The spirit of exploring and celebrating where we came from is the work of genealogists. My Dad, "Bennie" Hill, was the quintessential family historian. He caught the bug later in life but spent the next 33 years making up for lost time. Thanks to you, Dad, I'm hooked!
Monday, November 28, 2005
Thursday, November 24, 2005
Letter to Aunt Lula
My dad's mother was Eunice Tucker. Her oldest sister was Lula Tucker (md. Gill). In 1895, Lula received a letter from her grandmother, Sarah Ann (nee Perkins) Lloyd. This is years after Sarah Ann she divorced Samuel Moses Tucker.
I have the actual 1895 letter and will try to get it scanned, soon. Meanwhile, here is the transcription:
From Manning, South Carolina
Nov. 23, 1895
Miss Lula Tucker: My dear grandaughter, I now try to seat myself long enough to write you a few lines in reply to yours of Nov. 1 which I rec'd today one week ago and I liked not to ans it now for you want to know too many things more than I no myself. I am not don going to school yet. You will have to wait till I am don going my mind is not capable of giving much information [age 69]. My mother's maiden name was Elizabeth Kingdell. she came from England when she was quite young. My father's name was Richard Perkins, born in S.C. don't know what county. Each one [was] some 75 or 80 when they died.
I had three 3 sisters on mother's side and one brother name[d] HENRY BIRCH HOLLADAY & NANCY HOLLADAY & SUSANNAH HOLLAND [probably HOLLADAY], ELIZABETH HOLLADAY, all now dead and I had 2 borthers and 1 sister on Father's side, Isaac Enos Perkins, Thomas Sumter Perkins, Harriet Elender or Elender Perkins all half sisters and brothers, all dead.
I was born in S.C. I guess in Clarendon Co. in the date of 1826, the 30 of Sept. That is the best I can do. I rec'd a letter from your father [Samuel Richard Tucker, son of Samuel Moses Tucker] some time I rec'd yours dated 20 Oct. [He] said all was well. Said he was going to try to visit S.C. 1st of Dec. Hope he can. Well, I don't no what more to say only hope you will do well. Be a good girl and a good Christian. I had like to forget Henry Griffin. Sais you must pick him out a sweetheart. Well you must write soon. Hope you have got well of your cold before now. I remain as ever your loving grandmother, S. A. Lloyd
You or your father one sent me a stamp. I opened both the letters setting down and when I got up I saw the stamp on the floor much obliged to which ever it was.
I have the actual 1895 letter and will try to get it scanned, soon. Meanwhile, here is the transcription:
From Manning, South Carolina
Nov. 23, 1895
Miss Lula Tucker: My dear grandaughter, I now try to seat myself long enough to write you a few lines in reply to yours of Nov. 1 which I rec'd today one week ago and I liked not to ans it now for you want to know too many things more than I no myself. I am not don going to school yet. You will have to wait till I am don going my mind is not capable of giving much information [age 69]. My mother's maiden name was Elizabeth Kingdell. she came from England when she was quite young. My father's name was Richard Perkins, born in S.C. don't know what county. Each one [was] some 75 or 80 when they died.
I had three 3 sisters on mother's side and one brother name[d] HENRY BIRCH HOLLADAY & NANCY HOLLADAY & SUSANNAH HOLLAND [probably HOLLADAY], ELIZABETH HOLLADAY, all now dead and I had 2 borthers and 1 sister on Father's side, Isaac Enos Perkins, Thomas Sumter Perkins, Harriet Elender or Elender Perkins all half sisters and brothers, all dead.
I was born in S.C. I guess in Clarendon Co. in the date of 1826, the 30 of Sept. That is the best I can do. I rec'd a letter from your father [Samuel Richard Tucker, son of Samuel Moses Tucker] some time I rec'd yours dated 20 Oct. [He] said all was well. Said he was going to try to visit S.C. 1st of Dec. Hope he can. Well, I don't no what more to say only hope you will do well. Be a good girl and a good Christian. I had like to forget Henry Griffin. Sais you must pick him out a sweetheart. Well you must write soon. Hope you have got well of your cold before now. I remain as ever your loving grandmother, S. A. Lloyd
You or your father one sent me a stamp. I opened both the letters setting down and when I got up I saw the stamp on the floor much obliged to which ever it was.
Tuesday, November 15, 2005
The Nuclear Family
Mom and Dad (aka Opal and Ben)with three kids, Baby Sarah, Brother Ben, & "Peggy".
My Dad at Sarah's
After mother died, Dad used to go to Sarah's on the weekends. There, he would soak up the sun, gaze at the pond, and get totally spoiled by his youngest daughter.
Wiley was a runner
Believe this to be the Azalea Run in Mobile. My father, Wiley Benjamin Hill, Jr., was a dedicated runner of races and marathons for many years in his later life. His earlier activities included boxing, golf, archery, swimming, diving, and tennis...to name a few!
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