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Rufus Bascum Hill 1848–1922 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10/02/1848

Birth Location: Marion, Smyth County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 03/27/1922

Death Location: Cooper County, Missouri, USA

Father: Isaac Hill

Mother: Hanna Leeper

Spouse(s): Emily Peterson

Children(s): Edith Hill, Mary Hill, Jasper Sr, Russell Hill, Sophia Hill, Rena Hill, Paul Hill

The story of Rufus Bascum Hill began in 1848 in Marion, Smyth County, Virginia, USA. Rufus Bascum Hill married Emily Matilda Peterson, and had children including Edith May Hill, Jasper Leroy Hill Sr, Mary Jane Hill, Paul Price Hill, Rena Victoria Hill, Russell Lawrence Hill, Sophia Gertrude Hill. Rufus Bascum Hill passed away in 1922 in Cooper County, Missouri, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Rufus Bascum Hill began in 1848 in Marion, Smyth County, Virginia, USA.
  • Rufus Bascum Hill married Emily Matilda Peterson, and had children including Edith May Hill, Jasper Leroy Hill Sr, Mary Jane Hill, Paul Price Hill, Rena Victoria Hill, Russell Lawrence Hill, Sophia Gertrude Hill.
  • Rufus Bascum Hill passed away in 1922 in Cooper County, Missouri, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Isaac Hill
1820–1895
Birth Location: Harrison County, West Virginia, USA
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Hanna Leeper
1821–1892
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
HL

Spouses(s)

Emily Peterson
1859–1939
Birth Location: Carrollton, Carroll County, Missouri, USA
EP

Children(s)

Edith Hill
1884–1917
Birth Location: Cooper County, Missouri, USA
EH
Mary Hill
1887–
Birth Location: Cooper County, Missouri, USA
MH
Jasper Sr
1893–1968
Birth Location: Cooper County, Missouri, USA
JS
Russell Hill
1897–
Birth Location: Cooper County, Missouri, USA
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Sophia Hill
1880–1936
Birth Location: Lamine, Cooper County, Missouri, USA
SH
Rena Hill
1883–1931
Birth Location: Cooper County, Missouri, USA
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Paul Hill
1890–1961
Birth Location: Cooper County, Missouri, USA
PH

Rufus Hill's Ancestors

Self
Rufus Hill
1848–1922
Birth Place: Marion, Smyth County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Isaac Edgar Hill
1820–1895
Harrison County, West Virginia, USA
Hanna (Elma) Leeper
1821–1892
Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Benjamin (Shaw) Hill
1782–1855
Frederick County, Maryland, USA
Elizabeth (Martha) Pierce
1780–1850
Monongalia County, West Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Sr
1756–1790
Charity Shaw
1760–1793
Elias Pearce
1750–1807
Amy Davisson
1760–1807
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Phillip Hill
1726–1774
Penelope Robey
1733–1790
Amaziah Davisson
1726–1811
Margaret Burns
1746–1848

Rufus Hill's Descendants

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Rufus (Bascum) Hill (10/02/1848–03/27/1922) m. Emily (Matilda) Peterson (07/31/1859–06/19/1939)
  1. 1. Edith (May) Hill 1884–1917 m. Joseph (Hurt) Groom 1884–1939
  2. 2. Mary (Jane) Hill 1887–
  3. 3. Jasper (Leroy Hill) Sr 1893–1968
  4. 4. Russell (Lawrence) Hill 1897–
  5. 5. Sophia (Gertrude) Hill 1880–1936
  6. 6. Rena (Victoria) Hill 1883–1931
  7. 7. Paul (Price) Hill 1890–1961 m. Olive (Fay) Sombart 1895–1969

Rufus Hill's Timeline

2 Records

1848
10/02/1848
Birth of Rufus Bascum Hill in Marion, Smyth County, Virginia, USA
Marion, Smyth County, Virginia, USA
1922
03/27/1922
Age 74
Death of Rufus Bascum Hill in Cooper County, Missouri, USA
Cooper County, Missouri, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10021848
    Event Place: Marion, Smyth County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 03271922
    Event Place: Cooper County, Missouri, USA
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