Lula Sarah Hills

8 June 1858–1927 (Age 68)
Nebraska City, Otoe, Nebraska, United States

The Life Summary of Lula Sarah

When Lula Sarah Hills was born on 8 June 1858, in Nebraska City, Otoe, Nebraska, United States, her father, Harvey Edgar Hills, was 25 and her mother, Rachel A. Armstrong, was 20. She married William Edgar Rogers on 1 January 1879. She lived in Pacific Grove, Monterey, California, United States in 1910 and Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States in 1920. She died in 1927, in California, United States, at the age of 69.

Photos and Memories (0)

Photos and Memories

Do you know Lula Sarah? Do you have a story about her that you would like to share? Sign In or Create a FREE Account

Family Time Line

William Edgar Rogers
1855–1916
Lula Sarah Hills
1858–1927
Marriage: 1 January 1879

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    1 January 1879

    • Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (5)

    World Events (8)

    1863
    Age 5
    Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
    1867 · Gas Street Lamps Installed
    Age 9
    The Los Angeles Gas Company installed 43 gas street lamps on Main Street. A lamplighter rode on horseback at dusk to light the streetlights. By 1873, 136 gas lamps had been installed in Los Angeles. 
    1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
    Age 23
    Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

    Name Meaning

    English: variant of Hill with genitival -s if a relationship name, attested in Matilda Hilles, 1327 (Somerset), where the genitival form may signify widowhood; or with plural -s if habitational, attested in Johanne de Hyles, 1379 (Bickerstaffe, Lancashire), and Ricardo del Hyles, 1379 (Great Eccleston, Lancashire); or, with post-medieval excrescent -s, probably the most common form.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

    Possible Related Names

    Hill
    Hyles
    Hiles

    Sources (12)

    • Lula H Rogers in household of William E Rogers, "England and Wales Census, 1891"
    • Lula S Hills, "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952"
    • Lula H Rogers, "California Death Index, 1905-1939"

    Discover Even More

    As a nonprofit, we offer free help to those looking to learn the details of their family story.

    Create a free account to view more about your family.
    Create a FREE Account
    Search for Another Deceased Ancestor
    Share this with your family and friends.