{"id":4790,"date":"2026-03-19T22:01:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T02:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/therabbithoel.com\/?p=4790"},"modified":"2026-03-20T05:42:31","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T09:42:31","slug":"happy-birthday-cousin-myrtle-hoel-hilbrands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/therabbithoel.com\/?p=4790","title":{"rendered":"Happy Birthday Cousin Myrtle Hoel Hilbrands!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Myrtle Esther Hoel was born on March 20, 1916 in Bloomfield, Michigan. She is Walt’s 1st cousin once removed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Myrtle is the daughter of Alvah and Adeline Maffet Hoel. Alvah was William Henry Hoel’s younger brother. They moved to Michigan shortly after their marriage. Alvah was working in a saw mill in the 1920 census. Myrtle was their fourth child and the went on to have two more children. One daughter died young. Alvah moved to carpentry later. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Myrtle Hoel married Arthur Hilbrands on July 21, 1936 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. You can read more about their marriage in this post<\/a>. Myrtle and Arthur stayed in Michigan for a number of years, where Arthur was in the building trades. After World War II, they moved to Oregon. Arthur was a brick layer. Myrtle and Arthur had 11 children. <\/p>\n\n\n

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Myrtle & Arthur. Taking during a visit to Arizona around 1896.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Myrtle Hoel Hilbrands died In July of 1987. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I did note in the obituary for Alvah, Myrtle is listed as living in Guam. I know that their daughter Mary lived in Guam. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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