Rev. Dr. George Hill, D.D. and Abigail "Abbie" Hawes

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Husband Rev. Dr. George Hill, D.D. ^{1 2 3 4}

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           Born: 18 Sep 1815 - Ligonier Valley, Westmoreland Co, PA 2 4
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           Died: 2 Aug or 22 Aug 1895 - Blairsville, Indiana Co, PA 4 5
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         Father: John Hill (1790-1856) 1 4 5
         Mother: Jane Moorhead (1795/1795-1854) 1 4 5

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       Marriage: 23 Mar 1854 5

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   Other Spouse: Harriet Lewis (      -1852) 1 4 5 - 21 Sep 1841 5

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Wife Abigail "Abbie" Hawes ^{1 4 5}

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           Died: Aft 1913
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         Father: N. P. Hawes (      -      ) 6
         Mother: 

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Children

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1 M William Payson Hill ⁴

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           Died: 1860 4
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         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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2 F Abigail Grace Hill ^{4 5 6}

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         Spouse: Rev. A. C. Brown (      -      ) 4 5
           Marr: 1882 4

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3 M George Herman Hill ^{5 6}

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         Spouse: Eula S. Manett (      -      ) 4
           Marr: 1894 4

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4 F Helen Pamelia Parsons Hill ^{5 6 7}

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         Spouse: Frank B. Andre (      -      ) 5 7
           Marr: 1901 7

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General Notes: Husband - Rev. Dr. George Hill, D.D.

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He began his education in the schools of his native county, and later graduated from Jefferson College, Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, in the class of 1837. He then took up the study of theology in the Western Theological Seminary, Allegheny, graduating in 1840. He was invited to preach at Blairsville and Salem, and accepting in 1841 was ordained and installed by the Presbytery of Blairsville as co-pastor with Rev. Thomas Davis, who died May 28, 1848. In October of the latter year Dr. Hill was released from Salem to give all his time and attention to the church at Blairsville, to which he devoted himself for a period of fifty-four years. Then, in 1882, Rev. J. W. Criswell was called as co-pastor. On June 8-11, 1890, the church celebrated the semi-centennial of the pastorate of Rev. Dr. Hill, the celebration continuing for three days. During the time that Dr. Hill was pastor of the church upward of twelve hundred members were received. In recognition of his faithful services in the ministry Washington and Jefferson College in 1869 conferred upon him the degree of D. D. In 1883 he was elected president of the board of directors of the Western Theological Seminary, which he had served as director from 1847, and he was elected first vice president in 1870. In 1861 he was elected moderator of the Presbyterian Synod of Pittsburg. In 1851 Dr. Hill founded Blairsville Female Seminary, which for many years did excellent service in the cause of Christian education. Dr. Hill was a man of broad intellect, progressive, a forceful preacher of the gospel, a true Christian in every sense of the word.
He was a stanch advocate of temperance and voted the Prohibition ticket for many years, and was a strong supporter of the cause.

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General Notes: Wife - Abigail "Abbie" Hawes

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from Boston, MA

1 Editor, History of Indiana County, Pennsylvania (Newark, OH: J. A. Caldwell, 1880), Pg 374.

2 J. T. Stewart, Indiana County, Pennsylvania - Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1913), Pg 810.

3 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 192.

4 Jane Maria Craig, Samuel Craig, Senior, Pioneer to Western Pennsylvania, and His Descendants (Greensburg, PA: Privately printed, 1915), Pg 129.

5 J. T. Stewart, Indiana County, Pennsylvania - Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1913), Pg 811.

6 Editor, History of Indiana County, Pennsylvania (Newark, OH: J. A. Caldwell, 1880), Pg 375.

7 Jane Maria Craig, Samuel Craig, Senior, Pioneer to Western Pennsylvania, and His Descendants (Greensburg, PA: Privately printed, 1915), Pg 130.