Andrew Jackson Hill, Delilah & Son(?), Tintype, ca 1885

This is a tintype, also from the "Brown Period" (1870-1885), of William Claborn Hill's parents, Delilah Ann Oxford Hill and Andrew Jackson Hill with, presumably, one of their sons.  Their cheeks have been colored or tinted.  Thank you, Patsy, for the I.D.  

 Although Delilah looks older than in the previous tintype I posted of her, she appears to be wearing the same two-piece dress (ca 1870s) she wore in the earlier tintype.  She is wearing a different collar this time, fastened with a Victorian bar pin, which she may have been wearing in the earlier tintype.  She might be 35-to-45 years old.  Delilah was born 30 Dec 1845; her age estimate dates this photo ca 1880--1890.

Andrew Jackson Hill is a handsome man who looks to be 35-to-45 years old.  He was born 5 Jun 1840 in Camden, Union County, Arkansas; his age estimate dates this photo to ca 1875--1885.   Since Delilah's age estimate dates this photo to ca 1880--1890, I will narrow down the date to the overlapping years of ca 1880--1885.

This handsome young man looks to be in his late teens to early twenties.  In 1885, A.J.'s and Delilah's oldest son, John Wesley "J. W." Hill, b. 18 Feb 1866, is 19 years old.  Their next oldest son, Andrew Jackson Jr., b. 9 Feb. 1872, is only 13 years old in 1885.

If my "powers of deduction" are worth a hoot, I'd say this photo is from around 1885.  Delilah is around 40 years old, A. J. is around 45 years old, and this is their oldest grown son, John Wesley, who is around 19 years old.  The 1880 U.S. Census shows the Hills living in Erath County, Texas; A. J. is a farmer.  The Hills lived there from after the war until 1890, when they moved to Merkel, Taylor County, Texas.