Brief Life History of William Benjamin
When William Benjamin Hill was born on 19 August 1878, in Georgia, United States, his father, Herschel V Hill, was 22 and his mother, Mary Lucinda Brown, was 18. He married Elizabeth M. Williamson on 14 August 1898, in Emanuel, Georgia, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. He lived in District 39, Toombs, Georgia, United States in 1940 and Election Precinct 23 Groveland, Lake, Florida, United States in 1940. He died on 10 February 1942, in Toombs, Georgia, United States, at the age of 63, and was buried in Inman Creek Church, Toombs, Georgia, United States.
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- William B. Hill, "United States Census, 1880"
- William Benjamin Hill, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
- W.b. Hill, "Florida Deaths, 1877-1939"
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1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
1887
Historical Boundaries: 1887: Lake, Florida, United States
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
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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