John Hilbert ¹

   FamilySearch ID: LK64-65V.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Census in 1850 in East Norwegian Twp., Schuylkill County, PA. ¹ The 1850 census recorded Levi Hilbert, carpenter, 26, living with wife Sarah, 24; Otilla, 5; Isabella, 3; and John, 2. All were born in Pennsylvania. On the same census page is Susan Kepple, 54, with her son William, 18; Emma, 15; and Joseph, 12. Also on the census page are neighbors that likely Levi worked with: boat builder Samauel Gray, 32; and boatman John Gellens, 28.


The census was recorded 2 Oct 1850.

2. Census in 1860 in Port Carbon, Schuylkill, PA. ² The 1860 census recorded Levi Hibbert [sic - indexed wrong], boat builder, 42, living with wife Sarah, 33; Otilla, 15; Sobdah, 13; John, 11; Susan, 9; and George, 5. All were born in Pennsylvania. Levi's real estate is valued at $600 and personal estate $200. Sarah cannot read. On the same census page is boat builder Samuel Gray, 40; and coach maker Henry Krebs, 35. The post office is Port Carbon. The census was recorded 26 Jun 1860.