Mary Catherine Tipton

Brief Life History of Mary Catherine

When Mary Catherine Tipton was born on 20 October 1863, in Rocky Fork Township, Boone, Missouri, United States, her father, James Hardin Tipton, was 40 and her mother, Rachel Stone, was 29. She married George Wallace Hill on 21 December 1884, in Audrain, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Boone, Missouri, United States in 1870. She died on 24 August 1937, in Newcastle, Weston, Wyoming, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in C E Conrad Memorial Cemetery, Kalispell, Flathead, Montana, United States.

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Family Time Line

George Wallace Hill
1862–1923
Mary Catherine Tipton
1863–1937
Marriage: 21 December 1884
Zora Lee Hill
1886–1951
Clarence Vernon Hill
1888–1951
William Hardin Hill
1890–1954
Oscar Bryant Hill
1892–1946
Rachel Tipton Hill
1894–1980
Otto Clyde Hill
1901–1974

Sources (50)

  • Mary C Hill in household of Otto C Hill, "Montana, Flathead County, School Census, 1903-1969"
  • Mary C. Tipton, "Missouri Marriages, 1750-1920"
  • Mary C. Tipton Hill, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1864 · Montana Territory

Montana was made a territory by President Abraham Lincoln on May 26 1864. The capital was Virginia City and remained the capital until 1894, when Helena became the capital.

1865

Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.

1883 · Anaconda Established

In 1883, Marcus Daly established the town of Anaconda, Montana. It was at the same time that the smelting works in Anaconda was established.

Name Meaning

English (Shropshire and Staffordshire): habitational name from a place in Staffordshire. The placename derives from the Old English personal name Tibba (genitive Tibban) + Old English tūn ‘farmstead, estate’, or from the personal name Tibba + Old English connective -ing- + Old English tūn.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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