Benjamin Johnson Hill

Benjamin Johnson Hill

• Father: Oliver H. P. Hill b. circa 1813, d. 1 October 1864
• Mother: Carolina Hadley b. 1822, d. 29 April 1899

• Benjamin Johnson Hill was born on 5 November 1859 in Grimes County, Texas.
• Oliver H. P. Hill and Carolina Hadley appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1860 in Anderson PO, Grimes County, Texas. Other members of the household included Benjamin Johnson Hill, Thomas Gibbbs Hill, Alice Hill, Joshua Hill, Paul O. Hill, Reuben P. Hill, William A. Martin, Winston T. Martin, John F. Martin and Margaret Martin. Also in the household was Kentucky-born overseer D. B. McMahan, age 60.
• Carolina Hadley appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1870 in Anderson, Grimes County, Texas. Other members of the household included Benjamin Johnson Hill, Thomas Gibbbs Hill, Alice Hill, Joshua Hill, Paul O. Hill, Reuben P. Hill and Mary Hill.
• Carolina Hadley appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1880 in Anderson, Grimes County, Texas. Other members of the household included Benjamin Johnson Hill, Alice Hill, Reuben P. Hill and Mary Hill.
• He was working on the farm, according to the 1880 census.
• He married Evelina Wood Barnes, daughter of James W. Barnes and Caroline Alice Greene, on 27 October 1889 in Grimes County, Texas.
• Benjamin Johnson Hill and Evelina Wood Barnes appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1900 in Anderson, Grimes County, Texas. Other members of the household included Eva Hill, Oliver Hadley Perry Hill and Allen Greene Hill.
• He was operating a nursery, according to the 1900 census.
• Benjamin Johnson Hill and Evelina Wood Barnes appeared in the US federal census of 15 April 1910 in Grimes County, Texas. Other members of the household included Eva Hill, Oliver Hadley Perry Hill and Allen Greene Hill.
• He was a farmer, according to the 1910 census.
• Benjamin Johnson Hill and Evelina Wood Barnes appeared in the US federal census of 1 January 1920 in Grimes County, Texas. Other members of the household included Eva Hill and Allen Greene Hill.
• He was a farmer, according to the 1920 census.
• Benjamin Johnson Hill and Evelina Wood Barnes appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1930 in Anderson Precinct, Grimes County, Texas.
• He was a farmer, according to the 1930 census.
• Benjamin Johnson Hill became a widower at the 6 July 1936 death of his wife Evelina Wood Barnes.
• The following appeared on 9 July 1936 in The Houston Chronicle: (Navasota, July 8) Funeral services for Mrs. J. B. Hill, who died at her home near Anderson, were held Tuesday afternoon at the Anderson Baptist Church by Rev. J. E. Boulet. She was a daughter of a Grimes County pioneer, Gen. J. W. Barnes, who settled near Anderson in 1841. Surviving are the husband; a son, Allen Hill of Anderson, and a daughter, Mrs. V. V. Aerl of San Antonio.
• Benjamin Johnson Hill appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1940 in Grimes County, Texas, at Anderson-Plantersville Road. Also in he household was housekeeper Fannie Clark.
• He was a farmer, according to the 1940 census.
• Benjamin Johnson Hill died on 3 November 1944 at age 84 in Anderson, Grimes County, Texas, . His death was officially witnessed by Eva Hill.
• He was interred at Odd Fellows Cemetery, Anderson, Grimes County, Texas.

• Last Edited: 30 Mar 2014