To Rich Hill (RLeeHill@aol.com) and other HILL researchers >Been reading your several pieces on families listed in the "History on >Crawford County - 1885" and was hoping there might be something on the HILL >lineage. Specifically, George W. Hill, from Little Cooley and any of his >family. Still searching for his parents. Thanks There are two references to a George Hill in the "History of Crawford County, PA 1885." On page 501, in the history of Athens Township: "The United Brethren Church at Little Cooley was formed about 1860, and among its early leading members were: Joseph Barlow and wife, William Wright and wife, Horace Wright and wife, and William Bennett and wife. Early meetings were held in the schoolhouse until about 1867, when the present substantial house of worship was erected under the supervision of this society, many of the citizens in this vicinity, regardless of church affiliations, contributing to its construction. The society now numbers about thirty members, and is a part of French Creek Circuit, which includes four other appointments - Wilkin's and Maple Grove in Bloomfield Township, and Brown Hill and Kellogg's in Rockdale. Early pastors of this circuit were: Revs. H. Bedow, Joseph Hoyt, N.R. Luce, F.H. Herrick, Lansing McIntire, George HILL, D.C. Starkey and W. Robinson. Recently the following have filled this circuit: Rev. Lansing McIntire, 1876-77; R. Smith, 1878; N.C. Foulk, 1879-80; E.E. Belden, 1881-82; W.H. Chiles, 1883." And on page 865, in the Biographical Sketch section for Fairfield Township: "Samuel HILL, farmer, PO Cochranton, was born in November, 1807, and is a son of Archibald and Mary (Fulton) Hill, natives of Ireland. His father came to America in 1797, located on a tract of 400 acres, of which Samuel still owns 150 acres, where he resides. His mother came to America in 1792, and with her husband located, immediately after marriage, on a farm in the woods, which they, as soon as possible, set to work to improve. Mr. HILL, in order to get the necessaries of life, worked in a saw-mill for a Dr. Kennedy. He died May 3, 1817, aged fifty-two years. Mrs. HILL died April 7, 1845, aged sixty-five years. They had a family of eight children, of whom three survive. Samuel, the fourth in the family, was married December 24, 1840, to Margaret, daughter of James and Sarah (Fulton) Montgomery, and by this union were born seven children: Archibald, who volunteered August, 1862, to in company H, One Hundred and Fiftieth Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, serving till his death September 5, 1863, after participating in the battle of Gettysburg; James, who enlisted in same corps, at same time, serving till the close of the war, and receiving a flesh would at Gettysburg; Thomas, George, Milton and Eliza J. The family is Republican in politics. Mr. and Mrs. Hill are members of the United Presbyterian Church." I DO find a George W. Hill buried in Hill Cemetery, Oil Creek Township. Per the "Crawford County PA. Cemetery Inscriptions, Volume IV," page 73: "Hill Cemetery is another small, family cemetery, located on the west side of Township Road 918, on a curve, about .2 miles north of its intersection with Road 816. Eugene Throop prepared the following index of it in 1971: Andrews, H. Sophia died 1/10/1899, aged 70y18d Benedict, Anna M., wife of M.L. died 0/10/1890 aged 25y7m24d Brown, F.M. born 2/10/1850, died 6/1916 Brown, Thomas E. born 1817, died 19008 Brown, Harriet M., wife of Thomas E. born 1831, died 1906 Gilbert, Mrs. H.M. born 1840 died 1928 HILL, Daniel (no dates) 37th US Inf., 1812 Veteran HILL, Almira M., wife of Daniel born 10/18/1803, died 1/12/1877 HILL, George Washington, son of Hiram and Mary died 5/24/1862, aged 7y9m7d HILL, Henry A. born 1825 died 1898 Kerr, John B. died 10/3/1893, aged 65y2m6d (footstone - JB) Kerr, Helen H., wife of John B. born 9/5/1833, died 11/11/1909 (HK) Kerr, Willis E., son of John B. and Helen H. born 4/29/1855 died 1/7/1926 Kerr, Harriet L., daughter of John B. and Helen H. died 7/15/1865 aged 4y11m26D" Hope this information helps! Kathy Brubaker Volunteer Genealogist Linesville Historical Society kbrbkr@toolcity.net