Mose Hill

Mose Hill

• Father: Mose Hill b. circa 1880
• Mother: Estelle Moses b. 12 April 1885, d. 13 April 1947

• Mose Hill was born on 15 August 1908 in Texas.
• Mose Hill and Estelle Moses appeared in the US federal census of 15 April 1910 in Walker County, Texas. Other members of the household included Mose Hill, Minnie Hill and Ella Hill. Also in the household is a boy, age 7, identified as grandson Paul Henry or Hardy (?).
• He married Malinda Johnson Jones circa 1926.
• Mose Hill and Malinda Johnson Jones appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1930 in Rosebud, Falls County, Texas, enumerated next to Mose's mother and sisters.. Other members of the household included Mose Earnest Hill.
• He was employed by an oil mill, according to the 1930 census.
• He officially witnessed the death of Quin Milow on 15 January 1934 in Rosebud, Falls County, Texas.
• He married Bernice Bradshaw.
• Mose Hill died on 6 May 1997 at age 88 in Falls County, Texas.
• His wife Bernice Bradshaw became a widow at his death.
• He was interred at Willing Workers Cemetery, Rosebud, Falls County, Texas.
• RESOLUTION
       WHEREAS, The passing of Mose Hill, Sr., of Rosebud on May 6, 1997, at the age of 88, has brought a great loss to the family and many friends of this esteemed Texan; and
       WHEREAS, A native of New Waverly, he was born to Mr. and Mrs. Mose Hill on August 15, 1908, and was graduated from Wilson White High School in Rosebud; he earned distinction as the first black police officer to serve in Rosebud, and he rose through the department's ranks to become a police deputy; and
       WHEREAS, In addition to his fine career in law enforcement, he was also well regarded as a businessman and rancher; a former employee of the Oil Mill and the Temple Auction Barn, he established a rendering business that served the people of Central Texas for 30 years; and
       WHEREAS, Mr. Hill led a full life and consistently made time in his schedule to enjoy his favorite pastimes, which included attending and participating in rodeos, and he was a familiar sight at community parades, riding horseback while carrying the country's flag; and
       WHEREAS, Mose Hill, Sr., touched the lives of many people during his years on this earth, and though his special presence will be deeply missed, his memory will long endure in the hearts and minds of all who knew and loved him; now, therefore, be it
       RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 75th Texas Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Mose Hill, Sr., and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his beloved wife, Bernice Hill; to his daughters, Dr. Barbara L. Hill Elliott and Ernestine Hill-Warren; to his sons-in-law, Edward Smith and Larry Goffney; to his sister, Clara Shields; to his grandchildren, Kathy Kaigler Ransom, Deborah E. Goffney, Wayne Steven Smith, Charlotte Denise Smith Stevens, and Flora Lynn Elliott Davis; to his great-grandchildren, TaBorah Goffney, L. J. Goffney, Tracy Stevens, Diedra Smith, and Rachel Lynn Davis; and to his many other friends and relatives; and, be it further
       RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for the members of his family and that when the Texas House of Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Mose Hill, Sr.
       H.R. No. 1365 was unanimously adopted by a rising vote of the House on June 2, 1997.

• Last Edited: 29 Oct 2011