When Lafayette "Lafe" Hill was born on 20 October 1862, in Illinois, United States, his father, Andrew Jackson Hill, was 49 and his mother, Nettie Ann Sevrin, was 39. He married America Dickerson on 9 July 1887, in Stonefort, Saline, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Pope, Illinois, United States in 1870 and Union Election Precinct, Pope, Illinois, United States for about 30 years. He died on 17 February 1948, in Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, Delwood, Pope, Illinois, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, Delwood, Pope, Illinois, United States.
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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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