-----Original Message----- From: Bettijane Larson <bjlarson@mssl.uswest.net> To: rnjunder <rnjunder@netins.net>; Angela Schulz <arsmms@kornet.net> Date: Saturday, November 27, 1999 1:05 PM Subject: Re: Hill Relatives Dear Cousins: I am so very happy to hear Angel's version of the trip to the Carpenter/Oakland Cemetery. It is much the same as the story my cousin from Iowa City wrote about the day she and her sister went there to take pictures for me, which I value dearly. I hadn't heard about the hogs, but that Cemetery definetly needs some work, if only we were closer. Thank you very much, Angela for you wonderful letter. I forwarded it on to some of my direct cousins, who have followed my research in that area. It was a great letter, and it is truly great to be in touch with a cousin so far away! Thank you also for your delightful news about your move, your family, and for bringing more of us Hill descendants together. CONGRATULATIONS ON GETTING YOUR NURSING DEGREE AND BECOMING A RN. You certainly have had a busy, interesting year! Joan I follow the tree from Francis and Elizabeth HILL>Samuel W. HILL and 1st wife, Alzena (Alzina) Graves, da of Jesse and Lucinda _______ Graves>Amanda Jane Hill 1st wife of George Washington YOCUM>Etta Viola YOCUM, my Grandmother who m. Elmer L ORR>Ethyl Marie ORR, my Mother m. Frank F Kurth>Bettijane Kurth m. Charles LeRoy Larson. My Mother was the last of my line to be born in Louisa Co, IA, and she took her Nurses Training in Moline, before following her parents & family to Homestead in E. MT. I am a native of Western MT. I had 3 siblings, have four children and 5 Grandchildren. I am very excited to reach all of these descendants, and would like to stay in touch with all, as we work toward the same goal. I have Elizabeth's father as a Thomas, b. NC on the NJ census, but don't have it front of me for the year right now. Happy Holidays! Bj ----Original Message----- From: rnjunder <rnjunder@netins.net> To: Angela Schulz <arsmms@kornet.net> Cc: Diann Gentis <diann@apaynet.com>; Bettijane Larson <bjlarson@uswest.net>; Tammy Nicklaus <Nicklaus@CFU-CYBERNET.NET>; Joann Pomeroy <glen.pomeroy@juno.com> Date: Tuesday, November 16, 1999 8:22 PM Subject: Hill Relatives Hi, Cousins, of Hill Descendancy, I just received Angela's very descriptive e-mail about her trip to the Oakland-Carpenter Cemetery. I was sort of chuckling as I read, because I remember what a time we had back in June of 1997 when Joann Pomeroy, her husband, her sister, my husband Ray and I made the same trek. The people in the house she referred to were not at home, so we just went back on our own. We had phoned the night before though, and had permission from the land owner. We were so thrilled that day to find the stone of Francis and Elizabeth (Truss) Hill. At this point I want to say that I don't know who Bettijane is but I assume she is a cousin. Let me introduce Joann Pomeroy, a cousin descending from Samuel Hill. I descend from Sarah (married first Jacob Williams, second John Henry Fitzgarrald), the only sister of all those brothers. She was the 4th child of the family. Diann descends from Justus (Justin) the second child of Francis and Elizabeth. It is neat to connect and amazing that Angela is half way around the world. What a strange thing to be doing after all of these years have passed. More later. Nice to stay in touch. Joan Underwood in Atlantic, Iowa