Individual Details
John Lovic Hill Sr.
(SEPTEMBER 12, 1874 - JULY 29, 1944)
Events
| Birth | SEPTEMBER 12, 1874 | Smith County, Texas |  |  | |
| Miscellaneous | SEPTEMBER 12, 1874 | Name | | | |
| Marriage | 1898 | Maud Smith | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 1910 - 1915 | Residence - Torrance County, New Mexico | | | |
| Marriage | CA, 1910 | Bertha Leila Hall | | ||
| Miscellaneous | 1921 - 1930 | Residence - Mountainair, New Mexico | | | |
| Miscellaneous | CA, 1930 - 1935 | Residence | | | |
| Death | JULY 29, 1944 | Pharr, Hidalgo County, Texas | | | |
| Miscellaneous | Aft JULY 29, 1944 | Find A Grave Memorial - Roselawn Cemetery, McAllen, Hidalgo County, Texas | | | |
| Burial | Aft JULY 29, 1944 | Roselawn Cemetery, McAllen, Hidalgo County, Texas | | ||
| Miscellaneous | 1930s | Residence - Pharr, Hidalgo County, Texas | | | |
| Miscellaneous | Name | | | ||
| Miscellaneous | Lifetime | Occupation | | |
Families
| Spouse | Bertha Leila Hall (1887 - 1976) |
| Child | James H. Hill Sr. ( - ) |
| Child | Helen Bertha Hill (1926 - 2001) |
| Child | Mary Lee Hill (1917 - 2005) |
| Child | Donald Hicks Hill (1919 - 2011) |
| Spouse | Maud Smith ( - ) |
| Child | Mabel Eugenia "Jean" Hill (1910 - 1966) |
| Child | Lewis Joseph Hill (1903 - 1989) |
| Child | Hendrick O. Hill ( - ) |
| Child | Edyth Ann Hill ( - ) |
| Child | John Lovic Hill Jr. (1907 - 1989) |
| Child | Edna Florence Hill (1899 - 1972) |
| Child | Sallie Evelyn Hill (1901 - 1968) |
| Father | John Asaph Hill (1838 - 1899) |
| Mother | Narcisia H. Weeks (1843 - 1923) |
| Sibling | Ada Hill (1866 - 1943) |
| Sibling | Annie Lillian Hill (1869 - 1950) |
| Sibling | Nancy Jane Hill (1870 - 1944) |
| Sibling | James Henry Hill (1872 - 1947) |
| Sibling | Sarah Miller Hill (1877 - 1909) |
| Sibling | Thomas Owen Hill (1879 - 1947) |
Notes
Birth
The USGenWeb page for Smith County, Texas has a transcript of the James Henry Hill Bible, which has family records of the James Calhoun Hill family.This record shows John Lovic, b. 9-12-1874, as the child of John A. Hill and Narcissa Weeks Hill.
His Texas Death Certificate shows his birth date as 9-12-1874 in Smith County, TX.
Miscellaneous
John Lovic Hill's middle name was very likely given in honor of Dr. Lovick Butler, who was a doctor in Bullard, Texas, near the Hill family's home. Dr. Butler very possibly delivered John Lovic Hill.Dr. Butler was a close family friend and a son-in-law to John Asaph Hill.
Marriage
The USGenWeb page for Smith County, Texas has a transcript of the James Henry Hill Bible, which has family records of the James Calhoun Hill family.This record shows John L. Hill married Maud Smith in 1898.
Miscellaneous
Bertha and John Lovic Hill moved from Texas to New Mexico in a covered wagon, taking their livestock and most of John's children by his first wife Maud Smith Hill with them.They settled on a 160 acre farm about one mile from present-day Gran Quivera National Monument, where they intended to raise pinto beans. A severe drought kept them from success on the farm, and in 1921 they sold the property.
Miscellaneous
Bertha and John Lovic Hill moved to Mountainair, New Mexico, after the sale of their homestead in Torrance County, New Mexico in 1921, and lived there until about 1930.Miscellaneous
John Lovic and Bertha Hill lived in several places in Texas: Brownwood c1930; Comanche County in 1931; McAllen by mid 1930s.Moving where John Lovic Hill could find work, usually as a building contractor.
Death
His Texas Death Certificate shows his death date as 7-29-1944, in Pharr, Hidalgo County, TX.Miscellaneous
His Find A Grave Memorial is #126766647.The memorial has a tombstone photograph showing the dates 1874-1944, a copy of his Texas Death Certificate information, photograph, links to his parents John Asaph Hill and Narcisia Weeks Hill, his spouse Bertha Hall Hill, children, and siblings.
Miscellaneous
Bertha and John Lovic Hill moved to Pharr, Hidalgo County, Texas in the 1930s.Miscellaneous
John Lovic Hill's middle name was given in honor of Dr. Lovic Butler, who was a doctor in Bullard, Texas, near the Hill home.Dr. Butler was a close family friend and relative.
Miscellaneous
John Lovic Hill was a building contractor, and he worked on the Opera House in Dallas, Texas; built buildings in Mountainair, NM; built buildings including a hotel near Port Aransas, TX; and structures for the citrus industry near Pharr, TX.In his early career, it was said that he was injured in a fall from a scaffolding, while working on the Opera House in Dallas; and the injury was something which he had to contend with the rest of his life.
Endnotes
1. Texas Deaths 1890-1976, FamilySearch Website, Digital images of original record, www.familysearch.org.
2. US GenWeb Project, "USGenWeb Archives-New ," Family History and Genealogy, USGenWeb, USGenWeb Archives (http://usgwarchives.net/search/searcharchives.html : Accessed 4 December 2016), Smith Co., TX, Bible Record, John Hill: James Henry Hill Bible Transcript; Transcribed by Helen Varnell, 6-9-1978
3. Hill Family History (Loose Papers, Bible pages, Personal Research Information, ), Original Records and Photocopies of Original Records privately held by Gary D. Hill, , Golden, Colorado, to Present (2016) (Descendant of William Hill, Robert Hicks, James Calhoun Hill, and Wiatt Hall). Family Stories, Photocopies of Family Documents, Photgraphs, Individual Research. Information passed from Bertha L. Hall Hill to her grandson Gary D. Hill, and shared by email with Sherry Lawrence..
4. Hill Family History (Loose Papers, Bible pages, Personal Research Information, ), Original Records and Photocopies of Original Records privately held by Gary D. Hill, , Golden, Colorado, to Present (2016) (Descendant of William Hill, Robert Hicks, James Calhoun Hill, and Wiatt Hall). Family Stories, Photocopies of Family Documents, Photgraphs, Individual Research. Information passed from Bertha L. Hall Hill to her grandson Gary D. Hill, and shared by email with Sherry Lawrence..
5. US GenWeb Project, "USGenWeb Archives-New ," Family History and Genealogy, USGenWeb, USGenWeb Archives (http://usgwarchives.net/search/searcharchives.html : Accessed 4 December 2016), Smith Co., TX, Bible Record, John Hill: James Henry Hill Bible Transcript; Transcribed by Helen Varnell, 6-9-1978
6. Hill Family History (Loose Papers, Bible pages, Personal Research Information, ), Original Records and Photocopies of Original Records privately held by Gary D. Hill, , Golden, Colorado, to Present (2016) (Descendant of William Hill, Robert Hicks, James Calhoun Hill, and Wiatt Hall). Family Stories, Photocopies of Family Documents, Photgraphs, Individual Research. Information passed from Bertha L. Hall Hill to her grandson Gary D. Hill, and shared by email with Sherry Lawrence..
7. Hill Family History (Loose Papers, Bible pages, Personal Research Information, ), Original Records and Photocopies of Original Records privately held by Gary D. Hill, , Golden, Colorado, to Present (2016) (Descendant of William Hill, Robert Hicks, James Calhoun Hill, and Wiatt Hall). Family Stories, Photocopies of Family Documents, Photgraphs, Individual Research. Information passed from Bertha L. Hall Hill to her grandson Gary D. Hill, and shared by email with Sherry Lawrence..
8. Hill Family History (Loose Papers, Bible pages, Personal Research Information, ), Original Records and Photocopies of Original Records privately held by Gary D. Hill, , Golden, Colorado, to Present (2016) (Descendant of William Hill, Robert Hicks, James Calhoun Hill, and Wiatt Hall). Family Stories, Photocopies of Family Documents, Photgraphs, Individual Research. Information passed from Bertha L. Hall Hill to her grandson Gary D. Hill, and shared by email with Sherry Lawrence..
9. Hill Family History (Loose Papers, Bible pages, Personal Research Information, ), Original Records and Photocopies of Original Records privately held by Gary D. Hill, , Golden, Colorado, to Present (2016) (Descendant of William Hill, Robert Hicks, James Calhoun Hill, and Wiatt Hall). Family Stories, Photocopies of Family Documents, Photgraphs, Individual Research. Information passed from Bertha L. Hall Hill to her grandson Gary D. Hill, and shared by email with Sherry Lawrence..
10. Texas Deaths 1890-1976, FamilySearch Website, Digital images of original record, www.familysearch.org.
11. Find A Grave Web Site, Url: www.findagrave.com.
12. Find A Grave Web Site, Url: www.findagrave.com.
13. Hill Family History (Loose Papers, Bible pages, Personal Research Information, ), Original Records and Photocopies of Original Records privately held by Gary D. Hill, , Golden, Colorado, to Present (2016) (Descendant of William Hill, Robert Hicks, James Calhoun Hill, and Wiatt Hall). Family Stories, Photocopies of Family Documents, Photgraphs, Individual Research. Information passed from Bertha L. Hall Hill to her grandson Gary D. Hill, and shared by email with Sherry Lawrence..
14. Hill Family History (Loose Papers, Bible pages, Personal Research Information, ), Original Records and Photocopies of Original Records privately held by Gary D. Hill, , Golden, Colorado, to Present (2016) (Descendant of William Hill, Robert Hicks, James Calhoun Hill, and Wiatt Hall). Family Stories, Photocopies of Family Documents, Photgraphs, Individual Research. Information passed from Bertha L. Hall Hill to her grandson Gary D. Hill, and shared by email with Sherry Lawrence..
15. Hill Family History (Loose Papers, Bible pages, Personal Research Information, ), Original Records and Photocopies of Original Records privately held by Gary D. Hill, , Golden, Colorado, to Present (2016) (Descendant of William Hill, Robert Hicks, James Calhoun Hill, and Wiatt Hall). Family Stories, Photocopies of Family Documents, Photgraphs, Individual Research. Information passed from Bertha L. Hall Hill to her grandson Gary D. Hill, and shared by email with Sherry Lawrence..