Individual Details
James Calhoun Hill
(SEPTEMBER 29, 1807 - NOVEMBER 17, 1879)
Events
| Birth | SEPTEMBER 29, 1807 | Jefferson County, Tennessee |  |  | |
| Marriage | OCTOBER 8, 1832 | Rebecca Marr Hill | | | |
| Death | NOVEMBER 17, 1879 | Whitehouse, Smith County, Texas | | | |
| Burial | Aft NOVEMBER 17, 1879 | Meador Cemetery, Smith County, Texas | | ||
| Miscellaneous | Aft NOVEMBER 17, 1879 | Find A Grave Memorial - Meador Cemetery, Smith County, Texas | | | |
| Miscellaneous | History | | |
Families
| Spouse | Rebecca Marr Hill (1810 - 1882) |
| Child | Elizabeth Jane Hill (1833 - 1863) |
| Child | Mary Ann Hill (1835 - 1902) |
| Child | Helen Marr Hill (1836 - 1925) |
| Child | John Asaph Hill (1838 - 1899) |
| Child | Margaret Dobkins Hill (1842 - 1879) |
| Child | Sarah Olivia Hill (1843 - 1901) |
| Child | Thomas Rusk Hill (1844 - 1897) |
| Child | Charles Meador Hill (1846 - 1935) |
| Child | Rebecca Ann Hill (1848 - 1937) |
| Child | Samuel H. Hill (1849 - 1869) |
| Child | Clementine Hill (1851 - 1904) |
| Father | John Hill (1770 - 1835) |
| Mother | Peggy Dobkins (Dobbins) ( - ) |
| Sibling | William Hill (1809 - ) |
| Sibling | Jane Hill (1812 - ) |
| Sibling | Reuben Hill (1815 - ) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth Hill (1815 - ) |
| Sibling | John F. Hill (1817 - ) |
| Sibling | Rachel Hill (1819 - ) |
| Sibling | Andrew Hill (1822 - ) |
| Sibling | Josiah D. Hill (1824 - ) |
| Sibling | Martha D. Hill (1826 - ) |
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 the birth date of John A. Hill's father as 9-29-1807.
His Find A Grave Memorial has a tombstone photograph showing his birth date as 9-29-1807.
The memorial shows he was born in Jefferson County, TN.
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 the marriage of J.C. Hill and Rebecca M. Hill on 10-8-1832.
Death
The James Henry Hill Bible shoes the death date for J.C. Hill as 11-17-1879.His Find A Grave Memorial has a tombstone photograph showing his death date as 11-17-1879.
The memorial shows he died in Whitehouse, Smith County, TX.
Miscellaneous
His Find A Grave Memorial is #34627398.The memorial has a tombstone photograph showing his birth and death dates and is linked to his spouse and children.
A Texas Historical Marker is placed at his gravesite and gives the following information:
He came from Alabama to Texas in 1840; led the first permanent settlers to the Smith County area; served on a commission that set the boundries of Smith County; platted the Smith County seat in 1846; was a surveyor and planter in the 1850s; donated land in 1874, to bring the railroad to Smith County; he was blind; his wealth greatly diminished by 1865; and he and his wife Rebecca Mar [Marr] Hill had 11 children.
Miscellaneous
James Calhoun Hill was a member of a surveying party commissioned by President John Tyler to survey what is now Smith County, Texas.He drove supplies to troops at Fort Smith, Arkansas during the Civil War, about a two hundred mile round trip.
During the Civil War he drove a wagon loaded with supplies and arms to Georgia. During the return trip he was blinded by a tree branch and driven back home by one of his slaves, who had accompanied him.
Another version of this story is from the Find A Grave Memorial for his son-in-law, Oakley Oyer Funderburgh, husband of Helen Marr Hill:
"Oakley was killed in the Civil War. This is an old family story that his wife's (Helen) father - James Calhoun Hill had paid for his release from the war due to Helen was overcome, however it was too late because Oakley was killed in battle. So, her father and a slave went to retrieve him for a proper burial. During the trip James got struck in his eyes with a tree limb that blinded him for balance of his life."
He surveyed the town of Tyler, Texas, where he became a city clerk and administrator.
He owned a large amount of land near Tyler, and owned about 100 slaves at the beginning of the Civil War.
After the Civil War, he donated a large amount of land for a railroad to be built to Tyler, Texas.
The Hill Rifle was manufactured in Tyler, Texas, although it is not known if James Calhoun Hill or his descendants were directly associated with the company.
Endnotes
1. 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..
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. 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
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. Find A Grave Web Site, Url: www.findagrave.com.
8. Find A Grave Web Site, Url: www.findagrave.com.
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. Find A Grave Web Site, Url: www.findagrave.com.