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Research object · BT-CLM-00169

Hilliard and Bettie were living in Union County, Kentucky by 1880.

Documented· 4 sourcesLast reviewed August 9, 2026
Research & Interpretation byAmberly R. Carter-Mills— Founder, Creator & Descendant Archivist

The Claim

The 1880 U.S. Census records Hilliard and Bettie at Rose Hill, Union County, Kentucky, in the Hilliard Taliaferro household.

Public Summary

Mississippi and Kentucky are both documented as places of residence. The route and timing between them are not documented.

Evidence Reviewed

  • SupportsStrong

    Hilliard appears by name in the 1880 U.S. Census at Rose Hill Precinct, Copiah County, Mississippi, at approximately age 60. Not transcribed from this page image; carried from compiled research.

    Source: 1880 U.S. Census — Rose Hill Precinct, Copiah County, Mississippi · FamilySearch / National Archives and Records Administration

  • SupportsStrong

    Bettie appears by name in the same household at approximately age 44.

    Source: 1880 U.S. Census — Rose Hill Precinct, Copiah County, Mississippi · FamilySearch / National Archives and Records Administration

  • SupportsStrong

    Hilliard and Bettie are recorded co-residing in the Hilliard Taliaferro household.

    Source: 1880 U.S. Census — Rose Hill Precinct, Copiah County, Mississippi · FamilySearch / National Archives and Records Administration

  • SupportsStrong

    The household is recorded at Rose Hill Precinct, Copiah County, Mississippi. An earlier entry in this archive placed the 1880 household in Union County, Kentucky; the page itself reads Copiah County, Mississippi.

    Source: 1880 U.S. Census — Rose Hill Precinct, Copiah County, Mississippi · FamilySearch / National Archives and Records Administration

    Documented destination. The route from Mississippi is not documented.

The Evidence Trail

Step 1 · Claim

Hilliard and Bettie were living in Union County, Kentucky by 1880.

Documented· 4 sources

BT-CLM-00169

The 1880 U.S. Census records Hilliard and Bettie at Rose Hill, Union County, Kentucky, in the Hilliard Taliaferro household.

Step 2 · Evidence & Source

  1. Supports · Strong weight

    Hilliard appears by name in the 1880 U.S. Census at Rose Hill Precinct, Copiah County, Mississippi, at approximately age 60. Not transcribed from this page image; carried from compiled research.

    1880 U.S. Census — Rose Hill Precinct, Copiah County, Mississippi · FamilySearch / National Archives and Records Administration · Digital Image

    BT-EVD-00160 ← BT-SRC-00037

  2. Supports · Strong weight

    Bettie appears by name in the same household at approximately age 44.

    1880 U.S. Census — Rose Hill Precinct, Copiah County, Mississippi · FamilySearch / National Archives and Records Administration · Digital Image

    BT-EVD-00159 ← BT-SRC-00037

  3. Supports · Strong weight

    Hilliard and Bettie are recorded co-residing in the Hilliard Taliaferro household.

    1880 U.S. Census — Rose Hill Precinct, Copiah County, Mississippi · FamilySearch / National Archives and Records Administration · Digital Image

    BT-EVD-00158 ← BT-SRC-00037

  4. Supports · Strong weight

    The household is recorded at Rose Hill Precinct, Copiah County, Mississippi. An earlier entry in this archive placed the 1880 household in Union County, Kentucky; the page itself reads Copiah County, Mississippi.

    1880 U.S. Census — Rose Hill Precinct, Copiah County, Mississippi · FamilySearch / National Archives and Records Administration · p. 33A (penned), dwelling 288, family 288 · Digital Image

    BT-EVD-00157 ← BT-SRC-00037

    Researcher interpretation · Amberly R. Carter-Mills

    Documented destination. The route from Mississippi is not documented.

Step 3 · Conclusion

No conclusion has been published. This remains an open research question. What records document when and by what route Hilliard and Bettie moved from Mississippi to Kentucky?

How the Evidence Sits Together

What supports the claim

Observations that carry the claim forward.

  • Hilliard appears by name in the 1880 U.S. Census at Rose Hill Precinct, Copiah County, Mississippi, at approximately age 60. Not transcribed from this page image; carried from compiled research.

    Supports · Strong weight

    1880 U.S. Census — Rose Hill Precinct, Copiah County, Mississippi

  • Bettie appears by name in the same household at approximately age 44.

    Supports · Strong weight

    1880 U.S. Census — Rose Hill Precinct, Copiah County, Mississippi

  • Hilliard and Bettie are recorded co-residing in the Hilliard Taliaferro household.

    Supports · Strong weight

    1880 U.S. Census — Rose Hill Precinct, Copiah County, Mississippi

  • The household is recorded at Rose Hill Precinct, Copiah County, Mississippi. An earlier entry in this archive placed the 1880 household in Union County, Kentucky; the page itself reads Copiah County, Mississippi.

    Supports · Strong weight

    1880 U.S. Census — Rose Hill Precinct, Copiah County, Mississippi

    Documented destination. The route from Mississippi is not documented.

What complicates or contradicts it

Kept in view rather than discarded.

  • Nothing in this column for this claim.

What only provides context

Consistent, but not identifying or probative on its own.

  • Nothing in this column for this claim.

Research Conclusion

No conclusion has been published for this claim. It remains an open research question.

Amberly's Research Notes

No research note has been published for this claim yet.

From the research notebook ofAmberly R. Carter-Mills— Founder, Creator & Descendant Archivist

What We Still Need to Find

What records document when and by what route Hilliard and Bettie moved from Mississippi to Kentucky?

Provenance, Access and Use

Source creator
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Who made the original record.
Researcher of record
Amberly R. Carter-Mills — Founder, Creator & Descendant Archivist
Located, transcribed, weighed and interpreted the evidence.
Publishing archive
BEFORE TILL: The Living Evidence Archive
Holds the object, its identifiers and its revision history.

1880 U.S. Census — Rose Hill Precinct, Copiah County, Mississippi

BT-SRC-00037
Evidentiary weight 3 of 4. Digital image of original recordOriginal image: Citation entered — image review pendingA photographic image of a contemporary record held by the repository named below.
Creator
Not recorded
Date created
Not recorded
Repository
FamilySearch / National Archives and Records Administration
Collection
1880 U.S. census population schedules (NARA T9, roll 645)
Record form
Digital Image
Source type
Census
Accessed
Not recorded

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