Individual Details
John Asaph Hill
(MARCH 4, 1838 - MAY 21, 1899)
Events
| Birth | MARCH 4, 1838 | Mississippi |  |  | |
| Miscellaneous | 1861 - 1865 | Miltary | | | |
| Marriage | DECEMBER 26, 1865 | Narcisia H. Weeks | | | |
| Miscellaneous | Aft 1865 | History - Tyler, Smith County, Texas | | | |
| Death | MAY 21, 1899 | Whitehouse, Smith County, Texas | | | |
| Burial | Aft MAY 21, 1899 | Whitehouse Cemetery, Whitehouse, Smith County, Texas | | ||
| Miscellaneous | Aft MAY 21, 1899 | Find A Grave Memorial - Whitehouse Cemetery, Whitehouse, Smith County, Texas | | |
Families
| Spouse | Narcisia H. Weeks (1843 - 1923) |
| Child | John Lovic Hill Sr. (1874 - 1944) |
| Child | Ada Hill (1866 - 1943) |
| Child | Annie Lillian Hill (1869 - 1950) |
| Child | Nancy Jane Hill (1870 - 1944) |
| Child | James Henry Hill (1872 - 1947) |
| Child | Sarah Miller Hill (1877 - 1909) |
| Child | Thomas Owen Hill (1879 - 1947) |
| Father | James Calhoun Hill (1807 - 1879) |
| Mother | Rebecca Marr Hill (1810 - 1882) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth Jane Hill (1833 - 1863) |
| Sibling | Mary Ann Hill (1835 - 1902) |
| Sibling | Helen Marr Hill (1836 - 1925) |
| Sibling | Margaret Dobkins Hill (1842 - 1879) |
| Sibling | Sarah Olivia Hill (1843 - 1901) |
| Sibling | Thomas Rusk Hill (1844 - 1897) |
| Sibling | Charles Meador Hill (1846 - 1935) |
| Sibling | Rebecca Ann Hill (1848 - 1937) |
| Sibling | Samuel H. Hill (1849 - 1869) |
| Sibling | Clementine Hill (1851 - 1904) |
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 A., b. 3-4-1838, as the child of J.C. and Rebeca M. Hill.
His Find A Grave Memorial shows he was born 3-4-1838, in MS.
Miscellaneous
John Asaph Hill served in the 3rd Texas Calvary during the Civil War.John Asaph Hill and his brother Thomas Rusk Hill enlisted in Dallas on June 13, 1861. Both men served with the 3rd Texas Calvary, Company K, until the end of the Civil War.
John Asaph Hill was wounded in the Battle of Corinth, Mississippi, and spent time in a field hospital recovering from his wounds; but he was able to rejoin his unit.
It is believed that both of the Hill brothers participated in the very last cavalry charge to ever take place on American soil, at the Battle of Franklin,Tennessee, in November, 1864, across the Harpeth River, under the immediate command of Brigadier General Sullivan Ross (Ross’ Brigade) with Ross’ superior officer being Cavalry Commander, General Nathan Bedford Forrest, giving the order to commence the charge. Forrest had somewhat defied the orders of General John Bell Hood, Commander of the Army of Tennessee, to launch his attack in the center of the line, and instead launched it against the left flank of the Union defenses, thus sparing his cavalry from certain death from successive artillery volleys of grape and canister. The 3rd Texas Cavalry, and John Asaph Hill, lived on.
It is very likely that the brothers were also participants during the sieges at Vicksburg and Atlanta. They definitely saw action in two of the very first battles of the Civil War in Missouri and in Arkansas, at Wilson Creek, Missouri (Bloody Hill), and at Pea Ridge, Arkansas (ElkhornTavern). Their brother-in-law, Oakley Oyer Funderburgh, was killed during the war, and his body was returned by wagon, to Smith County, TX, by James Calhoun Hill father of John Asaph Hill and Thomas Rusk Hill.
Upon the death of John Asaph Hill, his widow Narcisia filed for and received a “Confederate Pension.”
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 J. A. Hill Married N. H. Weeks on 12-26-1865.
The Find A Grave Memorials for John Asaph Hill and Narcisia Weeks Hill are linked as spouses.
Miscellaneous
At the end of the Civil War, John Asaph Hill returned to Tyler, Texas in Smith County, married Narcisia Weeks, and raised a family at a ranch at Whitehouse, Texas, southeast of Tyler.Death
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 the death date of John A. Hill as 5-21-1899.
His Find A Grave Memorial shows he died 5-21-1899 in Whitehouse, Smith County, TX.
Miscellaneous
His Find A Grave Memorial is #37291461.The memorial has a photograph of his tombstone, however dates and names are illegible in the photograph.
The memorial is linked to his spouse, children, and siblings.
Endnotes
1. 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
2. Find A Grave Web Site, Url: www.findagrave.com.
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. Find A Grave Web Site, Url: www.findagrave.com.
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. 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
9. Find A Grave Web Site, Url: www.findagrave.com.
10. Find A Grave Web Site, Url: www.findagrave.com.
11. Find A Grave Web Site, Url: www.findagrave.com.