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William Thomas Hill 1849–1937 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 February 1849

Birth Location: Chester, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 15 Feb 1937

Death Location: United States

Father: William Hill

Mother: Martha Morgan

Spouse(s): Rosanna Page, Cela Gregory, Sarah Hallsell

Children(s): Bessie Hill, William Hill, Alma Hill, Thomas Hill, Henry Hill, Martha Hill, Josie Hill, Joseph Hill

In 1849, William Thomas Hill entered the world in Chester, South Carolina, USA, born to William Billy E Hill And Martha Susan Morgan. In 1850, William Thomas Hill resided in York, York, South Carolina, USA. William Thomas Hill married Cela Joanna Gregory, Rosanna Page, Sarah Hallsell, and had children including Alma Edna Alberta Hill, Bessie Maude Hill, Henry Edgar Hill, Joseph Elbridge Hill, Josie Belle Hill, Martha Susan Hill, Thomas Oscar Hill, William Robbs Hill. William Thomas Hill passed away in 1937 in United States.

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Biography

  • In 1849, William Thomas Hill entered the world in Chester, South Carolina, USA, born to William Billy E Hill And Martha Susan Morgan.
  • In 1850, William Thomas Hill resided in York, York, South Carolina, USA.
  • William Thomas Hill married Cela Joanna Gregory, Rosanna Page, Sarah Hallsell, and had children including Alma Edna Alberta Hill, Bessie Maude Hill, Henry Edgar Hill, Joseph Elbridge Hill, Josie Belle Hill, Martha Susan Hill, Thomas Oscar Hill, William Robbs Hill.
  • William Thomas Hill passed away in 1937 in United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Hill
1823–1895
Birth Location: Darlington County, South Carolina, USA
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Martha Morgan
1825–1889
Birth Location: Hickory Grove, York, SC
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Spouses(s)

Rosanna Page
1854–1885
Birth Location: Union County, South Carolina, USA
RP
Cela Gregory
1852–1938
Birth Location: Union Mills, Union, South Carolina, USA
CG
Sarah Hallsell
1854–1880
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Bessie Hill
1884–1966
Birth Location: Chester County, South Carolina, USA
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William Hill
1885–1969
Birth Location: South Carolina
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Alma Hill
1890–1977
Birth Location: Lockhart, Union County, South Carolina, United States of America
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Thomas Hill
1892–1963
Birth Location: Pinckney, Union, SC
TH
Henry Hill
1888–1960
Birth Location: Chester CO, South Carolina
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Martha Hill
1886–1985
Birth Location: South Carolina
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Josie Hill
1893–1900
Birth Location: –
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Joseph Hill
1895–1900
Birth Location: Union County, South Carolina, USA
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William Hill's Ancestors

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William Hill
1849–1937
Birth Place: Chester, South Carolina, USA
Parents
William "Billy" E. Hill
1823–1895
Darlington County, South Carolina, USA
Martha (Susan) Morgan
1825–1889
Hickory Grove, York, SC
Grandparents
Nathaniel (Hill) Sr.
1794–1862
North Carolina, USA
Sarah Odom
1800–1839
Darlington County, South Carolina, USA
Willis Morgan
1781–1846
York County, South Carolina, United States of America
Temple Wray
1795–
SC
Great-Grandparents
Jacob Jr
–1817
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Hill's Descendants

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William (Thomas) Hill (8 February 1849–15 Feb 1937) m. Rosanna Page (1854–June, 1885) m. Cela (Joanna) Gregory (30 Aug 1852–28 Feb 1938) m. Sarah Hallsell (1854–before 1880)
  1. 1. Bessie (Maude) Hill 1884–1966 m. Daniel (Edward) Canupp 1874–1948
    1. 1. Emma (Elizabeth) Canupp 1915–1996 m. Chapman (Henry) Sutton 1911–1965 m. Walter (Lee White) Jr 1925–2007
    2. 2. William (Thomas) Canupp 1901–1978 m. Lula (Adeline) Miller 1911–1977
      1. 1. William (Thomas (Tommy)) Canupp 1937–1996
      2. 2. Edward (Hope) Canupp 1927–2001 m. Doris (Ethel) Lemons 1928–2003
      3. 3. James (Henry "Jimmy") Canupp 1929–2021 m. Marjorie Ham 1933–2021
      4. 4. Lois (Joe) Canupp 1933–2019 m. Harold (Spencer) Brank 1928–2005 m. Jack (Charles) Parkins 1931–1984
        1. 1. Jackie (Joe) Parkins 1951–1982
    3. 3. Daniel (Edward Canupp) Jr 1907–1987 m. Dessie (Elizabeth) Campbell 1909–1981
      1. 1. Robert (Lee) Canupp 1938–2018
    4. 4. John (Calhoun "JC") Canupp 1909–1985 m. Sarah (Lee) Burns 1911–1991
      1. 1. John (Lee) Canupp 1943–2005 m. Betty (Ruth) Ramsey 1949–1987
    5. 5. Robert (Hill) Canupp 1911–1987 m. Luria (V.) Passmore 1918–2018 m. Wilford (Leverne) Crocker 1912–1964
      1. 1. Earl (Lawson) Canupp 1937–1959
      2. 2. Jacqueline (Naomi) Canupp 1941–2005 m. Thomas (Alva) Sweatt 1928–1995 m. James (Euris) Doster 1936–2012
      3. 3. Bobby (Eugene) Canupp 1934–1968 m. Jessie (Ann) Walker 1938–2000
      4. 4. Marion (Bryan) Canupp 1941–1948
    6. 6. James (Rudolph) Canupp 1912–1977 m. Bessie (Leona) Sutton 1916–2008 m. Alice (Jacqueline) Cook 1923–2002
      1. 1. Naomi (Lavern) Canupp 1945–2009 m. Donald (Eugene Kinley) Sr 1943–2017
      2. 2. David (Rudolph) Canupp 1943–2019
    7. 7. Rosanna (Lucinda) Canupp 1916–2008 m. Samuel (Fewell) Black 1879–1966
      1. 1. Margaret (Naomi) Black 1946–2022
      2. 2. Butler (Clifton) Black 1941–2019
      3. 3. Samuel (Daniel) Black 1937–2012
      4. 4. Maude (Rebecca) Black 1938–2015 m. Thomas (Alexander) Crawford 1936–2007
    8. 8. Henry (David) Canupp 1919–1991 m. Daisy (Laura) Sanders 1918–1971
    9. 9. Marion (Frazier Canupp) Sr 1921–1998 m. Martha (Lou) Inman 1932–1994
      1. 1. Marion (Frazier Canupp) Jr 1948–1989
      2. 2. Rebecca (Ann) Canupp 1950–2009 m. Gary (Cromer) Sr 1939–2009
    10. 10. Hazel (Louise) Canupp 1923–1959 m. John (Franklin) Elkins 1921–1984
      1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Elkins 1946–1995
      2. 2. Helen (Ann) Elkins 1949–2013
    11. 11. Evelyn (Josephine) Canupp 1927–2005 m. Oscar Elkin 1928–1994
      1. 1. James (Edward) Elkins 1946–1976
      2. 2. George (Franklin) Elkins 1950–2021
    12. 12. Vida (Viola) Canupp 1905–1978 m. Floyd Outz 1901–1971
      1. 1. Margaret (Ruth) Ouzts 1929–2015 m. Robert (Donald) Cassels 1929–2020
      2. 2. Edna (Frances (Dee)) Ouzts 1932–1972 m. Marion (McGuire) Thomas 1926–1994
    13. 13. Lillie (Mae) Canupp 1899–1989 m. George (Frazier) Love 1893–1977
      1. 1. George (Frazier Love) Jr 1924–1987 m. Helen Stewart 1921–2007
      2. 2. Alma (Mae) Love 1922–1993 m. Heyward Smith 1922–1984
    14. 14. Eva (Edna Naomi) Canupp 1903–1983 m. Jesse (Eli Todd) Sr 1908–1964
      1. 1. Infant (Daughter) Todd 1934–1934
      2. 2. Joyce (Frances) Todd 1946–1981 m. Elzie ("Billy") Parker 1940–2024
      3. 3. Infant (Daughter) Todd 1936–1936
      4. 4. Jesse (Eli) Todd 1943–2018
  2. 2. William (Robbs) Hill 1885–1969 m. Sarah (Katherine) Lackey 1889–1962
    1. 1. Infant (Son) Hill 1911–1911
    2. 2. Evelyn Hill 1908–1908
    3. 3. Elmo (William) Hill 1909–1974
    4. 4. Robert (Charles) Hill 1923–2016 m. Dorothy ("Dot" Alma) Case 1925–2009
    5. 5. Robert (Ray "Robbs") Hill 1912–1998 m. Mary (Frances) Clark 1919–2008
  3. 3. Alma (Edna Alberta) Hill 1890–1977 m. Robert (Jackson) Brown 1883–1953
    1. 1. Edna (Frances) Brown 1918–2000 m. James (Wilson) Frazier 1918–2006
      1. 1. Cheryl (James "Gingie") Frazier 1945–2003 m. George (V.) Caldwell 1943–1992
    2. 2. Robert Brown 1920–1969
    3. 3. Lois (Avirl (Virl)) Brown 1923–2010 m. Oliver (Ellisworth) Laflin 1916–
      1. 1. Gay (Elaine) Leflin 1943–2018
    4. 4. Dorothy (Vernell) Brown 1926–1975 m. Clarence (Eugene) Baytes 1927–1979
    5. 5. Barbara (Ann) Brown 1933–1986
    6. 6. Ralph (Murry) Brown 1912–1973 m. Clara (Bell) Mahaffey 1915–1987
      1. 1. Joyce (Allene) Brown 1935–2010 m. Robert (Lamar) McKinney 1931–2008
      2. 2. Doris (Jean) Brown 1933–2013 m. Frank (Ross) Caldwell 1934–2005
    7. 7. Ruth (Ann) Brown 1915–1986 m. Robert (Coley) Moody 1911–1968
      1. 1. Ann Moody 1937–
      2. 2. Francis (Marion) Moody –1940
      3. 3. Jerry (Coley) Moody 1941–2015
    8. 8. William (R.) Brown 1910–1910
    9. 9. Ethel (Lee Muriel) Brown 1907–2002 m. William (Manning Suttle) Jr 1904–1952
      1. 1. Muriel (Brown) Suttle 1933–1984
      2. 2. William (Manning "Sonny") Suttle 1938–2000 m. Mildred (Louise) Adams 1941–2010
  4. 4. Thomas (Oscar) Hill 1892–1963 m. Vera (Martha) Belue 1896–1975
    1. 1. Reba (May) Hill 1920–1920
    2. 2. Infant (Son) Hill 1929–1929
    3. 3. Clarice (V) Hill 1925–2013 m. Malcolm (Wylie) Bailey 1925–2018
    4. 4. Agnes (Ann) Hill 1927–1995 m. Hubert Procell 1916–1975
    5. 5. Earl (Thomas) Hill 1914–1993
    6. 6. Frank (Oliver) Hill 1923–2001 m. Margaret (Hope) Byars 1923–
      1. 1. Tony (Frank) Hill 1949–1968
  5. 5. Henry (Edgar) Hill 1888–1960
  6. 6. Martha (Susan) Hill 1886–1985 m. Richard (Walter) Sprouse 1882–1949
    1. 1. John (Thomas) Sprouse 1905–1980 m. Alma Price 1907–1985
      1. 1. Marvin (Earl) Sprouse 1937–1975
      2. 2. James (Walter Sprouse) Sr 1924–1996
      3. 3. Dorothy (Louise) Sprouse 1931–2003
      4. 4. Robert (Gordon Sprouse) Sr 1927–2018
      5. 5. Barbara Sprouse 1933–2018
      6. 6. Margaret Sprouse 1929–2019
      7. 7. Ethel (Judy) Sprouse 1940–2021
    2. 2. Marvin (Earl) Sprouse 1903–1984 m. Ella (Mae) Nailen 1908–1975
      1. 1. Mary (Jo) Sprouse 1928–2007
      2. 2. Margaret (A) Sprouse 1944–2022
  7. 7. Josie (Belle) Hill 1893–1900
  8. 8. Joseph (Elbridge) Hill 1895–1900

William Hill's Timeline

11 Records

1849
28 Feb 1849
Birth of William Thomas Hill in Chester, South Carolina, USA
Chester, South Carolina, USA
1849
8 February 1849
Birth of William Thomas Hill in Chester, South Carolina, USA
Chester, South Carolina, USA
1850
1850
Age 1
William Thomas Hill resided here in York, York, South Carolina, USA
York, York, South Carolina, USA
1860
1860
Age 11
William Thomas Hill resided here in York, South Carolina, USA
York, South Carolina, USA
1870
1870
Age 21
William Thomas Hill resided here in Baton Rouge, Chester, South Carolina, United States
Baton Rouge, Chester, South Carolina, United States
1880
1880
Age 31
William Thomas Hill resided here in Baton Rouge, Chester, South Carolina, USA
Baton Rouge, Chester, South Carolina, USA
1900
1900
Age 51
William Thomas Hill resided here in Pinckney, Union, South Carolina
Pinckney, Union, South Carolina
1910
1910
Age 61
William Thomas Hill resided here in Pinckney, Union, South Carolina
Pinckney, Union, South Carolina
1920
1920
Age 71
William Thomas Hill resided here in Pickney, Union, South Carolina
Pickney, Union, South Carolina
1930
1930
Age 81
William Thomas Hill resided here in Pickney, Union, South Carolina
Pickney, Union, South Carolina
1937
15 Feb 1937
Age 88
Death of William Thomas Hill in Chester County, South Carolina, USA
Chester County, South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Feb 1849
    Event Place: Chester, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Pickney, Union, South Carolina; Roll: T625_1713; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 139; Image: 754
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Pickney, Union, South Carolina; Roll: 2215; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 12; Image: 48.0; FHL microfilm: 2341949
    [3] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Baton Rouge, Chester, South Carolina; Roll: 1224; Page: 94A; Enumeration District: 037
    [4] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Baton Rouge, Chester, South Carolina; Roll: M593_1490; Page: 26A; Image: 55; Family History Library Film: 552989
    [5] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Pinckney, Union, South Carolina; Roll: 1544; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0072; FHL microfilm: 1241544
    [6] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: York, South Carolina; Roll: M653_1228; Page: 452; Family History Library Film: 80
    [7] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Pinckney, Union, South Carolina; Roll: T624_1474; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0118; FHL microfilm: 1375487
    [8] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: York, York, South Carolina; Roll: 860; Page: 203b
    [9] Web: RootsWeb Cemetery Index, 1800-2010
    [10] Web: RootsWeb Cemetery Index, 1800-2010
    [11] Web: Greenville County, South Carolina, Obituary Index, 1914-1993

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 February 1849
    Event Place: Chester, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Web: South Carolina, Find A Grave Index, 1729-2011

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: York, York, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: York, York, South Carolina; Roll: 860; Page: 203b

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: York, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: York, South Carolina; Roll: M653_1228; Page: 452; Family History Library Film: 80

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Baton Rouge, Chester, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Baton Rouge, Chester, South Carolina; Roll: M593_1490; Page: 26A; Image: 55; Family History Library Film: 552989

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Baton Rouge, Chester, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Baton Rouge, Chester, South Carolina; Roll: 1224; Page: 94A; Enumeration District: 037

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Pinckney, Union, South Carolina
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Pinckney, Union, South Carolina; Roll: 1544; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0072; FHL microfilm: 1241544

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Pinckney, Union, South Carolina
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Pinckney, Union, South Carolina; Roll: T624_1474; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0118; FHL microfilm: 1375487

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Pickney, Union, South Carolina
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Pickney, Union, South Carolina; Roll: T625_1713; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 139; Image: 754

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Pickney, Union, South Carolina
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Pickney, Union, South Carolina; Roll: 2215; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 12; Image: 48.0; FHL microfilm: 2341949

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 19 Feb 1937
    Record Source: Web: Greenville County, South Carolina, Obituary Index, 1914-1993

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 19 Feb 1937
    Event Place: Greenville, South Carolina
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Greenville News - 19 Feb 1937 - Page 21, 19 Feb 1937

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Chester, SC
    Record Source: Web: RootsWeb Cemetery Index, 1800-2010

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Chester, Chester, South Carolina
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Baton Rouge, Chester, South Carolina; Roll: M593_1490; Page: 26A; Image: 55; Family History Library Film: 552989

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Feb 1937
    Event Place: Chester County, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: RootsWeb Cemetery Index, 1800-2010
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Greenville News; Publication Date: 19 Feb 1937; Publication Place: Greenville, South Carolina, USA; ,0.17538576,0.5987092,0.24873693&xid=3355
    [3] Web: RootsWeb Cemetery Index, 1800-2010
    [4] Web: Greenville County, South Carolina, Obituary Index, 1914-1993
    [5] Web: South Carolina, Find A Grave Index, 1729-2011

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Chester County, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Web: South Carolina, Find A Grave Index, 1729-2011

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Chester, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: RootsWeb Cemetery Index, 1800-2010
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Greenville News; Publication Date: 19 Feb 1937; Publication Place: Greenville, South Carolina, USA; ,0.17538576,0.5987092,0.24873693&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: United States
    Record Source: Web: RootsWeb Cemetery Index, 1800-2010
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