Emma Jane Livingston and Leonard Frank Hilzley were married in 1893 and are shown here with Clara Louise, their first child. Clara was born on July 22, 1894. She looks about a year old here, so the photo had to have been taken in 1895. Emma appears to be expecting here, but her second child, Harry Andrew, wasn't born until 1897.
I first met Leonard Frank Hilzley in 1952 when I began dating his granddaughter, Peggy (daughter of Dora Alice). I remember one time my car wouldn't start in their driveway at 240 West Main St. in Lowell, Indiana. He got off the porch to help push even though he was 81 years old. He was a super nice guy.
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The above photo and information come from a family history by Ernest J. Fredregill, entitled An Old Album of Interest to Ritters, Livingstons, Hilzleys and Islers.
