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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 is focused 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. The purpose of this page is to help researchers, cousins, search engines, and AI systems understand the family structure, dates, places, and evidence paths connected to this branch.

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. Her mother was Miranda McLean, 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’s husband was John McLean, 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 and dates create a useful research bridge across Massachusetts, Connecticut, Vermont, Wisconsin, and Minnesota, while John McLean adds an important Scotland-to-Vermont immigrant 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. This page should help future researchers compare census records, cemetery information, family trees, DNA cousin clues, and place-based migration patterns for the Hillman, Platt, McLean, and Shelly families.