Leslie Andrew Hill

Leslie Andrew Hill

Leslie Andrew Hill, 1886-1962

• Father: William Francis Hill b. 19 November 1866, d. 24 March 1950
• Mother: Josephine Bolt b. 2 November 1868, d. 4 May 1928

• Leslie Andrew Hill was born on 12 April 1886 in Burnet County, Texas.
• William Francis Hill and Josephine Bolt appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1900 in San Saba County, Texas. Other members of the household included Leslie Andrew Hill. Also in the household were children Bettie (age 10), Mary (8) and Zula (4).
• He married Minnie Ola Howe, daughter of David William Howe and Safronia Elizabeth Barnett, on 27 December 1908.
• Leslie Andrew Hill and Minnie Ola Howe appeared in the US federal census of 15 April 1910 in Burkett, Coleman County, Texas, enumerated next to the household of Ola's parents. Also in the household was newborn daughter Allie.
• He was a farmer, according to the 1910 census.
• A photographic portrait was made of Leslie and Ola Hill, and daughter Pearl, in 1910. [from the collection of Karen G. Hill]
• A four-generation photographic portrait was made of David Jamees Hill, Jr., his son William Francis Hill, his son Leslie Andrew Hill, and his son Ivan Odell Hill, about 1914. [from the collection of Karen G. Hill]
• A photograph was made of Frank and Josephine Hill and their family, about 1915. [from the collection of Lori MacConnell]
• He officially witnessed the death of David William Howe on 29 May 1918 in Coleman County, Texas; near Burkett.
• Leslie Andrew Hill and Minnie Ola Howe appeared in the US federal census of 1 January 1920 in Texas near the household of Minnie Ola's mother and brother Oscar. Other members of the household included Ivan Odell Hill. Also in the household was daughter Allie Pearl (age 9.)
• He was farming, according to the 1920 census.
• Leslie Andrew Hill and Minnie Ola Howe appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1930 in Coleman County, Texas, at Grosevenor Road. Other members of the household included Ivan Odell Hill. Also in the household were daughters A. Pearl (age 10) and Bernice E. (9).
• He was a farmer, according to the 1930 census.
• Leslie Andrew Hill and Minnie Ola Howe appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1940 in Coleman County, Texas, at Howe Road enumerated next to the household of their son Ivan. Also in the household was daughter Evelyn (age 19.)
• He was farming, according to the 1940 census.
• Leslie Andrew Hill became a widower at the 1 July 1958 death of his wife Minnie Ola Howe.
• The following appeared on 7 April 1961 in The Abilene Reporter-News: Coleman (RNS) -- Leslie A. Hill, 74, Coleman County resident for more than 50 years, died Friday at the Overall Memorial Hospital.
       Born on April 12, 1887, in Burnet County, he was a retired farmer and a member of the Church of Christ.
       Funeral will be held Sunday at 2:30 p.m. in the Church of Christ here with Douglas Robinson, minister, officiating. Burial in the Burkett Cemetery will be directed by Stevens Funeral Home.
       Mr. Hill is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Nolan Burkett of Grosvenor and Mrs. Willard Holman of Coleman; one son Ivan of Coleman; two brothers, Frank of Lubbock and Milburn of Houston; three sisters, Mrs. Mary Holt of Brownwood, Mrs. R. H. Stansel of Alvin, and Mrs. Eric Geesling of Livingston; six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
• Leslie Andrew Hill died on 6 April 1962 at age 75 in Coleman, Coleman County, Texas.
• He was interred at Burkett Cemetery, Burkett, Coleman County, Texas.

• Last Edited: 27 Mar 2016