Martin and Mary Hildebrand
Information comes from various sources, newspapers, census, marriage and burial records.
Martin Hildebrand was born 10 Nov 1822 in Germany. He
immigrated to the United States early and was in Dale, Campbell County by 1858.
where he married Mary Ann Rose 9 Dec 1858 in Cold Spring. Mary Ann was
born 5 June 1839 in Württemberg, Germany, the daughter of David and Mary Ann
Rose and immigrated with them in 1846.
As the Civil War continued Martin enlisted in the 193rd Ohio Infantry on 27 Feb 1865. Martin's regiment was organized at Camp Chase near Columbus Ohio, to serve for one year, and immediately after its organization started for the Shenandoah Valley. He moved from Harper's Ferry to Halltown and Charlestown, and organized with other regiments.
From Charlestown he marched up the Shenandoah Valley to Winchester, where he remained until after the surrender of the Confederate army. After he mustered out on 4 July 1865, he returned to Campbell County.
Children of Martin Hildebrand and Mary Ann Rose
1. Mary Hildebrand b-12 Sep 1859 in Dale; d-9
Jan 1936 in Cincinnati; br-Evergreen Cemetery; m-Andrew Thomas Standley
2. George Robert Hildebrand b-8 May 1861 in Dale; d-8 May 1941 in; br-Asbury
Methodist Church Cemetery
3. William Edward Hildebrand b-27 Feb 1863 in Dale; d-1 Oct 1955 in Lexington;
br-Lexington Cemetery
4. Ada Hildebrand b-21 Jan 1865 in Dale; d-26 Apr 1953 in Cincinnati; br-Asbury
Methodist Cemetery; m-Maxfield
5. Charles May Hildebrand b-Aug 1867 in Cold Spring; d-Feb 1958 in Miami
Florida; m-Catherine Seither in 1891
6. Frank Hildebrand b-1869 in Cold Spring; died before 1880 in Cold Spring
7. Henry Thomas Hildebrand b-19 June 1871 in Cold Spring; d-7 May 1965; br-St
Joseph Cemetery in Cincinnati
8. Walter Irvin Hildebrand b-29 Sep 1875 in Cold Spring; d-25 Dec 1960 in Ft
Thomas; br-St Joseph Cemetery in Cold Spring
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Children of Charles May Hildebrand and Catharine Seither
George Charles Hildebrand b-11 Aug 1894 in
Bellevue; d-10 Dec 1938 in Dayton; br-St Stephen Cemetery
August L Hildebrand b-22 Jan 1896 in Bellevue; d-Jan 1974 in Miami, Florida
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Kentucky Post, Friday, 14 June 1929, page 4
Miss Mary Rose was married to Martin Hildebrand, "The Village Smithy" Dec 9, 1858 and six sons and two daughters, 17 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren are living to rise up and call them blessed. Mr. Martin Hildebrand served in the Civil War on the Union side during the last great year of the war.
Mr. and Mrs. Hildebrand were lifelong members of teh Asbury Methodist and Mrs. Hildebrand's death Feb 23, 1900, was a great loss not only to the church, but the entire community as well. Mrs. Hildebrand cast her first vote for Herbert Hoover at the election last November.
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Martin Hildebrand died 25 Feb 1900 in Cold Spring and was buried in the Asbury Methodist Cemetery. Mary Ann Hildebrand died 8 Jan 1933 in Cold Spring and was also buried in Asbury Methodist Cemetery.