Cecil Hill

Male6 March 1901–30 November 1980

Brief Life History of Cecil

When Cecil Hill was born on 6 March 1901, in Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States, his father, Polk Montgomery Hill, was 27 and his mother, Pearl Mae Perkins, was 23. He married Jimmie Clark Kiser on 5 December 1925, in Bell, Texas, United States. He lived in Justice Precinct 1, Callahan, Texas, United States in 1910. He died on 30 November 1980, in Temple, Bell, Texas, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Karnes Land District, Texas, United States.

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Family Time Line

Cecil Hill
1901–1980
Jimmie Clark Kiser
1909–1984
Marriage: 5 December 1925

Sources (10)

  • Cecil Hill in household of Polk Hill, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Cecil Hill - Published information: birth-name: Cecil Hill
  • Cecil Hill, "Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    5 December 1925Bell, Texas, United States
  • Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (8)

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    World Events (8)

    1902 · So Much Farm Land

    Age 1

    A law that funded many irrigation and agricultural projects in the western states.

    1905 · Construction of the Praetorian Building

    Age 4

    Texas completed the construction of the Praetorian Building (Stone Plane Tower) in 1909. It was the first skyscraper in Texas and the Southwestern United States. The building had 15 stories and was 190 ft tall.

    1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack

    Age 22

    Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.

    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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