Brief Life History of DeEtta
When DeEtta Hill was born in November 1839, in New York, United States, her father, Isaac Frederick Hill, was 34 and her mother, Mary A Vancesse, was 32. She married David Howell about 1875, in New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter.
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Family Time Line
Sources (4)
- Dedeetta Hill in household of Isaac F Hill, "New York State Census, 1875"
- D Etta Howell in household of David Howell, "United States Census, 1900"
- De Etta Howell in household of David A J Howell, "United States Census, 1910"
Spouse and Children
1837– Male
1839– Female
Children (1)
1876– Female
Parents and Siblings
1805–1899 Male
1808– Female
Siblings (7)
1834–1916 Female
1837–1915 Male
1837–1917 Female
1839– Female
1840– Female
+2 More Children
World Events (8)
1846
Age 7
1863
Age 24
1870 · The Fifteenth Amendment
Age 31
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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