>From Volume I of "Georgia Through Two Centuries" by Warren Grice (b. 1875-d. 1945; Associate GA Supreme Court Justice) pub. 1966. pages 427-429 "In the years immediately succeeding the War Between the States, there were many conflicts in the South between the civil and military authorities. Military dictators made and unmade courts, or prescribed and tore down law as tyranny willed. Judges trembled in their seats, and many for the slightest offense, lost their heads. In 1865, Benjamin Harvey Hill, for William A. and Jeremiah Beall against Garsed, Geo. Schley, and Thomas S. Metcalf, commenced in Richmond Superior Court a suit to restrain the latter from taking possession of and removing some 10,000 bales of cotton, worth at that time more than a king's ransom - two million dollars - which had accumulated during the war, and which the defendants claimed to have purchased from the Bealls. The defendants had applied to the U.S. military authorities for an order to compel the delivery of the cotton to them. Gen. Charles H. Grosvenor, the Provost Marshall-General, gave them the order. It was at this stage of the proceeding that Lawyer Hill presented his application for injunction to Judge Iverson L. Harris of the Ocmulgee Circuit. In the bill it was alleged that Gen. Grosvenor would give no hearing to Hill's clients, and that Major-General Steadman, then the military commander of Georgia, 'with an oath, repeatedly threatened that he would imprison any judge who dared to interfere with his military orders about the cotton.' ...Judge Harris, from a sense of right, sanctioned the bill and afterwards granted the injunction. Expecting to be arrested, Judge Harris packed his trunk with such articles as he thought might be needed for prison and sat down to await events. The threats were never executed. The case was a 'cause celebre'. ...The plaintiff won his case. It stayed won. He recovered his cotton and Senator Hill a fortune for his fee." (Just a small glimpse into the historical life and times in the South during the post Civil War period.) Jackie Hill Bower http://www.geocities.com/abackwardglance ______________________________________________________________ Get Your Free E-mail at http://www.prontomail.com

Looking for any information on Lewis Hill. His parents were Robert Hill and Ann Bridge. His wife was Minnie McClean. I just found him in the 1901 Census for Huntsville. My records say that his father, Robert, died in 1905 in Gravenhurst. Lewis was my great-grandfather. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks, Garry Robertson Surrey, BC

Paulette, Although I do not know if/how your Frederick Francis Biggers Hill connects to Rev. Allen Hill, I can clarify or add to some of the data in your post to the HILL list. First, Rev. Allen Hill, 13th child of the 14 children of Isaac Hill, Sr. b. 1748 and Lucinda Wallace, was born November 27, 1792 in Windsor Town, Bertie Co., NC. He married 1) Annie Parham b. GA (who was a sister of Sarah H. Parham, the wife of Allen's brother, John J. Hill, and both women were daughters of Stith Parham and Elizabeth Ingram). Allen and Annie married abt. 1811 in Jasper Co., GA, and had eleven children together; 1. Carolynn b. abt. 1813 2. Lucinda b. abt. 1815 3. Milton Oliphant b. Apr 20, 1816 m. Savory Ann Coffman 4. Elizabeth b. 1818 5. Augustus b. 1822 6. Hertentious b. 1823 7. Ceylon S. b. Jan. 26, 1826 m. Demelsia A. _____ 8. Laurence b. 1829 9. Adonis "Alonzo" b. 1833 10. Martha Adelaide b. 1834 married a Mr. Williams 11. Annie Alzena b. 1838 married a Mr. Broach Allen was a Baptist minister. He and his family moved from GA to the vacinity of Somerville, TN about 1816 and a year later to Maury Co., TN. His ministerial credentials were recorded in Maury Co., Nov. 20, 1819. He was pastor of the Baptist Church of Christ on Fountain Creek. In 1830 he was pastor of Pigeon Ford Creek Baptist Church in Giles Co. He officiated at numerous marriages there, and later in Laurence Co., TN when he lived on Weakly Creek. He was advised to go south for his health and in 1843 he moved to Monroe Co., MS. On May 3, 1843 he presented evidence to the court that he was a regular ordained minister of the Baptist Church and a certificate was issued authorizing him to solemnize the rites of matrimony in that state. In 1847 he was called to be pastor of the Baptist Church of Christ in New Hope, Chicasaw Co., MS. He and his family show up on the 1850 census. His reported profession at the time was clerk, and son Lawrence studied Law. His wife, Anna, died there about 1851. Allen's first wife, Annie Parham, died while several of her children were still young according to a Sept. 24, 1901 letter written by the youngest child, Annie Alzena Broach, to her cousin James Monroe Hill. (I posted the letter in its entirety this past week to the HILL list) Allen married a second time Apr 4, 1855 in Pontotoc, Chicasaw Co.,MS to Hepsiba (sometimes found as Hepsinda) Prewitt Baily b. July 1, 1798, and moved to Clark Co., AR soon after the marriage. His oldest son, Milton, and family had settled there before 1850. Allen and his wife Hepsiba show up on the 1860 & 1870 census for Clark Co., Ark. Rev. Allen Hill had an account, along with 225 other persons, with Doby and Paisley Mercantile located in the community. Allen is buried on his farm near Dobeyville; Hill Cemetery, two graves in the woods near the Stitt Home Place, Hwy. 53, junction Hwy. 10. One date of death is listed as 1874. The cemetery book for Clark Co. lists it as 1876. Hepsiba, his second wife, is buried there as well, although the date of her death is unreadable on her tombstone. To the best of my knowledge, Hepsiba and Allen had no children together. I have corresponded with several descendants of Allen and Annie over the years although none recently. Perhaps some are members of the HILL list and can add additional information. Here are some names and emails (which may or may not still be valid): This descendent of Ceylon still reside in Arkansas; Harry Steven Hill, email: [email protected] William C. Hill, Kilgore, TX. Email: [email protected] (no longer valid unfortunately) Steve and Janis Hill, email: [email protected] I know little of what became of the majority of Allen's children. Perhaps your Frederick Francis Biggers Hill was a grandchild? Perhaps one of his sons married a woman by the last name Biggers? Perhaps the Whitten boy was as well. I don't have married names for three of his daughters, but perhaps one married a Whitten? Or perhaps Frederick Whitten was a relative of his second wife, Hepsiba Prewitt Bailey. One thing of great importance I would like to point out, is that beyond Allen Hill and siblings being the children of Isaac Hill, Sr. b. July 22, 1748 and Lucinda Wallace b. abt. 1746, there is NO proof of which I am aware that shows the parents of Isaac Hill, Sr. There are several theories, including that of Abraham and an unknown wife, but this is strictly conjecture. I currently lean toward the theory that Isaac was the son of a John Hill and Martha Whitmel of Bertie Co., NC, but this is also conjecture on my part based on a lot of circumstantial evidence. I had Abraham as Isaac's father at one time, but now I only keep that information in file as a way to keep it organized for future reference. My web site now states that the lineage and birthplace of Isaac Hill, Sr., is NOT yet proven. If anyone out there has ANY document that can solve this once and for all, I would be delighted to hear of it. Best regards, Jackie Hill Bower GA http://www.geocities.com/abackwardglance ______________________________________________________________ Get Your Free E-mail at http://www.prontomail.com

Okay, I am very confused. Here is the problem. I have found an Allen Hill living next door in the 1870 census to my ancestor Frederick Francis Biggers Hill who I have been trying for upteen years to find a lineage for. Here's the info on Allen: 1. Rev. Allen5 Hill (Isaac4, Abraham3, Samuel2, Ralph1) was born November 27, 1792 in North Carolina, and died January 04, 1874 in Clark County, Arkansas. He married Hepsiba Unknown Unknown. She was born July 01, 1798 in Tennessee, and died Unknown in Clark County, Arkansas. Notes for Rev. Allen Hill: In 1870, he lived next door with his wife listed as Hepinda to my Frederick Francis Biggers Hill. Was he an uncle or other relative? Also living with them was a 13 year old boy born in Arkansas named Frederick Whitten. Is he the Rev. that was marrying people in Maury County, Tenn in 1820? More About Rev. Allen Hill: Burial: January 1874, Hill Cemetery, Clark County, Arkansas Census: 1870, Age 78, South Fork Twnship, Clark County, AR Occupation: Minister More About Hepsiba Unknown: Burial: Unknown, Hill Cemetery, Clark County, Arkansas Census: 1870, Age 64, South Fork Township, Clark County, AR Now the question is, there is obviously a relationship between Allen and Frederick but What IS IT? Also who is the farmhand Frederick Whitten who may have been named after my Frederick? Also is the lineage for Allen that I found on the web correct? And if Frederick Francis Biggers Hill belongs in this family then who is Robert Hill, MD born in Virginia and died in Tenn. who I thought was Frederick's father? I am very confused. Any ideas? Paulette in NM

Hello, I haven't posted this for awhile. I am a member of a private research website devoted to the Hill family from Richmond Co, VA to Culpeper to Hampshire Co (1700s - 1800s) and onward. If anyone is interested in joining this site, please email me at [email protected] and I will send you the invitation. Debra Hill Jacksonville, FL

I am seeking further information about Minnie Mae Hill, born 15 Nov. 1877 in Mapleton, Bourbon Co., KS and married 10 June 1895 to Neosho Nelson Crawford in Nevada, MO. I have her parents, but am trying to find more ancestral information. Any information will be greatly appreciated.

The name of the publication to which I referred is "TomBigbee River". Henry Hill

Jackie, I have not heard from you in a long time. Re: Leonidas Hill's Battle near Okolona,MS. My new wife is from there and we get a monthly with all of the real and imagined historical news. It recently, covered all of Nathan B. Forrest's battles in that vicinity. Although greatly out outnumbered, he defeated the Northern Army in several battles in that area. I have been out of town and just recently returned. My son is a Civil War buff and is very knowledgeable of all of the battles during that war. In addition, I will contact the "Tombigbee ??" ( the river that runs through the area) monthly and ask the name of the writer of the recent articles re Forrest's battle in the Tombigbee Basin . I will be glad to snail mail or email a copy of Leonidas' letter and ask for more information. Keep the hard work that you have doing. It is greatly appreciated. Henry Hill

All of the following deaths occurred in Philadelphia and during the year 1888. All info came from the death index books at the Philadelphia Archives. NAME,Date death was registered,page in index book,page in registration book. HILL: Florence N. 24 Jul,page 7,reg page 63 Samuel 24 Jul,page 7,reg page 63 Thomas 14 Aug,page 31,reg page 64 William M. 14 Aug,page 36,reg page 64 Edward l. 28 Aug.page 55,regpage 65 Grace 14 Sep,page 63,regpage 65 John A. 14 Sep,page 59,reg page 65 Caroline, 18 Sep,page 73,reg page 65 Liruisa 18 Sep,page 76,reg page 65 Maggie 25 Sep,page 80,reg page 65 Annie 25 Sep ,page 85,reg page 66 Clara 2 Oct,page 91,reg page 66 George H. 9 Oct,page 96,reg page 66 James 16 Oct,page 104,reg page 66 William D. 30 Oct,page 120,reg page 66 William 4 Dec,page 168,reg page 67 More years later. Good Luck!!!!!!

I wonder if this Samuel Hill could be connected to my E.TN HILLs?/ I have a Samuel P. Hill b. 1849 in Texas, whose father was James C. Hill, b.1807, Jefferson Co TN....?? Doris....A Texan in Georgia..... Still shaking the family tree and dodging the nuts after 30+ years! IBSSG ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Schulke" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, May 24, 2002 3:42 PM Subject: [HILL-L] Samuel P Hill in Claiborne Co., TN I'm looking for Samuel P Hill (or any Hill families) in Claiborne Co., TN Samuel m Mary Ellen Jackson and had Mary Anna Hill supposedly 1875 Claiborne Co. Thanks for any help. Marge ==== HILL Mailing List ==== To unsubscribe from this list: *Regular Mail Mode: send the unsubscribe command to this address: <[email protected]> or *Digest Mode: send the unsubscribe command to this address: <[email protected]> --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.362 / Virus Database: 199 - Release Date: 5/7/2002

I'm looking for Samuel P Hill (or any Hill families) in Claiborne Co., TN Samuel m Mary Ellen Jackson and had Mary Anna Hill supposedly 1875 Claiborne Co. Thanks for any help. Marge

>From the 1936 writings of Lucy Amanda Hill Jones: "The following is a copy of a letter from Mrs. Lucy Kerr to her daughter, Mrs. Jane H. Hill, on hearing of the departure of Jane's son, James Leonidas Hill, for Galveston, on the eve of his four years' service in the Civil War. Lonnie Hill, as he was called, was less than seventeen years of age when he left his Fayette Co. (TX) home in response to his country's call. The letter follows: Forest Lodge, Oct. 18, 1861 My Dear Daughter: I deeply sympathize with you, knowing experientally the anguish of maternal tenderness when duty dictates the sacrifice of resigning a beloved son to his country's call, to assist by his mite in her defense. Hearing oby Virginia that Leonidas was to start on last Wednesday for Galveston, my mind was much absorbed in the subject. I prayed fervently to the Lord to give you fortitude and grace - and while thus engaged I felt sensibly that the great "I AM", who is Omnipotent is also our Father in heaven, whose eye is over the righteous and whose ear is open to their cry - that He would sustain us. But this is the first trial of the kind that you have had to encounter, and it requires humble faith to submit. Mr. Hill, I know, feels the love of a father for h is firstborn, just ushered on the active stage of duty, but he has been familiar with the emotion of patriotism, and he feels, if it must be so, his Isaac must be given up. You, in choosing his name in infancy seemed to admire Spartan valor - tho' I hope you will not be required to exercise the courage of a Spartan matron, but will, with the blessing of the Lord, receive your beloved son returned safe after performing his share of duty. Every try to look at the bright side of a gloomy subject. I expect you to receive this by Serena who can tell you of the health of the families here. The sick at William's are all recovering. My own health as usual. Some of our neighbors are to start next week for Galveston, Albert McClelland for one. I intend to request him, if Shropshire's Command is contiguous to the post he may occupy, to seek Leonidas, and let me, through his friends, hear of his welfare. Mr. Hill, I hope, will consider the helpless family that depends on him for comfort, and be satisfied to render the public cause all the assistance he can, but remain where he can promptly attend to their need. When he had no family he devoted himself to his country. Now, the safety and happiness of an interesting family of small children and feeble wife look to him as their stay. I thought Alfred would have written to me before now, but as yet I have received nothing. I send George Alfred socks by Serena. One is a little shorter in the leg than it ought to be - he must excuse it. My love to all. Miss the dear little ones, and believe me Your ever affectionate mother, L. Kerr" ------------------------------------------------------------------ The parents of Jane Hallowell Kerr Hill b. Oct. 28, 1824 Giles Co., TN, were Hugh KERR b. 1776 Sligo, Ireland and Lucy THOMSON b. 1783 Charleston, SC. Hugh and family left GA for TN and then in 1831 to Texas where they settled in Washington Co. and were long associated with the HILL family. Two of Jane H. Kerr Hill's brothers married sisters of her husband, James Monroe Hill; George Alexander Kerr b. 1810 GA m. Serena Pinckney HILL b. 1820 GA, in 1837 Washington Co., TX. William Penn Kerr b. 1814 m. Louisiana Elizabeth Hill b. 1824 GA, in 1843 Fayette Co., TX. Jane Hallowell Kerr b. 1824 Giles Co., TN m. James Monroe Hill b. 1818 Putnam Co., GA, married 1843 Washington Co., TX. Jackie Hill Bower http://www.geocities.com/abackwardglance ______________________________________________________________ Get Your Free E-mail at http://www.prontomail.com

>From the 1936 writings of Lucy Amanda Hill Jones, daughter of James Monroe Hill and Jane Hallowell Kerr. The following is the letter written in 1864 by Jane H. Kerr Hill to her son James Leonidas Hill (known as "Lonnie") who was away fighting with General Forrest. I transcribed his letter to his parents yesterday and this is his mother's response to that letter and others he sent. "Spring Hill (TX), Aug. 27, 1864 Mr. James Leonidas Hill . My dearest, precious Lonnie, that sweetest of all other names to me. Oh, how I love to call it! How often memory recalls bygone days, and though you were always very dear to me, you are much more so now. What a treasure I have before me, and what do you suppose it is? Well, I will tell you, it is a letter from YOU, our first-born. Let me assure you, you are becoming more and more endeared to the hearts of your parents, as well as to all o ther friends continually. Since you have been exposed to so many dangers, and have proved by your conduct, that you possess such noble principles, well may a mother be proud of such a son. I do not speak thus, my dear boy, to flatter you, but to encourage, and because I think you really deserve it. Oh, how good it does me to find that you seem so humble, and feel your dependence on Almighty God, who hath shielded you and preserved your precious life, while so many of your brave companions have been snatched from time to eternity, as you say, without a moment's warning. That shows, my dear son, how necessary it is that we should try to be ready all the time, for we know not how soon we may be called off. While I rejoice that you are safe, I deeply mourn for poor Lee and others who are gone; and most siincerely do I sympathize with the bereaved poor old Mrs. Farquar. I went to see her the next morning after I got y our letters and found them all much distressed. She had, like me, been counting on so much happiness - and had been laying up nice things to feast him with when he came home, as she thought he would when his time was out in the fall. Oh, how all her hopes were blasted when the sad tidings came that her beloved son was killed! It makes my heart ache to think of it. I reckon none but a mother can imagine what that mother's feelings are. She said if she only knew that he had gone to rest she could give him up better reconciled. Can you give her any comfort as to whether he was prepared? Poor R. R. Andrews is gone too. He died in July. I attended his burial. He was buried with Masonic honors. I thought of the time when you both left here together - and of your being mess-mates. I knew then that he had gone to his long home, but did not know what your fate might be. I have tried to resign you to the Lord, and I firmly believe that he has heard and answered the prayers that have been offered in your behalf. I feel that I can never be thankful enough to the Lord for his mercies to me and mine. Remember, my son, that His grace is sufficient for you. I know that your lot is a hard one, but try to cast all your care upon him - He will sustain you, and I believe will bring you safely through! Oh, glorious hope! My soul leaps forward at the thought of once more embracing you, and folding you to my heart. Cheer up, my dear boy, if you can stand it when you have to go through what you did on that dreadful battlefield, I know I ought to bear it the best I can, and be thankful that you have been supported and strengthened in that trying time. You say you know I do not want you to desert - No, INDEED, I never want it said of my Spartan boy that he did anything which was dishonorable; but I hope and pray that the time is not far distant when we shall all meet and make a happy family again. Your father and John Williams are still at Anderson. We had the plesure of their society for nearly two weeks not long since, in peach time. Your Pa's health is very good, but John William does not stand it so well. Their time will expire the 15th of September. John Wm. is very anxious to be with you, but he is not able to stand what you have to, he is small for his age. Now, my dear boy I must say adieu, that is I commend you to God who has watched over you and taken care of you when surrounded by danger on every hand, praying that He may still be with you and bring you safely back to us - Give our love to all friends and with a gread deal for yourself, I am as ever, Your affectionate mother, Jane H. Hill" ------------------------------------------------------- Notes by Lucy Amanda Hill Jones: "When Jane Hallowell Kerr was only a a little school girl and reading of the Leonidas, the Spartan general, whose valor she greatly admired, she was heard to say, that if ever she were grown and married and had a son, she would name him "Leonidas". Truly, her earnest impression remained with her, as told by her in later years to her children, for after she became the wife of James Monroe Hill, their first son bore the name of James Leonidas, and most worthily until his death May 23, 1873, at the age of twenty- eight." -------------------------------------------------------------------- My next transcription will be a letter written by the maternal grandmother of Leonidas James Hill, Mrs. Lucy Thomson Kerr b. 1783 SC, to her daughter Jane Hallowell Kerr Hill, upon hearing of her grandson's departure for the War in 1861. 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While reading through more notes and old manuscripts I found the information on the unit in which James Leonidas Hill b. 1844 served the CSA. From the 1898 Recollections of Mrs. Jane Hallowell Hill (wife of James Monroe Hill and mother of James Leonidas Hill) she wrote: "My husband is a San Jacinto Veteran, and will be eighty years old on the thirteenth of this month, March. He and our two oldest sons were in the Confederate service, the older one being in General Forest's Cavalry. His son, Leonidas Edwin Hill, of this city, is our oldest grandson." Further, from an Appendix written Oct. 15, 1934, by Lucy Amanda Hill Jones (daughter of Mrs. Jane Hallowell Kerr Hill and James Monroe Hill), Lucy adds: "At the age of sixteen years James Leonidas Hill enlisted in the Civil War, serving under General Forest throughout the four years wherever duty called, but at no time within the borders of his own state (Texas). When about twenty-six years of age he was married to Annie Fordtran, daughter of Charles and Almeida Fordtran, and death claimed him in less than two years, leaving his widow and infant son, Leonidas Edwin Hill, now residing with his family in Seattle, Washington." (Quotes taken from the book "Heroes of Texas" pub. 1935, Houston, TX, edited by Mrs. Lucy Amanda Hill Jones) ______________________________________________________________ Get Your Free E-mail at http://www.prontomail.com

>From the 1936 notes of Lucy Amanda Hill Jones b. Mar 25,1855, daughter of James Monroe Hill b. 1818 and Jane Hallowell Kerr b. 1824. One of Lucy's brothers was James Leonidas Hill b. Dec. 21, 1844, the firstborn son of James Monroe and Jane H. Kerr Hill. The following is a verbatim copy of a letter from James Leonidas Hill to his parents, Mr. & Mrs. James Monroe Hill, written while he was serving with the CSA in 1864. "Camp Near Buena Vista, Miss. July 22, 1864 Jas. M. & Jane H. Hill, My dear parents, By the blessings of Almighty God, I am permitted to write to you again. We have passed through scenes of danger, and where the missles of death flew thick, and where some of our best and bravest comrades have fallen victims to our foe. Poor Lee Farquar, who died without a moment's warning, and who had not time to give utterance to one word of farewell. I saw the poor fellow when he was shot; the ball struck just below the breast, lodging in, or near, the back bone. We were fighting on horseback, and in a large, open field through which the enemy were driving us. Lee and I, with several others, were back fighting the enemy while our forces were moving off, they being too strong for us. His horse ran with him about a hundred yards before he fell. He was picked up by George McCormick, Orderly Sergeant of our company, who was afterwards shot through the knee and fell back into the hands of the enemy, who took off his leg and left him. Poor fellow, I do feel so sorry for him. He was oone of my best friends, and a noble soldier, but he has done his last soldiering for his country, but I hope he will still make as good a soldier for his God, which I have no doubt but that he will. He cried like a child when he picked up poor Lee. It ought to be a great consolation to Lee's mother to know that he died the death of a brave soldier, and not leaving an enemy in the company. Dear parents, I will give you an outline of the battle. The Battle of Harrisburg was fought Thursday, 14th day of July. The enemy, with 25,000, were marching towards Okolona. On Saturday, 9th inst., we were camped at Verona - that night at 11 o'clock we started to Pontotoc, distant 25 miles. Sunday night we camped 3 miles north of Pon., and in three miles of their camp. Monday morning at sunrise they attacked our pickets and drove them in, killing one man in our Batt. Fighting continued all day, but light. Tuesday they remained in P., with but little fighting. The enemy, finding that we were prepared for them on the Okolona Road, and thinking it a hard road to travel, took the Tupelo Road on Wednesday. We followed close in their rear, thinking them in full retreat. Gen. Cl___ers (note: unable to make out name here) struck them in the flank, made them burn 8 wagons. They camped that night in Harrisburg 2 miles from Tupelo. They were throwing up breast-works all night. Thursday morning we made an attack with 4 brigades, McCullock's held in reserve, and was repulsed with heavy loss. On Friday morning, the enemy were supposed to be in retreat. Our Brig., mounted, and about 300 dismounted, and were ordered to make an attack on the enemy to ascertain if such was the case. We moved forward. A brisk fire was opened upon us. Our Batt. and the 2nd MO Regt. dismounted and charged across an open field, and on the same ground that our troops were driven from the day before. We kept our course, driving them before us until within 200 yards of their intrenchment, when a murderous fire of grape and canister from 10 guns were opened upon us, and we were ordered to halt, which we did, and remained there half an hour under fire, though not much exposed, and then orderd to fall back. Then came the trying time, a hot July sun pouring its heat upon us; hot, tired and nearly dead for the want of water. Hundreds were sunstroke and had to be carried from the field. We fell back slowly, although they were crowding us, until we reached our horses, which we mounted and awaited their advance. We had not long to wait. They were soon pouring a heavy fire upon us, and we on them. Bill Andrews was at my side. His horse was shot in the head and fell as if dead, but soon got up and he rode him off. Jimmie Fisher's horse was struck three times, but none fatal. McKee's was also wounded. We were ordered to fall back and a few were to cover the move. It was here that poor Lee was shot, but the enemy soon after were in retreat again. We followed closely until we had gone 4 miles north of Tupelo, when they turned on us, and after a very hard fight, drove us from the field. It was here that poor George McCormick was shot, not one us seeing him, was left on the field. I think it was best for h im, as he was shot so badly that it would have been worse for him, and perhaps more killed in taking him off. The enemy made no other stand, but kept in full retreat. The enemy's force was 25,000 and ours 10,000. Our loss, killed, wounded and missing 1,500, that of the enemy 1,000, but they did not effect their purpose. Dear parents, I can plainly see that God was my helper. I was even surprised that I could stand it so well, when so many stronger men gave out. I can never be humble enough to my Creator for his kindness to me. There is a great deal of stir up in camp at the present time. An order has been issued to consolidate our Batt. with the 2nd Mo. Regt., but a protest has been sent to Gen. Forest against it. The boys say they will go across the River before they will be consolidated. All of our boys are well. Give my love to all the relations. Kiss my sweet little sisters for me. Tell bro. John to write to me, also cousin Hettie. I will write again in a few days. Goodbye. Your affectionate son, Lonnie -------------------------------------------------------------------- (note: James Leonidas Hill was called "Lonnie". He survived the war and married Miss Annie Fordtran. He still died young, however, on May 23, 1873) I would like to know which unit in which he served. There are many clues in his letter which mentions dates, battles, places and the names of Generals. I haven't yet begun to research this. I welcome any help by other interested researchers. His father, James Monroe Hill, b. Mar 13, 1818 GA served as a Pvt. in the Confederate Army, joining at Brenham, Washington Co. TX on November 8, 1861, Company G, 10th Texas Infantry. This unit was organized Oct. 25, 1861 by James S. Lauderdale. James Monroe Hill was captured "near Atlanta, GA" on July 22, 1864. He was later released and rejoined his family and ran a mercantile business in Austin, where he died Feb. 14, 1904. My next post will be the transcribed letter from Jane Hallowell Kerr Hill, the mother of James Leonidas "Lonnie" Hill, dated Aug. 27, 1864, to her son in response to the above letter. 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This info is from the Philadelphia Archives.Deaths occurred in Philadelphia and all occurred in 1886. NAME,Date Death was registered,Page in Index book,Page in registration book,burial place if listed. R. Carson 27 Nov,page 79,reg page 239 Elenor 4 Dec,page 79,reg page 244 John 4 Dec,page 79,reg page 245 James 18 Dec,page 79,reg page 262 Charles 20 Nov,page 78,reg page 221 Kate 20 Nov,page 78,reg page 222 Fred W. 2 Jan,page 66,reg page 9,St.Mary's Margaret 30 Jan,page 67,reg page 45,M.M. (Mt. Moriah?) P.B. 30 Jan,page 67,reg page 48,N.C.N. Mary 13 Mar,page 68,reg page 107,N. le ? P.B. 30 Jan,page 69,reg page 129 S.H. Pauline 10 Apr,page 70,reg page 165 College Frank 24 Apr,page 70,reg page 182 Franklin Frederick 24 Apr,page 70,reg page 182,Glenwood Henrietta 17 Apr,page 70,reg page 173,Monument Andrew G. 1 May,page 70,reg page 197,Leb. Margaret 1 May,page 70,reg page 200,St. Dinini Henry D. 8 May,page 71,reg page 204,L.N. J.H. 15 May,page 71,reg page 216,W.L.H.er ? Martin C. 22 May,page 71,reg page 224,Greenmount Q.B. or P.B. 29 May,page 71,reg page 234,L.H. Keziah 29 May,page 71,reg page 231,N.C. Jane 29 May,page 72,reg page 238,Rox Mary 3 Jun,page 72,reg page 247 NJ William 13 Nov,page 78,reg page 216 David B. 31 Jul,page 74,reg page 66,M.M. David 13 Nov,page 78,reg page 214 Charles (maybe Heil) 4 Sep,page 75,reg page 109,M.M. Francis 25 Sep,page 76,reg page 145,Leb. Mary A. 13 Nov,page 78,reg page 211 Thomas 23 Oct,page 77,reg page 184 Other years later. Good Luck!!!!!

Kay wrote: <<Does anyone on this list know the descendants of Asa Hill Sr.'s sons? >> Kay, The children of Asa Hill b. 1784 Edgecombe Co., NC and wife Elizabeth Barksdale b. Jan. 3, 1795 Hancock Co., GA, are pretty well documented. They had thirteen children; 1. Anson (died in infancy abt. 1811)Hancock Co., GA 2. Green Washington Hill, M.D. b. May 27, 1812 Hancock Co., GA 3. Jeffrey Barksdale Hill b. May 7, 1814 Hancock Co., GA 4. William Carroll Andrew Jackson Hill, Dec. 25, 1814 Putnam Co., GA (there are only 7 mos. between Jeffrey and "Jackson", but both dates are from their gravestones) 5. James Monroe Hill b. March 13, 1818 Putnam Co., GA 6. Serena Pinckney Hill b. September 19, 1820 Augusta, GA 7. Susanna Amanda Hill b. September 19, 1821 Putnam Co., GA 8. Louisiana Elizabeth Hill b. Feb. 25, 1824 Putnam Co., GA 9. Asa Collinsworth Hill b. November 1826 Hillsboro, Jasper Co., GA 10. John Christopher Columbus Hill b. Nov. 15, 1828 GA Columbus, Muscogee Co., GA 11. Mary Anne Rebecca Hill b. abt. 1830 Columbus, GA 12. Sarah Anne Amelia b. July 2, 1832 Columbus, GA 13. Martha Anne Eliza b. abt. 1834 Columbus, GA d. in childhood I have the spouses and children for the six sons and five daughters who made it to adulthood if you are interested, but I have not seen anything in the data that connects to your Joseph Hill or your James Monroe Hill. I think we are talking about different Hill lines. Jackie Hill Bower http://www.geocities.com/abackwardglance ______________________________________________________________ Get Your Free E-mail at http://www.prontomail.com

In a message dated 5/20/2002 8:43:34 PM Central Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: > We lived in the Creek Purchase until 1834, when my father went to > Texas, in company with his son, Jackson Hill, and his nephew, Isaac > Lafayette Hill; and having selected a place of settlement, where Gay > Hill now is, in the county of Washington, returned to Georgia; and > early in the spring of 1835 removed his family to their new home on > the frontier. > Does anyone on this list know the descendants of Asa Hill Sr.'s sons? I found this article very interesting, as my Joseph Hill, had a son named James Monroe Hill who was born in 1837 in TN. Joseph and his wife, Martha R. C. Givens, died in Washington Co., TX in 1857 & 1858, respectively. Joseph & Martha also had a daughter named Martha Amanda. I have never been able to find the parents of Joseph, but the similarity of names and places to this family are very close, and am hoping there may be a connection somewhere. Any help will be greatly appreciated and I am willing to share any information I have on this family. Thanks, Kay Linn Midland, TX

I recently had a query to my Hill web site, asking about the following: "Jeffrey Barksdale Hill (b. 1814 GA) is my ggg grandfather. I am also related to a different Hill family in Texas, William Henry Hill and his father, John Christopher Foster Hill (wife Mary Elizabeth Owen, daughter of Ezekial Owen and Volley Burleson). I am trying to find any information on this Hill family and their origins in Tennessee. My Great Aunt who just passed away at age 92 said that the two Hill families were distantly related. She was told this by her grandmother, Elizabeth "Bettie" Hill Hill (b. abt. 1865), who was the daughter of Jeffrey Barksdale b. 1814 and the wife of William Henry Hill of that other Hill line. Can you be of any assistance?" -------------------------------------------------------------------- While I have a fair amount of data on Jeffrey Barksdale Hill's family, I'm afraid I don't know the distant connection between his line and the other Hill line of William Henry Hill that Jeffrey's daughter married into. If anyone out there recognizes this Wm. Henry Hill line I'd appreciate a note. Thank you. Jackie Hill Bower http://www.geocities.com/abackwardglance ______________________________________________________________ Get Your Free E-mail at http://www.prontomail.com

Transcription by niece Lucy Amanda Hill Jones of the Autobiographical Notes of her uncle, Asa C. Hill b. Nov. 1826 Hillsboro, Jasper Co., GA, d. Oct. 9, 1913 Beeville, Bee Co., TX, married Mary Chapman in Rutersville, Fayette Co., TX in 1849. Lucy Amanda Hill was the daughter of James Monroe Hill. Both Asa Collinsworth Hill and James Monroe Hill were the sons of Asa Hill b. 1784 NC and Elizabeth Barksdale b. 1795 GA. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Autobiographical Notes by Asa C. Hill (July 1889) I was born in Hillsboro, Jasper Co., Georgia and was the sixth son of Asa Hill and Elizabeth Barksdale Hill. My parents had thirteen children of whom twelve reached maturity. The first born, a son, died in infancy. (named Anson) Names of my brothers: Green Washington, William Carroll Andrew Jackson (often called "Jackson"), Jeffrey Barksdale, James Monroe, John Christopher Columbus. Names of my sisters: Serena Pinckney, Susanna Amanda, Louisiana Elizabeth, Mary Anne Rebecca, Sarah Anne Amelia, Mary Anne Eliza. (also found as Martha) In 1826 my father moved to the Creek Purchase, where the city of Columbus (Georgia) now stands. It was here, in 1827, that his youngest son, John C. C. Hill, was born, being the first white child born in that section. We lived in the Creek Purchase until 1834, when my father went to Texas, in company with his son, Jackson Hill, and his nephew, Isaac Lafayette Hill; and having selected a place of settlement, where Gay Hill now is, in the county of Washington, returned to Georgia; and early in the spring of 1835 removed his family to their new home on the frontier. On leaving Columbus, we proceeded down the Chatahoochie River by steam boat to Appalachicola, where we re-embarked in a schooner for New Orleans via Mobile. At New Orleans we saw, for the first time, a railway train. Embarking in a sail vessel, we crossed the gulf, reaching Matagorda after a voyage of eighteen days. From Matagorda we travelled in an ox wagon by the way of San Felipe, then the seat of the provincial government, to Gay Hill, making the journey in about seven days. We arrived at our destination in time to make the crop; and, after building a house to live in, settled down to farming and stock raising. The Texas Revolution commenced about the time of our arrival at Gay Hill. My father and older brother joined an expedition for the relief at the garrison at the Alamo, but were unable to reach the fortress before its fall. My father also witnessed the burning of Gonzales. My brother, James Monroe Hill, was with General Sam Houston in the battle of San Jacinto, April 21, 1836. After the Mexicans had been routed he captured a fourteen year old boy who had been connected with Santa Anna's army as a fifer. Gen. Houston gave the boy, whose name was Jose Maria Mendez, to my brother, and the latter took his little captive home and raised him. Mendez afterward became a useful citizen of the city of Houston. After the capture of Santa Anna, my brother James Monroe went out with an expedition under COl. John H. Moore to the head waters of the Colorado River, where the party fell in with a band of hostile Indians, killing and capturing a large number of the savages. In December 1842 my father and my brothers, Jeffrey and John Hill, were members of the ill-fated Mier expedition, in which about 250 Texans, under Col. Fisher, were captured by the Mexican General Ampudio, after a fierce struggle in which they were out-numbered eight to one. In this battle, John Hill (John C.C. Hill) then only fourteen years of age, displayed remarkable courage as to win the admiration of the Mexican themselves. In Thrall's History of Texas, page 331, the writer, referring to the Mier prisoners says: "First, General Ampudia, and then General Santa Anna, took a fancy to a mere lad named Hill; and young Hill's father and brother were released, and the young man sent to the best College in Mexico. He adopted the profession of mining engineer, and is still a citizen of Mexico." He married the daughter of General Segredo, and has exerted great influence in the country. During the usurpation of Maximillian he managed to escape the wrath of both the contending parties; and upon the overthrow of the usurper's power, he was able to repay the kindness of his old friend, Genreral Ampudia, who had taken sides with the Imperialists, and with his brother, laid in prison under the sentence of death. John Hill interceded with the Juarez government in their behalf, and procured their release. This time, July 1889, he is prominently connected with C. P. Huntington's Mexican Railway Enterprises. In 1848 I commanded a Spy Company of the United States Troop at the battle of Piedre Pinto, near the Rio Grande. In 1849, near the same place, I had a running fight with nine Indians, who were attacking me and my servant, a German boy named Peter, and captured the latter, and also my pack mule with all my clothings and provisions, some gentle mares and one thousand head of sheep. Three days after this, Peter was recaptured by Col. Hays and the Howards of San Antonio, who was returning from El Paso, to which place they had been surveying a road to connect the city of San Antonio with El Paso. Gen. William G. Webb who had married my sister, Sarah, was engaged in the war between the United States and Mexico which resulted from the annexation of Texas. I was engaged in the Central American War in 1867. I went from Gonzales via Indianola and Galveston to New Orleans. The commanding officers sent me up the Mississippi, recruiting for men and means to colonize Nicaragua. After relating various experiences Mr. Hill continued: In 1866 on my way to the City of Mexico to visit my brother, John C. C. Hill, I met Col. Beriozabel at Matamores and when I showed him my passport he stated that my brother had been his college mate and treated me with great consideration. In the same year I witnessed at Vera Cruz, the exit of a protion of the Imperial Army from Mexico and soon after was a spectator of the Battle between the remaining portion of the Imperial Army under Gen. Marcas and the Liberal Army under Gen. Juan Porfirio Diaz and Negrett near Apisaco. In 1867 I was present at the inauguration of President Juarez in the City of Mexico. I was also with my brother, John C. C., when he procured the release of Gen. Ampudia and his brother from the prison in which they had been confined under sentence of death for their participation in the Maximilian's invasion of that country. Thus, Mr. Hill continues relating personal incidents." ------------------------------------------------------------------ Jackie Hill Bower http://www.geocities.com/abackwardglance ______________________________________________________________ Get Your Free E-mail at http://www.prontomail.com