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Joseph Merriken Hill 1835 – 1911 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Feb 1835

Birth Location: Panther's Gap, Rockbridge, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 27 Jun 1911

Death Location: Rockingham, Virginia, USA

Father: William Hill

Mother: Rebecca Peterson

Spouse(s): Sarah Hill

Children(s): Joseph Hill, Charles Hill

The story of Joseph Merriken Hill began in 1835 in Panther's Gap, Rockbridge, Virginia, USA. Joseph Merriken Hill married Sarah Elizabeth Hill, and had children including Joseph Cecil Hill, Charles Walker Hill. Joseph Merriken Hill passed away in 1911 in Rockingham, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Joseph Merriken Hill began in 1835 in Panther's Gap, Rockbridge, Virginia, USA.
  • Joseph Merriken Hill married Sarah Elizabeth Hill, and had children including Joseph Cecil Hill, Charles Walker Hill.
  • Joseph Merriken Hill passed away in 1911 in Rockingham, Virginia, USA.

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Joseph Hill's Ancestors

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Joseph Hill
1835 – 1911
Birth Place: Panther's Gap, Rockbridge, Virginia, USA
Parents
William Hill
1809 – 1860
Back Creek, Augusta, Virginia, USA
Rebecca Peterson
1815 – 1899
New Market, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Isaac Peterson
1784 – 1860
Pottstown, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA
Judy Pummel
1785 – 1874
Shenandoah, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Francis Pummel
1754 – 1817
Margaret Jones
1757 – 1823
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joseph Hill's Descendants

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Joseph (Merriken) Hill (7 Feb 1835 – 27 Jun 1911) m. Sarah (Elizabeth) Hill (14 Feb 1848 – 27 May 1911)
  1. 1. Joseph (Cecil) Hill (11 Jun 1883 – 25 May 1967)
  2. 2. Charles (Walker) Hill (9 Jun 1890 – 23 Apr 1971)

Joseph Hill's Timeline

2 Records

1835
7 Feb 1835
Birth of Joseph Merriken Hill in Panther's Gap, Rockbridge, Virginia, USA
Panther's Gap, Rockbridge, Virginia, USA
1911
27 Jun 1911
Age 76
Death of Joseph Merriken Hill in Rockingham, Virginia, USA
Rockingham, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Feb 1835
    Event Place: Panther's Gap, Rockbridge, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Jun 1911
    Event Place: Rockingham, Virginia, USA

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