> 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.

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. See what's going on at: http://www.livingston.net/hilldna/ >