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10 Sep 2005. History. Updated the family group of William Hill and Mariah Hunter. Added the family group of Murieal Hill and Zelmer Gardner.

02 Sep 2005. Cemeteries. Updated Coal Hill Cemetery, Johnson County, Arkansas. Obituaries. Added the obit of Greta Lucille [Hackney] Hill.

20 Aug 2005. History. Updated the family group of Elias D. Hill and Rosa Ann Fowler.

23 Mar 2005. History. Added the family groups of John Fry Hill and Hannah Bradshaw; William Hill and Clara Ritchie.

22 Mar 2005. History. Added the family groups of William Hill and Susie Stewart; Charles Hill and Lou Weatherly; Mary Hill and Marion Casey.

22 Feb 2005. History. Updated the family group of Thomas Dickerson and Martha Vaught; Ambrose Hill and Louvinia Stewart

24 Oct 2004. History. Updated the family groups of Thomas Jefferson Dickerson and Martha Jane Hill; Albert Hill and Sarah J. Chambers.

26 Sep 2004. History. Updated the family group of Mary Hill and William Byrd.

12 Jul 2004. Cemeteries. Updated and added photos to Hill Cemetery, Franklin County, Arkansas; thanks Donna.

21 Jan 2004. History. Updated the family group of Marcus Hill and Eliza Jones.

20 Jan 2004. History. Updated the family groups of Elizabeth Cope and William Hill.

04 Oct 2003. History. Updated the family group of Sion Hill and Sarah Needham.

03 Oct 2003. History. Updated the family group of Bernard Hill and Nancy Millican.

28 Sep 2003. History. Updated the family group of Mark Hill and Rachel Fry; George Hill and Eliza McIlroy; Sion Hill and Sarah Needham.

19 Sep 2003. Cemeteries. Added Pleasant Ridge Church Cemetery, Callaway County, Missouri.

12 Sep 2003. Reports. Updated Outline Descendant Tree.

11 Sep 2003. History. Added the family of Thomas H. Hill and Sarah 'Sally' Milton.

01 Sep 2003. History. Updated the family group of Kimbriad Hill and Susan Dickerson; Martha Hill and Thomas Dickerson; Marcus Hill and Louisa Thomspon; Lucinda Hill and James Stewart. Cemeteries. Updated Oark Cemetery, Yale Cemetery, Johnson County, Arkansas.

30 Aug 2003. History. Added the family groups of Thomas Hill and Sybia Cope; Thomas H. Hill and Sally Milton. Updated the family group of Sion and Sarah Hill. Sources. Added abstracts of 1815, 1820 and 1851 entries from Overton County, Tennessee deed books. Added abstract of entries in the 1820 Overton County, Tennessee. Cemeteries. Added Old Hill Cemetery, Overton County, Tennessee; thanks Jennifer.

16 May 2003. History. Updated the family group of Eliza Hill and James Bench. Sources. Added image and transcript from the 1870 Johnson County, Arkansas federal census. Added image and transcript of 1850 Wake County, North Carolina federal census.

24 Mar 2003. Cemeteries. Added Loves United Methodist Church Cemetery, Forsyth County, North Carolina.

19 Mar 2003. Cemeteries.  Updated McAnally Cemetery and Welton Cemetery, Franklin County, Arkansas. Update Loy Cemetery, Madison County, Arkansas. Updated Rose Lawn Cemetery, Sebastian County, Arkansas.

08 Mar 2003. Cemeteries. Added Restwood Cemetery, Galveston County, Texas.

26 Feb 2003. History. Updated the family group of Lafayette Hill and Sarah Acord.

22 Feb 2003. Cemeteries. Updated Hardgrave Cemetery; Hartman Cemetery, Johnson County, Arkansas.

20 Feb 2003. Cemeteries. Updated and added photos to Coal Hill Cemetery; Kendall Cemetery; Jackson Cemetery; Johnson County, Arkansas.

09 Feb 2003. Cemeteries. Updated and added photos to Starkey Cemetery, Montague County, Texas. History. Updated the family group of Lucinda Hill and Joseph Stewart.

05 Feb 2003. Notables. Updated John Fry Hill.

04 Feb 2003. Cemeteries. Added Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Spanish Fort Cemetery, Montague County, Texas.

13 Dec 2002. Cemeteries. Added Rose Hill Burial Park, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

05 Dec 2002. Notables. Added Thomas Jefferson Dickerson, John Hill, John Fry Hill, William Columbus Hill, Clem Jefferson Hill, Enos Preston Hill, Charles Bryant Dickerson, T. Leroy Hill.

02 Dec 2002. Notables. Added Green Hill.

30 Nov 2002. Obituaries. Added obit for Amanda Sophia Hill. History. Completed a complete rewrite of the family history including many updates and new family groups. Cemeteries. Added Richard W. Hill Cemetery in Franklin County, Arkansas. Sources. Corrected annotation of 1895 probate abstract of Marcus Hill; thanks Daniel. Added marriage abstract for Kimbrel Pleasant Hill. Other Sources. Added abstract and image of 1870 Franklin County, Arkansas federal census for John C. Hill. Added unknown Hill marriages from Johnson County 1892-1923.

29 Nov 2002. Sources. Added transcript of the Edgecomb County, North Carolina Will of Thomas Hilll. Added 1741-1757 land records and wills of Northampton County, North Carolina related to Green Hill. Added Sussex County, Virginia and Person County, North Carolina deed abstracts related to Joel Newman and Lucy Hill. Added the 1832 Madison County, Tennessee will of Green Hill.

17 Nov 2002. Sources. Added transcripts and images from the 1850 Perry County, Tennessee federal census.

24 Oct 2002. Sources. Added transcript from the 1880 Roane County, Tennessee federal census.

21 Oct 2002. Sources. Added images from the 1870 Mulberry Township, Johnson County, Arkansas federal census.

30 Jun 2002. Pedigree. Added the Hill family pedigree research data base including 1,097 individuals in 431 family groups. Features. Updated the user interface.

03 Apr 2002: Obituaries: Added a number of obituaries.

30 Mar 2002: Cemeteries: Added Jackson Cemetery, Franklin County, Arkansas. Updated New Zion Cemetery, Lincoln County, Oklahoma.

14 Oct: 2001: Cemeteries: Replaced the Burials pages with a searchable Cemeteries data base.

11 Oct 2001: Burials: Made numerous correction to the Burials page.

30 Sep 2001: Photos: Added a number of photos of related families.

09 Sep 2001: Sources: Added image of 1900 Johnson County, Arkansas census for John Calvin Hill, Sarah Acord, Marcus Hill. William Orvil Hill, Susan (Davis) Hill, Kimbrell Hill, Ambrose Hill, Albert Hill.

08 Aug 2001: Sources: Added transcript and image of 1900 Johnson County, Arkansas census for John Calvin Hill.

02 Aug 2001: Sources: Added images from the 1900 Johnson County, Arkansas census.

16 Jun 2001: Other Sources: Added entries from the 1943 Johnson County, Arkansas telephone directory. Added entries from the 1935 certified poll list for Johnson County, Arkansas. Sources: Added an excerpt from the book History of Johnson County - The First Hundred Years.

27 May 2001: Sources: Added marriage records of Franklin County, Arkansas. Other Sources: Added marriage records of Franklin County, Arkansas

22 May 2001: History: Updated the family group of Mark Hill and Rachel Fry. Added the family group of John Fry Hill and Emeline Cruthers. Sources: Added several marriage records from Johnson County, Arkansas.

17 May 2001: History: Updated the family group of Mark Hill and Rachel Fry. Sources: Added land grant records for Perry County, Tennessee.

05 Apr 2001: History: Added photo of Mark Hill. Added the family group of Eliza Hill and John Bench along with a photo. Updated the family group of John Hill and Mary Bench. Photos: Added photos of Eliza Hill and John Bench; Mary Bench; Rebecca Bench thank Wes.

31 Jan 2001: Sources: Added 1859 Johnson County, Arkansas marriage records for Kimbrell Hill and Susan Dickerson. Added an obituary of Eliza (Hill) Bench. Other Sources: Added 1874 marriage record of Charles Hill and Mattie Ewing. History: Updated the family group of Marcus Hill and Eliza Jones. Burials: Added Eliza (Hill) Bench to Kendall Cemetery.

10 Dec 2000: Sources: Added 1871and 1872 rosters of the Hill Chapel Scholl in Yale, Johnson County, Arkansas, thanks, Leah.

25 Nov 2000: Sources: Added the marriage record of Mary Jane Hill and Marion Casey. History: Updated the family group of Lafayette Hill and Sarah Acord.

06 Sep 2000: Sources: Added index to 1835, 1836, 1839 tax lists of Johnson County, Arkansas Territory. Added index of 1837, 1838, 1840, 1841 tax list and census, Jackson County, Arkansas.

06 Aug 2000: Sources: Added transcription of 1810 Rutherford County, Tennessee census. Added signatures of 1806 Rutherford County, Tennessee petition. Added War of 1812 Muster Rolls. Added 1780, 1789, 1792 marriage bonds of Wake County, North Carolina.

02 Aug 2000: History: Updated the family groups of Green Hill and Nancy Thomas, and Kimbrell Hill and Amanda Jones; and added the family groups of John Hill and Elizabeth Felts, Thomas Hill and Laura Davis, Angeline Hill and Parington Taylor, William and Rosa Dickerson, John and Flora Dickerson, and Eliza Taylor and James Castleberry; thanks Ed. Sources: Added transcription of 1800 Wake County, North Carolina Census. Reports: Update Outline Descendant Tree. Added Outline Descendant Tree in Adobe Acrobat Format.

01 Aug 2000: History: Updated the Family groups of Mark Hill and Rachel Fry; and Moses Carpenter and Martha Hill. Sources: Added census transcription for Moses Carpenter and Martha Hill from the 1850 Johnson County, Arkansas census.

30 Jul 2000: Other Sources: Added transcription and image of 1850 Perry County, Tennessee census.

20 Jul 2000: Sources: Added index of Arkansas Wills and Administrations for Louisa Swift, William Stewart. Micajah Hill; William K. Hill and Marcus Hill; Kimbrell Hill and Amanda Jones. Added abstracts of probate records of Johnson County, Arkansas. Burials: Added records and photos from Liberty Hill Cemetery, Kendall Cemetery, and Yale Cemetery, Johnson County, Arkansas. Other Sources: Added index citation of early Franklin County, Arkansas Wills and Administrations. History: Updated the family group of Lafayette Hill and Sarah Stewart.

20 Jun 2000: Sources: Added 1900 Franklin County census transcription for Cyrus Davis, George W. Hill. Other Sources: Added transcription of 1900 Federal Census, Franklin County, Arkansas for Elizabeth (Burham) Hill, Robert C. Hill, William A. Hill, Will Hill, Jess Hill, John Hill, L.R. Hill, Jasper Hill, Joseph Hill, Joseph D. Hill, Richard Hill, Robert Hill, Henry C. Hill, Reuben Hill.

18 Jun 2000: Photos: Added photo of the Christopher Hill and Laura Lane family group, and of Garrett Lane, thanks Leah. Sources: Added citations from the 1840 Federal Census for Franklin and Johnson counties. Added a Goodspeed history of NW Arkansas excerpts including Robert J. Gray, step-son of John Fry Hill, an account of Co. E. 16th Arkansas Infantry, CSA commanded by Col. John Fry Hill and a list of Sheriffs of Madison County including Christopher Columbus Hill. Other Sources: Added citations from the 1840 Federal Census for Franklin, Johnson and Pope counties. Added 1836, 1839, 1847 marriage records from Pope County, Arkansas. Added excerpts from Goodspeeds History of NW AR.

17 Jun 2000: Features: Added a "Virtual Cemetery" page. Sources: Moved cemetery records to the new Burials page. Photos: Moved grave marker photos to the new Burials page.

16 Jun 2000: Features: Added an improved "Search" feature. Created a new "Virtual Cemetery" page accessible from the menu. Sources: Removed cemetery data. 

15 Jun 2000: Other Sources: Added citations from the 1880 Federal Census, Pope County, Arkansas.

14 Jun 2000: Features: Added links to the Jones family page. Added email mailing group.

09 Jun 2000: Features: Replaced the "Forum" and "Notification" features with a email mailing group. Added an "Search" feature.

29 May 2000: Other Sources: Added citations from 1900 Federal Census, Franklin County, Arkansas.

13 May 2000: History: Added the family group of Rev. William Hill and Hanna Elizabeth "Eliza" Halbert. Other Sources: Added citations from the 1870 Federal Census, Monroe County, Arkansas.

30 Apr 2000: Other Sources: Added inscriptions from the Maple Hill Cemetery, Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama.

18 Mar 2000: Sources: Added early Virginia immigrants.

17 Feb 2000: Photos: Added photo of Thomas Jefferson and Christopher Columbus Hill, thanks Leah.

16 Feb 2000: History: Updated the family group of Robert Hill and Martha Halbert. Added the family group of Joel Hill and Anne Watson. Updated the family group of Ambrose Hill and Louvinia/Luvica Stewart, thanks, Leah. Photos: Added photos of Mark Hill (1790-1878), of Marks's son Kimbrell Claude Hill and wife Amanda Jones, and of Kimbrell's son Ambrose Hill with wife Louvinia Stewart and family, thanks again, Leah.

15 Feb 2000: Sources: Added abstracts of the Revolutionary War pension files for Robert, Joel, and Joshua Hill, sons of William Hill and Susannah Smithers. Other Sources: Added an abstract of the Revolutionary War pension file of another Joshua Hill. Notables: Added Robert Joel and Joshua Hill, brothers and Revolutionary War veterans.

11 Feb 2000: Sources: Added transcriptions from the 1880 and 1900 Johnson County census for Lafayette "Fate" Hill and his first wife, Sarah C. Acord. History: Updated Lafayette "Fate" Hill.

09 Feb 2000: Sources: Moved transcription of the 1900 Johnson County, Arkansas census for Lafayette Hill and Sarah Acord from the Other Sources page. Other Sources: Added a number of source citations from the colonial records of North Carolina. These sources have not been analyzed. History: Added disclaimer related to William Hill and his presumed father Sion Hill.

07 Feb 2000: History: Loaded complete data for the generations one through nine, including all known descendants.

13 Jan 2000: Sources: Added detail from the 1860 Johnson County, Arkansas census. Added detail from cemetery inscriptions. Added annotations to census transcriptions.

12 Jan 2000: Sources: Added details from the 1870, 1880 and 1900 Johnson County, Arkansas census.

06 Jan 2000: Notables: Added men who served in the Civil War.

26 Dec 1999: Sources: Added index to North Carolina Land Grants in Tennessee to the Other Sources page.

24 Jan 1999: Planned release.

18 Dec 1998: Sources: Added details from the 1860 Federal Census, Johnson County, Arkansas.