Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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Philip Hill and Rachael Mathes




Husband Philip Hill 1

           Born: 20 Feb 1830 - Franklin Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA 1
     Christened: 
           Died: Aft 1890
         Buried: 


         Father: John Hill (1802-1886) 1 2
         Mother: Catherine Beamer (      -Bef 1890) 1 2


       Marriage: 

   Other Spouse: Nancy Ross (      -      ) 1



Wife Rachael Mathes 1

           Born: 11 Sep 1837 - Murrysville, Westmoreland Co, PA 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 


         Father: James Mathes (      -      ) 1
         Mother: Mary Gifford (      -      ) 1



   Other Spouse: [Unk] Morrison (      -      ) 1


Children

General Notes: Husband - Philip Hill


He received his education in subscription schools and always followed farming, owning a valuable farm in Franklin township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. He was a stanch and influential democrat, served as assessor and tax collector of his township, and with his wife belonged to the M. E. church at Sardis, in which he held the positions of trustee, steward and treasurer.
Civil War: He entered Co. A, one hundred and sixty-eighth reg., Pa. Vols., but served only about six weeks when he was allowed to return home.

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Sources


1 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: John M. Gresham & Co., 1890.), Pg 669.

2 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 402, 555.


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