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Joseph Merriken Hill 1835 – 1911 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Feb 1835

Birth Location: Panther's Gap, Rockbridge, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 27 Jun 1911

Death Location: Rockingham, Virginia, USA

Father: William Hill

Mother: Rebecca Peterson

Spouse(s): Sarah Hill

Children(s): Joseph Hill, Charles Hill

Joseph Merriken Hill was born in Panther's Gap, Rockbridge, Virginia, USA in 1835, to William Hill and Rebecca Peterson. Later in life, Joseph Merriken Hill married Sarah Elizabeth Hill; among their children were Joseph Cecil Hill and Charles Walker Hill. Joseph Merriken Hill died in Rockingham, Virginia, USA, 1911.

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Parents

William Hill
1809 – 1860
Birth Location: Back Creek, Augusta, Virginia, USA
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Rebecca Peterson
1815 – 1899
Birth Location: New Market, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Hill
1848 – 1911
Birth Location: Nelson, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Joseph Hill
1883 – 1967
Birth Location: Mount Solon, Rockingham, Virginia, USA
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Charles Hill
1890 – 1971
Birth Location: Bridgewater, Rockingham, Virginia, USA
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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 7 Feb 1835
    Event Place: Panther's Gap, Rockbridge, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 27 Jun 1911
    Event Place: Rockingham, Virginia, USA
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