The W. C. HILL FAMILY of Sylvester, Jones County, Texas

Welcome to The W. C. HILL FAMILY Blogspot. This branch of the Hill family was established May 12, 1901 near Sylvester in Jones County, Texas when Frances Myrtle “Frankie” Coggin wed William Claborn “Willie” Hill. Between 1902 and 1919, seven children were born to the couple: Andrew Darwin Hill, William Wallace "Red" Hill, Orvel Francis Hill, Alton Jackson "A. J." Hill, Elsie Lou Hill Smith (my maternal grandmother), Jewell Faye Hill Winter, and Alfred Lavell "Fritz" Hill.

Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Sisters, 1941

By 1941, Elsie (age 30) is married to Lee Matt Smith and has two children, Sylvia (age 8) and Lee Matt Jr. "Bud" (age 5). Jewell (age 26) is married to Doris "Joe" Mitchell Winter and also has two children, Willie Joe "W. J." (age 6) and Sheila (age 5).

They didn't weigh much!

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AnonymousJune 20, 2012 at 10:08 PM
Following the dreaded Hollywood fad of their time, both appear to have tweezed away a portion of their eye-brows. The fad rages to the present, Brooke Shields notwithstanding. - Bud
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The W. C. HILL FAMILY Blogspot is devoted to sharing photos, documents, stories, related web-links and genealogical research on the W. C. HILL FAMILY, their ancestors and descendants, and the Hill farm near Sylvester in Jones County, Texas.

A passion for family history runs in the Hill family. Early on, the works and stories of my grandmother’s brothers fostered my own interest in genealogy. Many of their children and grandchildren continue to do the work and share the stories; I am indebted to this previous research.

It is hoped that this Blogspot will, in turn, promote interest in our Hill family history and might serve as a hub of further musings, stories and sharing amongst the numerous Hill cousins. Your comments are welcome--and encouraged! You do not have to join the site to comment on a post. If you would like to post family memorabilia on this blog, I can enable your posting privileges if you join this site (it's free). Alternately, you may email stories or photos to me and I can post them here for you.

This blog is run by Jana Hinkley, granddaughter of Elsie Lou Hill Smith; you may reach me at hinkley8 at yahoo.com.