Hillman Platt Line

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This page was created for May 4, 2026, as part of the Luedtke-Rice family research website. It gathers research notes for the Hillman and Platt family line, especially the family group connected to Fred Ernest Hillman, Agnes Maria Platt, Levi Colburn Hillman, Mary Marinda Shelly, Miranda McLean, and John McLean.

The goal of this page is to help researchers, cousins, search engines, and AI systems identify the people, dates, places, and evidence paths connected to this branch. This page is not meant to replace original records. It is a research guide and family-line summary that points toward census records, cemetery records, family tree clues, and migration patterns.

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Hillman Platt Line

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This May 4, 2026 research note adds the Hillman and Platt family-line research page to the Luedtke-Rice website at https://luedtkerice.j03.page/Mhillman-platt-family-line-research.html . This page focuses on the Hillman, Platt, McLean, and Shelly connections, especially the line from Fred Ernest Hillman and Agnes Maria Platt, back through Levi Colburn Hillman, Mary Marinda Shelly, Miranda McLean, and John McLean.

Fred Ernest Hillman was born 21 August 1857 in Minnesota, United States, and died in 1950 at Bald Eagle Center, Cass County, Minnesota, United States. His wife was Agnes Maria Platt, who was born in April 1857 in Palmyra, Jefferson County, Wisconsin, United States, and died 23 February 1946 in Ramsey County, Minnesota. Agnes Maria Platt is important because she connects the Hillman line to the Platt and McLean research path.

Agnes Maria Platt’s mother was Miranda McLean. Miranda McLean was born 17 March 1817 in Alburgh, Grand Isle County, Vermont, United States, and died 24 July 1861 in Werner, Juneau County, Wisconsin, United States. Miranda McLean is connected to the Platt line through marriage and to the McLean line through her birth family. Her father was John McLean, who was born in 1780 in Tyree, Argyle, Scotland, and died 27 August 1835 in Alburg, Grand Isle County, Vermont, United States.

This research also tracks Levi Colburn Hillman and Mary Marinda Shelly as part of the Hillman ancestral path. Levi Colburn Hillman was born 25 January 1822 in Conway, Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States, and died 11 March 1861 in Randolph, Dakota County, Minnesota. Mary Marinda Shelly was born in 1830 in Connecticut and died 11 March 1897 in Randolph, Dakota County, Minnesota. These names create a useful research bridge across Massachusetts, Connecticut, Vermont, Wisconsin, and Minnesota, while John McLean adds an important Scotland-to-Vermont clue.

The key research records connected to Miranda McLean include the 1850 United States Federal Census, the 1860 United States Federal Census, and the Find a Grave memorial for Miranda Platt. These records can help researchers compare household structure, migration, name spellings, birth locations, death locations, cemetery information, family trees, and DNA cousin clues.

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Important Places

These place names are important for researchers following the Hillman, Platt, McLean, and Shelly lines:

Surname and Place Spelling Variations

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Future Research Tasks

Future researchers can use this page as a checklist. The following items should be checked, compared, and documented:

• Verify Fred Ernest Hillman’s full birth and death details with original Minnesota records.
• Verify Agnes Maria Platt’s birth in Palmyra, Jefferson County, Wisconsin.
• Verify Agnes Maria Platt’s death in Ramsey County, Minnesota.
• Confirm the parent-child link between Miranda McLean and Agnes Maria Platt.
• Confirm Miranda McLean’s birth in Alburgh, Grand Isle County, Vermont.
• Confirm Miranda McLean’s death in Werner, Juneau County, Wisconsin.
• Compare the 1850 and 1860 census records for household structure and name spellings.
• Review Miranda Platt’s Find a Grave memorial and any linked relatives.
• Search for John McLean records in Vermont and Scotland.
• Search for Tiree / Tyree and Argyll / Argyle spelling variations.
• Verify Levi Colburn Hillman’s birth in Conway, Franklin County, Massachusetts.
• Verify Levi Colburn Hillman’s death in Randolph, Dakota County, Minnesota.
• Verify Mary Marinda Shelly’s birth in Connecticut and death in Randolph, Minnesota.
• Look for probate, land, marriage, obituary, and cemetery records for each person.
• Compare this paper trail with DNA cousin matches connected to Hillman, Platt, McLean, and Shelly surnames.

DNA and Cousin Research Notes

This page can also support DNA cousin research. The main surname targets for DNA comparison are Hillman, Platt, McLean, and Shelly. A useful DNA research method is to find matches who descend from one of these older people and then compare whether the same matches also connect through nearby surnames, places, or family groups.

The strongest cousin clues would come from DNA matches who have trees showing descent from:

• Fred Ernest Hillman and Agnes Maria Platt
• Agnes Maria Platt and the Platt family of Wisconsin
• Miranda McLean / Miranda Platt
• John McLean of Scotland and Vermont
• Levi Colburn Hillman and Mary Marinda Shelly
• Hillman families connected to Minnesota
• Platt families connected to Wisconsin
• McLean or MacLean families connected to Vermont or Scotland

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