John Tippy Hill

2 October 1821–5 September 1885 (Age 63)
Williamson, Illinois, United States

The Life Summary of John Tippy

When John Tippy Hill was born on 2 October 1821, in Williamson, Illinois, United States, his father, Sterling Hill, was 39 and his mother, Jane Corder, was 44. He married Mahala Yancey on 6 February 1845, in Williamson, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in Williamson, Madison, Illinois, United States in 1860 and Union Precinct, Williamson, Illinois, United States in 1880. He died on 5 September 1885, in Williamson, Illinois, United States, at the age of 63, and was buried in Creal Springs, Williamson, Illinois, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Tippy Hill
1821–1885
Mahala Yancey
1822–1901
Marriage: 6 February 1845
Jasper Hill
1842–
Jane Hill
1844–1912
James Hill
1846–
Elizabeth Hill
1847–1905
Thomas Hill
1849–
Mary Hill
1850–
John Francis Hill
1851–1897
India Hill
1853–1942
Mahala Hill
1854–1925
Sterling R. Hill
1856–1927
George Washington Hill
1859–1924
William Riley Hill
1860–1920
Francis M. Hill
1860–1931
Martha Hill
1861–1940
Parthenia Hill
1864–1946

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    6 February 1845Williamson, Illinois, United States
    • Children

    (15)

    +10 More Children

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (12)

    +7 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1825 · The Crimes Act
    Age 4
    The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
    1832 · Black Hawk War
    Age 11
    "The Black Hawk War was a brief conflict between the United States and Native Americans led by Black Hawk, a Sauk leader. The war erupted soon after Black Hawk and a group of other tribes, known as the ""British Band"", crossed the Mississippi River, into Illinois, from Iowa Indian Territory in April 1832. Black Hawk's motives were ambiguous, but records show that he was hoping to avoid bloodshed while resettling on tribal land that had been given to the United States in the 1804 Treaty of St. Louis."
    1846
    Age 25
    U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

    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.

    Possible Related Names

    Hillock
    Hills
    Hiller
    Hil

    Sources (20)

    • Jno Hill, "United States Census, 1860"
    • John T Hill in entry for W R Or William Hill and Ella V Couch, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
    • John T Hill, "United States Census, 1850"

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