Harvey Dubose Hill

Brief Life History of Harvey Dubose

When Harvey Dubose Hill was born on 15 March 1871, in Georgia, United States, his father, James Dubose Hill, was 27 and his mother, Rebecca H Allen Williams, was 25. He married Georgia Virginia Halliday on 9 May 1894, in Wilkes, Georgia, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. He lived in District 233, Oglethorpe, Georgia, United States in 1880 and District 166, Wilkes, Georgia, United States in 1900.

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Family Time Line

Harvey Dubose Hill
1871–
Georgia Virginia Halliday
1872–1954
Marriage: 9 May 1894
Alice Rebecca Hill
1895–1982
Virginia Hill
1899–

Sources (4)

  • Harvie D Hill, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Harvey Dubose Hill, "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950"
  • Harvey D Hill in household of James D Hill, "United States Census, 1880"

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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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