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Descendants of Rial Hill

31. WILLIAM ALBERT⁵ HILL, JR. (WILLIAM ALBERT⁴, ALEXANDER³, RIAL², JAMES¹) was born April 06, 1873 in Haywood Co., NC, and died September 20, 1958 in Haywood Co., NC. He married (1) M. ELMINA RATHBONE November 30, 1890 in Haywood Co., NC, daughter of JACOB RATHBONE and TEMPERANCE JUSTICE. She was born Abt. 1866 in Haywood Co., NC. He married (2) MARY ELIZABETH CLARK January 24, 1903 in Haywood Co., NC, daughter of HARLEY CLARK and NANCY JUSTICE. She was born January 22, 1881 in Haywood Co., NC, and died August 16, 1944 in Haywood Co., NC.

Notes for WILLIAM ALBERT HILL, JR.:
Marriage License: William Hill, Jr., 18, son of William Hill, living, and Rissie Hill, dead, married Elmina Rathbone, 24, daughter of Jacob and Tempy Justice Rathbone, on 30 Nov. 1890, at J.P. Rathbone's home on Fines Creek.

Marriage License: W.A. Hill, 32, son of William and Lou Hill, father living, mother dead, and Mary Clark, 22, daughter of Harley and Nancy Clark, both living, 24 Dec 1903 at H.L. Clark's home on Fines Creek.

1900 Census, Haywood Co., NC, Fines Creek, household # 31: Hill, William, 8/1873, 26, NC/NC/NC, Farmer, Reads-no, Writes-no, Rents; Elmina, 5/1872, married 9 years, 2 children born/2 living, Reads-yes, Writes-yes; Mattie 7/1896; Lillie, 9/1898; Rathbone, Narcissa, 3/1860, sister-in-law, single.

Permanent Roll of Registered Voters, Haywood County, NC, 1902:
William A. Hill, age 32, descendent of William A. Hill, NC, registered 10/18/1902, Fines Creek.

1910 Census, Haywood Co., NC, Fines Creek, Line 50: Hill, William A., 38; Mary, 28, 3 children born/3 living; Mattie, 12; Lillie, 11; Garrett, 6; Claude, 2; Roy, 8/12.

1920 Census, Haywood Co., Fines Creek, NC: Hill, Bud A., 52; Mary, 39; Garrett, 15; Claude, 12; Roy, 9; Agnes, 8; Clark, 6; Deesie, 1.

The Mountaineer Newspaper, January 5, 1922: List of Authorized expenditures by County Commissioners: Bud Hill, paid $10.00 for work on Road.

Waynesville Newspaper, Dec 7, 1922: List of Authorized claims allowed by Commissioners: For Mar 1922, Bud Hill, work on road, $13,60; for Apr 1922, WA Hill, work on road, $26.00; for June 1922, Bud Hill, work on road, $2.00.

Decie Hill Smathers told me (May 1995) that Grandpa Hill (William Albert, Sr.) would visit and stay with them on Fines Creek. Bud and family moved from Fines Creek to Barber Orchards about 1923 and Grandpa Hill returned to South Carolina. Bud and Mary lived in South Carolina for a while in early 1900's. Nathan was born in South Carolina. Decie said Nathan could talk when 9 months old and that he was very smart. Bud and Mary returned to Fines Creek after Nathan's death.

Waynesville Mountaineer, Nov 5, 1931: Saunook News, Mr Ned Sparks, Mr WA Hill and Mr TB Sisk were severly injured while working last week in the local orchard.

Waynesville Mountaineer, Feb 25, 1932: Saunook News, Mr WA Hill and three sons made a recent trip to Fines Creek.

Waynesville Mountaineer, Mar 3, 1932: Saunook News, Mr WA Hill returned Monday from a business trip to Tennessee.

William Albert Hill, 87, a retired farmer died in the Waynesville hospital at 7:30 PM Sunday following an extended illness. Mr Hill was a native (not so) and life long resident of Haywood County and was a member of the Pleasant Balsam Baptist Church. His wife Mrs Mary Clark Hill died in 1943 (actually 1944). Surviving are three daughters Mrs Wiley Carver of Clyde Rt. 2, Mrs Herman Burgess and Mrs Ray Smathers of Waynesville, Rt. 1, seven sons, Garrett, Claude and Noel of Waynesville, Rt. 1, Clark of Woodstown, New Jersey, Millard of Kannapolis, NC, Hugh A. of Brevard, NC, and Kenneth of Camas, Washington, a brother George Hill of Clyde, Rt. 1 and 40 grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 4:30 PM in Pleasant Balsam Baptist Church. Burial will be in Red Bank Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Manson Carver, Keith Hill, Denton Hill, Pete Hill, Raymond Burgess and Sam Smathers.

Notes for MARY ELIZABETH CLARK:
The Waynesville Mountaineer, Nov 12, 1931, Saunook News, Last Sunday, Mrs WA Hill, Mr and Mrs John Cogdill and son visited Mr and Mrs WF Allen of Fines Creek.

Waynesville Mountaineer, Thursday, August 24, 1944: Services were held at 2 PM Sunday for Mary Elizabeth Hill, wife of WA Hill, who died at her home at Barbers Orchard at 8 PM Wednesday night. She is the daughter of the late Mr and Mrs Harley Clark and is survived by her husband, daughters Mrs Herman Burgess, Mrs Ray Smathers, sons Garrett, Claude, Clark, Hugh and Kenneth Hill all of Rt. 1 Waynesville, Sergeant Millard Hill of Camp Bowie, Texas and PFC Noel Hill now serving in North Africa.

Children of WILLIAM HILL and M. RATHBONE are:

68.	i.	MATTIE MAE⁶ HILL, b. July 1896, Haywood Co., NC; d. May 24, 1941, Haywood Co., NC.
69.	ii.	LILLIE HILL, b. September 07, 1898, Haywood Co., NC; d. April 25, 1977, Haywood Co., NC.
	iii.	UNNAMED HILL, b. Haywood Co., NC; d. Haywood Co., NC.

Notes for UNNAMED HILL:
This unnamed son died at birth, along with Elmina.

Children of WILLIAM HILL and MARY CLARK are:

70.	iv.	RUFUS GARRETT⁶ HILL, b. November 24, 1904, Haywood Co., NC; d. July 14, 1984, Haywood Co., NC.
	v.	NATHAN HILL, b. 1905, Haywood Co., NC; d. May 04, 1905, Buffalo, SC.
71.	vi.	WILLIAM CLAUDE HILL, b. February 24, 1907, Haywood Co., NC.
	vii.	ROY A. HILL, b. September 15, 1909, Haywood Co., NC; d. January 17, 1929, Haywood Co., NC.

Notes for ROY A. HILL:
Decie Hill Smathers told me that her brother Roy was a member of the National Guard and worked for Unagusta Furniture Company in Hazelwood. He would ride the train each Sunday into Hazelwood where he would spend the week living and working and then return home by train on Friday of each week. He had a very bad case of the Flu which turned into pneumonia and he died shortly thereafter.

Haywood County Death Certificate, Book 16, Page 191.

72.	viii.	AGNES HILL, b. October 21, 1911, Haywood Co., NC; d. June 04, 1992, Haywood Co., NC.
73.	ix.	CLARK JOE HILL, b. September 04, 1913, Haywood Co., NC; d. New Jersey.
	x.	BELLINA HILL, b. May 05, 1916, Haywood Co., NC; d. July 20, 1916, Haywood Co., NC.

Notes for BELLINA HILL:
Haywood County Death Certificate, Book 3, Page 155.

74.	xi.	DECIE HILL, b. December 28, 1917, Haywood Co., NC.
75.	xii.	MILLARD HILL, b. September 29, 1919, Haywood Co., NC; d. November 26, 1982, Kannapolis, NC.
76.	xiii.	NOEL HILL, b. September 05, 1921, Haywood Co., NC; d. October 06, 1965, Buncombe Co., NC.
77.	xiv.	HUGH A. "TOM" HILL, b. February 20, 1926, Haywood Co., NC.
	xv.	KENNETH ALBERT HILL, b. February 26, 1928, Haywood Co., NC; d. February 08, 1971, Camas, Washington; m. LEOLA RAMEY, July 1955.

Notes for KENNETH ALBERT HILL:
Military Discharge Record, Haywood County, NC, Register of Deeds Office:
Kenneth Albert Hill, Seaman First Class, V-6, US Naval Reserve, Discharged at Jacksonville, Fla July 12, 1946. Service #: 264-74-38. Honorable Discharge. Date of Birth: Feb 26, 1928, Waynesville, NC. Enlisted Mar 13, 1945. Entered May 9, 1945. Net Service 1 yr 4 mos. Employed Dayton Public Mfg Co., Waynesville from July 1944 to May 1945. Main civilian occupation: Farming. Education: 7th grade. Separated July 12, 1946.

Kenneth Albert Hill, 42, of Camas, Washington, formerly of Waynesville, died Monday in a Vancouver, Washington hospital. A native of Haywood County, he had been living in Camas for several years. Surviving are the widow Mrs. Leola Rainey Hill, five brothers Tom of Washaugal, Washington, Clark of Robbinsville, New Jersey, Rev. Millard Hill of Albemarle, NC, Garrett and Claude of Waynesville. Three sisters Mrs. Decie Smathers and Mrs. Agnes Burgess of Waynesville and Mrs. Lillie Carver of Canton, NC. Services and burial will be held Thursday afternoon in Camas.

32. SAMUEL B.⁵ HILL (WILLIAM ALBERT⁴, ALEXANDER³, RIAL², JAMES¹) was born August 08, 1874 in Haywood Co., NC, and died March 08, 1950 in Haywood Co., NC. He married RACHEL SUTTON June 02, 1901 in Haywood Co., NC, daughter of JESSE SUTTON and LUCINDA RATHBONE. She was born March 09, 1876 in Haywood Co., NC, and died June 28, 1953 in Haywood Co., NC.

Notes for SAMUEL B. HILL:
Marriage License: Samuel Hill, 24, son of William and Rissie Hill, father living, mother dead, to Rachel Sutton, 20, daughter of Boss and Lucinda Sutton, both living, on 2 June 1901 at Boss Sutton's house on Fines Creek.

Permanent Roll of Registered Voters, Haywood County, NC, 1902:
Samuel A. Hill, age 26, descendent of William Hill, registered 10/4/1902, Fines Creek.

1910 Census, Haywood Co., NC, Fines Creek: Hill, Samuel, 34; Rachel, 26, 5 children born/5 living; Etta, 8; Iva, 8; Thomas, 5; Fletcher, 3; Lou, 2.

The Mountaineer Newspaper, January 5, 1922: White Oak News, Born to Mr and Mrs Sam Hill, a little son, Phillip. (This is Lewis D. Hill who was born Dec 30, 1921. Don't know why they referred to him as Phillip?)

Sam Hill, retired lumberman, died Wednesday morning at his home after a long illness. He was a native and life long resident of Haywood County. Funeral services will be held Friday at 2PM in Richland Baptist Church. Burial will be in Crawford Memorial Park on the Dellwood Road. Pallbearers will be Ralph Sisk, Alley Moore, Everett Cutshaw, Will Arrington, Carl Cutshaw and Harry Gaddis. Surviving are the widow Mrs Rachel Sutton Hill, three daughters Mrs Dewey Messer, Mrs Alus Carswell and Mrs Willie Shell, five sons Fletcher, Nathan, Edward, John and Roe Hill all of Waynesville, two brothers Bud Hill of Waynesville and George Hill of Clyde, one sister Mary Hill of Clyde, two half-brothers Walter Hill of Union, SC and Wiley Hill of Whitmire, SC, one half-sister Miss Ermie Hill of Union, SC, 21 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren.

Children of SAMUEL HILL and RACHEL SUTTON are:

78.	i.	IVA LEE⁶ HILL, b. June 02, 1902, Haywood Co., NC; d. November 08, 1956, Haywood Co., NC.
79.	ii.	ETTA LEE HILL, b. June 02, 1902, Haywood Co., NC; d. July 08, 1954, Haywood Co., NC.
	iii.	TOM HILL, b. Abt. 1904, Haywood Co., NC; d. Abt. 1912, Haywood Co., NC.
80.	iv.	FLETCHER THURMAN HILL, b. February 17, 1907, Haywood Co., NC; d. October 28, 1990, Haywood Co., NC.
81.	v.	RISSY LOUISE HILL, b. June 11, 1908, Haywood Co., NC.
82.	vi.	NATHAN "FROG" HILL, b. March 29, 1911, Haywood Co., NC; d. February 10, 1994, Newport News, VA.
83.	vii.	EDWARD HILL, b. August 08, 1914, Haywood Co., NC; d. October 13, 1982, Newport News, VA.
	viii.	JOHN WRIGHT HILL, b. December 22, 1915, Haywood Co., NC; d. April 03, 1993, Haywood Co., NC; m. FLORENCE RHINEHART.
84.	ix.	ROE HILL, b. May 08, 1918, Haywood Co., NC; d. April 03, 1987, Haywood Co., NC.
	x.	LEWIS D. HILL, b. December 30, 1921, Haywood Co., NC; d. January 04, 1922, Haywood Co., NC.

33. GEORGE WASHINGTON⁵ HILL (WILLIAM ALBERT⁴, ALEXANDER³, RIAL², JAMES¹) was born January 1879 in Haywood Co., NC, and died June 20, 1973 in Haywood Co., NC. He married (1) LOUISE AMANDA LEDFORD December 23, 1897 in Haywood Co., NC, daughter of ANDERSON LEDFORD and BETTY KIRKPATRICK. She was born February 13, 1883 in Haywood Co., NC, and died March 16, 1914 in Haywood Co., NC. He married (2) HATTIE "FANNIE" RATHBONE May 17, 1919 in Haywood Co., NC, daughter of JOHN RATHBONE and LOU MCELRATH. She was born May 19, 1888 in Haywood Co., NC, and died July 11, 1971 in Haywood Co., NC.

Notes for GEORGE WASHINGTON HILL:
1900 Census, Haywood Co., NC, Fines Creek: Hill, George, 1/1879, farmer, NC/NC/NC; Louisy, 2/1884; William, 10/1898.

Permanent Roll of Registered Voters, Haywood County, NC, 1902:
George Hill, age 22, descendent of William Hill, NC, registered 10/11/1902, Fines Creek.

1910 Census, Haywood Co., NC, Fines Creek: Hill, George, 35; Lou, 26, 5 children born/5 living; William, 12; Margaret, 8; Jay, 5; Loraine, 4; Linnie 1 month.

Marriage License: George Hill, 48, son of William (living) and Rissie (dead) Hill to Fannie Hunter, 31, daughter of John and Lou Rathbone, 17 May 1919, J Bat Smathers, witness.

Mountaineer Newspaper, July 17, 1919, Superior Court News: George Hill and Fannie Hunter plead guilty and judgment was suspended on payment of costs in a case of fornication and adultry.

The Mountaineer Newspaper, January 5, 1922: List of authorized expenditures by County Commissioners: George Hill, paid $4.00 for work on Road.

George Washington Hill, 98, of Rt. 3, Clyde died Wednesday (6/20/1973) in Haywood County Hospital. Mr. Hill, a native of Haywood County, was a retired farmer. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. James Haney of Monroe, New Jersey and Mrs. Margaret Robinson of Waynesville. Three sons, Johnnie Lee Hill of Clyde, Bill Hill of Waynesville and William Hill of Dillsboro. A step daughter, Mrs. Odell Cagle of Waynesville, a half sister, Mrs. Ermie Rhodes of Union, South Carolina, 26 grandchildren, 33 great grandchildren and 2 great great grandchildren. Services will be held at 11:00 AM Saturday at the Panther Creek Baptist Church. The Rev. Dock Russell and the Rev. Gay Chambers will officiate. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Pallbearers will be Paul Haney, James E. Haney, Jr., Michael, Johnny A. and Ronnie Hill, George and Mark Rathbone, and Billy and Harold Messer.

Notes for HATTIE "FANNIE" RATHBONE:
Fannie Rathbone Hill, daughter of John Rathbone and Lou McElrath, died July 11, 1971. She is survived by her husband, George Hill, 2 daughters Mrs Odell Cagle of Waynesville and Mrs James Haney of Monroeville, NJ; 2 sons Johnny L and Bill Hill; a step daughter Mrs Margaret Robinson; step son William Hill of Dillsboro.

Children of GEORGE HILL and LOUISE LEDFORD are:

85.	i.		WILLIAM ANDERSON⁶ HILL, b. October 15, 1898, Haywood Co., NC; d. June 11, 1984, Jackson Co., NC.
	ii.		MARGARET HILL, b. June 29, 1901, Haywood Co., NC; m. (1) WALTER E. "JACK" ROBINSON; b. November 06, 1894, Haywood Co., NC; d. September 04, 1969, Haywood Co., NC; m. (2) LUTHER SWANGER, September 01, 1919, Haywood Co., NC; b. April 26, 1904; d. March 23, 1972, Haywood Co., NC.

Notes for WALTER E. "JACK" ROBINSON:
Walter E. "Jack" Robinson, 75, of 119 Allens Creek Road (Waynesville NC) died Thursday morning in the local hospital after a long illness. He was a native of Haywood County. Surviving are the widow Margaret Hill Robinson, daughter Willa Mae Robinson of Wilmington; four sons Leon of High Point, Dewey of Morganton, Eugene of Asheville and Edward of Grofton, W Va; 2 sisters Mrs Jess Messer and Mrs Homer Messer of Valdese; 2 brothers Frank of Waynesville and Elmer of Newport News, Va. Burial was in Green Hill Cemetery.

iii.

JAY HILL, b. May 31, 1904, Buffalo, SC; d. June 06, 1904, Buffalo, SC.

Notes for JAY HILL:
Head stone at Hiram Rogers Cemetery is slate with the following hand scratched on the slate: J. Hill, Born 5/31/1904 Dide 6/6/1904 the son of Goe Hill

86.	iv.	LORENA HILL, b. 1908, Haywood Co., NC; d. March 19, 1957, Haywood Co., NC.
	v.	LINNIE HILL, b. 1910, Haywood Co., NC; d. Bef. 1920, Haywood Co., NC.
	vi.	NANCY HILL, b. March 11, 1914, Haywood Co., NC; d. July 20, 1914, Haywood Co., NC.

Notes for NANCY HILL:
Haywood Co., NC, Birth Certificate has: Annie Hill, daughter of George and Manda Ledford Hill, born May 1, 1914.

Children of GEORGE HILL and HATTIE RATHBONE are:

87.	vii.	JOHNNY LEE⁶ HILL, b. March 11, 1917, Haywood Co., NC.
88.	viii.	PEARL LUCILLE HILL, b. May 02, 1919, Haywood Co., NC.
89.	ix.	BILL GRAHAM HILL, b. January 18, 1922, Haywood Co., NC; d. November 28, 1998, Haywood Co., NC.
90.	x.	LONA MARIE HILL, b. April 04, 1924, Haywood Co., NC; d. March 21, 1958, Haywood Co., NC.

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