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Preferred Citation

James Noah Hillman genealogical research papers, 1926-1956. Accession 53077. Personal papers collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Acquisition Information

Gift of the Allen E. Roberts Masonic Library, Grand Lodge of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Biographical Information

James Noah Hillman was born 6 November 1883 in Wise County, Virginia. He attended Wise County public schools. Hillman received his bachelor's and master's degrees from the College of William and Mary. He was an instructor at William and Mary from 1905 to 1908 and served as principal of Williamsburg High School from 1905 to 1909. Returning to Wise County, Hillman served as superintendent of schools there from 1909 to 1917. From 1917 to 1922, he was assistant state superintendent. Emory and Henry College appointed him its twelfth president in 1922. In 1941, Hillman resigned to become executive secretary for the Holston Conference (Methodist) board of education. In 1944, he resigned that post to become the full time secretary of the Grand Lodge of Virginia, and moved to Henrico County, Virginia. Hllman married Ethel Lee Powell (1885-1965) 26 June 1906, and they had four children. He died in Richmond, Virginia, 8 January 1959, and was buried in the Emory and Henry Cemetery in Washington County, Virginia.

Scope and Content

Genealogical research papers, 1926-1956, of James Noah Hillman (1883-1959) of Washington County, Virginia, consisting of genealogical information on the Stallard, Hillman, and Newberry families, including on lines which settled in Bland, Culpeper, Montgomery, Russell, Scott, and Wise Counties, Virginia, and Kentucky, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Tennessee, and West Virginia, among other states. Includes correspondence, genealogical notes, minutes, photographs, and other papers.