Since there has been msg traffic on the Union District SC Hills, thought I would try mine again. I have a Rev Joseph Hill b. ca 1779 Union District, SC. d. before 8 Feb 1875, Coosa Co., AL., baptized about 20 years old, ordained to the ministry ca 1812, TN, came to AL ca 1816/1817. I have no paper trail except the above statement taken from a book on early Souther Baptist preachers. I can not place him in Union District SC. There could possible be two wives. First would have been an Elizabeth & the second is a Sarah A. listed in the 1850 census data. Because of the age difference of this Sarah, & Joseph, I assume her to be a second wife. Children: J. Westle Hill, mentioned in the estate settlement. There is a Westly Hill in the 1830 St. Clair Co., AL census, along with his father Joseph Hill. No further info. James Hill, mentioned in the estate settlement. No further info. Tabitha Hill, m. 5 Aug 1828, St Clair Co., AL, John Dollar. Tabitha was deceased at the time of the estate settlement, 1876. Malinda Hill, b. ca 1808, m. 29 Dec 1834 Talladega Co., AL. Dennis S. Dodd. This family moved back to SC & can be found in Census data in Pickens Co. SC. John Hill, mentioned in the estate settlement, No further info. Nancy Hill, b. ca 1824, m. 30 Dec 1860 Coosa Co.AL, William Ray This family can be found in Elmore Co., AL Joseph Hill, b. ca 1833, no further info Elizabeth Hill, b. ca 1834, m. 29 Dec 1854 Coosa Co.,AL., James Alfred Cranford. Elizabeth & James continued to live in the Coosa Co. area. James died shortly after the civil war, & Elizabeth drew a pension. I can't locate her after 1899. Susan Hill, b. ca 1836 was mentally challenged. William Ray was appointed her legal guardian, & she lived with Wm & her sister Nancy in Elmore Co., AL. LittleberryHill. b. ca 1838, served in the Civil War. Referred to as L.B. Hill. No info after the war. Sarah A. Hill, b. ca 1840, Joseph Hill & family appears in the 1830, St Clair Co. AL census. A couple of books on St. Clair Co. cite that Joseph was a preacher & started a couple of churches in the area. He went from St. Clair into Talladega Co. & there sold land on 3 Nov 1835 & moved into Coosa Co. AL. where he remained. He is mentioned a couple of times in Brewer's "History of Coosa Co." He was pastor ot the Antioch Baptist Church, Coosa Co., AL by the fall of 1836. Joseph appears in all the census as living in Coosa Co. up to the time of the estate settlement in 1875, which is on file in the courthouse in Rockford. He was almost a 100 years old when he died.