Sunday, February 13, 2005

Looking through a plastic box of loose papers, tonight. The legacy and genealogy left to me by my dad is just not going to all get done, I fear. However, here is a carbon copy or rough draft of something that is probably continued somewhere else, in another box:

The Early Years of Wiley Benjamin Hill, Sr. (my dad's father):

On the 11th of February, 1881, Wiley Benjamin Hill (to become Sr.) became the fifth of seven sons and two daughters of John Mack Hill, and his wife, Louisa Lydia King. These folks led an intinerant existence, moving frequently from rural farm area to shifting logging communities that were located in Marion County, Mississippi. Wiley carries the name given to his grandfather, Wiley King. Benjamin was perhaps a given name of some statesman, (the senator from Georgia, Benjamin H. Hill?). Many Southerners admired Senator Hill for his patriotism during the days of and following the Civil War.

Wiley's brothers and sisters, in order of their birth were:
  1. Langston "Lance" Joel Hill, born 25 Dec 1868; Died 15 Sep 1940; married Sarah Ann Mims on 13 April 1893.
  2. John Austin "Aus", born 29 Feb 1870; Died 4 Aug 1953; Unmarried
  3. Margaret Missouri Hill, born 7 Mar 1876; Died 15 Oct 1959; married William Alexander Conn on 13 Dec 1894 or 1897. See also: Peggy Conn Burley
  4. Mary Loucinda "Lou", born 29 Aug 1878; Died 15 April 1960; married Prentiss Ira Slade.
The story on this piece of paper ends here, but I have provided a few links that may shed more light on this family.

Always a good place to go to list queries or search for relatives is genealogy.com, in this case, to the Hill Forum.

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