Brief Life History of Anderson
When Anderson Hill was born on 10 December 1806, in Franklin, Georgia, United States, his father, Thomas Hill, was 32 and his mother, Eleanor " Nellie " Highfield, was 27. He married Sarah Meaders about 1832, in Franklin, Georgia, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in District 1210, Banks, Georgia, United States for about 10 years. He died on 4 August 1884, in Banks, Georgia, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Mount Pleasant Methodist Church Cemetery, Banks, Georgia, United States.
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- Anderson Hill, "United States Census, 1860"
- Legacy NFS Source: Anderson Hill - Government record: birth-name: Anderson Hill
- Anderson Hill, "Find A Grave Index"
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1808
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
1811 · The Savannah Riots
A barroom brawl in Savannah on Tuesday, November 12, 1811, had international impact. An American seaman boasted of having joined the crew of a French vessel, likely named La Vengeance. Others became upset at the idea of the American joining a foreign nation and a brawl erupted. The county coroner asked for peace but was beaten with clubs. A second clash occurred the following day when French sailors attacked five American seaman. A day after the second attack, twenty French sailors attacked six Americans. Four of them escaped but two were beaten and stabbed. Jacob Taylor died on the scene and a rigger named Collins died the following day. By Friday, a full scale riot erupted when the French crewmen arrested on murder charges were released. Many were arrested and French ships La Vengeance and La Franchise were burned. In the end, the incident caused disruptions in French-American relations and affected shipping and trade.
1827
Oldest grave seen in the memorials list.
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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