James married according to church records June 19, 1930. I located his wife Catherine Geneva Bright in the 1930 census still living at home, just before they got married. She always went by the name of Geneva. They would be listed as white on the census. I did find a James Hill listed in Draytonville Township S.C.that matched his age, if born in 1911 living with his mother Fannie Hill. I don't know if that is them or not. But that is as close as I have come to finding them. I know that James Ervin Hill died in 1976, in Asheville, N.C. and his mother Sallie Self Hill died in 1966 in Asheville, N.C. I have a copy of both death certificates, but not much info is on them. thank you for trying to help. susan smathers ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carolyne Gould" <carolyne_cwy@yahoo.ca> To: <CherokeeGene-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, May 07, 2006 12:45 PM Subject: Re: [CherokeeGeneCommunity] lost ancestors > Perhaps your James Ervin was married before. That may be why you couldn't > find him. Or he may be living with someone else, not Catherine. You didn't > say when they married. > > In the 1930 U.S. Federal Census, "James E. Hill", age 29 (born about 1901) > is living in Barnwell Twp., Barnwell County, South Carolina; recorded on > page 16 B. Enumerated on 22 April 1930. > > James and his wife, Erline S. are living with her parents, Judson L. Gill, > or Sill, or Dill. (Hard to read). The entire family is listed as white. > > There are some other people named James Hill in the 1930 census, born > circa 1901 or 1911; living in SC; they are listed as Negro. You didn't say > what would be the most likely racial designation. > > Carolyne > > > >>I can not find my grandfather or my great-grandmother on the federal >>census. I have a social security application that list my grandfathers dob >>as 1911, church records list his dob as 1901. I have searched all the >>counties in S.C. N.C. and Virginia, Here is what I know so far. >> >>Sallie Self married Tilton or Tillain Hill >>James Ervin Hill born in White Plains, S.C. or Greenville, S.C. >>James Ervin Hill married Catherine Geneva Bright. lived in Gaffney, S.C. >>James and Geneva moved to Asheville, N.C. about 1942. >>Sallie had a half brother Bill Millwood, lived in Lynchburg, Virginia >>I have also searched the Rolls. I have always been told we are Cherokee, I >>am trying to find which side it come down. does anyone lead me in the >>direction where to find the above. >>susan smathers >> >> >>> >>>==== CherokeeGene Mailing List ==== >>>This list is for Genealogy related conversations >>>Your supporting website http://www.wvi.com/~wb/Cherokee1.html >>>Please Good manners and do not be rude to others >>>For Culture, ridges; bumps; skin tones; or Language lessons Please visit >>>CHEROKEE-L-request@rootsweb.com >>> You can also find what you need search the archives >>>or to get off this list via web site below >>>http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Ethnic-Native/CherokeeGene.html >>>Listowner = CherokeeGene-admin@rootsweb.com >>> >> >> >> >>==== CherokeeGene Mailing List ==== >>This list is for Genealogy related conversations >>Your supporting website http://www.wvi.com/~wb/Cherokee1.html >>Please Good manners and do not be rude to others >>For Culture, ridges; bumps; skin tones; or Language lessons Please visit >>CHEROKEE-L-request@rootsweb.com >> You can also find what you need search the archives >>or to get off this list via web site below >>http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Ethnic-Native/CherokeeGene.html >>Listowner = CherokeeGene-admin@rootsweb.com > > > ==== CherokeeGene Mailing List ==== > This list is for Genealogy related conversations > Your supporting website http://www.wvi.com/~wb/Cherokee1.html > Please Good manners and do not be rude to others > For Culture, ridges; bumps; skin tones; or Language lessons Please visit > CHEROKEE-L-request@rootsweb.com > You can also find what you need search the archives > or to get off this list via web site below > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Ethnic-Native/CherokeeGene.html > Listowner = CherokeeGene-admin@rootsweb.com >