James J. Hill and Catherine Leyda

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Husband James J. Hill ^{1 2}

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           Born: 10 Nov 1804 1
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         Father: Joseph Hill, Jr. (1770-1852) 3 4
         Mother: Mary Jamison (      -1835) 4

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       Marriage: 1826 1

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Wife Catherine Leyda ²

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            AKA: Catherine Lyda 1
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         Father: Benjamin Leyda (      -      )
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Children

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1 F Julia A. Hill ¹

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2 F Catherine Hill ^{5 6}

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           Born: 26 Feb 1830 - Vanceville, Washington Co, PA 2
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         Spouse: Sheshbazzar Bentley McIlvaine (1829-      ) 2 6 7
           Marr: 3 Mar 1854 - Vanceville, Washington Co, PA 2

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3 M George L. Hill ¹

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4 M Benjamin L. Hill ¹

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5 F Sarah Hill ¹

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6 M Demas L. Hill ¹

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           Born: 8 Jan 1844 - Somerset Twp, Washington Co, PA 1
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         Spouse: Melissa Latta (      -      ) 1
           Marr: 12 Nov 1876 1

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7 F Mary Hill ¹

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8 M David Hill ¹

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General Notes: Husband - James J. Hill

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He was born on the old home farm in Washington County, Pennsylvania, and his younger days were spent at school, where he proved himself a good scholar and an eager reader. On reaching adulthood, he lived on the home farm for a time, and then moved to West Pike Run township, remaining there on a farm of 100 acres, six years, thence moved to Pigeon creek, and lived there three years. He afterward came to Somerset township, where he resided twenty-one years, both farms being in this township. On March 26, 1860, he came to another place where his son and daughter would later reside together, and there spent the remainder of his life. Mr. Hill was an active Republican, one of the "wheel horses" of the party, and served as inspector and auditor of his township. Mrs. Hill was a member of the Lutheran Church.

1 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 742.

2 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Northern Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 1069.

3 Boyd Crumrine, History of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 970.

4 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 523, 742.

5 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 201, 742.

6 Joseph F. McFarland, 20th Century History of Washington and Washington County, Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1910), Pg 641.

7 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 201.