Full name : Samuel M. Hilterbrand
Alternate spellings, aliases : Samuel H.; Samuel M. Helterbrand; at some point
it appears that Sam deliberately changed the spelling of his surname from Helterbrand,
to Helterbran, then to Hilterbrand. All early works record him as
Helterbrand, including his federal Service Record and Missouri state muster
card, but by 1880 was using Hilterbrand. When he signed his signature in
1878, 1880 and 1908, it was as Hilterbrand. This was supposedly due to a
‘mix-up’ with the Military records, but he may have also tried to leave his
Confederate service behind, as he was enrolled as Helterbrand.
parents
Father : Abraham Helterbrand
Mother : Nancy Martin
Date of Birth : 2 June 1846
Place of Birth : Houston, Texas County, Missouri
Vital Stats :
Height : 5' 9"
Complexion : Fair
Eyes : Blue
Hair : Black
Spouse : America Angeline Upton
Date of Marriage : 20 November 1870
Place of Marriage : Houston, Texas County, Missouri
Notes : Marriage performed by Justice of the Peace Sitton.
Date of Death : 18 April 1927
Place of Death, and or Burial : Ellsinore, Carter County, Missouri
Notes : cause of death was chronic cystitis
Military Service : Civil War
Unit1 : Company F or H, 12th Regiment Missouri Volunteers (CSA)
Rank : Private
Term of Service : (possibly - late November or December 1861 or January 1862);
15 August 1862 – 31 August 1862
Unit2 : Company K, 6th Provisional
Enrolled Missouri Militia (USA)
Rank : Private
Term of Service : late 1862 or early 1863 - 1 November 1863
Unit3 : Company K, 16th Regiment Missouri Cavalry Volunteers (USA)
Rank : Private
Term of Service : 1 November 1863 - 11 July 1865
Notes : Sam joined the 12th Reg’t Missouri Volunteers CSA on 15 August 1862
from Oregon County, Missouri to T. H. Turner for 3 years or the duration of the
war. He promptly deserted 31
August 1862 at Randolph County, Arkansas. At some point he was in the 6th
Provisional Enrolled Missouri Militia prior to being in the 16th Cavalry.
His service record indicates that he was on detached service in March and April
of 1865. Otherwise his service record reveals very little about his
service. According to Sam's own affidavit, he served for 3 years and 7 months
aggregated service in two organizations, Company K, or L, 6th Provisional
Enrolled Missouri Militia and Company K, 16th Regiment Missouri Cavalry
Volunteers. Considering that he was born 2 June 1846 and was discharged in the
summer of 1865, it appears that he was only about 15 and a half years old when
he joined the Confederate service. He was wounded in October 1864 while
chasing a horse, apparently he ran against a clothes-line and was flung to the
ground breaking his right shoulder and his right collar bone.
Occupation : farmer, merchant
Property : Patent Land Grant (Homestead), Texas
County, Missouri
Patentee Name : Samuel M. Hilterbrand
Document # : 1939
Misc. Doc. Num. : 3850
Date Issued : 30 March 1882
Information click here
[click here to see
images of his homestead application file]
1876 Missouri State Census. Texas County
(incomplete transcription)
Name, Free White Males, Free White Females, R/W, Free Colored Males, Free
Colored Females, Livestock, Products
Samuel Helderbran, 1 male 21-45
America A. Helderbran, 1 female 21-45
Thomas J. Helderbran, 1 male <10
William O. Helderbran, 1 male <10
1880 Federal Census. Piney Township, Texas County, Missouri
Page, Dwelling/Family, Name, Color, Sex, Age, Relation, Marital Stat,
Occupation, School, Born, Father born, Mother born
186/205, S. Helterbrand, White, Male, 35, Head, Married, Farmer, na, Missouri,
Tennessee, Tennessee
186/205, America Helterbrand, White, Female, 25, Wife, Married, Keeping House,
na, Missouri, Missouri, Missouri
186/205, William Helterbrand, White, Male, 9, Son, Single, At Home, na,
Missouri, Missouri, Missouri
186/205, Anderson Helterbrand, White, Male, 7, Son, Single, At Home, na,
Missouri, Missouri, Missouri
1890 Federal Census. Special Census of Union Veterans and Widows – Texas County,
Missouri
House/Family, Name of surviving soldiers …and widows, Rank, Company, Reg’t,
Enlistment, Discharge, Length of Service, PO Address, Disability, Remarks
101/101, Saml. M. Helterbrand, Private, Co. K, 16 Mo Cav, 1 November 1863, 30
June 1865, 1y 8m 0d, Houston Missouri, collar bone broken
1900 Federal Census. Ellsinore, Johnson Township, Carter County, Missouri
enumerated 27 June 1900
Location, Name, Relation, Color, Sex, DOB, Age, Family Status, Nativity,
Father, Mother, Occupation, Education, Home owned
419/435, Saml Hilterbrand, Head, White, Male, June 1846, 53, Married 30 years,
Missouri, Ohio, Tennessee, Day Labourer at Mill, y/y/y, Own mortgaged house
419/435, Luther M. Hilterbrand, Son, White, Male, Oct 1885, 14, Single,
Missouri, Missouri, Missouri, na, y/y/y
1910 Federal Census. Ellsinore, Johnson Township, Carter County. Missouri
enumerated 15 April 1910
Street, Dwelling/Family, Name, Relation, Sex, Race, Age, Marital Status,
Born, Father Born , Mother Born, Nat. Lang., Profession, Business, r/w, remarks
3/3, Samuel M. Hilterbrand, Head, Male, White, 62, Married 39 years, Missouri,
Ohio, Tennessee, English, Farmer, Trunk? Farm, y/y, owns farm, Union Vet
3/3, America A. Hilterbrand, Wife, Female, White, 56, Married 39 years, mother
of 6/6, Missouri, Kentucky, Kentucky, English, na, illiterate
3/3, Thomas J. Hilterbrand, Son, Male, White, 37, Single, Missouri, Missouri,
Missouri, English, Labourer, Railroad, y/y
3/3, Luther M. Hilterbrand, Son, Male, White, 24, Single, Missouri, Missouri,
Missouri, English, Wagon Driver, Freight, y/y
3/3, Jessie B. Hilterbrand, Daughter, Female, White, 19, Single, Missouri,
Missouri, Missouri, English, non, y/y
1920 Federal Census. Ellsinore Town, Johnson Township, Enum Dist 14, Carter
County, Missouri
Street, Dwelling/Family, Name, Relation, Tenure, Sex, Color, Age, Marital
Status, School/Read/Write, Born, Father Born , Mother Born, Spk Eng, Occupation
x, 142/143, Samuel M. Hilterbrand, Head, Own/Free, Male, White, 73, Married,
n/y/y, Missouri, Ohio, Tennessee, yes, Gardening, Home Garden
x, 142/143, America A. Hilterbrand, Wife, Female, White, 67, Married, n/y/y,
Missouri, Kentucky, Kentucky, yes, none
x, 145/146, Thomas J. Hilterbrand, Head, Own/Morg, Male, White, 46, Married,
n/y/y, Missouri, Missouri, Missouri, yes, laborer, Rail road
x, 145/146, Bessie J. Hilterbrand, Wife, Female, White, 25, Married, n/y/y,
Missouri, Missouri, Missouri, yes, none
x, 145/146, Lena May Hilterbrand, Daughter, Female, White, 6, Single, n/n/n,
Missouri, Missouri, Missouri, yes, none
x, 145/146, Emma E. Hilterbrand, Daughter, Female, White, 5, Single, n/n/n,
Missouri, Missouri, Missouri, yes, none
x, 145/146, Arvel J. Hilterbrand, Son, Male, White, 2y6m, Single, n/n/n,
Missouri, Missouri, Missouri, yes, none
x, 145/146, Clarence H. Hilterbrand, Son, Male, White, 3days, Single n/n/n,
Missouri, Missouri, Missouri, yes, none
Family :
Son : T. J. Hilterbrand (Thomas)
Date
of Birth : 10 January 1873
Place
of Birth : Texas County, Missouri
Married
: Bessie Hayes 25 Dec 1912
Died
: May 1970
Notes
: SSN 498-10-5571
Son : W. O. Hilterbrand (William Ozias)
Date
of Birth : 7 May 1875
Place
of Birth : Texas County, Missouri
Married
:
Died
:
Notes
: registered for WWI conscription in Autauga, Alabama
Son : C. O. Hilterbrand (Charles Oscar)
Date
of Birth : 29 July 1881
Place
of Birth : Texas County, Missouri
Married
: Nellie Hill, 25 May 1909
Died
:
Son : L. M. Hilterbrand (Luther)
Date
of Birth : 10 October 1885
Place
of Birth :Texas County, Missouri
Married
: Addie Rosnic, 15 May 1914
Died
: 12 April 1927
Daughter : June Elizabeth (Liley)
Hilterbrand
Date of Birth : 29 January 1888
Place of Birth : Texas County, Missouri
Married : William Henry Dabney
(1882 -195?) October 3, 1906
Died : 1950's in St. Louis, Missouri
Children : Jesse, Violet, Vivian Louise (1910 - 1970); one child died young
Notes : June Elizabeth is listed as Lizzie in her father's pension
affidavit and as Liley Helderbrand on Vivian's birth certificate, but
what also should be noted about that document is the many misspellings that
appear in it. For instance, Vivian's father William, is listed as being born in
Kantuckey. W. H. Dabney, known as Henry, had a brother named Willard,
who owned a farm near Salem, Missouri; had daughters Ruth and Alpha.
Violet Dabney married Walter Koehr (12 October 1905 - 24 September 1988), but
may have later divorced.
Daughter : Jessie B.
Date of Birth : 6 April 1891
Place of Birth : Texas County, Missouri
Married : Edward C. Ballard, 09 August 1911
Died : 27 September 1927, Kennett, Missouri
Unknown gender : name unknown
Date of Birth : prior to 1891
Place of Birth : Houston, Texas County, Missouri
Married :
Died : soon after birth, prior to 1891
Sources, bibliography :
From Carter County Marriage Book
D, 1906-1915
Hilterbrand, M L m. Addie Rosnic15 May 1914, page 313
Hilterbrand, Oscar m. Nellie
Hill 25 May 1909, page 150
Hilterbrand, Thomas m. Bessie
Hayes 25 Dec 1912, page 269
Muster Card for Samuel M. Helterbrand, 16 MO. CAV., Missouri
Adjutant Generals Office, Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City, Missouri.
2001.
M253 Consolidated index… Roll214 Missouri CSA –
Helterbrand, Samuel, Co. F, 12 Missouri Infantry
Service Record of Private Samuel M. Helterbrand,
National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, DC.
Pension file of Samuel M. Hilterbrand (and widow's
file) : extracts, National Archives and Records Administration,
Washington, DC.
Obituary of America Hilterbrand,
pre-publication proof of obituary w/corrections, St. Louis, Missouri, 1937.
Hilterbrand, America A., Sworn Testimony,
St. Louis, Missouri, 1937.
Certified Death Certficate of Samuel M. Hilterbrand,
Missouri Bureau of Vital Statistics, Jefferson City, Missouri, 1927.
Huggins, Julie and Andersen, Daisy, Carter
County Missouri, MOGENWEB of USGENWEB, www.rootsweb.com, 2001.
Deiss, William A., Personal Communication,
Falls Church and Alexandria, Virgina. 1980-1990.
Deiss, William A., Personal Communication,
Winchester, Virgina. 2001.
Rootsweb Archives, Carter County Census
Transcript, searches1.rootsweb.com, 2000.
Photographs of Sam and America Hilterbrand,
Jonathan Deiss personal collection, Washington, DC. 2001. (1), (2)
Dabney, June E., Correspondence with Veterens
Administration, Washington, DC and St. Louis, Missouri. 1937.
McClung, Judith, Hildebrand Saga (online),
members.cland.net/jmcclung/rootsr/hildesag.htm. 2001
Kind gifts of documentary and
photo evidence courtesy of William A. Deiss.
