Peter and Elizabeth (Neuenschwander) Hilty documents on display
Descendants of Peter Hilty (1821-1892) and Elizabeth Neuenschwander Hilty (1818-1894), and other persons interested in Swiss family history, are invited to view several family documents and furniture this month.
Bob Hilty, 7790 Rockport Road, Bluffton, has several family heirloom items on display from Dec. 8 to Dec. 29 in his home.
Phone Hilty at 419-235-2150 for appointment.
Here is a list of items on view:
• Peter Hilty deeds (1843)
• Mortgage (1853)
• General store account (1853-55)
• Real estate tax receipts (1852-53)
• Wallet and note book (1849-1855)
• Post Card (1881)
• Will (1892)
• Hilty homestead spinning wheel (1860)
• Yarn winder (1880)
• German-style secretary cabinet (1880)
• Samuel and Verena Geiger Hilty's family Bible and marriage license (1882).
• A large 1794 map of Switzerland
• A large 1855 map of the United States
• Sem Geiger's Daniel Steiner (1746-1811) family tree
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