Special Thanks and Credits



Special Thanks Credits & Sources




  • To Earl White Jr. whose life long work sparked my interest, and gave me a strong base of information on which to continue.

  • To the late Paul Lennox, who also did a great deal of work in our family to leave the next generation to build on.

  • To Ruthanne Hill Kallay, who first introduced me to the wealth of information of Lycergus Perry Hill, Jr.

  • To the late Lycergus Perry Hill, Jr. and his wife Anne, for their tremendous research of the Hill family, and their selfless generosity in making their work available to others.

  • To Katherine Embry Marek for contributing extensive information on not only the Hills, but also several allied families.

  • To Charlene Hill Ross who provided me with a free copy of L. P. Hill, Jr.'s work, opening up a whole new avenue for my research.

    To Andy Hill for all his correspondance, his research contributions, and for being such a wonderful friend.

  • Robert Owens, and Mary Jane Dalgleish for generously contributing the fruits of their years of research.

  • To my new-found cousin and friend Michelle Hill-Jack firstly for her friendship, and secondly for copies of the wonderful charts of Dr. Matthew Hill, and for all of the numerous other things she's done to help me make this site what it is.

  • To William E. Dillon for his information on his and other allied families of the Hills, most of which had a hand in making Salem what is was, and is today.

  • To Mary Ann Case Ashworth for her information on Caleb & Elizabeth Hill Tarleton and the founding of the Brooksville United Methodist Church, and for some delightful old photos of their home and church.

  • To the late Barbara Tarleton Tricebock for her information and editing help with the Tarleton information and contribution of various documents.

  • To Patricia Hill Martina for her information on our Warren County, Kentucky Hills, and for the great source from, The Longhunter.

  • To Daniel Hill for permission to use his great research on the Heraldry of the surname HILL.

  • To Col. Charles L. Weidinger, whose generous contributions allowed me to trace my ancestors back several generations farther than I could have ever hoped for.

  • To Opal Hill and Jean Hill Walton for providing the photographs for my photo pages, and for their precious memories they have shared with me of the Hills of old, and the Salem Methodist Church.

  • Lastly and most importantly, to the late Cecil Browning Hill, my dear grandfather, who raised me, and gave me the precious gift of knowing Jesus, and who instilled in me a love and pride of our rich family history.  Without his loving and wise influence, I could have accomplished nothing.



Sources


Here is a list of documents, books and other sources from which much of my information comes.


  • Henry Hill of Frederick Co. MD  by Lycergus Perry Hill, Jr.

  • Robert & Joseph Hill, Two Sons of Henry Hill of Frederick, MD  by Lycergus Perry Hill, Jr. & spouse Anne H. Hill, July 1994.

  • Tarleton Records  by Carrie Tarleton Goldsborough and Anna Goldsborough Fisher, published 1950.

  • A Hill Family from England  by Col. Charles L. Weidinger, June 2000.

  • The Descendants of Charles K. and Amelia Gow Hill  by Earl White Jr.

  • Rev. Frederick Sheely Weiser's Frederick Co. Maryland Lutheran Marriages and Burials 1743-1811.

  • The Maryland Genealogical Society Bulletin, various vols.

  • Various United States Census Records of Maryland and Kentucky.

  • Various wills, deeds, court records, marriage and death certificates in Kentucky and in Maryland.

  • The research and various accumulated documents of William E. Dillon.

  • The family charts of Dr. Matthew Hill.

  • The records and personal papers & wonderful stories of childhood memories of the late Cecil B. Hill.

  • The Salem Sabbath School Roll, 1887-1897.

  • The records and personal notes of the late Anna Eliza Henson Hill (often known as Lida, or Lyda Hill).



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