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Descendants of William Henry Hill

Generation No. 1

1. WILLIAM HENRY¹ HILL was born March 1840 in Tenn, and died April 04, 1905 in Izard Co, Ark. He married ALETHA JANE MELVINEY FOWLER 1874. She was born July 04, 1850 in Tenn, and died September 1943 in Stone Co., Ar.

Notes for WILLIAM HENRY HILL:
It is Family Legend that Henry Presley Hill's Father was found on a door step and raised by the Hill family. He might have been a Rice, and of Irish Decent according to family legend.
FOUND him in the 1900 census in Harris Twp. stone co., He lists his parents as being born in North Carolina. his occupation as farmer. Wife's name Aletha J.,Her parents born in Tn. John P as age 19. Married 26 years age 60. Next door William & Josephine Crews who later brought land from the Hill family.
Rolland Gillihan (Annie's son) relayed the story that when Grandpa Henry lived in White Co. there was a girl that some man was hurting and he (Henry) went across the bob wire fence to help her and the man cut him across the stomach and when he climbed back across the fence his insides caught and ripped them out. He didn't know if that killed him or not but that's what he has heard all his life. Marie & Hubert had also heard this story.
From the Ark Archives I received a document requesting a Confederate widows pension. It lists Henry as William Henry death date 4/4/1905. Also lists Janes birthday 7/4/1850. It states he served in the Infantry of Tenn. Witnesses W.W. Jeffery and R.H. Hanks stated they had heard him talk of his service and had known him 15 years, but he had lost his papers of discharge in a fire. Claim was disallowed, reason not known. Roland & Hulda Hanks were living 6 houses away in the 1900 census
In Stone Co. Record of Voters (Harris Township) he was listed as voting every year from1896 thru 1905. Have copy of 1896 voters.
Social Security Application of Piercy Hill lists father as William Henry Hill and mother as Alethy Jane Fowler. He applied 2-1-1941,

Notes for ALETHA JANE MELVINEY FOWLER:
* *Last name may be spelled Faller * Found it spelled this way on A.B. Death certificate given by Abbie Hill also on a SS application by son.
Jane Hill lived in slave times and her father and mother had slaves and maids and lived on a big plantation in Tenn. One of her nursemaids was named Lucy and that is who Lucy Hill Moody is named for. She was a full blood Dutch according to family legend. She stood 4' Tall. medium built, black hair when young turning grey as she got old. Dark brown hair. She had belle palsy and shook real bad when she got old according to Luke Moody
in the 1900 census Harris Township, Stone Co, Arkansas Sheet 6 B enumeration District 133, Supv. Dist. 2 House 96-99, married 26 years at this time with 7 children. Parents listed as born in Tenn, she is listed as Aletha J on census born in Kentucky.
* this may another Henry Hill * * * Stone co. court house I found a deed she had signed as the wife of Henry Hill as Mary J. Hill. Book of Deed #8, Page 498 & 499, they sold 53 acres for $80.00. Deed books NW 1/4 of the NW 1/4 section of one township 15 No. Range 11 west 53 acres more or less to M. L. Crews or Crowe. dated Nov 1899.
She was living with her son Jim and daughter in-law Ruth when she was lost. Family legend and some of the old timers say Jim was gone off working and Ruth and a friend of hers killed her and buried her in an old out house and poured lime on her to dissolve the bones. I found a newspaper article in the Baxter bulletin on her disappearance Nov 5, 1943 paper. John Bowers, sheriff stated it was the first case he had without a clue or motive.
I Have a copy of the Application for a Confederate Widows Pension that she filed for stating her birthday and death date of Henry. However the form lists him as William Henry. The witnesses were R.H. Hanks (whose name appears as registrar on several of John Hill's children birth certificate) and W. W. Jeffery. Both of these people were living close by on the 1920 Izard Co. census at Mt. Olive Page B 433 Sheet 14

More About ALETHA JANE MELVINEY FOWLER:
Christening: never found, lost

Children of WILLIAM HILL and ALETHA FOWLER are:

2.	i.	GEORGIA ANNIE² HILL, b. June 18, 1878, Bald Knob, White Co., Ar; d. February 12, 1923, Stone Co., Ark.
3.	ii.	JOHN PRESLEY HILL, b. February 24, 1880, Bald Knob, White Co., Ar; d. April 24, 1944, Cotter, Baxter, Ar.
4.	iii.	LOUISE HILL, b. 1887, Ar; d. Unknown, Ar.
5.	iv.	PIERCY MARTIN HILL, b. January 18, 1889, Bald Knob, Ar; d. February 26, 1963, Mtn. View, Stone, Ar Hospital.
6.	v.	ALLEN BERRY HILL, b. October 24, 1889, Mt. Olive, izard, Ar; d. July 31, 1972, Batesville, Independence Co., Ark.
7.	vi.	MARTHA JANE HILL, b. October 1890, Mt. Olive, izard, Ar; d. April 18, 1958, Mineral Wells, Pala Pinto Co., Tx.
8.	vii.	JAMES MONROE HILL, b. August 18, 1891, Mt. View, Ar; d. September 07, 1946, Craig Hospital, Batesville, Ark..
	viii.	SAMUEL W. HILL, b. December 1899, Ar; d. November 23, 1941, Newport, Ar; m. NORA BROWN, June 26, 1919, Izard Co., Ark; d. Unknown.

Notes for SAMUEL W. HILL:
Sam was killed by a train. Married Nora. Sam was the youngest boy of the family. Rolland Gillihan told the story of when Sam lived at home he was bad to get drunk. One night he came home drunk and Grandma Hill waited until he went to bed wrapped him in a blanket and the girls beat him until he was Sober. Rolland said he had been drinking and flashed a wad of money the night before he was found dead on the train track.
1920 Izard Co. House 237 at age 21 lists Mom & Dad as born in Ky & Illinois. Obit listed in Nov 28, 1941 Paper of Newport, Ark

Notes for NORA BROWN:
!Found marriage listed PAGE. 614 Izard Co. ark 6/26/1919

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