Brief Life History of Clifford Halliday
When Clifford Halliday Hill was born on 3 July 1879, in Meriwether, Georgia, United States, his father, Duncan Chatfield Hill, was 42 and his mother, Ophelia Jordan Halliday, was 40. He married Ella Amanda Godwin on 4 March 1914. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in District 166, Wilkes, Georgia, United States for about 30 years and Wilkes, North Carolina, United States in 1960. He died on 11 October 1960, at the age of 81, and was buried in Rayle, Wilkes, Georgia, United States.
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- Clifford H Hill, "United States Census, 1930"
- Clifford Halliday Hill, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
- Clifford Halliday Hill, "Find a Grave Index"
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1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
1892
Historical Boundaries: 1892: Wilkes, Georgia, United States
1901 · Assassination of Mckinley
President William McKinley was shot at the Temple of Music, in the Pan-American Exposition, while shaking hands with the public. Leon Czolgosz shot him twice in the abdomen because he thought it was his duty to do so. McKinley died after eight days of watch and care. He was the third American president to be assassinated. After his death, Congress passed legislation to officially make the Secret Service and gave them responsibility for protecting the President at all times.
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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