Sarah Harlow Hill

Brief Life History of Sarah Harlow

When Sarah Harlow Hill was born on 20 March 1808, in Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States, her father, Thomas Hill Sr, was 23 and her mother, Elizabeth Betsy Rudisill, was 17. She married Ephraim Morris High on 1 November 1834, in Clermont, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Cypress Township, Harrison, Missouri, United States in 1860 and Chambersburg, Pike, Illinois, United States in 1870.

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Family Time Line

Ephraim Morris High
1794–
Sarah Harlow Hill
1808–
Marriage: 1 November 1834
Lemuel J High
1830–1861
Margaret High
1842–
Catharine High
1837–
Emily Melissa High
1839–1873
Hepsy Ross High
1844–1927
Selina High
1847–1938
Ephraim Wilson High
1849–1931

Sources (8)

  • Sarah Heigh in household of Ephraim Heigh, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Sarah H. Hill, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
  • Sarah Hill in entry for Selina Smith, "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947"

World Events (8)

1812

War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.

1837

Historical Boundaries: 1837: Pike, Illinois, United States

1840

Historical Boundaries: 1840: Knox, Illinois, United States

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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