Ilva Ray5 Hilton (William Patrick4, William Isaac3, William2, Mr.1)  daughter of William Patrick Hilton and Winifred Josie "Jodie" Bullock, was born January 05, 1897 in Simpson Co Mississippi, and died August 23, 1984, burial in Sharon Cemetery, Simpson Co Mississippi.

She married Joseph Jefferson Ware, Jr. c August 1925 in Simpson Co Mississippi.
He was born May 14, 1895 & died August 24, 1964.

Joseph had been married prior to Ilva, to Martha Jane Hughes, who died in 1925.  They had three children, Myrtle Lois Ware, born January 22, 1917; Jeffie Cortez Ware, born February 24, 1918 & died  April 19, 1939; and  Mary Vernell Ware,  born December 24, 1924 &  died October 06, 1926. The latter two are buried at Sharon Cemetery in  Simpson Co Mississippi.    Myrtle is still living,  but has a stone erected in  Sharon Cemetery,  along side  her husband,  Marvin Neri Maddox