When John Hill was born in 1845, in Alabama, United States, his father, Benjamin Hill, was 34 and his mother, Piety Bottoms, was 36. He had at least 2 sons. He lived in Cherokee, Texas, United States for about 10 years.
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U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Historical Boundaries: 1846: Cherokee, Texas, United States
A new state constitution was passed in 1876, announcing the segregation of schools.
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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