Brief Life History of William Henry
When William Henry Hill was born on 30 August 1868, in Freeburg Township, St. Clair, Illinois, United States, his father, William Hill Jr, was 48 and his mother, Rebecca Jane Humphries, was 38. He married Nora Adaline Atchison on 9 April 1889, in Engelmann Township, St. Clair, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Livingston, Missouri, United States in 1935 and Avalon, Livingston, Missouri, United States in 1940. He died on 7 May 1951, in Chillicothe, Livingston, Missouri, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Mount Pisgah Cemetery, Roby, Texas, Missouri, United States.
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Sources (13)
- Henry Hill, "United States Census, 1940"
- Henry Hill, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
- W. Henry Hill, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1868–1951 Male
1871–1963 Female
Children (4)
1891–1964 Male
1894–1930 Female
1897–1979 Male
1907– Male
Parents and Siblings
1820–1875 Male
1830–1902 Female
Siblings (2)
1868–1951 Male
1873–1945 Male
World Events (8)
1870 · The Fifteenth Amendment
Age 2
1870 · Giving all the right to vote
Age 2
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
Age 22
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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