Hi, I got your email on the rootsweb email list. and I am sending you my Hill list so you can see if there is any connections there. Mel Hill [email protected] My ggrandfather John Hill was born in Maryland 1794/1793, I believe in Frederick, Maryland. Married a Phoebe (last name unknown, but believed to be indian, possibly Cherokee) His father and mother could be either William Hill b/MD/1751, or Abraham Hill b/????. John and Phoebe had 7 children that I am aware of, as follows: William Armstrong . b/1824 MD, Harriet b/1826 MD, Ester/Esther b/1827 OH, Phoebe b/1830 OH, John b/1832 OH, Judith/Judy b/ 1834 OH, Sarah b/1840 OH. Around 1826/27 John Phoebe and his first two children plus I don't know who else moved to Guernsey County, Ohio. At some time John's son,William A., and family packed up and moved to Southern Iowa. And maybe some others of the Hill family ?? William Armstrong married Eliza Jane Schultz b/1824 in Fayette County, Penn. I bleive in Maryland 1842. William and Eliza had the following children: John b/1849, Thelma b/????, Thomas P. b.1851, Richard b/????, David Paterson b/1857 Robert Irvin b/1860, Martha Jane b/1862, William A, Jr. b/1864, Albert b/1868, Alva b/ 1877. Alva in 1897 first married Susannah Edler b/1877 Jefferson Co. Ia. Alva and Susannah had the following children: Clarence L. b/1898, Charles E.b/1901 Beatrice G. b/1903 Ellen P. b/1907, Harry G. b/1910, Hazel B. b/1916. Alva in 1922 second married Velma Chapman 1899 in Ottumwa, Ia. Children of Alva and Velma: Louis L. b/1924, Lawerance C. b/1927, Mary L. b/1930 Hubert F. b/1935 Harry G. in 1934 married Edith Esther Russell b/1912 Marilyn J. b/ 1933 brought into the marriage. Harry and Edith had the following children: Luanna G. b/1935, Melvin G. b/1937, Larry W. b/1938, Charles W. b/1943, (twins) Charlotte J. b/1943, Ronald M. b/1947 ----- Original Message ----- From: Rhonda Chesnutt <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, January 10, 2003 9:32 AM Subject: Re: [HILL-L] W. F. Hill > Are these Hills in your line or are you just posting? I would love to know > more about W.F. Hill. Were they really born and died on the same days? > > Rhonda > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ron Hill" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, January 09, 2003 7:49 PM > Subject: [HILL-L] W. F. Hill > > > > > For information: > > > > > > Hill, W.F > > > Nashville News > > > 9 Feb 1838 - 24 Oct 1937 > > > Died at home near Buck Range Sunday night, lacking only four months of > > > 100. W. F. Hill, aged 99 years and 8 months, died at his home near > > > Buck Range Sunday night at midnight. Funeral services were held at > > > Liberty church at Buck Range Monday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, > > > conducted by the Rev. T. L. Epton. Mr. Hill, doubtless Howard county's > > > oldest citizen, had been a very useful citizen for almost all of his > > > long life, and had hosts of friends throughout this part of the state. > > > A Confederate veteran who had seen much service in the war between the > > > states, he had applied himself vigorously at the close of the war to > > > the job of helping rebuild his South, and these efforts were continued > > > until he was well up in his nineties, when feebleness forced him to > > > cease his activities. He was a man of high ideas, and his teachings to > > > younger people have been of untold value to this generation. He is > > > survived by two daughters, Mrs. Lee Blackwood and Mrs. Rile Hill, Buck > > > Range, and three sons, Kelly and W. F. Hill, Jr. Dallas, and Tom Hill > > > of Buck Range. > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > Hill, Mrs W.F > > > Nashville News > > > 9 Feb 1838 - 24 Oct 1937 > > > Died at Family home at Buck Range last Sunday. Mrs. W. F. Hill, aged > > > 78 years, died at the family home at Buck Range last Sunday, her death > > > resulting after a lingering illness. Funeral services were held at > > > Liberty church Monday morning, conducted by the Rev. Mr. Wiles. Mrs. > > > Hill, who had made her home at Buck Range for the past 44 years, was a > > > native of Georgia, being born on Lookout Mountain in that state. When > > > she was quite young her parents moved to Alabama, where she met Mr. > > > Hill, and 1868, after Mr. Hill had served through the Civil War and > > > returned home, was married to him. Eleven children were born to the > > > couple, seven of whom survive, as does also Mr. Hill, who is now in > > > his 92nd year. The surviving children are: W. F. Hill, Jr., and K. S. > > > Hill, Dallas; Tom Hill, Buck Range; Mrs. Lee Blackwood, Mrs. J. C. > > > Hipp and Mrs. John Cowling, Allbrook, and Mrs. Rile Hill, Buck Range. > > > During her active life, Mrs. Hill was a great influence in the > > > development of her community and the church and school affairs of the > > > community, and her splendid work as a neighbor and friend will long > > > remain an inspiration to those who were so fortunate as to know her. > > > The News joins in expressions of sympathy for the bereaved family. > > > > > > ==== HILL Mailing List ==== > > The HILL DNA PROJECT is helping researchers connect their lineage. Also > you can eliminate many lines from the focus of your research. 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