William L. Hill

William L. Hill

• Father: James Adam Hill b. 24 July 1844, d. 12 August 1889
• Mother: Mary Elmore Lewis b. 24 August 1848, d. 18 December 1925

• William L. Hill was born in July 1867 in Texas.
• James Adam Hill and Mary Elmore Lewis appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1870 in Huntsville, Walker County, Texas. Other members of the household included William L. Hill, John Elmore Hill and Joseph Reid Hill. Also in the household were Sallie Hill, presumably a former slave, and her children.
• James Adam Hill and Mary Elmore Lewis appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1880 in Walker County, Texas. Other members of the household included William L. Hill, John Elmore Hill and Mary Louisa Hill. Also in the household were sons J. A. Jr. (age 8) and J. R. (4), and daughters M. S. (6), Lucie (2) and Susan (4 months.)
• He married Ida A. (?)
• The following appeared on 1 January 1926 in The Galveston Daily News: (Houston) News has been received here of the death of Mrs. Elmore Hill, wife of the late James A. Hill of New Waverly, Tex., and the daughter of the late Hamlin F. Lewis and Mary Elmore of Alabama. Mrs. Hill was well known here. Her mother, Mrs. Mary Elmore Martin Lewis, was the daughter of General John Archer Elmore, a distinguished American revolutionary patriot. Mrs. Hill is survived by eight children, William Hill, Albert Hill, Joe Hill of Houston, Mrs. Jones of Huntsville, Tex; Mrs. Cunningham of San Antonio, Mrs. Cantrill of Kansas City, Mo; Mrs. Curtis of Huntsville and Miss Lillian Hill of Richmond, Tex.
• William L. Hill died in 1937.
• He was interred at Oakwood Cemetery, Huntsville, Walker County, Texas.

• Last Edited: 27 Jan 2016