Brief Life History of Thomas Jefferson
When Thomas Jefferson Hill was born on 21 April 1809, in Kentucky, United States, his father, John Humphrey Hill, was 46 and his mother, Sarah Jackson, was 37. He married Sarah Huff on 10 March 1831, in Bartholomew, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. He died on 30 January 1851, in Bartholomew, Indiana, United States, at the age of 41, and was buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Garden City, Columbus Township, Bartholomew, Indiana, United States.
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- Thomas Hill, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
- Thomas Hill, "Find A Grave Index"
- Hill in entry for Martha Ann Hopkins, "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951"
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World Events (8)
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1812 · Kentucky Bend Created
During the New Madrid earthquakes of 1811-1812, the Kentucky Bend or New Madrid Bend was created. It is located in the southwestern corner of Kentucky on the banks of the Mississippi River.
1821
Historical Boundaries: 1821: Bartholomew, Indiana, United States
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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