, 20, cotton weaver.
      Thomas, 15, cotton weaver.
      Betsey, 13, cotton piecer.
      Hannah, 6.

      1851 Iowa State: Pottawattamie County. FHL film 1022203. The entire state was counted but only Pottawattamie listed everyone by name in the household and their ages; other counties only listed the head of the household and a numerical count without names of the various ages by sex in the household. No date is given when the census was taken but it was certified in Dec. 1851; however, the other counties show a Sep 1851 date which also appears more likely for Pottawattamie as well in light of ages given some children with known birthdays in October. Census return:
      Pilling: Thomas 54, Annah 54, Annah Jr. 17. [Note that there are several other Pillings in vicinity. Also that the following related families are in this census and very close neighbors: Simeon P. Graybill, Michael/Polly Graybill with Polly's mother Catherine Eller Stoker, Eller/Margaret Stoker, Jacob/Catherine Stoker, Philip/Catherine Gatrost, David/Barbara Stoker, Edward/Sarah Davis, and William/Almira Stoker. Other relatives in same county but separated by several pages of census include the following families: Thomas/Hannah Pilling whose daughter Hannah, later marries William Lenore Graybill, Levi/Patience Graybill, John W./Sarah Stoker, Hannah Ford whose son Martin later marries Zibiah M. Stoker, and John/Sarah Smith.]

      1854 Iowa: Kane, Pottawattamie, Iowa, listed as males, females, voters, militia (note that there are 8 pages of listings and only pages 5 and 6 list the following:
      Michael Grabill, 5-5-2-0.
      William L. Grabill, 1-2-1-1.
      Geo. Grabill, 5-3-1-1.
      Eller Stoker, 4-4-4-4.
      Philip Gatirop, 3-2-1-1.
      Simeon Grabill, 4-0-1-1.

      1856 Iowa: (From Ancestry.com) Kane, Pottawattamie, Iowa, p. 4 of 63, 19/19:
      Wm. L. Graybill, 32, 10 years in Iowa, OH, farmer.
      Hannah, 21, Eng., 6 years in Iowa.
      Elizabeth J., 3, IA.
      Levi A., 0, IA.

      1860 US: Council Bluffs Post Office, Kane Township, Pottawattamie, Iowa, dwelling 503, family 444, neighbors to Polly Graybill:
      William L. Graybill, 36, farmer, $100 real estate, $45 personal property, OH.
      Anna, 25, house wife, Eng.
      Elizabeth J., 7, IA.
      Levi A., 4, IA.
      Rebecca A., 4/12, IA.

      1870 US: Council Bluffs Post Office, Kane Township, Pottawattamie, Iowa, p. 172b, dwelling 52, family 53; the following families were neighbors: Simeon Graybill, Margaret Stoker, George Graybill, William L. Graybill, Phillip Gatrost:
      W.L. Graybill, 47, farmer, $1400 real estate, $350 personal property, OH.
      Hannah 34, keeping house, Eng.
      Elizabeth, 17, IA.
      L. A., 13, IA.
      Rebecca, 10, IA.
      David, 8, IA.
      Layfayett, 3, IA.
      Jessee, 5/12, IA.

      1880 US: Garner, Pottawattamie, Iowa; NA film T9-0361, p. 22C [Confirms William was born in Ohio and his parents both in North Carolina.]:
      William Graybill, farmer, self, 56, OH NC NC.
      Hannah, wife, 45, Eng Eng Eng.
      Levy A., son, 24, IA OH Eng.
      Rebecca, dau, 20, IA OH Eng.
      David M., son, 18, IA OH Eng.
      Lafayette, son, 13, IA OH Eng.
      Jesse, son, 10, IA OH Eng.
      Ira, son, 4, IA OH Eng.
      John Jones, laborer, other, 24, VA OH VA.

      1885 Iowa: Hardin, Pottawattamie, Iowa, p. 7 of 12, 38/38:
      Hanna Grabill, Section 9 E 1/2 SW, 49, farmer, Eng.
      Rebecca, 22.
      Jessie, 15.
      Ira, 8.
      Jessie Grant, 15.

      1900 US: Hardin, Pottawattamie, Iowa, ED 129, p. 104A, June 8, 1900, entry 41:
      Hannah Graybill, head, b. Mar 1835, age 65, widow, 8 total children with 4 living, b. Eng, parents b. Eng., farmer. [Note: Entry in 1900 census confirms only 8 children total.]
      Ira Graybill, son, b. May 1876, 24, single, b. Iowa, fa. b. Ohio, mo. b. Eng., farm laborer.

      1910 US: District 87, Washington, Harrison, Iowa, 23 Apr 1910, p. 11 of 24, 124/124:
      Jesse Graybill, 37, single, IA IL Eng, farmer.
      Hannah, mother, 75, widow, 8 total children with 4 living, Eng Eng Eng, year of immigration is shown as 1862 which would be too late considering her marriage in 1852.

      3. A partial quote from the book "Our Stoker Family Histories 1731-1881," Vol. II, comp. and ed. by Elayne Stoker, 2004, printed by Stevenson's Genealogy Center, Provo, UT, from an article entitled: "Polly Stoker":
      "Vivian Graybill, of Independence, Missouri, has worked on the Graybill genealogy for many years and since he plans to publish a book with a great amount of detailed information I will not list the names of their complete families. I will note the names of Michael and Polly's children and how they relate to other families in this book. I do have most family names if anyone wants to check it. [Kerry's note: the author lists each child and grandchild of Polly. See her file for the complete listing. I include only the immediate family in this individual's note.]
      "William Lenore Graybill, b. 1/25/25 d. 1/25/80 m. Hannah Pilling, daughter of Thomas Pilling of Oldham, Lancashire, England. She came to America with her parents as Mormon emigrants in 1850.
      1. Elizabeth Graybill, b. 1853 m. Eli Collins (son of John and family lived on the neighboring farm by Yorkshire, Iowa, where I grew up.)
      2. Sidney Graybill, b. 1855
      3. Levi Graybill, b. 1855
      4. Rebecca Graybill, b. 1860
      5. David Graybill, b. 1862
      6. Lafayette Graybill, b. 1866
      7. Jesse Graybill, b. 1869
      8. Ira Graybill, b. 1876"

      4. Ancestry.com's "New Orleans Passenger Lists, 1820-1945: for the ship Argo, arrived 11 Mar 1850 from Liverpool:
      Thomas Piling, 53.
      Hannah, 53.
      Hannah, 15.
      Thomas, 25.
      Hannah, 20.

      BIOGRAPHY:
      1. Susan Easton Black, compiler, "Early Members of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints," (Religious Studies Center, BYU, 1993, copy in Family History Library in Salt Lake City): "Graybill, Hannah; Birth: 3 Mar 1835, Lancashire, England. Hannah Graybill was bapt. a member of the [RLDS] on 26 Sep 1862 by Joseph Smith (Geo. Sweet). She was confirmed by Joseph Smith and William L. Graybill (John Shippy). She was confirmed by George Sweet, Thomas E. Jenkins, and J.D. Haywood. Sources: Early Reorganization Minutes, 1852-71, book A, pp. 135, 306, 310 and 1872-1905, Book C."

      2. The book "The Howard Leytham Stoker Von Dollen Family Histories," FHL 929.273 H833a, by Doris Lewis, 2017 So. 80th Ave., Omaha, Nebraska, 68124, pp. 90-91: "Hannah Pilling, daughter of Thomas Pilling of Oldham, Lancashire, England. She came to America with her parents as Mormon emigrants in 1850."

      BIRTH:
      1. See biography. Village location was probably Oldham in Lancashire, England. Alternative per 1841 census could be South Bury.

      MARRIAGE:
      1. Per FHL book 977.771 V2p" Pottawattamie Co., IA Early Marriages 1848-1869": "William L. Graybill and Hannah Pilling, 26 Apr 1852." The cited book notes that this is application date only and not necessarily marriage date.