Bennie Hil, the Wiley Coyote, and his Family Tree

From the files of Wiley Benjamin Hill, Jr., my father, b. 1913 in Hattiesburg, Miss.:

Dad was a realtor by occupation, but he was also involved and interested in politics. The following is "stuff" I found in the papers and files from his estate.

* A Quit-Claim Deed, executed on the 26th day of April, 1960 by Howard A. Parker and wife, Margaret R. Parker, first party, TO Trammel Settles and wife, Irene Settles, second party. For the sum of 1.00, the following described lot in the county of Okaloosa, State of Florida, to-wit:

Commencing at the Southeast corner of the Southwest Quarter of Section 34, Township 1 South, Range 24 West, thence North along the quarter section line a distance of 1840.5 feet to a point, thence West and parallel to the South line of Section 34 to the West right of way of Wright Road, thence West 118.5 feet to a point of beginnning of the land being conveyed: Thence West and parallel to the South line of Section 34 a distance of 188 feet, thence North 168.5 feet more or less to the half section line, thence West along the half section line a distance of 65 feet, thence South 200 feet, thence East 65 feet, thence in a straight line to the point of beginning.

Two documentary stamps (tax) are affixed, each being for 10 cents, with a Florida kind of seal (blue). The document continues, "To Have and to Hold...."; "in Withness Whereof....". This document was signed, sealed and delivered in the presence of Erwin Fleet, Leila N. Gartner, Howard A. Parker, and Margaret R. Parker. Leila N. Gartner is the notary and affixed her seal on 17th day of February 1961. The deed was filed in Okaloosa County Court on July 29th, 1961.

A little more about Howard A. Parker: He was a doctor, had his office in Shalimar, Florida and before that, believe he was in Valparaiso, Florida. My dad used his services often. The above link will take you to a page on which his obit is included. Trammel Settles was my mother's uncle. This link will take you to a Niceville City Directory, where Trammel worked in 1966. His son, David, also worked there. The file indicates that Trammel was residing in the Wright community at this time, probably on the very piece of land referenced in the deed described above. Aunt Irene was a hairdresser in Fort Walton, I believe, at about the same time.