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Tuesday, February 5
Friday, December 28
The Watsons (Daughter of Wiley Hill)
by
Libby
on Fri 28 Dec 2007 03:29 PM PST
I recently heard from Tom Carter of Thursday, December 20
Collecting Hill Descendants
by
Libby
on Thu 20 Dec 2007 09:42 AM PST
I have recently heard from Tom Watson, a desendant of Mary Parks Hill Watson, and Kim Hill a descendant of Middleton Hill. I didn't have a way to contact them, so if you are a Hill Descendant please also email me at tell me your story!
Thursday, September 13
McGehee Lineage
by
Libby
on Thu 13 Sep 2007 03:42 PM PDT
http://homepage.mac.com/jrgallman/GallmanFamily/genealogy/Gdesc/wc03_022.htm I found this while looking for information on John Gilmer McGehee more » Tuesday, September 4
Saturday, September 1
Ancient Oaks
by
Libby
on Sat 01 Sep 2007 07:05 AM PDT
A poem by Eva Hill LeSueur Karling
From Leaves from Ancient Oaks more »
Information on the Hills from various sources
by
Libby
on Sat 01 Sep 2007 06:56 AM PDT
This information is contained elsewhere on the blog, but I put it all together as source information for the African American Hill book. more »
Bits and Pieces from Memoirs of Eva Hill LeSueur Karling
by
Libby
on Sat 01 Sep 2007 06:44 AM PDT
I gathered the information below from Eva and the previous post from Ben for the African American Hills to use as source information for their book. They have traced their family from Africa through Georgia to the Hills and have written a very interesting book about their heritage. more »
Sunday, August 19
Sunday, July 29
Complete History Of Hills Prairie, Texas
by
Libby
on Sun 29 Jul 2007 11:22 AM PDT
Source: Bastrop Advertiser Article
http://www.rootsweb.com/~txbastro/1910s.htm more »
OLD FAMILIES OF HILL'S PRAIRIE
by
Libby
on Sun 29 Jul 2007 11:09 AM PDT
I found a link to this actual story, looks like it was written by Eva around 1910. more »
Complete History
by
Libby
on Sun 29 Jul 2007 11:05 AM PDT
I found this on the internet....it looks to be a complete family history by Eva that was published in the Bastrop Advertisher. Some new information here...
http://www.rootsweb.com/~txbastro/1910s.htm more »
Railroad in Hill's Prairie, Post Office, Village
by
Libby
on Sun 29 Jul 2007 08:14 AM PDT
This is from Eva's article on old Hills Prairie homes, but thought I should post it separately as it is about the railroad versus the old families. In 1887, the M.K.& T. Railroad laid its track and ran the first trains through the valley. Jay Gould and other notables visited and inspected the Prairie during construction of the road. Dr. A.M. Hill built a store near the track, and R.A. Watson was the Clerk. T.K. Moore and P.J. Gill built a cotton gin and several small houses and a blacksmith shop composed the village. On Saturdays during cotton season there was sometimes as high as 200 tickers to Sunday, July 15
Saturday, July 7
Sunday, June 17
Tuesday, May 15
Thursday, April 12
Saturday, April 7
Ancestry of Ben O. Hill and Ethel Star Hill
by
Libby
on Sat 07 Apr 2007 04:17 PM PDT
My great grandparents were both descended from Henry Hill. See attached in her handwriting. more »
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Oliver Powell Cemetary, Bastrop TX
by
Libby
on Sun 25 Mar 2007 10:10 PM PDT
This Article May Give Us a Clue...why they left GA for TX
by
Libby
on Sun 25 Mar 2007 10:07 PM PDT
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petersburg,_Georgia The dead town of Petersburg, Georgia was an upriver market located in Wilkes County, Georgia (now Elbert) County. ... more »
McGehee Lines
by
Libby
on Sun 25 Mar 2007 09:48 PM PDT
Olivers in America
by
Libby
on Sun 25 Mar 2007 09:27 PM PDT
This is a story I found on the Internet about Dionsysius Oliver who eventually married our anscestor Sarah McGehee Hill. more »
Battle of San Jacinto
by
Libby
on Sun 25 Mar 2007 04:34 PM PDT
I found A.W. Hill (name misspelled) on this site as fighting in the 2nd Regiment Cavalry/Spy company: http://www.tamu.edu/ccbn/ccbn/dewitt/sjvetsunit.htm more »
Wiley Oliver Descendants
by
Libby
on Sun 25 Mar 2007 04:17 PM PDT
http://www.usgennet.org/usa/al/county/barbour/surnames/wileyoliver.htm This link has a comprehensive geneaology of Wiley Olivers. Even this source comments on the beauty if Sarah McGehee ... more » Tuesday, February 27
Descendants of Sarah L.S. (Oliver) Hill
by
Libby
on Tue 27 Feb 2007 08:43 PM PST
Larry and Liz Johnson of Dallas have provided some interesting information about Liz's ancestor, Sarah L.S. (Oliver) Hill. They are hoping to ... more »
Sunday, February 4
Dionysius Oliver Hill
by
Libby
on Sun 04 Feb 2007 10:48 AM PST
He was the son of A. W.'s brother Thomas Baytop Jefferson Hill. Interestly, Sarah "Sallie" McGhee Hill who was the ... more »
D.O. Hill Home
by
Libby
on Sun 04 Feb 2007 10:39 AM PST
This is the first that I have discovered that Dionysious Oliver Hill's home maybe be still standing in Smithville. Something ... more »
National Register
by
Libby
on Sun 04 Feb 2007 10:30 AM PST
Our architect provided us with a link to the THC website has an online database of National Register properties in Texas:... more »
Saturday, January 13
John Claiborne
by
Libby
on Sat 13 Jan 2007 03:10 PM PST
JNO. M. CLAIBORNE, a member of the Senate of Texas from the Tenth Senatorial district, composed of the counties of ... more »
More on Robert Edward Hill
by
Libby
on Sat 13 Jan 2007 02:29 PM PST
http://www.terrystexasrangers.org/biographical_notes/h/hill_re.htm Robert Edward Hill March 30, 1832 - August 15, 1881
Born in Marion County, AL on March 30, ... more »
Pauline Scott Goldmann
by
Libby
on Sat 13 Jan 2007 02:21 PM PST
She is the grandaughter of Mary Scott Hill (1844) and James Duncan Williams. Her parents were Mary Duncan Williams and ... more » Wednesday, January 3
Monday, October 16
Aerial Map of Hills Prairie
by
Libby
on Mon 16 Oct 2006 04:59 PM PDT
This picture was obviously done before we built the guesthouse and pool: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=loc:78602&ie=UTF8&z=15&ll=30.045024,-97.304921&spn=0.015268,0.042915&t=k&om=1Sunday, October 15
Monday, September 4
James Alford Hill and Amelia Walton Hill
by
Libby
on Mon 04 Sep 2006 09:19 AM PDT
I have heard from Darla Gilcrease Dutra and who is a descendant of the Hill Family and a researcher as ... more » Wednesday, August 30
Sunday, August 20
Genealogy
by
Libby
on Sun 20 Aug 2006 10:01 AM PDT
http://www.genealogy.com/users/s/a/r/Elizabeth-Sartain-San-Carlos/ My research on Ancient Oaks morphed into genealogy. Since registering online, I am beginning to find many scattered members ... more »
Movie Set
by
Libby
on Sun 20 Aug 2006 09:46 AM PDT
http://biz.yahoo.com/weekend/moviehome_1.html I am saving this link on using the home as a movie set. Ancient Oaks has been used in ... more » Friday, July 7
Another house description by Eva/Tia
by
Libby
on Fri 07 Jul 2006 08:54 PM PDT
Eva’s description of the furnishings: First she mentions that Wiley Hill, and his brother Thomas B.J. Hill built palatial ... more »
Another Hill Found
by
Libby
on Fri 07 Jul 2006 08:18 PM PDT
I received a wonderful email from Alan Thompson who is descened from A.W. Hill's brother Middleton Milledge Meade Hill...his 3rd ... more »
Monday, June 26
Sunday, June 25
Information about the Black Hills
by
Libby
on Sun 25 Jun 2006 06:38 PM PDT
The Duff's left me some information which I am just going through. The following is some of the interesting things I ... more »
Friday, June 23
Letters from the Hills During the Civil War
by
Libby
on Fri 23 Jun 2006 03:22 PM PDT
These are letters written by nephews of Wiley Hill. Many of the folks mentioned are the same people mentioned by Eva. They were old men in her letters, but they are boys at war here. Sounds horrible. more »
Robert T. Hill---Augustus Hills Brother
by
Libby
on Fri 23 Jun 2006 03:03 PM PDT
This was the son of A.W. and brother to Augustus M. I think the information about his birth is incorrect. more »
Monday, June 19
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