Brief Life History of Walter Marion
When Walter Marion Hill was born on 21 November 1916, his father, Walter McCune Hill, was 28 and his mother, Margaret Almeda Parker, was 16. He married Sammie Grace Jordan about 1938, in Hardin, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Burkburnett, Wichita, Texas, United States in 1920 and Justice Precinct 8, Hardin, Texas, United States in 1930. He died on 13 April 1980, in Pasadena, Harris, Texas, United States, at the age of 63.
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Sources (7)
- W M Hill in household of Walter M Hill, "United States Census, 1920"
- Walter Marion Hill in entry for Patricia Ruth Hill, "Texas, Hardin County, Registers of Births, 1882-1939"
- Walter N Hill in household of Walter M Hill, "United States Census, 1930"
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World Events (8)
1917
U.S. intervenes in World War I, rejects membership of League of Nations.
1929 · The Great Depression Arrives
Like most of the country, the economy of Texas suffered greatly after the Stock Market Crash of 1929. Thousands of city workers were suddenly unemployed and relied on a variety of government relief programs; unemployed Mexican citizens were required to take one-way bus tickets to Mexico.
1935 · The FBI is Established
The Bureau of Investigation's name was changed to the Federal Bureau of Investigation to help citizens know that the Government is helping protect from threats both domestically and abroad.
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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