John Hill

John Hill

• John Hill was born on 1 January 1807 in Abbeville District, South Carolina.
• He married Sarah Louisa Traylor, daughter of Champion Travis Traylor and Sarah Jones, on 18 October 1836 in Perry County, Alabama, or 25 October.
• John Hill and Sarah Louisa Traylor appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1850 in Union Parish, Louisiana, and also overseer M. J. Cabiness (?), and J. O. H. and (daughter?) Amanda Clack, both born in Mississippi.. Other members of the household included William Traylor Hill, Champion Travis Hill, James Adam Hill, Joseph Reid Hill, Robert Lewis Hill, John Hill, Sarah Ann Hill, Mary Louisa Hill and James Henry Traylor.
• He was a farmer, according to the 1850 census.
• John Hill and Sarah Louisa Traylor appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1860 in Waverly PO, Walker (later San Jacinto) County, Texas. Other members of the household included William Traylor Hill, Champion Travis Hill, Sarah Ann Hill, John Calvin Hill, James Adam Hill, Robert Lewis Hill, Joseph Reid Hill, Mary Louisa Hill and Frank Pickens Hill. Likely James H. Trayor and Sarah C. Traylor are nephew and niece of Sarah Traylor Hill, but from which brother's family is unclear. Also in the household were A. P. Hook, professor of mathematics, and his wife Harriet, and physician W. P. Powell.
• He was a farmer, according to the 1860 census.
• John Hill became a widower at the 2 August 1865 death of his wife Sarah Louisa Traylor.
• William Traylor Hill and Maria Louisa Edmunds appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1870 in Huntsville PO, Walker County, Texas. Other members of the household included John Hill, John Edwin Hill, Elizabeth Hill, Mary Louisa Hill and Frank Pickens Hill. Also in the household were two female domestic servants.
• He was a farmer, according to the 1870 census.
• John Hill died on 5 June 1879 at age 72 in Waverly, San Jacinto County, Texas.
• He was interred at Old Waverly Cemetery, Walker (later San Jacinto) County, Texas.

• Last Edited: 21 Jan 2016