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.
Friday, June 8, 2012
Audra, Opal, Elsie, Mama Hill, Sylvia in 1946
Sylvia's age (13) dates this photo to 1946.
From the left:
Red's wife, Audra Allen Jenkins Hill (b. 31 Jan 1912) is 34 years old
A.J.'s wife, Verta Opal Quinn Hill (b. 24 Jun 1913) is around 33 years old.
Elsie Lou Hill Smith (b. 11 Apr 1911) is 35 years old.
Frances Myrtle "Frankie" Coggin Hill (b. 26 Mar 1880) is around 66 years old.
Sylvia Smith is age 13, as noted on the reverse of the photo.
A. J., Lee, Papa Hill, "Red" in 1946
Alton Jackson (A. J.) Hill Sr. (b. 17 Sep 1908) was around 38 years old.
Lee Matt Smith Sr. (b. 27 Sep 1904) was around 42 years old.
William Claborn "Willie" (W. C.) Hill (b. 28 Feb 1874) was 72 years old.
William Wallace "Red" Hill (b. 12 Sep 1903) was about 43 years old.
A. J., Red, Elsie Lou, Mama Hill & Papa Hill in 1946
Has anyone noticed the little girl (or boy...) under the trunk lid?
Thursday, June 7, 2012
Mama & Papa Hill
Was this snapshot taken at the Hill Home, built in 1926? The photo's reverse reads "Mama & Papa Hill." Any ideas on the date... or even the decade?
Mama Hill & Papa Hill with the Grandkids
This is definitely a 1933 snapshot, probably early summer. Sylvia looks to be 4 or 5 months old, so Patsy Lou would have been almost 2-1/2 years old. Mama Hill, b. 26 Mar 1880, would have been 53; Papa Hill, b. 28 Feb 1874, would have been 59 years old.
Was this at the Hill Farm?
Mama & Papa Hill (Frances & Willie)
This later studio photo (cropped) reads "Mama & Papa Hill / Francis & Willie," written in my mother's handwriting. Again, if you have any ideas about the date or circumstance of the portrait, please comment.
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Frances & Willie (W. C.) Hill
This studio portrait of Frances Myrtle "Frankie" Coggin Hill (b. 1880) and William Claborn "Willie" Hill (b. 1874) is from a collection of photographs my mom inherited from her mother, Elsie Lou Hill Smith. "Frances & Willie/W.C. Hill" is written on the reverse in my mother's handwriting. There are no other identifying marks on the photo.
Does anyone know when this photo was taken or want to hazard a guess?
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