Brief Life History of Frank Ellis
When Frank Ellis Hill was born on 12 March 1894, in Clay Center, Clay, Kansas, United States, his father, Edgar Ellis Hill, was 28 and his mother, Lizzie Dannenhauer, was 24. He married Vercy Tilley Steele on 6 October 1913, in Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States in 1930 and Supervisorial District 3, Maricopa, Arizona, United States in 1940. He died on 11 September 1964, in El Centro, Imperial, California, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Brawley, Imperial, California, United States.
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Sources (42)
- Frank E Hill in household of Edgar E Hill, "United States Census, 1900"
- Frank Ellis Hill, "Arizona, County Marriages, 1871-1964"
- Frank Ellis Hill, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"
Spouse and Children
1894–1964 Male
1892–1961 Female
Children (14)
1914–1979 Female
1915–1996 Female
1915–2000 Female
1918–1988 Male
1919–1973 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1867–1967 Male
1870–1948 Female
Siblings (8)
1894–1964 Male
1895–1982 Female
1896–1990 Female
1899–1948 Male
1901–1977 Male
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World Events (8)
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
Age 2
1898 · Electricity Comes to Mesa
Age 4
1913 · The Sixteenth Amendment
Age 19
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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