James Shields Hill

Male1 December 1844–2 March 1916

Brief Life History of James Shields

When James Shields Hill was born on 1 December 1844, in Troy Township, Athens, Ohio, United States, his father, Joseph Guerin Hill, was 33 and his mother, Margaret Jane Shields, was 30. He married Mary Elvina Hart on 15 October 1868, in Montgomery Township, Hickory, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in Rome Township, Athens, Ohio, United States in 1860 and Alexis Township, Butler, Nebraska, United States for about 15 years. He died on 2 March 1916, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 71.

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Family Time Line

James Shields Hill
1844–1916
Mary Elvina Hart
1849–1936
Marriage: 15 October 1868
Magdalena Hill
about 1869–
Lena Margaret Hill
about 1869–
Josephine Hill
1876–
Lillian Eliza Hill
1881–1940
Retta Hill
1870–1946
David Martin Hill
1873–1965
Joseph Hill
1875–
Mary Henrietta Hill
1876–
Alpha Bett Hill
1883–1958

Sources (29)

  • James Hill in entry for Margaret Lillie, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
  • James Hill in household of Joseph G Hill, "United States Census, 1860"
  • J S Hill in entry for Charles Booth and Retta Lillia, "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    15 October 1868Montgomery Township, Hickory, Missouri, United States
  • Children (9)

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    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (10)

    +5 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1846

    Age 2

    U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

    1850 · Los Angeles Is Incorporated

    Age 6

    Los Angeles was incorporated as a municipality on April 4, 1850.

    1863

    Age 19

    Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

    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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