Brief Life History of Marion Joseph
When Marion Joseph Hill was born on 9 April 1896, in Berkley, Norfolk, Virginia, United States, his father, Joseph Henry Hill, was 22 and his mother, Marion Beulah Whitehead, was 16. He married Mary Elizabeth Gaskins on 10 September 1917, in Currituck, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Norfolk, Norfolk County, Virginia, United States for about 30 years. He registered for military service in 1918. He died on 3 March 1975, in Humble, Harris, Texas, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Norfolk, Norfolk County, Virginia, United States.
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- Joe Hill, "United States Census, 1930"
- Marion J Hill, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
- Marion Joseph Hill, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"
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World Events (8)
1898 · War with the Spanish
After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.
1906 · Annexation by Norfolk
The Town of Berkley was annexed by the City of Norfolk in 1906.
1917
U.S. intervenes in World War I, rejects membership of League of Nations.
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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