BIO: Henry HILLIARD, Clearfield County, PA
 
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From Twentieth Century History of Clearfield County, Pennsylvania,
and Representative Citizens, by Roland D. Swoope, Jr.,
Chicago: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Company, 1911, pages 836 & 837.
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  HENRY HILLIARD, who settled in Bell township, Clearfield county, Pa., when all 
this section was still covered with woods, now lives retired, after an active 
life, mainly devoted to agricultural pursuits.  He was born in Clearfield 
county, March 26, 1836, and is a son of Adam and Susanna (Musser) Hilliard.
  Adam Hilliard was born in Butler county, Pa., and devoted his entire active 
life to farming.  His death occurred in 1890, in Jefferson county, at the age of 
seventy-two years.  He married Susanna Musser, who died in 1893, aged seventy-
five years.  Her parents were Henry and Betsey Musser, while Mr. Hilliard's 
parents were Jacob and Sarah Hilliard.  Henry Hilliard has one sister and three 
brothers, namely:  Jacob, who lives at Saxonville; John and Daniel, both of whom 
live at DuBois; and Kansas E., who is the widow of J. Jones, and lives at 
DuBois.
  Henry Hilliard learned the blacksmith's trade after his school days were over 
and followed it more or less for fifty-five years.  After he married he moved to 
Frostburg and worked there at his trade for four years moving then to Paradise 
Settlement, in Jefferson county, and twenty years afterward came to his present 
farm in Bell township.  He cleared this land and now has a valuable and 
productive farm of 100 acres.  During the Civil war he served as a soldier for 
six months, enlisting in 1863 in Co. C, 2nd Pa. Vol. Inf., under the command of 
Gen. Lininger.  His company was mainly used for picket duty but also was 
concerned in considerable light skirmishing.  He was mustered out at Pittsburg, 
in 1864, and returned to peaceful pursuits.
  Mr. Hilliard was married to Lucy Smith, who was born in Indiana county, Pa., 
in August, 1839, a daughter of Peter and Lydia (McPherson) Smith, and a 
granddaughter of Peter and Susan Smith and of John McPherson, the last named 
having served in the Revolutionary war.  They were from Center county.  Mr. and 
Mrs. Hilliard have had the following children:  Charles P., who married Carrie 
Bloss, has three children and one grandchild; Lydia Ann, who married Henry 
Filhart, and they have seven children and one grandchild; Malvern, who married 
Margaret Klein and has five children; John, who married Jane Miller and has 
eight children; and William, who lives at home.  Mr. Hilliard is a member of the 
Evangelical church.  In politics he is a Democrat.  He is numbered with the 
representative and substantial men of Bell township.