Olevia Hill

Brief Life History of Olevia

When Olevia Hill was born on 10 November 1871, in Earlham, Madison, Iowa, United States, her father, William R. Hill, was 24 and her mother, Mary Coats Peacock, was 21. She married Jeptha Bailey Smith on 12 September 1889, in Madison, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Bugtown, Canyon, Idaho, United States in 1950 and Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States in 1964. She died on 23 March 1964, in Caldwell, Canyon, Idaho, United States, at the age of 92, and was buried in Morris Hill Cemetery, Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States.

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Family Time Line

Jeptha Bailey Smith
1862–1944
Olevia Hill
1871–1964
Marriage: 12 September 1889
Mary Edith Smith
1892–1983
Anna Clarice Smith
1894–1997
Floyd McKinley Smith
1894–1952
Jesse Charles Smith
1899–1903
William George Smith
1902–1962
Theodore Smith
1905–1970
Curtis J. Smith
1911–2006
Lester David Smith
1914–1999

Sources (21)

  • Olevia H Smith, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Olive Hill, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
  • Olevia Hill Smith, "Find A Grave Index"

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Historical Boundaries 1880: Ada, Idaho Territory, United States 1890: Ada, Idaho, United States 1892: Canyon, Idaho, United States

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Name Meaning

English: topographic name for someone who lived on or by a hill, from Middle English hill, hell, hull ‘hill’ (Old English hyll). Compare Hiller . This surname is also very common among African Americans.

English: possibly in some cases from the personal name Hille, a pet form of some name such as Hilger or Hillary .

German: from a short form of Hildebrand or any of a variety of other names, male and female, containing ancient Germanic hild ‘battle’ as the first element.

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

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