Salem Hill and Esther "Hettie" Kuhns

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Husband Salem Hill ¹

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           Born: 17 Jan 1829 - Gilpin Twp, Armstrong Co, PA 2
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           Died: 22 Mar 1897 2
         Buried:  - Evergreen Cemetery, Gilpin Twp, Armstrong Co, PA

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         Father: Squire John Hill (1772-1848) 3 4 5 6 7
         Mother: Susannah Ament (Abt 1791-1884) 6

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       Marriage: 28 Jun 1855 2

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Wife Esther "Hettie" Kuhns ⁸

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         Father: David Kuhns (1791-Bef 1882) 9 10
         Mother: Hettie Esther Steck (      -      ) 11

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Children

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1 F Ella Hill ²

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2 M William K. Hill ²

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3 F Zelia Hill ²

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         Spouse: Rev. J. C. F. Rupp (      -      ) 2

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4 M Lewis A. Hill ⁵

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           Born: 3 Apr 1864 - Gilpin Twp, Armstrong Co, PA 5
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5 F Maude Hill ²

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6 F Florence Hill ²

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7 F Lillian Hill ²

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General Notes: Husband - Salem Hill

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He was born on the homestead in what was then Allegheny town­ship, later Gilpin, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, and became one of the well-known men of his day. He owned and cultivated a farm of 153 acres, making a spe­cialty of fruit growing, and was intelligent and successful in the management of his own affairs to such a degree that he was honored and trusted by all his neighbors and fellow citizens for many miles around. He served many years as justice of the peace, holding this office at the time of his death. He was well read, and was looked up to for his many sterling qualities of mind and character. In political connection he was a Republican.

1 —, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 471, 572.

2 —, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 471.

3 George Dallas Albert, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 677.

4 Robert Walter Smith, Esq., History of Armstrong County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Waterman, Watkins, & Co., 1883), Pg 613.

5 —, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 470.

6 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 1123.

7 Scott Lee Boyd, The Boyd Family (Santa Barbara, CA: Self-published, 1935), Pg 53.

8 —, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 471, 572, 822.

9 George Dallas Albert, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 329.

10 —, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 822.

11 —, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 821.