Well sort-of a break, but then new questions. I found my Richard Hill b. Apr. 7, 1874 in Ill. It seems that a Richard Hill born the same year, state, and living in the same county married a Lutrisha WEESE on Aug. 17, 1903. then on June 27, 1908 a Richard Hill (mine for sure) married a Minnie KIRKLAND. He is buried next to Minnie Kirkland I know for sure. I looked for Lutrisha or Lou as the marriage license say buried in Pott. County, Oklahoma. But no luck. So Monday I will go back to the court hiuse and check on maybe a divorce. My Richard's father was James A Hill b. in Ill. mother Nanny Williams born in MO. Maybe someone has one of these ladies in there tree somewhere. I have nothing on James except for that he was in the military. I have part of his records, but so far no luck on him. Tina Knapp

Is anyone on this list researching HILL'S in Maryland or Delaware? Thanks-Suzan

. Can anyone help to determine the lineage of this Isaac Hill? Circa 1810 he was commissioned to survey Illinois ( hence the clock from Jefferson? ) We feel that there is no record of this because he was an American spy. I am puzzled by his connection with John Sevier. My guess is that Issac is the Hill officer that fought with Sevier at Kings Mountain. I am a Hill descendant through Chloe Hill who married Levi Casey. Many of the Scribner clan in Illinois feel that Issac is blood. I doubt this. Any help would be appreciated. Kennard Scribner, judys@ntr.net I Isaac Hill of Hills Run, state of Kentucky, being past the allotted years and infirm in body deem this to will to be a last testament . Having four sons and two daughters and all but Ellen being in other States and Territories, let the lands be sold and the moneysdivided equal between the four sons and daughter Mary, excepting these. My abode ancl its bottom lands to be given to Ellen wife of James Garrett . The Sevier lands which Mary came by from her father be given to Pierce Sevier. Let the two negros, Cassy and Cade who were John Seivers be given 1 furlong square with the old house. The Tennesee lands which I bought be sold and the moneys be divided among the four sons and Mary. The Rountree lands in Caro1ina Which Martha came by be given to Martha's son Hiram. TheHill lands in Carolina from my father be given to brothers John and Henry, if dead to their sons Of the land here in West Hollow give each two mated negros one furlong square, the trace and spring be common to all, Mitty & Po, Tizzy & Ely, Viny & Joe the loom common to a1l . Give each two mated negros one kettle, two bed covers. All negros given land to be freed by law. The three old Negros to be freed by law. To my black sons be guven the mill and bridge with two furlongs betwixt the trace and run. A1l full and strong mouthed negros to be sold except four James Garrett choice . Money from the stock to be divided same as land money. House fittings Ellen does not want to be given to mated negros. The clock given to me by Jefferson be given to Harvy Singleton. It was Marthas wish to be buried in the Rountree graveyard in Carolina. If this is possible let my Eligah and Marthas Hiram take our bodies there. The settlement of my earthly affairs I leave to Harvy Singleton and James Garrett. Attested by Abel Prayter Elias Whitten Died June 1846, decreed and settled by laws of the Commonwealth of Kentucky April 1848. Joseph E11i s, Sheriff Four copies 1 Illinois, 1 Carolina, 1 Tennessee and 1 Kentucky. Eligah, son of Fayette Co., Ill. Samuel, son of Menard Co. ,Ill. or New York state. Henry son of died widow wife of Lewis Scribner 2 heirs Isaac son of Mi11er Co., Mo. Mary wife of Samuel Watson, Clay Co., Ill. Henry, brother of died his sons John, Henry, Bazzel, Thomas,Montgomery Co., Ill. John, brother of died his sons Isaac Bond Co., Ill. Eligah, Creek Lands, Ala., Ambrose, unknown Horses $304 cows $42 oxen $64 Negros $4127 Lands $3940 Escroe $300 trip Carolina $12 Tennessee $9 vendue $18 registerNegros $4 myfee to even divide$4 money divided $8130 Five parts $1626 Moneys of Illinois heirs placed in hands o Eligah Hill and Hiram Rountree. Carolina deed given to Hiram Rountree. Moneys for Hill lands in Carolina for brothers heirs to be held by James Garrett until assined to known heirs. $ 300 escro for 10 years if no default. Milford Townsend Sheriff No te: Missed. Horses, cows, oxen to be sold except four each James Garrett choice Submitted by Evelyne McCrakcen

Hi Everyone- I am new to this list and new to genealogy. I am researching the HILL side of my family and I am stuck. All the information is as follows; My Grandfather was My Grandmother is still living and Howard Norman HILL divorced him in the 1960s born May 6, 1913 in Kansas she has chosen to be of no help. married August 11, 1947 in Las Vegas, Nevada died July of 1978 in Bellflower, California My Great Grandfather was My Great Grandmother was William Edward HILL Henrietta BRILEY born 1881 in Oswego, Kansas born December 28, 1890 in died 1926 Van Buren, Arkansas died July of 1967 in Norwalk, California My Great Great Grandfather was Edward HILL I have no other information and don't know where to start, I have tried some of the a lot of genealogy sites and don't understand how to confirm the information. It is even rumored in my family that Edward HILL was left on the door step of an African American family as a baby. Can anyone set me in the right direction? Do these people sound familiar to anyone? Thank you so much for any help. I do appreciate it very much! Amy

Hi, I am trying to find my ggggrandparents, Jonathan and Matilda Kirkland Hill. Matilda married William Jefferson Castleberry. He was born in August of 1819 in Hopkins C., Ky. He farmed in Marshall County Ky. and Union Co. , Illinois. He probably died in Johnson Co., Ill., in 1871. He married Louisa Jane Hill who was b. 13 April1824 in Calloway Co., Ky. Their first three children were born in Marshall Co., Ky. and the remaining were born near Cobden, Union Co., Illinois. They were William Martin Castleberry 111, Matilda Castleberry, Martha Ann Castleberry, Fleming Smith Castleberry, Nancy, Elizabeth, James B.(Benton) Castleberry, my ggrandfather, Sarah Fine Castleberry, John Jefferson Castleberry, (I have put tombstones in VanZandt, Tx. along by the side of John Joseph's), and Thomas Hill. I have a good bit of information, but can't get back past my James B.s. parents in law. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks, and I know there sure are a bunch of Hills I had no knowledge of. Thanks and HELP! shaley@glade.net. Shirley

Is there anyone researching HILLS in Madison County, KY in the early 1800's? Michelle Greene

Is there a Cynthia Kirkland still on this line? I was told by a cousin of her. lena@valu-line.net

--part1_6ab97e3f.24ef2f35_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit --part1_6ab97e3f.24ef2f35_boundary Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Return-Path: <AUTRY-L-request@rootsweb.com> Received: from rly-yd04.mx.aol.com (rly-yd04.mail.aol.com [172.18.150.4]) by air-yd01.mail.aol.com (v60.28) with ESMTP; Fri, 20 Aug 1999 00:29:13 -0400 Received: from bl-11.rootsweb.com (bl-11.rootsweb.com [204.212.38.27]) by rly-yd04.mx.aol.com (v60.25) with ESMTP; Fri, 20 Aug 1999 00:28:57 -0400 Received: (from slist@localhost) by bl-11.rootsweb.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) id VAA22342; Thu, 19 Aug 1999 21:28:01 -0700 (PDT) Resent-Date: Thu, 19 Aug 1999 21:28:01 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <00c601beea9a$02144aa0$a4b72499@oemcomputer> From: "jmautrey" <jmautrey@email.msn.com> Old-To: "AUTRY-LIST" <Autry-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Thu, 19 Aug 1999 23:24:38 -0000 Organization: Microsoft Corporation X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2314.1300 X-Mimeole: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2314.1300 Subject: [AUTRY] WWI Draft Cards Resent-Message-ID: <XXArkC.A.6cF.QlNv3@bl-11.rootsweb.com> To: AUTRY-L@rootsweb.com Resent-From: AUTRY-L@rootsweb.com Reply-To: AUTRY-L@rootsweb.com X-Mailing-List: <AUTRY-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/920 X-Loop: AUTRY-L@rootsweb.com Precedence: list Resent-Sender: AUTRY-L-request@rootsweb.com Hello everyone, I received this message on another list, and she gave permission to post to other lists, so I thought someone might be interested. Prior to the US's entry into WW1 (approx. 1917-1918) every male between the age of 18 and 40 was required to register for the draft. The information found on the card was provided by the individual himself. The registration cards vary in information depending on the individual draft board. But by and large the cards include: The full name of the person (this means first, full middle name, any additional middle names and last name); the current address of the man; his age; his birthrate (some include his place of birth); whether he is a US citizen or a naturalized citizen (some ask if his father was a naturalized citizen and his father's race); his race; his occupation; where he is employed (name of employer); address or location of employment; name and address of his next of kin; some cards ask if the man is married or single and how many people he supports. The card is signed by the draftee. On the back of the card his physical description is noted: Height is broken down by short, medium, tall although some cards give the actual height in feet and inches; Build by slim, medium, stout although some cards list actual weight along with the build; color of eyes and hair; any deformities or injuries are listed (such as one arm missing, blind in one eye, etc); the name and address of the draft board and the date. When these original cards were transferred to the East Pointe NARA branch the LDS spent about 3 years microfilming these cards. There are hundreds and hundreds of boxes and the LDS opened one box at a time and filmed them - in state order. However, within each state the cards were filed by draft board, not by county or by draftee. This makes the searching of the microfilm difficult to say the least. The good news is that the Friends of the National Archives took each box after it was filmed (and checked) and sorted all of these thousands and thousands of cards into - state and then COUNTY order and then in alphabetical order by surname and put then in new boxes. The Friends deserve all the kudos we can give them for this monstrous task. So ... rather than spending hours and hours searching the LDS microfilm you can order copies of the original cards from NARA. if you know the county your ancestor lived in between 1917-1918. And BTW - Ancestry.com lists WW1 Draft cards in their searchable data bases, however I know for a fact that there are 22 cards for the surname WHITE found in McIntosh Co, OK and Ancestry only gave me 4 of them so don't depend on that site. I was told yesterday that some reps from Ancestry had visited the archives a couple of weeks ago to talk about filming the cards, took one look at the hundreds and hundreds of boxes and simply left. For copies: Send a letter requesting copy(s) to: NARA Southeast Region 1557 St. Joseph Ave East Point, GA 30344 In your letter be sure to say you want copy(s) of the WWI Draft application Cards. Include the name of your ancestor and his race, the state and the county. If you want copies of ALL of the cards with a given surname, ask them the cost of the copies and send a SASE for them to let you know the copying cost. In your letter be sure and say you want a copy of the FRONT and BACK of the card. Be sure to send a SASE for the return of you copies. The cost for the copy is 50 cents - 25 cents for the back and 25 cents for the front. If you only want one copy send a buck and say the difference is to be given to the Friends of the Archives, because after all they did all this wonderful hard work for you <VBG> If you have any other questions about the cards please write to me and I'll try to help. I've been "delving" into these cards for the past few years. But PLEASE don't ask me to get the copies for you. It is difficult for me to take the time off from work to visit the archive to do my own research <g>. And feel free to pass this on to any of the lists you are on. Linda Home Page: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~haas/ Marion Co AR: http://www.rootsweb.com/~armarion/ Washington Co NC, Haas & Hass e-mail list manager ==== AUTRY Mailing List ==== Check out the Autry web page! It's at http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~autry/ --part1_6ab97e3f.24ef2f35_boundary--

Who was this HILL line? A brief bigraphy of my great grandfather appears in the "Dictionary of Alabama Biography" on page 1560. He was Rev. Alexander Theodore SIMS. I will quote the first portion of it pertaining to the HILL line. This biography was a direct rememberance of Rev. Sims. "SIMS, Alexander Theodore, Baptist minister, was born July 16, 1849, at Starlington, Butler Co. (AL); son of Arthur and Sarah Caroline (Austin) SIMS, the former (Arthur SIMS) who was a native of Charleston Co. SC, lived at Starlington, Butler Co. (AL) for many years, served in the Creek Indian War, and was a second cousin of Dr. James Marion SIMS; grandson of Stephen SIMS, who lived at Pine Flat, Butler Co., and of David and Elener (HILL) AUSTIN, who lived at Albany, GA, the latter (Sarah Caroline (Austin) SIMS) who was the first cousin of the mother of Gov. Thomas HILL WATTS, and was a relative of Gen. B. H. HILL. ......... We think that Albany was meant to be Athens because an exhaustive search does not locate this couple there. We also think the B. in B.H. HILL may be Benjamin. Does anyone have anything on this Gen. B.H. HILL or Gov. Thomas HILL WATTS. I'm trying to find out who this HILL line was and how Elener HILL ties into it. Any help or clues would be appreciated. Sincerely, Cynthia SIMS Kirkland - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Visit my web sites, GenTime.com: http://www.gentime.com/index.html and GenTime Genealogy http://www.gentime.com/genealogy/index.html SIMS Site: http://www.gentime.com/genealogy/namesite/sims_site/index.html My specific research includes these Genealogy lines: Sims 1,Vinson, Wright, Bottoms, Hartsfield, Wilmot, Nichols, Hamlin) SC>GA>AL Sims 2, Hilson, Odom, Austin, Hill, Ashburn, Forsyth, Falconer, Symes) VA>NC>SC>GA>AL. This line possibly originates in:Dorset, Somerset, Devon, GB Bradberry, O'Neal/O'Neill, Cogdell, Gilmore, Barksdale, Harvey, Burnley, Terrell, Randolph) GA>AL O'Neal/O'Neill, Bradberry, Sellers, Smilie, Raiford, McMillen/McMillin, Frizzell, Ellis, Edwards) GA>AL Kirkland,Singleton, Kellum, Tabor, Kuykendall, Hartfield)SC>TN>GA>AL>MS>LA>TX Singleton, Kirkland, Major) MO>TX

This is from a 6th cousin of mine that I recently found on one side of the family, and she has Hill's on her side, but those are not the same as mime. Thought I would forward her letter on. lena I will let her know of respones because she has webtv and it does not do a lot of things computers do. Thank you, lena@valu-line.net Subject: Re: ABRAHAM HILL of RAY CO, MO There was a woman years ago who lived in Ray Co. who was doing research on her Hill family that came from there. I found out about her only months after she died from the Ray Co. Historical Society. I often wondered where her research records went. Anyhow, it turned out we came from the same line. Abraham Hill, RW Vet of TN, came to Ray Co. in about 1818, I believe Ray Co. was still part of Howard Co. until 1821. If I remember correctly, Abraham died in the home of his son , James Hill , in about 1842. This was in Ray Co, MO. On the first DAR filed on Abraham Hill, it said he fought for Conn. That was an error. He was from Jefferson and Cocke Co., TN and he fought for the state of TN. He was a large land owner in the Ray Co. area, who left his estate to his youngest daughter by his last wife. I believe he was buried in Ray Co, and a plate was placed on his grave by the DAR. Seems he was buried in a field and cattle in the past had done much damage to his grave stone. I think I'm talking about him. Could be wrong. His father was Samuel Hill who died in Jefferson Co., TN. Abraham was born in NJ, I'll send you the names of his other children tomorrow. It's been years since I worked on this family, Abraham Hill was the father of my Samuel Hill who moved from TN to Carroll Co. (later Caldwell Co.) in about 1833. He died in Caldwell Co in 1870 and was buried on his farm. Marion

The following Hill entries have been extracted from the abbreviated version of the 1880 Williamson County, TN. census. These are ALL of the Hill entries on the census. For further details, consult the microfilm. Hope this helps someone. George WatsHill 1880 Census, Williamson County, TN 3rd Civil District Hill, John W M 57 ..Hill, Cathrine W F 30 ..Hill, Martha W F 7 ..Hill, Amanda W F 5 ..Hill, William W M 2 ..Hill, Augustus W M 1 ..Hill Sally H. W F 10/12 4th Civil District Hill, Frank W M 35 .. Mary W F 29 .. William W M 12 .. Henry W M 10 .. Pleasant W M 8 .. James W M 6 .. Frank W M 3 5th Civil District Hills, Mary A. W F 46 ..William W M 24 ..Elmore` W M 22 ..Oscar F. W M 11 ..Arthur H. W M 7 ..Anna M. W F 3 ..James W M 16 ..Mattie W F 15 6th Civil District Hill, Jacob B M 40 .. Matilda B F 35 .. Willis B M 14 .. Sarah B F 12 .. George B M 10 .. Susan B F 8 .. Narcissa B F 6 .. Feland B M 3 Hill, James B. W M 71 ..Lewis W M 73 Hill, John H. W M 66 .. Susan E. W F 60 .. John R. W M 28 .. Susan W F 22 .. Emma P. W F 20 .. Willie W. W F 18 .. Thomas W M 15 Hill, Milton W M 45 .. Rosa W F 27 7th Civil District Hill, James T. W M 36 .. Theodosia W F 31 .. Bessie W F 7 .. Kitty W F 1 8th Civil District Hill, Jeff B M 36 .. Malissa B F 30 .. Anna B F 13 .. Jeff B M 8 .. Ephram B M 6 .. David B M 4 .. Nora B F 3 .. Ernes t B M 1 Hill, John W M 22 9th Civil District Hill, Hugh B. W M 30 .. Lullu W F 23 .. Neely W M 3/12 Hill, Joe B M 30 .. Katie B F 33 .. Robert B M 13 Hill, John W M 17 .. Jimmy W M 20 Hill, William W M 20 .. Alice W F 19 .. Clarence W M 8/12 11th Civil District Hill, Harvey W M 46 .. America W F 38 .. Joseph W M 14 .. Mary V. W F 11 .. Walter H. W M 8 .. Sally R. W F 3 .. Lilly G. W F 1/12 13th Civil District Hill, Jasper W M 6 14th Civil District Hill, Dessie B F 13 Hill, Joshue B M 40 .. Rebecca B F 36 .. William B M 13 .. Aissey B F 12 .. Louisa B F 10 .. Joshue B M 7 .. Turner B M 10/12 Hill, Robert B M 30 .. Lovey B F 38 .. Harrett B F 12 .. Ida B F 10 .. Samuel B M 7 15th Civil District Hill, Dave B M 35 .. H. B F 36 .. Lou B F 21 .. Lizzie B F 11 .. Hugh B M 5 .. Ada B F 4 .. Harry B M 1 .. Hattie Mu F 4 Hill, Jack B M 25 .. Clara B F 21 .. Willie M. B F 4 .. Henry B M 1 . Harriette B F 16 Hill, J. F. W M 36 .. A. T. W F 25 .. M. A. W F 13 .. F. E. W F 11 .. Inez W F 6 .. H. C. W M 2 .. J. H. W M 6/12 Hill, Mariah B F 42 Hill, Martha B F 40 Hill. Robert B M 18 16th Civil District Hill, Dicy B F 45 Hill, Jeremiah W M 80 Hill, W. H. S . (Judge) W M 62 Hill, Will B M 67 .. Joshua B M 21 .. Robert B M 17 .. Laura B F 14 .. M. E. B F 12 18th Civil District Hill, Robert W M 31 ..Lucy W F 28 ..Maud W F 7 ..Jane King W F 5 ..Mary B. W F 2 Hill, Sam B M 53 ..Elvira B F 38 ..Fannie B F 23 ..Susan B F 16 ..William B M 14 ..Moses B M 11 ..Jennie B F 10 ..Samuel B M 8 ..Sallie B F 4 ..Maggie B F 2 19th Civil District Hill, Sally W F 43 ..Charly W M 23 ..John W M 19 ..Harry W M 15 ..Blanch W F 12 ..David W M 9 ..Jamess W M 6 ..Atha W M 1 on

I am looking for--Joseph Marion hill, who was the father of Joseph wilbert hill, who was the father of melirida Francis hill. Joseph Marion hill married Elizabeth Jane wright. Elizabeth Jane wright. was previously married to a man of the last name of matthews, they had 1 son name will. Joseph Marion had at least 1 brother named Charles f. hill who was a minister around terra haute Indiana in the late 1800s. I believe Joseph Marion and Charles f. hill was born in Ohio around the benwood area, just north of brazil Ohio. If anyone has any information on my hill family, please let me know. whendr3062@aol,com thank you, Lisa hendricks

I am trying to find ancestors or JP Hill, of Jefferson Co, TN. I descended from JP's son Claude Eugene Hill. JP's obit may be helpful to some of you out there. This is the best I can transcribe from a newspaper clipping my Grandmother cherished: OBITUARY Mr. J.P. Hill died at the General Hospital in Knoxville on Saturday, May 29, 1920, following an operation and was interred in the private burying lot belonging to the family in the cemetery at Dandridge on Sunday afternoon May 30. The Active pall bearers, nephews of teh deceased were: J.C. Hill, Roscoe Hill,(piece missing) Hill, ALger Hill, O.D. Hill and C.S. Rainwater. The honorary pall bearers, intimate friends of the deceased, were Col. A. (initial not legible) Swann, F.W. Galbraith, H.B. Jarnaigin, W.A. Swann, George W. Hill, A. (initial not legible) Huggins, Jr, (illegible name) and H.M. Rankin. The funeral services were conducted by Rev. W. M. Bull, pastor of the church of which the deceased was a member, and Rev. John M. Anderson, of Morristown. The services were held at the late home of the deceased, and were simple and impressive, in keeping with the life and character of him in whose memory they were held. The wearlth of flowers, and the immense throng of people present, attested the high regard in which the deceased was held by the people of Jefferson and surrounding couuties. James Preston Hill was born in what is now the eighth district of jefferson county, Tennessee, on 1st day of January, 1844. He was the son of Rev. James Maston Hill and Sarah Moore Hill. He was a veteran of the civil war, being a member of Co. "F", 9th Tennessee Calvary, and mad a splendid record for gallantry and devotion to duty there. On Dec. 30, 1868, he was united in marriage to Miss Mary L. Thurman, who survives him. To this marriage were born (a piece of the page is missing; looks like 2 spaces)ne cgukdrebm tge fikkiwubg if wgin syrvuve tge deceased: W.C., Claude, and paul hill, and Mesdames Elizabeth Best, Victoria Swann, and Lucile hunter. Mr. Hill is also survived by the following brothers and sisters: G.W. Hill, of Knoxville, A.R.Hill, of San Saba, Texas, D.C. Hill, of Dallas, Texas, I H Hill and S. S. Hill of Dandridge, and Mrs R. R. Burchfield, of Jefferson City, and Mrs. Samuel Henry, of Texas, ans the following Half-brothers: J.L Hill of Kansas, Callie HIll and O.G. Hill Dandridge, and Mrs. W.R. Nichols, of Knoxville, a half-sister. Mr. Hill was for weveral years a member of the County court of jefferson county, and he was known in the court as a safe and sane member, supporting every measure looking (missing piece)t of the people, (missing piece)ctive opponent (missins piece) which to him (missing piece0 of jobbery or (missing piece)e was a friend of good roads, and the prresent pike system of the county is in great part the fruit ofhis efforts. There may be seen in Dandridge today, by all who care to look, a monument to the influence and effort of Mr. hill. When he became a member of the county court the lot surrounding the court house was gully-(illegible) andfilled with unsightly weeds and tin cans and other flotsum and jetsum of a careless public. That lot is now carptetd by blue grass and shaded with growing trees, and is transformation from a blot on the landscape to a thing of bearty is due to the efforts of J.P. Hill. he began the movement to improve the lot, and he superintended the work, and small thing as it may seem, this work of a man who loved bearty and despised ugliness will bring plrasure to citizens of the community who are yet unborn. Mr. Hill was a progressive and successful farmer, and he and his good wife, by their industry, intelligence, and thrift, overcame the difficulties that face all young couples who begin life with little of wealth, but with an ambition to succeed, and at the time of his death Mr. Hill was the owner of three good Jefferson County farms. He was interested in banking, being a stockholder and former president of the Jefferson County Bank, and he was interested in othe business enterprises. Mr. Hill was an honest man and had the confidence of all who knew him. he was loyal to his friends, and had the happy faculry of making friends and keeping them. He sometimes became interested in politics, and when he entered a campaign in behalf of a friend, or of measures he believed for the public good, his influence was felt, and he was untiring in efforts to win, but he was never vindictive, and he "fought fair, as he was wont to say, and he never left an aftermath of bitterness. Mr. Hill was not a scholar, in the sense of being highly versed in the (not legible) of books but he was a keen observer of the transactions of the day, and was an intellignet reader of newspapers and other vehicles of modern news, and kep abreast of the happenings of the day, and brought to his reading a gread fund of what for a better name is called "common sense", and was able to form correct opinions of men and measures, and his advice was often sought by those who appreciated the wisdom of his ripened years. He held family ties in high regard, nd to the end of his life held in tender remembrance his parents, and he was ever willing to aid his brothers and sisters when such aid was needed or asked. He was greatly interested in his children and grandchildren and was eager to see them succeed, and his chief concern during the last days of his life, when he knew the grim reaper was rapidly approaching, was of his wife and children. The little Sunday School ner his home was upon his heart, and during his last illness was the subject of much of his conversations. He was a generous man, and no worthy object of his generosity ever failed to receive is attention, and many enterprises for the betterment of society are the richer for his benefactions. He had his faults, of course, and who has not? but he was a brave, true, manly man, and he faced the Unknown confident and unafraid, and his passing has saddened many hearts, and has left vacant a place in the community life that will be long unfilled. Long may his memory live. Peace to his ashes. H.M. Rankin and on the other side of the newspaper clipping: CARD OF THANKS We take this method of thanking all our friends who assisted us during the last illness and death of our husband and father. KWe thank all who contributed flowers, or assisted in any manner. We shall always hold in grateful recollection the many and tender acts of kindness and sympathy shown us. --- Mrs. J.P. Hill and Family. I've typed this into my old computer, and printed it out, and the printer is low on ink....so between my typos, the illegibility of the poorly-inked printout, and the age and condition of the original newspaper clipping, I sure hope some useful information gets through!!! jo

Peter HILL (bc1604, Wells, York, ME, d 8-29-1667, Wells, York, ME) married Mary ? about 1634. Their son Rodger HILL (BC1635, York Co., ME, d8-26-1693, York Co., ME) married Mary CROSS (bc1610 York Co., ME, d6-24-1696, York Co., ME) Mary CROSS was the daughter of John CROSS and Joan ? Anyone working on this line? Gayle Looking for Ebenezer (or variant) who may be in this line. He would have been born 1790-ish. In 1819 he was in Lewis County, New York. Thanks for checking, everybody. Carol osogreat@zianet.com

I've got a Jane HILL (b. abt.1825 Tn.) married to Nicholas HORN (b.1817 Tn.). I found a Richard HILL living beside several HORN, BREEDING, RIDGE,and STONE families in White Co., Tn. around 1808. All seem to have migrated on by 1815. Does anyone have information on this Richard or Jane HILL. Thanks Gary

Hi Gang, My brother was carrying out some research at the A.I.G.S. (Australian Institute of Genealogical Studies) at their Blackburn, Melbourne, Australia library today and came across an entry for Jeremiah HILL and his wife. In case this is of interest, here are the details :- Source: Catholic Recusancy in Wiltshire, 1660-1791, Vol. 1 published by the Catholic Record Society 1968 by J Anthony Williams - AIGS Shelf No. 282.9431 WIL) No. 291 A ..... HILL, wife of Jeremiah HILL of Mere (73) N; b Reputed Anabaptist (Q.S. 1681T, Mere C.); Dissenter, 1682 (J) No. 292 A Jeremiah HILL of Mere (73) b Reputed Anabaptist (Q.S. 1681 T, Mere C); Dissemter 1682 (J) P.S. Sorry can not help with explanation of the abbreviations, didn't have time to note them down. Regards .......... Les Leslie Hill,(Mr), Email: leshill@melbpc.org.au 8 Barrett Street, Albert Park, Vic, 3206 Australia Phone 9690 5707 Fax: 9699 6547 Mobile: 041 733 1063 Member- Melb PC User Group; DPS; GSV; AIGS; IAG; GUM Researching - HILL, JEW, ARMSTRONG, WOTHERSPOON

-----Original Message----- From: Carole Dutton Malisiak <malisiak@midohio.net> To: GEN-MEDIEVAL-L@rootsweb.com <GEN-MEDIEVAL-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Monday, August 16, 1999 8:12 PM Subject: Harvard Deeds Collection >HARVARD LAW SCHOOL DEEDS COLLECTION -- Here is a Harvard page of >transcribed English Deeds listed by county. Some dated as early as >1300. There are not a lot of them, however. Some names that I have >seen are: Corbet, Fyton, Hulme, and "the Right Honorable George Tuchet, >lord Audeley' in co. Staffs. Also, de la Pole (ca. 1350); Robert >Fenton, and others. > >http://www.law.harvard.edu/library/guides/deeds/county.html > >carole > >______________________________

For a lengthy article online on Dr. George Washington Hill (son of Henry John Alexander Hill and his paramour Polly Johnson of TN) and his role in the founding of Spring Hill, the oldest community in Navarro Co., TX, go to this url: http://www.rootsweb.com/~txnavarr/towns/sprnghil.htm There is a lot of family information in this article originally published in "The Navarro County Scroll", Vol. XIX 1974 and reprinted with permission of the Navarro County Historical Society. ________________________________________________________________ Get FREE voicemail, fax and email at http://voicemail.excite.com Talk online at http://voicechat.excite.com

The following information and a photo of the trading post can be found at this web site; http://www.rootsweb.com/~txnavarr/pv/trading.htm "This log trading post was built by Dr. George Washington Hill in 1838 near the present Indian Spring, close to the Spring Hill community, on direction by General Sam Houston to promote better relations with the Indians in the general Navarro County region. Tribes active in the area were the Kichai and Yscani, of the general Wichita Confederacy, the Tehuacanas, and the Wacos to the south on the Brazos. Parties of Comanches and Kiowas from the plains, and occasional groups of Cherokees and Kickapoos from Oklahoma Indian Territory, periodically traversed or penetrated the region as well. Collections housed in the cabin include Cretaceous fossils and late Pleistocene paleontological finds, including a Mammoth tooth; Indian artifacts from the Archaic Period (8,000 to 2,000 years ago) on up through the Historic, including in the latter many arrowpoints from the Surveyors Massacre battle site of 1838; and pictures and memorabilia of the famous Cynthia Ann Parker historic episode. The building was given to the Navarro County Historical Society in 1962 by Ott Matthews, a descendant of Dr. Hill." Jackie ________________________________________________________________ Get FREE voicemail, fax and email at http://voicemail.excite.com Talk online at http://voicechat.excite.com

In particular, I need info on the person and family of John Henry Hill b1830 NC son of Thomas Hill and Fannie Russell Baptist. Thanks again.