Brief Life History of Harriet
When Harriet Hill was born in 1805, in South Carolina, United States, her father, Samuel Hill, was 56 and her mother, Mary Holmes, was 46. She married John George Glanton in 1823, in South Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Heard, Georgia, United States in 1850 and Brown Township, Columbia, Arkansas, United States in 1860.
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Sources (6)
- Harriet Abney in household of Martin Abney, "United States Census, 1850"
- Harriet Glanton, "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950"
- Hariet Hill in entry for Sarah Ann Windsor, "Louisiana Deaths, 1850-1875, 1894-1960"
Spouse and Children
Children (6)
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Parents and Siblings
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World Events (8)
1808
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
1822 · Slave Rebellion
"On June 16, 1822, Denmark Vesey a free and self-educated African American leads a slave rebellion called ""the rising."" The interesting thing about this rebellion is that it does not really happen. The only thing the judges have to go on is the testimony of people that witness it."
1860
In 1860, South Carolina quit the United States because its citizens were in favor of slavery and President Lincoln was not. The Civil War started a year later.
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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John Glanton
John George "Jack" Glanton was killed in an 'accident' involving a slave and an axe in Meriweather County, Georgia, in 1837. This left his wife, Harriet Hill, with two boys to raise, Thomas Lewis Gla …
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