John Warren Hill

b. 15 December 1873, d. 21 September 1951
  • John Warren Hill was born on 15 December 1873 in Waverly, Walker County, Texas.
  • John Calvin Hill and Matilda Agnes Robinson appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1880 in San Jacinto County, Texas. Other members of the household included John Warren Hill, Sarah Elizabeth Hill, Frank Robinson Hill, Anne Hill and Frank Pickens Hill.
  • He married Millie DeJarnette Hill, daughter of Champion Travis Hill and Ruth Ann Scott, on 26 April 1903, first cousins; their fathers were brothers.
  • John Warren Hill and Millie DeJarnette Hill appeared in the US federal census of 15 April 1910 in Harris County, Texas, at 4812 Oak.
  • He was employed as a commercial salesman of hardware, according to the 1910 census.
  • John Warren Hill registered for the draft on 12 September 1918 in San Jacinto County, Texas, while living with his wife Millie in Maynard, and employed there farming by J. E. Powell.
  • John Warren Hill and Millie DeJarnette Hill appeared in the US federal census of 1 January 1920 in San Jacinto County, Texas, enumerated next to the household of John's sister Anne Elmore.
  • He was a farmer, according to the 1920 census.
  • He married Bessie Sanders, daughter of Thomas Sanders and Kate Smith, circa 1928.
  • John Warren Hill and Bessie Sanders appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1930 in Victoria, Texas, at 605 Santa Rosa.
  • He was employed as a retail grocery salesman, according to the 1930 census.
  • John Warren Hill and Bessie Sanders appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1940 in Victoria, Texas, at 201 North Glass Street.
  • He was employed as a traveling salesman of wholesale hardware, according to the 1940 census.
  • John Warren Hill became a widower at the 27 September 1950 death of his wife Bessie Sanders.
  • At the time of his death John Warren Hill was living in Victoria, Texas.
  • John Warren Hill died on 21 September 1951 at age 77 in Conroe, Montgomery County, Texas, at Montgomery County Hospital . His death was officially witnessed by Anne Hill.
  • He was interred at Memorial Park Cemetery, Victoria, Texas.
  • Last Edited: 25 Jan 2016

Family 1: Millie DeJarnette Hill b. 27 June 1871, d. 15 July 1954

Family 2: Bessie Sanders b. 25 April 1883, d. 27 September 1950