On 7 Feb 1843 John married
Mary McLellan, daughter of
John McLellan &
Polly Mosher, in Walton, Hants Co., Nova Scotia.
Born abt 1819 in Hants Co., Nova Scotia.
John and Mary Hiltz with five children resided in the Walton census district, Hants County, Nova Scotia according to the 1871 Canadian federal census. A widow named Mary McLelland lived in the household. John Hiltz was a labourer. The family were Methodists. (RG 31-C-1, 1871, Nova Scotia, Hants Co., ED 188-C, Walton, p. 23)
The 1881 Canadian federal census states that John and Mary Hiltz with x children resided in the Maitland census district, Hants County, Nova Scotia. John, John [William] and Andrew Hiltz were farmers. George and Philip Hiltz were mariners. The family wrre Methodists. (RG 31-C-1, 1881, Nova Scotia, Hants Co., ED 18-L, Maitland, pp. 31-32)