When Claude William Hill was born in February 1899, in Georgia, United States, his father, John Robert Hill, was 32 and his mother, Margaret Ella Searcy, was 30. He married Lelah Ruth Moore on 7 September 1918, in Knox, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Justice Precinct 5, Knox, Texas, United States in 1930 and Justice Precinct 6, Knox, Texas, United States in 1940. He died on 22 May 1971, in Munday, Knox, Texas, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Munday, Knox, Texas, United States.