John Edwin Hill
b. 6 October 1867, d. 17 March 1920
- Father: William Traylor Hill b. 16 August 1837, d. 31 July 1917
- Mother: Maria Louisa Edmunds b. 2 September 1842, d. 18 April 1913
- John Edwin Hill was born on 6 October 1867 in Walker County, Texas.
- He was known as Edwin.
- 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 Edwin Hill, Elizabeth Hill, John Hill, Mary Louisa Hill and Frank Pickens Hill. Also in the household were two female domestic servants.
- William Traylor Hill and Maria Louisa Edmunds appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1880 in San Jacinto County, Texas. Other members of the household included John Edwin Hill, Elizabeth Hill, Henry Edmunds Hill, Charles Samuel Hill, Maggie Hill and McDowell Hill.
- He married Mary Eliza Woodson, daughter of Miller Alexander Woodson and Ianthe Alabama Lewis, on 17 June 1891 in Montgomery County, Texas.
- John Edwin Hill and Mary Eliza Woodson appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1900 in Houston, Harris County, Texas, at 1816 Travis. Other members of the household included Gladys Hill, Lawrence Leslie Hill and Ianthe Miller Hill.
- He was working as a bookkeeper, according to the 1900 census.
- John Edwin Hill and Mary Eliza Woodson appeared in the US federal census of 15 April 1910 in Houston, Harris County, Texas, at 1303 La Branch who was John Edwin Hill's first cousin (daughter of his father's brother Robert Lewis Hill).. Other members of the household included Lawrence Leslie Hill, Ianthe Miller Hill and Lizzie Campbell Hill.
- He was employed as a traveling salesman in the grocery business, according to the 1910 census.
- John Edwin Hill and Mary Eliza Woodson appeared in the US federal census of 1 January 1920 in Houston, Harris County, Texas, at 3318 Travis Street and six boarders.. Other members of the household included Lawrence Leslie Hill and Ianthe Miller Hill.
- He was employed by a packing company as a salesman, according to the 1920 census.
- John Edwin Hill died on 17 March 1920 at age 52 in Lometa, Lampasas County, Texas.
- His wife Mary Eliza Woodson became a widow at his death.
- Last Edited: 21 Jan 2016
Family: Mary Eliza Woodson b. 1 February 1869, d. 12 August 1961
- Gladys Hill b. 28 March 1892, d. between 1900 and 1910
- Lawrence Leslie Hill b. 9 May 1894
- Ianthe Miller Hill+ b. 22 May 1896, d. 1 December 1984