Brief Life History of Maria S.
When Maria S. Hill was born on 5 April 1839, in Troy Township, Athens, Ohio, United States, her father, Joseph Guerin Hill, was 28 and her mother, Margaret Jane Shields, was 24. She married Brintnell Taylor on 26 September 1857, in Athens, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Clover Township, Henry, Illinois, United States in 1870. She died on 20 December 1927, in David City, Butler, Nebraska, United States, at the age of 88.
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Sources (7)
- Maria E Taylor in household of Brintnel Taylor, "United States Census, 1870"
- Mariah Hill, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
- Maria S Hill in entry for Daisy Taylor, "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007"
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World Events (8)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1856
Historical Boundaries: 1856: Butler, Nebraska Territory, United States 1867: Butler, Nebraska, United States
1863
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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