Brief Life History of John
When John Hill Jr was born on 25 December 1807, in Brown, Miami, Ohio, United States, his father, John Hill Sr., was 46 and his mother, Elizabeth Pitzer, was 35. He married Jane Moore on 24 December 1837, in Brown, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in Ohio, United States in 1870 and Independence Township, Nodaway, Missouri, United States in 1870. He died on 28 April 1900, in Deer Creek Township, Phillips, Kansas, United States, at the age of 92, and was buried in Mound Township Cemetery, Stuttgart, Phillips, Kansas, United States.
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- John Hill, "United States Census, 1870"
- John Hill, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016"
- John Hill, "Oregon, Oregon State Archives, Death Records, 1864-1967"
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1808
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
1817
BROWN COUNTY This sub-division of the state was formed from Adams and Clermont, March 1, 1817, and named for Gen. Jacob Brown, a gallant officer in the War of 1812.
1832 · The Black Hawk War
Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.
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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