Brief Life History of Joita Juba
When Joita Juba Hill was born on 30 November 1871, in Summit, Ohio, United States, his father, Joseph Hill, was 47 and his mother, Mehitable Drake, was 35. He had at least 3 sons and 1 daughter with Emily Henrietta Spang. He lived in Portage Township, Summit, Ohio, United States for about 50 years and Akron, Summit, Ohio, United States in 1940. He died on 25 July 1949, in Ohio, United States, at the age of 77.
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- Joe I Hill, "United States Census, 1910"
- Hill, "Ohio Births and Christenings, 1821-1962"
- Jo Ita Juba Hill, "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953"
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1872 · The Amnesty Act
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1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
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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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