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JOHN HILL (11)

John Hill (11) is believed to be the oldest known Hill ancestor of the authors.  John was born in 1800 in North Carolina.  The connection between John Hill (born 1800) and John W. Hill (born 1822), direct ancestor of the authors, is not well documented.  This connection is primarily based on information obtained from Alta (Crapps) Leath and 1850 census records of Scott County, Arkansas.  Many sources indicate that John W. Hill originated from near Fort Smith, Arkansas.  The Certificate of Death of Sarah (Hill) Moore, daughter of John W. Hill, indicates that she was born near Fort Smith, Arkansas.  A sketch of the Quick family by Al Hohman also indicates that Thomas Henry Hill, son of John W. Hill, was born near Fort Smith, Arkansas.  Family Group Sheets by Eunice (Dobie) Watson also indicate that most of the children of John W. Hill were born near Fort Smith, Arkansas.

The 1850 census of Scott County, Arkansas has two very interesting listings.  Scott County is a county located next to the county where Fort Smith is located.  One census record lists Isaac Hill (born 1823) and Mary Hill (born 1822) with three children:  Oliver Hill (born 1842), Rhoda Hill (born 1846) and Sebastian Hill (born 1848).  At this time John W. Hill (born 1822) was known to have been married to Mary Ann Reed (born 1822) and had three children:  Elijah Hill (born 1844), Rhoda Hill (born 1846) and John “C.” Hill (born 1849).  According to Alta (Crapps) Leath, John W. Hill “had a problem with the law and, though innocent, he felt it best to leave the area . . . and changed his name to John W. Hill.”  Several sources indicate that John C. Hill was also known as “C.” which could have been a nickname for Sebastian.

Alta (Crapps) Leath also stated that John W. Hill had a sister named Patsy, a half-brother named Eli and a half-sister named Margaret.  She further stated that Eli and Margaret moved to Hays County, Texas with John W. Hill (this is confirmed by numerous census records and other sources).  The second census record of Scott County, Arkansas shows that a John Hill (born 1800) and Nancy Hill (born 1811) including three children of Patsy Hill (born 1842), Eli Hill (born 1845) and Margaret Hill (born 1848).  These two census records have several similarities to the information known about John W. Hill of Hays County, Texas.  Additionally, numerous census records indicate that several children of John W. Hill were born in Arkansas.  However, there are also several discrepancies as well, therefore, these connections should be considered speculative in nature until further information is uncovered.  Pope County, Arkansas records has a marriage between a John Hill and Mrs. Nancy Vandyne on January 11, 1836.  It is not certain if this is the same John and Nancy Hill that lived in Scott County, Arkansas in 1850.

Family tradition states that John W. Hill (born 1822) had at least one sister, one half sister and one half brother.  Alta (Crapps) Leath gives the following account of John W. Hill’s family:  “My mother-in-law was Margaret Elizabeth Hill Leath (Mrs. William Atwood Leath).  She told me that she and her brother, Eli Hill, came to Texas with their half brother, John W. Hill from Arkansas.  Margaret Elizabeth Hill Leath stated that the older half brother had a problem with the law and, though he was innocent, he felt it best to leave the area.  He moved with his family and his half brother, Eli Hill, and his half sister, Margaret Elizabeth Hill to Texas and changed his name to John W. Hill.  Margaret Elizabeth Hill Leath had a half sister, Patsy.  Patsy’s son, Luther, came to visit Margaret Elizabeth Hill Leath in Wimberley, Texas.  It is not known why the older Hill child was allowed to bring his half sister and half brother with him to Texas.”  The above information indicates that the father of John W. Hill was married twice.  John Hill and his first wife were the parents of at least five children:

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   John W. Hill (12), b. 1822, Illinois
   Rhoda Hill, b. 1830, Arkansas
   Samuel Hill, b. 1836, Arkansas
   Hanah Hill, b. 1840, Arkansas
   Patsy Hill, b. 1842, Arkansas

In the early 1840’s, John Hill and his second wife, Nancy Hill (born 1811 in Mississippi), were married.  In 1850, John and Nancy Hill were living in Scott County, Arkansas.  John and Nancy Hill were the parents of at least two children:

   Eli Hill (11.6), b. January 14, 1843, Arkansas
   Margaret Elizabeth Hill (11.7), b. January 22, 1847, Arkansas

The 1850 Agricultural Census of Scott County, Arkansas states that “John Hill had twenty acres of improved land valued at $200.00 and farming implements listed at $10.00.  He had thirteen horses, two asses or mules, twelve milch cows, thirty other cattle and fifty swine valued at $704.00.  His farm had produced 300 bushels of Indian corn, 40 pounds of wool, 30 bushels of Irish potatoes and 200 pounds of butter valued at $30.00.  He had slaughtered livestock valued at $100.00.  Patsy Hill married a Mr. Moore and they had one son, Luther Moore.

References:  1)  Census, John and Nancy Hill, Scott County, Arkansas, Call Number 146, HH 267/267, 1850;  2)  Census, Isaac and Mary Hill, Scott County, Arkansas, Call Number 146, HH 266/266, 1850;  3)  Certificate of Death of Mrs. Maggie Massey, State of Texas, 1918;  4)  Certificate of Death of Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth Moore, State of Texas, 1943;  5)  “Hays County Historical and Genealogy Quarterly,” (Quick Family Bible), Page 88, September, 1976;  6)  “Hays County Historical and Genealogy Quarterly,” (Wimberley Cemetery), Page 150, November, 1978;  7)  Statement of Alta (Crapps) Leath, January 31, 1981;  8)  Letter, Elaine Justesen to Eunice (Dobie) Watson, November, 1981;  9)  Family Group Sheets by Eunice (Dobie) Watson, April, 1989;  10)  1850 Agricultural Census, Scott County, Arkansas, abstracted by Delaine Edwards, Fall, 1998

ELI HILL (11.6) is the half-brother of John W. Hill, the authors oldest known Hill ancestor and is believed to be the son of John and Nancy Hill.  Eli was born on January 14, 1843 in Arkansas.  According his Confederate pension papers, Eli Hill moved to San Marcos, Texas in 1856 (with his sister and older half-brother, John W. Hill).  On October 8, 1873, Eli Hill married Nannie Mays in Wimberley, Texas.  Nannie was born on December 23, 1848 in Arkansas and is the daughter of Nancy Mays.  In 1880, Eli and Nannie Hill were living in Hays County, Texas.  In 1880, Nannie’s mother, Nancy Mays, was living with them.  Eli and Nannie Hill were the parents of two children:

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   John W. Hill (11.6.1), b. March 23, 1875, Wimberley, Texas
   Joseph Hill, b. 1877, Texas

Eli Hill served as a Texas Ranger from February, 1862 until February, 1863.  From February, 1863 to the close of the Civil War in 1865, Eli Hill also served in the Confederate Army under Captain Henry Davis of  Company F, 33rd Texas Cavalry.  According to the pension application of Eli Hill, he lived in Blanco County, Texas from 1883 until 1901 (but was in the 1900 census of Hays County, Texas).  From 1900 to 1930, Eli and Nannie Hill were living in Hays County, Texas.  Eli Hill served on the Hays County Commissioners Court and served as the Justice of the Peace in Hays County, Texas for eighteen years.  Eli Hill died on March 21, 1931 in Texas and was buried in the Wimberley Cemetery.  In 1941, Nannie (Mays) Hill was living in Austin, Texas.  Annie (Mays) Hill died on October 2, 1942 and was buried in the Wimberley, Cemetery.

References:  1)  Census, Eli and Nannie Hill, Hays County, Texas, ED 78, SH 9, HH 69/77, 1880;  2)  Census, Eli and Nannie Hill, Hays County, Texas, ED 76, SH 3, HH 47/48, 1900;  3)  Census, Eli and Nannie Hill, Hays County, Texas, ED 45, SH 7, HH 138/138, 1910;  4)  Census, Eli and Nannie Hill, Hays County, Texas, ED 68, SH 24A, HH 399/475, 1920;  5)  Census, Eli and Nannie Hill, Hays County, Texas, ED 105-8, SH 7B, HH 152/157, 1930;  5)  Index to Texas Death Records, 1931;  6)  “The Uvalde Leader-News,” October 10, 1941;  7)  “Wimberley’s Legacy,” by Williedell Schawe, Pages 39 and 40, 1976;  8)  Statement of Alta (Crapps) Leath, January 31, 1981;  9)  “History of San Marcos and Hays County,” 1986, Pages 552 and 553;  10)  “Wimberley, Texas, Historic Belle of the Blanco,” by Dorothy Kerbo, 1995;  11)  Pension Application, Confederate Army, Eli Hill, 1903

JOHN W. HILL (11.6.1) is the son of Eli Hill and Nannie (Mays) Hill.  John was born on March 23, 1875 in Wimberley, Texas.  In 1900, John W. Hill was living in Edwards County, Texas.  His occupation was listed as lawyer.  Around 1902, John W. Hill married Beulah Winnifred Page.  Beulah was born on October 20, 1882 in Texas and is the daughter of William Clements Page (born 1859) and Eudora V. (Stubbs) Page (born 1860).  In 1910, John and Beulah Hill were living in Uvalde County, Texas.  His occupation was again listed as lawyer.  John Hill was an attorney and served as a judge in Uvalde County, Texas for many years.  He also practiced law in Carrizo Springs, Texas and Rocksprings, Texas.  John and Beulah Hill were the parents of three daughters:

   Hallis Hill (11.6.1.1), b. 1903, Texas
   Johynielee Hill, b. 1906, Texas
   Josephine Hill, b. 1909, Texas

From 1920 to 1930, John and Beulah Hill were living in Stephens County, Texas.  In 1941, John W. Hill was living in Breckenridge, Texas.  John W. Hill died on October 5, 1941 and was buried in Rocksprings, Texas.  Johynielee Hill married married Claude Thompson and was living in Breckenridge, Texas in 1941.  Claude and Johynielee Thompson had at least one son:  -  Claude Thompson, Jr., b. 1939.  Josephine Hill married Robert Dickey and was living in Midland, Texas in 1941.

References:  1)  Census, John W. Hill, Edwards County, Texas, ED 15, SH 8A, HH 120/123, 1900;  2)  Census, John W. and Beula Hill, Uvalde County, Texas, ED 131, SH 4A, HH 57/59, 1910;  3)  Census, John W. and Beulah W. Hill, Stephens County, Texas, ED 23, SH 5B, HH 90/113, 1920;  4)  Census, John W. and Beulah Hill, Stephens County, Texas, ED 215-2, SH 8A, HH 163/190, 1930;  5)  “The Uvalde Leader-News,” October 10, 1941;  6)  Rootsweb, Birth Records, Stephens County, Texas (1939);  7)  RootsWeb Query, by Myrl Ross, (Page Family) February, 1999;  8)  RootsWeb Query, by Cathy Morgan, (Page Family) June, 1998

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HALLIS HILL (11.6.1.1) is the daughter of John W. Hill and Beulah Winnifred (Page) Hill.  Hallis was born in 1903 in Texas.  Hallis Hill married Frank J. Davenport (born 1901 in Texas).  Frank and Hallis Davenport were the parents of three children:

   Frank J. Davenport, Jr., b. 1923, Texas
   Lorainne Davenport, b. 1924, Texas
   John W. Davenport, b. 1926, Texas

In 1930, Frank and Hallis Davenport were living in Karnes County, Texas.  In 1941, Hallis (Hill) Davenport was living in Runge, Texas.

References:  1)  Census, Frank J. and Hallis Davenport, Karnes County, Texas, ED 128-14, SH 8B, HH 144/164, 1930;  2)  “The Uvalde Leader-News,” October 10, 1941

MARGARET ELIZABETH HILL (11.7) is the half-sister of John W. Hill, the authors oldest known Hill ancestor and is believed to the daughter of John and Nancy Hill.  Margaret was born on January 22, 1847 in Arkansas.  According to her brother’s Confederate Army pension appllication, Eli Hill moved to San Marcos, Hays County, Texas in 1858.  Eli was fifteen and Margaret was eleven at this time and they came to Texas with their older half-brother, John W. Hill.  On July 4, 1867, Margaret Hill married William Atwood Leath.  William was born on February 1, 1826 in Alabama and is the son of James W. Leath (born 1802 in Georgia).  William was previously married to Mary Ann Davis (born 1834 in Tennessee) in Tennessee and they had five children:  Artee Jane Leath (born 1850 in Tennesee) who married William Henson (born 1844 in Alabama), Georgeann Leath (born 1856 in Texas) who married T. V. Leach (born 1835 in Indiana), Josephine Emma Leath (born 1857 in Texas) who married Jeptha Henson (born 1855 in Texas), Johnnie Amanda Leath (born 1859 in Texas) who married William Hickman Wimberley, William Atwood Leath, Jr. (born 1862 in Texas) who never married.  William moved from Nashville, Tennessee to Texas the last year of the Texas Republic and moved to Hays County in 1847.  William Leath established a tan yard and made leather for the Confederate Army during the Civil War.  William and Margaret Leath were the parents of eight children:

   Infant Son (stillborn), b. 1869, Hays County, Texas
   Lucy R. Leath, b. 1870, Hays County, Texas
   Lillian Tennessee Leath, b. February 14, 1871, Hays County, Texas
   Mae Alpha Leath, b. May 11, 1873, Hays County, Texas
   Edward Jenkins Leath (11.7.5), b. November 24, 1874, Hays County, Texas
   Kate Olive Leath (11.7.6), b. November 7, 1875, Hays County, Texas
   Ira Madison Leath (11.7.7), b. October 15, 1880, Hays County, Texas
   Woods Ada Leath (11.7.8), b. February 10, 1882, Hays County, Texas

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From 1870 to 1910, William and Margaret Leath were living in Hays County, Texas.  William Atwood Leath died on January 21, 1913 and was buried in the Wimberley Cemetery in Wimberley, Texas.  In 1920, Margaret (Hill) Leath was living in Hays County, Texas.  Margaret (Hill) Leath died on April 6, 1932 and was buried in the Wimberley Cemetery in Wimberley, Texas.  On September 30, 1889, Lucy Leath married William A. Payne in Hays County, Texas.  Lillian Leath never married.  Lillian Leath died on February 28, 1890 and was buried in the Wimberley Cemetery in Wimberley, Texas.  Mae Leath married a Mr. Boyd and they had at least two children:  -  Margaret E. “Maggie” Boyd, b. February, 1891, Texas,  -  May Bealah Boyd, b. July, 1892, Texas.  In 1900, Margaret and May Boyd were living with their grandparents, William and Margaret Leath, in Hays County, Texas.  Mae (Leath) Boyd died prior to 1908 (will of W. A. Leath).  Maggie Boyd married a Mr. King.  May Boyd married a Mr. McCown.

References:  1)  Census, William A. and Margaret E. Leath, Hays County, Texas, Call Number 225, HH 27/27, 1870;  2)  Census, William A. and Margaret Leath, Hays County, Texas, ED 78, SH 7, HH 52/58, 1880;  3)  Census, William A. and Margaret E. Leath, Hays County, Texas, ED 76, SH 4, HH 69/70, 1900;  4)  Will, William A. Leath, Hays County, Texas, 1908;  5)  Census, William A. and Margarete Leath, Hays County, Texas, ED 45, SH 7, HH 137/137, 1910;  6)  Census, Margrette (Hill) Leath, Hays County, Texas, ED 71, SH 7B, HH -/143, 1920;  7)  “Wimberley’s Legacy,” by Williedell Schawe, Pages 39 and 40, 1976;  8)  “Hays County Historical and Genealogy Quarterly,” (Marriage Records), Page 28, March, 1978;  9)  “Hays County Historical and Genealogy Quarterly,” (Wimberley Cemetery), Page 150, November, 1978;  10)  Statement of Alta (Crapps) Leath, January, 1981;  11)  Family Group Sheet by Eunice (Dobie) Watson, April, 1989;  12)  “Wimberley, Texas, Historic Belle of the Blanco," by Dorothy Kerbo, 1995;  13)  Descendant Report, by Jack Leath, March, 2004;  14)  Family Group Sheet by Billie (Leath) Pellerin, June, 2004

EDWARD JENKINS LEATH (11.7.5) is the son of William Atwood Leath and Margaret Elizabeth (Hill) Leath.  Ed was born on November 2, 1874 in Hays County, Texas.  In 1900, Ed Leath was living with Benjamin Hill in Hays County, Texas.  In 1904, Ed Leath married Minnie Mae (Payne) Clayton (born 1871 in Texas).  Minnie was previously married to Robert P. Clayton and they had three sons:  Robert F. Clayton (born 1890, Texas), John Clayton (born 1892, Texas) and William C. Clayton (born 1894, Texas).  Minnie was a practical nurse.  Ed and Minnie Leath were the parents of three children:

   Hons “Allie” Leath (11.7.5.1), b. April 5, 1903, Hays County, Texas
   Banyan Atwood Leath (11.7.5.2), b. May 7, 1907, Hays County, Texas
   Edward Earl Leath (11.7.5.3), b. December 26, 1910, Hays County, Texas

In 1910, Ed and Minnie Leath were living in Hays County, Texas.  In 1920, Ed and Minnie Leath were living in Calhoun County, Texas.  In 1930, Ed and Minnie Leath were living in Hays County, Texas.  Edward J. Leath died on January 28, 1957 in Hays County, Texas and was buried there in the Wimberley Cemetery.

References:  1)  Census, Edward Leath and Benjamin Hill, Hays County, Texas, ED 76, SH 3, HH 49/50, 1900;  2)  Census, Ed and Minnie Leath, Hays County, Texas, ED 45, SH 3, HH 53/53, 1910;  3)  Census, Edward J. and Minney Leath, Calhoun County, Texas, ED 16, SH 5A, HH 101/115, 1920;  4)  Census, Edward J. and Minnie Leath, Hays County, Texas, ED 105-8, SH 6A, HH 120/124, 1930;  5)  “Hays County Historical and Genealogy Quarterly,” (Wimberley Cemetery), Page 150, November, 1978;  6)  Query, Leath Forum, Barbara Concannon, August, 2001;  7)  Phone Interview, Billie (Leath) Pellerin by Robert Casey, June, 2004;  8)  Descendant Report, by Jack Leath, March, 2004

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HONS “ALLIE” LEATH (11.7.5.1) is the son of Edward Jenkins Leath and Minnie M. (Clayton) Leath.  Allie was born on April 5, 1903 in Hays County, Texas.  In 1930, Allie Leath was living with his parents, Ed and Minnie Leath, in Hays County, Texas.  Allie Leath married Daisy Lura Dobie.  Daisy was born on December 23, 1910 in Texas and is the daughter of Burdett Dobie and Emma (Hogan) Dobie.  Allie and Daisy Leath were the parents of five children:

   Emma Mae Leath, b. April 7, 1932
   Harold Allie Leath, b. October 2, 1933, Hays County, Texas
   Kathryn Lucille Leath, b. September 13, 1942, Bastrop County, Texas
   Barbara Sue Leath, b. December 38, 1946
   Melissa Ann Leath, b. May 3, 1949

Allie Leath died on September 29, 1981 in Travis County, Texas.  Daisy (Dobie) Leath died on July 1, 1998 in Travis County, Texas and was buried in the Eligin City Cemetery in Elgin, Texas.  Emma Leath married Stuart J. Scott and they have four children:  -  Rodney S. Scott, b. February 2, 1954,  -  Shannon P. Scott, b. March 17, 1957,  -  Kimberly A. Scott, b. May 10, 1961,  -  Mark E. Scott, b. December 21, 1963.  Harold Leath died in 1957.  Kathryn Leath died on February 9, 1991 in Clay, Texas.  On July 18, 1970, Barbara Leath married Thomas M. Concannon.  Thomas and Barbara Concannon have three children:  -  Jennifer L. Concannon, b. May 12, 1971,  -  Christopher M. Concannon, b. December 27, 1974,  -  Emily C. Concannon, b. September 12, 1981.  Melissa Leath married Warren Eugene Clarkston.  Warren and Melissa Clarkston had one son:  -  Ryan Eugene Clarkston, b. March 27, 1972.  Melissa (Leath) Clarkston died in February, 1976.

References:  1)  Census, Allie Leath (living with parents, Edward J. and Minnie Leath), Hays County, Texas, ED 105-8, SH 6A, HH 120/124, 1930;  2)  Query, Leath Forum, Barbara Concannon, August, 2001;  3)  Phone Interview, Billie (Leath) Pellerin by Robert Casey, June, 2004;  4)  Descendant Report, by Jack Leath, March, 2004;  5)  Family Group Sheet by Billie (Leath) Pellerin, June, 2004;  6)  Email, Barbara Concannon to Robert Casey, July, 2004

BANYAN ATWOOD LEATH (11.7.5.2) is the son of Edward Jenkins Leath and Minnie M. (Clayton) Leath.  Banyon was born on May 7, 1907 in Hays County, Texas.  Banyan Leath married Iva Myrl Savage.  Banyan and Iva Leath were the parents of at least five children:

   Bannice Myrl Leath, b. March 31, 1931, Hays County, Texas
   Donald Atwood “Donnie” Leath, b. June 6, 1933, Hays County, Texas
   Eddie Beth Leath, b. April 9, 1936, Hays County, Texas
   Richard Savage “Dicky” Leath, b. April 26, 1938, Hays County, Texas
   Manuel Edd Leath, b. January 15, 1941, Hays County, Texas

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Banyan Leath died on October 29, 1974 in Hays County, Texas and was buried in the Wimberley Cemetery in Wimberley, Texas.  Banince Leath married Eldon McFarlin (born March 27, 1928).  Bannice (Leath) McFarlin died on March 6, 2001.  Manuel Leath died on January 15, 1941.

References:  1)  Texas Death Record Index, 1974;  2)  “Hays County Historical and Genealogy Quarterly,” (Wimberley Cemetery), Page 150, November, 1978;  3)  Birth Records, Hays County, Texas, 1933 & 1936;  4)  Phone Interview, Billie (Leath) Pellerin by Robert Casey, June, 2004;  5)  Descendant Report, by Jack Leath, March, 2004;  6)  Family Group Sheet by Billie (Leath) Pellerin, June, 2004

EDWARD EARL LEATH (11.7.5.3) is the son of Edward Jenkins Leath and Minnie M. (Clayton) Leath.  Edward was born on December 26, 1910 in Hays County, Texas.  Edward Leath married Mary Lois Perry.  Edward and Lois Leath were the parents of at least two children:

   Lois Earline Leath, b. September 30, 1937, Hays County, Texas
   Sandra Leath, b. February 6, 1942, Hays County, Texas

Edward Leath died in 1977 in Texas and was buried in Wimberley, Texas.

References:  1)  Phone Interview, Billie (Leath) Pellerin by Robert Casey, June, 2004;  2)  Descendant Report, by Jack Leath, March, 2004

KATE OLIVE LEATH (11.7.6) is the daughter of William Atwood Leath and Margaret Elizabeth (Hill) Leath.  Kate was born on November 7, 1875 in Hays County, Texas.  Around 1897, Kate Leath married Thomas Steward Walker (born April 24, 1871 in Arkansas).  From 1900 to 1910, Thomas and Kate Walker were living in Hays County, Texas.  Thomas and Kate Walker were the parents of eight children:

   Lillian M. Walker, b. December 23, 1898, Texas
   Mable L. Walker, b. 1901, Hays County, Texas
   William Isaac “Buddy” Walker (11.7.6.3), b. 1903, Hays County, Texas
   Martha Walker, b. 1904, Hays County, Texas
   Lucy Walker (11.7.6.5), b. 1907, Hays County, Texas
   Hubert Walker, b. 1909, Hays County, Texas
   Ray Ney Walker, b. January 1, 1914, Hays County, Texas
   Tony Walker, b. 1914, Hays County, Texas

Kate (Leath) Walker died on November 14, 1914 and was buried in the Wimberley Cemetery in Wimberley, Texas.  In 1920, Thomas Walker and his children were living in Hays County, Texas.  Thomas Walker died on August 22, 1941 and was buried in the Wimberley Cemetery in Wimberley, Texas.  Mable Walker married a Mr. Bonnet.  Mable (Walker) Bonnet died on January 5, 1971.  Hubert Walker married a woman named Edna Ann (born 1915).  Edna Ann Walker died in 1963.  Ney Walker married a woman named Ruthie Orlena (born August 22, 1917).  Ney Walker died on March 24, 1973 and Ruthie Walker died on July 31, 1984.

References:  1)  Census, Thomas and Kate Walker, Hays County, Texas, ED 76, SH 3, HH 46/47, 1900;  2)  Census, Thomas and Olive Walker, Hays County, Texas, ED 45, SH 7, HH 132/132, 1910;  3)  Census, T . S. Walker, Hays County, Texas, ED 71, SH 7B, HH -/139, 1920;  4)  “Wimberley’s Legacy,” by Williedell Schawe, Pages 39 and 40, 1976;  5)  “Hays County Historical and Genealogy Quarterly,” (Wimberley Cemetery), Page 150, November, 1978;  6)  Descendant Report, by Jack Leath, March, 2004;  7)  Family Group Sheet by Billie (Leath) Pellerin, June, 2004

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WILLIAN ISAAC “BUDDY” WALKER (11.7.6.3) is the son of Thomas Steward Walker and Kate Olive (Leath) Walker.  William was born in 1903 in Hays County, Texas.  William Walker married a woman named Liddie (born November 3, 1903).  William and Liddie Walker were the parents of one son:

   William Walker, b. and d. July 31, 1927, Texas

Liddie Walker died in childbirth on July 31, 1927.  Around 1928, William and his second wife, Lois Walker (born 1911 in Texas), were married.  William and Lois Walker were the parents of one son:

   Roy C. Walker, b. 1929, Texas

In 1930, William and Lois Walker were living in Hays County, Texas.

References:  1)  Census, William I. and Lois Walker, Hays County, Texas, ED 105-8 SH 4A, HH 75/78, 1930;  2)  Family Group Sheet by Billie (Leath) Pellerin, June, 2004

LUCY WALKER (11.7.6.5) is the daughter of Thomas Steward Walker and Kate Olive (Leath) Walker.  Lucy was born in 1907 in Hays County, Texas.  Lucy Walker married Eugene J. Holt (born 1899 in Texas).  Eugene and Lucy Holt were the parents of three children:

   Virginia Holt, b. 1925, Texas
   Jack H. Holt, b. 1928, Texas
   E. J. Holt, b. 1929, Texas

In 1930, Eugene and Lucy Holt were living in Coleman County, Texas.  Lucy (Walker) Holt died in 1975 and Eugene Holt died in 1977.  

References:  1)  Census, Eugene and Lucy Holt, Coleman County, Texas, ED 42-7, SH 14B, HH 277/277, 1930;  2)  “Wimberley’s Legacy,” by Williedell Schawe, Pages 39 and 40, 1976;  3)  Family Group Sheet by Billie (Leath) Pellerin, June, 2004

IRA MADISON LEATH (11.7.7) is the son of William Atwood Leath and Margaret Elizabeth (Hill) Leath.  Ira was born on October 15, 1880 in Hays County, Texas.  In 1908, Ira Leath married his first cousin (once removed), Lillian Rebecca Hill (12.1.9).  Lillian was born on April 8, 1887 in Hays County, Texas and is the daughter of Elijah J. Hill and Sarah J. (Bell) Hill.  Ira and Lillian Leath were the parents of four children:

   Ira Madison Leath, Jr. b. April 29, 1911, Hays County, Texas
   Howard Leath, b. February 20, 1914, Hays County, Texas
   Dena Mae Leath, b. February 13, 1921, Hays County, Texas
   Lee Regan Leath, b. April 8, 1927, Hays County, Texas

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In 1910, 1920 and 1930, Ira and Lillian Leath were living in Hays County, Texas.  Lillian (Hill) Leath died on July 4, 1959 and Ira M. Leath died on September 22, 1961 in San Marcos, Texas.  Both were buried in the Wimberley Cemetery in Wimberley, Texas.  Ira Leath, Jr. married Gussie Lena “Billie” Ussery.  Ira and Billie Leath had one child:  -  Madison Laray Leath, b. November 13, 1939, Webb County, Texas.  In 1964, Ira Leath, Jr. was living in Freer, Texas.  Billie (Ussery) Leath died on July 28, 1968 in Duval County, Texas and Ira Leath, Jr. died in April, 1973 in Texas.  Howard Leath married Virgie Katherine “Jackie” Adare (born August 11, 1918 in Texas).  Howard and Jackie Leath had at least one child:  -  Sandra Gail Leath.  In 1964, Howard Leath was living in San Marcos, Texas.  Virgie (Adare) Leath died on March 31, 1998 in Hays County, Texas and Howard Leath died on October 29, 1998 in Hays County, Texas.  Dena Mae Leath married Aubrey Marvin Bailey.  Aubrey was born on December 7, 1923 in Texas and is the son of Aubrey Melville Bailey.  Aubrey and Dena Mae Bailey had at least one child:  -  James Dennis Bailey, b. May 18, 1941, Comal County, Texas.  In 1964, Dena Mae (Leath) Bailey was living in Karnes City, Texas.  Aubrey Bailey was a druggist in Karnes City, Texas.  Aubrey Bailey died in April, 1982 and Dena Mae (Leath) Bailey died on December 9, 2000 in Karnes City, Texas.  James D. Bailey was adopted and was born Dennis Eugene Cox, son of Dena Mae Cox.  James D. Bailey was buried in the Wimberley Cemetery in Wimberley, Texas.  Lee Regan Leath died in 1977.

References:  1)  Census, Ira M. and Lillian Leath, Hays County, Texas, ED 45, SH 6, HH 122/122, 1910;  2)  Census, Ira M. and Lillian R. Leath, Hays County, Texas, ED 65, SH 3B, HH 54/57, 1920;  3)  Census, Ira M. and Lillian R. Leath, Hays County, Texas, ED 105-3, SH 9B, HH 173/173, 1930;  4)  Letter to heirs of Dosia (Moore) Davis from Kemp and Prud’homme, Attorneys at Law, Austin, Texas, March, 1964;  5)  “Hays County Historical and Genealogy Quarterly,” (Wimberley Cemetery), Page 150, November, 1978;  6)  Descendant Report, by Jack Leath, March, 2004;  7)  Texas Birth Records (1939 and 1941)

WOODS ADA LEATH (11.7.8) is the son of William Atwood Leath and Margaret Elizabeth (Hill) Leath.  Woods was born on February 10, 1882 in Hays County, Texas.  On September 9, 1922, Woods Leath married Alta Crapps.  Alta was born on June 22, 1888 in Hays County, Texas and is the daughter of Ideria Massey Crapps (born 1854 in Alabama) and Susan Frances (Dickerson) Crapps (born 1853 in Mississippi).  Woods and Alta Leath were the parents of two daughters:

   Wilma Mae “Billie” Leath (11.7.8.1), b. July 23, 1924, Hays County, Texas
   Alta Joan Leath, b. August 1, 1932, Hays County, Texas

In 1930, Woods and Alta Leath were living in Hays County, Texas.  In 1981, Alta (Crapps) Leath was living in Hays County, Texas.  Woods Leath died on October 9, 1982 in Hays County, Texas and Alta (Crapps) Leath died on October 30, 1987 in Hays County, Texas.  Both were buried in the Wimberley Cemetery in Wimberley, Texas.  Joan Leath married James Edward Sanders (born July 10, 1926 in Rockford, Illinois) in San Antonio, Texas.  James and Joan Sanders had at least one child:  -  Jan Sanders.  James E. Sanders died on August 23, 1996 in Austin, Texas.

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References:  1)  Census, I. M. and Susan F. Crapps, Hays County, Texas, ED 79, SH 3, HH 37/37, 1900;  2)  Census, Woods A. and Alta Leath, Hays County, Texas, ED 105-8, SH 7B, HH 155/159, 1930;  3)  “Wimberley’s Legacy,” by Williedell Schawe, Pages 39 and 40, 1976;  4)  “Hays County Historical and Genealogy Quarterly,” (Marriage Records), Page 28, March, 1978;  5)  Statement of Alta (Crapps) Leath, January, 1981;  6)  “Wimberley, Texas, Historic Belle of the Blanco, by Dorothy Kerbo, 1995;  7)  Birth Record, Hays County, Texas, 1932;  8)  “Clear Spings and Limestone Ledges - A History of San Marcos and Hays County,” 1986;  9)  Phone Interview, Billie (Leath) Pellerin by Robert Casey, June, 2004

WILMA MAE “BILLIE” LEATH (11.7.8.1) is the daughter of Woods Ada Leath and Alta (Crapps) Leath.  Billie was born on July 23, 1924 in Hays County, Texas.  On November 25, 1944, Billie Leath married Luke Leston Pellerin in New Orleans, Louisiana.  Luke was born on May 18, 1919 in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana.  Luke and Billie Pellerin are the parents of two children:

   Joan Kathleen “Kathy” Pellerin
   Billie Leston Pellerin

Luke Pellerin died on January 16, 1991 in Travis County, Texas and was buried in the Wimberley Cemetery in Wimberley, Texas.  As of 2004, Billie (Leath) Pellerin was living in Wimberley, Texas.  Kathy Pellerin married Ronnie Hacker and they have three children:  -  Ronnie “Jody” Hacker,  -  Aaron Dean Hacker,  -  Corey Leath Hacker.  Ronnie and Kathy Hacker live in Pie Creek, Texas.

References:  1)  “Wimberley’s Legacy,” by Williedell Schawe, Pages 39 and 40, 1976;  2)  “Clear Spings and Limestone Ledges - A History of San Marcos and Hays County,” 1986;  3)  Phone Interview, Billie (Leath) Pellerin by Robert Casey, June, 2004;  4)  Descendant Report, by Jack Leath, March, 2004

JOHN W. HILL (aka Isaac Hill) (12) is the oldest proven Hill ancestor of the authors.  John was born around 1822.  Most census records indicate that John was born in Illinois but others indicated Arkansas and South Carolina.  It is believed that John W. Hill changed his name from Isaac Hill to John W. Hill when he moved from Arkansas to Texas.  Alta (Crapps) Leath gives the following account of John Hill’s change of name:   my “older half brother (John W. Hill) had a problem with the law and, though he was innocent, he felt it best to leave the area.  He moved with his family and his half brother, Eli Hill, and his half sister, Margaret Elizabeth Hill to Texas and changed his name to John W. Hill.”  This name change is supported by census records in Arkansas and Texas.  According to Certificate of Death of Mrs. Maggie Massey, John Hill married Mary Ann Reed.  According to Certificate of Death of Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth Moore, John Hill married Mary E. Reed.  Mary was born around 1822 in Alabama.  In 1850, “Isaac” and Mary Hill were living in Scott County, Arkansas (federal census).  In the 1850 Agricultural Census, Scott County, Arkansas lists: “Isaac Hill, 15 acres of improved land valued at $250.00 amd $5.00 worth of farming implements.  He owned three horses, five milch cows, four other cattle and forty swine valued at $140.00.  His farm had produced 200 bushels of Indian corn, 20 bushels of sweet pototoes and 20 pounds of butter valued at $15.00.  He had slaughtered livestock valued at $20.00.

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According his Confederate pension papers of John W. Hill’s younger half-brother, Eli Hill moved to San Marcos, Texas in 1856 (with his sister and much older half-brother, John W. Hill).  This migration date to Texas is supported by numerous census records of John W. Hill and his children.  Three census records of Nannie Hill (born 1855) indicate her birthplace as Arkansas - although one later census indicates a birthplace of Texas. The earliest census record of Magraret Hill (born 1858) indicates her birthplace as Arkansas - although three later census records indicate her birthplace was Texas.  All seven census records of Benjamin Hill (born 1860) and James Hill (born 1866) indicate that they were born in Texas.  Tax Rolls of Hays County, Texas clearly show John Hill living in Hays County, Texas by 1867 and other tax rolls suggest that John Hill resided in Hays County, Texas from 1863 through 1866 as well.  John W. Hill’s half-sister, Margaret Hill, married in Hays County, Texas in 1867 and Rhoda Hill, daughter of John W. Hill, married in Hays County, Texas in 1868.  John and Mary Hill were the parents of nine children:

   Elijah J. Hill (12.1), b. September 29, 1844, Arkansas
   Rhoda Hill (13), b. July 6, 1846, Arkansas
   John “C.” Hill (12.3), b. December, 1849, Arkansas
   Sarah Elizabeth Hill (12.4), b. May 14, 1850, Arkansas
   Thomas H. Hill (12.5), b. November 8, 1853, Arkansas
   Nancy J. Hill (12.6), b. January 11, 1855, Arkansas
   Margaret Hill (12.7), b. November 28, 1858, Arkansas
   Benjamin F. Hill (12.8), b. July 2, 1860, Texas
   James M. “Robert” Hill (12.9), b. September 12, 1866, Texas

The 1867 Tax List of Hays County, Texas show John Hill paid taxes on no land, 12 horses ($150), 44 cattle ($170), misc. ($105).  From 1870 to 1880, “John” and Mary Hill were living in Hays County, Texas.  In 1878, John W. Hill had 160 acres of land surveyed for his homestead premption in Hays County, Texas.  In 1881, John Hill sold this homestead land to R. W. Gibbs for $200.  This land was located about two miles northeast of the Wimberley Cemetery.  In 1882, John W. Hill and his son, Elijah J. Hill, purchased 640 acres of land located about about two miles northeast of the Wimberley Cemetery.  In 1883, John W. Hill sold 320 acres of this land to Mrs. Bashbey Braswell for $350.  John W. Hill died in 1895 in Hays County, Texas and Mary Ann (Reed) Hill died in 1898 in Hays County, Texas.  Both were buried in the Wimberley Cemetery in Wimberley, Texas.

References:  1)  Census, Isaac and Mary Hill, Scott County, Arkansas, Call Number 146, HH 266/266, 1850;  2)  Census, John and Mary A. Hill, Hays County, Texas, Call Number 223, HH 4/4, 1870;  3)  Census, John W. and Mary Hill, Hays County, Texas, ED 78, SH 7, 1880;  4)  Certificate of Death of Mrs. Maggie Massey, State of Texas, 1918;  5)  Certificate of Death of Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth Moore, State of Texas, 1943;  6)  Letter to heirs of Dosia (Moore) Davis from Kemp and Prud’homme, Attorneys at Law, Austin, Texas, March, 1964;  7)  “Hays County Historical and Genealogy Quarterly,” (Wimberley Cemetery), Page 150, November, 1978;  8)  Statement of Alta (Crapps) Leath, January, 1981;  9)  1850 Agricultural Census, Scott County, Arkansas, abstracted by Delaine Edwards, Fall, 1998

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ELIJAH J. HILL (12.1) is the son of John W. Hill and Mary Ann (Reed) Hill.  Elijah was born on September 29, 1844 in Arkansas.  On August 18, 1871, Elijah Hill married Sarah J. Bell in Caldwell County, Texas.  Sarah was born on January 18, 1857 in Wood County, Texas and is the daughter of James M. Bell and Francis “Fannie” (Shoemaker) Bell.  In 1880, Elijah and Sarah Hill were living in Hays County, Texas.  Elijah and Sarah Hill were the parents of eleven children:

   Isaac Hill, b. June 25, 1872, Texas
   Mary Frances Hill (12.1.2), b. March 15, 1874, Texas
   James Monroe Hill, b. June 23, 1875, Texas
   Lucinda “Dena” Hill, b. January 5, 1878, Texas
   Maggie Hill, b. October 25, 1878, Texas
   George Washington Hill (12.1.6), b. April 4, 1880, Texas
   Rhoda Ann Hill (12.1.7), b. March 15, 1882, Hays County, Texas
   Minnie Bea Hill (12.1.8), b. November 1, 1883, Hays County, Texas
   Lillian Rebecca Hill (12.1.9), b. April 8, 1887, Hays County, Texas
   Martin Columbus Hill, b. January 25, 1889, Hays County, Texas
   Ruth Annie Hill (12.1.11), b. February 4, 1891, Hays County, Texas

Apparently Elijah and Sarah Hill separated prior to 1900 as they were living in different households in 1900.  In 1900, Elijah Hill was living with his half first cousin and her husband, Thomas and Kate Walker, in Hays County, Texas.  In 1900, Sarah (Bell) Hill was living with most of her children in Hays County, Texas.  Elijah J. Hill died on September 11, 1902.  In 1910, Sarah (Bell) Hill was living with her children in Hays County, Texas.  Isaac Hill died of a snake bite on July 2, 1879.  In 1900, James Hill was living with his mother in Hays County, Texas.  James Hill married but never had any children.  In 1964, James Hill was living in San Marcos, Texas.  On November 27, 1902, Dena Hill married Pete Sugar.  Pete was a railroad conductor.  Dena (Hill) Sugar died on January 28, 1961 in Texas.  Maggie Hill died died on August 27, 1881.  Lillian Hill married her first cousin (once removed), Ira M. Leath.  For additional information on the descendants of Ira and Lillian Leath, see the sketch of Ira. M. Leath (11.7.7).  In 1910, Martin Hill was living with his mother in Hays County, Texas.  Martin C. Hill died in World War I on February 5, 1918 when a submarine sand the ship that he was on and many drown.

References:  1)  Census, Elijah and Sarah Hill, Hays County, Texas, ED 78, SH 7, HH 53/59, 1880;  2)  Census, Thomas and Kate Walker, Hays County, Texas, ED 76, SH 3, HH 46/47, 1900;  3)  Census, Sarah Hill, Hays County, Texas, ED 76, SH 5, HH 88/89, 1900;  4)  Census, Sarah Hill, Hays County, Texas, ED 45, SH 6, HH 111/111, 1910;  5)  Index to Texas Death Records, 1961;  6)  Letter to heirs of Dosia (Moore) Davis from Kemp and Prud’homme, Attorneys at Law, Austin, Texas, March, 1964;  7)  “Hays County Historical and Genealogy Quarterly,” (Wimberley Cemetery), Page 150, November, 1978;  8)  Family Group Sheet by Eunice (Dobie) Waston, April, 1989;  9)  “Wimberley, Texas, Historic Belle of the Blanco,” by Dorothy Kerbo, 1995

MARY FRANCES HILL (12.1.2) is the daughter of Elijah J. Hill and Sarah J. (Bell) Hill.  “Fannie” was born on March 15, 1874 in Texas.  On September 4, 1890, Fannie Hill married Cicero Nash “Sid” Weaver in Hays County, Texas.  Sid is the son of John G. Weaver.  Sid and Fannie Weaver were the parents of one son:

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   James Rufus Weaver (12.1.2.1), b. September 7, 1891, Hays County, Texas

Sid and Mary Weaver were divorced prior to 1897.  In 1897, Sid Weaver married a second time to Ardelia Armita Tanner in Bastrop County, Texas and they had two children.  In 1900, Fannie (Hill) Weaver was living with her mother, Sarah (Bell) Hill, in Hays County, Texas.  In 1910, Fannie (Hill) Weaver was living with her son in Hays County, Texas.  In 1920, Fannie (Hill) Weaver was living with her son, James R. Weaver  in Concho County, Texas.  Around 1921, Fannie Hill married a second time to G. D. Eckert (born 1871 in Texas).  In 1930, G. D. and Fannie Eckert were living in Concho County, Texas.  In 1964, Fannie (Hill) Eckert was living in Houston, Texas.  Fannie (Hill) Eckert died on January 24, 1965.

References:  1)  Census, Sarah Hill, Hays County, Texas, ED 76, SH 5, HH 88/89, 1900;  2)  Census, Fannie Weaver, Hays County, Texas, ED 45, SH 6, HH 123/123, 1910;  3)  Census, G. D. and Fannie Eckhert, Concho County, Texas, ED 48-2, SH 15A, HH 305/321, 1930;  4)  Letter to heirs of Dosia (Moore) Davis from Kemp and Prud’homme, Attorneys at Law, Austin, Texas, March, 1964;  5)  Family Group Sheet by Eunice (Dobie) Waston, April, 1989;  6)  Email, Mary Frances (Weaver) Harris to Robert Casey, November, 2001;  7)  Query, Ancestry.com, Hays County, Texas Forum, Sandra Weaver, April, 2001

JAMES RUFUS WEAVER (12.1.2.1) is the son of Cicero Nash “Sid” Weaver and Mary Frances (Hill) Weaver.  James was born on September 7, 1891 in Texas.  James Weaver married Lillie Wimberley and they had two sons:

   George Woodrow Weaver, b. November 17, 1917, Texas
   Allen Foster Weaver, b. ca. 1921, Texas

In 1920, James and Lila Weaver were living in Concho County, Texas.  In 1920, James Weaver’s mother, Fannie (Hill) Weaver, was living with James and Lila Weaver.  On October 24, 1928, James Weaver married a second time to Bessie Mae Carr (born 1912 in Texas).  In 1930, James and Bessie Weaver were living in Runnels County, Texas.  James and Bessie Weaver were the parents of two children:

   Mac Oscar Weaver, b. October 9, 1931
   Mary Frances Weaver, b. March 7, 1940

James R. Weaver died in 1989.  Mac Weaver has no children.  Mary Frances married a Mr. Harris and they have four children.

References:  1)  Census, J. R.. and Lila Weaver, Runnels County, Texas, ED 88, SH 1B, HH 18/18, 1920;  2)  Census, James R.. and Bessie M. Weaver, Runnels County, Texas, ED 200-9, SH 4B, HH 83/83, 1930;  3)  Family Group Sheet by Eunice (Dobie) Waston, April, 1989;  4)  Email, Mary Frances (Weaver) Harris to Robert Casey, November, 2001

GEORGE WASHINGTON HILL (12.1.6) is the son of Elijah J. Hill and Sarah J. (Bell) Hill.  George was born on April 4, 1880 in Texas.  George Hill married a woman named Francis (born 1898 in Texas.).  George and Francis Hill were the parents of at least three children:

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   Elton Hill, 1920, Hays County, Texas
   L. B. Hill, 1922, Hays County, Texas
   Dorothy M. Hill, Hays County, 1930, Texas

In 1910, George Hill was living with his mother in Hays County, Texas.  From 1920 to 1930, George and Francis Hill were living in Hays County, Texas.  George W. Hill died on September 28, 1952.  In 1964, L. B. Hill was living in San Antonio, Texas.  Elton Hill was the father of two daughters:  -  Carole Hill,  -  Bonnie Lynn Hill.  Elton Hill died prior to 1964.  Dorothy Hill married a Mr. Hoy.  In 1964, Dorothy (Hill) Hoy was living in San Antonio, Texas.

References:  1)  Census, Sarah Hill (George Hill living with mother), Hays County, Texas, ED 45, SH 6, HH 111/111, 1910;  2)  Census, G. W. and Francis Hill, Hays County, Texas, ED 71, SH 3B, HH 63/63, 1920;  3)  Census, George and Francis Hill, Hays County, Texas, ED 105-13, SH 1B, HH 22/24, 1930;  4)  Letter to heirs of Dosia (Moore) Davis from Kemp and Prud’homme, Attorneys at Law, Austin, Texas, March, 1964;  5)  Family Group Sheet by Eunice (Dobie) Waston, April, 1989

RHODA ANN HILL (12.1.7) is the daughter of Elijah J. Hill and Sarah J. (Bell) Hill.  Rhoda was born on March 15, 1882 in Hays County, Texas.  On July 1, 1903, Rhoda Hill married Albert “Barney” Egger.  Barney was born on October 20, 1866 in Mississippi and is the son of James Latham Egger and Susie (Dean) Egger.  Barney was previously married to Rhoda Hill’s first cousin, Julia Elvira Brooks (4.1).  Barney and Rhoda Egger were the parents of one daughter:

   Jessie “Belle” Egger (12.1.7.1), b. April 12, 1904, Wimberley, Texas

Barney and Rhoda Egger were separated.  Barney Egger married a third time to Lydia Meadow.  Barney Egger died on April 17, 1911 in Texas.  From 1910 to 1920, Rhoda (Hill) Egger and her daughter were living in Hays County, Texas.  In August of 1924, Rhoda (Hill) Egger married a second time to Rube Frazier.  Rube Frazier is the son of Charley Frazier.  In 1930, Rhoda (Hill) Frazier was a widow and was living in San Marcos, Hays County, Texas.  Rhoda (Hill) Frazier died on May 17, 1958 in San Marcos, Texas.

References:  1)  Census, Rhoda Eggar, Hays County, Texas, ED 45, SH 6, HH 110/110, 1910;  2)  Census, Rodie Egger, ED 67, SH 7A, San Marcos, HH 140/151, 1920;  3)  Census, Rhoda Frazier, ED 105-1, SH 13B, San Marcos, HH 321/364, 1930;  4)  Letter to heirs of Dosia (Moore) Davis from Kemp and Prud’homme, Attorneys at Law, Austin, Texas, March, 1964;  5)  Family Group Sheet by Eunice (Dobie) Waston, April, 1989;  6)  Letter, Johnnie (Frazier) Phifer to Robert Casey, May, 1989;  7)  Phone Interview, Johnnie (Frazier) Phifer by Robert Casey, July, 2004

JESSIE “BELLE” EGGER (12.1.7.1) is the daughter of Albert Barney Egger and Rhoda Ann (Hill) Egger.  Jessie was born on April 12, 1904 in Wimberley, Texas.  On February 13, 1921, Belle Eggar married John Bryant Frazier in San Marcos, Texas.  Bryant was born on August 8, 1900 in Van Ormy, Texas and is the son of Jesse Leroy Frazier and Martha Elizabeth (Kight) Frazier.  Bryant and Belle Frazier were the parents of five children:

   Ruth Frazier, b. December 26, 1921, San Marcos, Texas
   Elouise Frazier, b. December 29, 1923, Neuces County, Texas
   Imogene Frazier, b. January 18, 1926, Runnels County, Texas
   Johnnie B. Frazier (12.1.7.1.4), b. April 12, 1929, San Antonio, Texas
   Helen Dean Frazier (12.1.7.1.5), b. December 30, 1931, San Marcos, Texas

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John Bryant Frazier died on May 1, 1939 in San Antonio, Texas and was buried in the City Cemetery in San Marcos, Texas.  In 1964, Belle (Egger) Frazier was living in San Marcos, Texas.  Belle (Egger) Frazier died on April 19, 1983 in Austin, Texas and was buried in San Marcos, Texas.  On April 28, 1945, Ruth Frazier married Ira Alvin Heickman in San Antonio, Texas.  Ira was born on March 7, 1913 in Somerset, Texas and is the son of Deitrich Heickman and Lydia Heickman.  Ira and Ruth Heickman had no children.  Ira Heickman died on February 11, 1973 in San Antonio, Texas and was buried in the City Cemetery in San Marcos, Texas.

On January 9, 1944, Elouise Frazier married Lloyd M. Compton in San Marcos, Texas.  Lloyd was born on June 16, 1916 in Valley Mills, Texas and is the son of Philip Otis Compton and Mildred R. (Walker) Compton.  Lloyd and Elouise Compton have two children:  -  Johnny Lloyd Compton, b. October 26, 1945, San Marcos, Texas,  -  Eddie Parnell Compton, b. January 3, 1951, Waco, Texas.

On September 2, 1944, Imogene Frazier married Horace Clifton Ivy, Jr. in New Braunfels, Texas.  Horace was born on August 24, 1922 in Gonzales, Texas and is the son of Horace Clifton Ivy and Arvilla (Anderson) Ivy.  Horace and Imogene Ivy have two children:  -  David Carroll Ivy, b. September 7, 1947, New Braunfels, Texas,  -  Michael Clifton Ivy, b. October 29, 1948, San Marcos, Texas.

References:  1)  Letter to heirs of Dosia (Moore) Davis from Kemp and Prud’homme, Attorneys at Law, Austin, Texas, March, 1964;  2)  Family Group Sheet by Eunice (Dobie) Waston, April, 1989;  3)  Letter, Johnnie (Frazier) Phifer to Robert Casey, May, 1989;  4)  Letter, Harold Honeyfield to Robert Casey, August, 1994;  5)  “Moses Bond Egger and His Descendants,” by Harold R. Honeyfield, 1995

JOHNNIE B. FRAZIER (12.1.7.1.4) is the daughter of John Bryant Frazier and Jessie Belle (Egger) Frazier.  Johnnie was born on April 12, 1929 in San Antonio, Texas.  On October 14, 1949, Johnnie Frazier married George Anthony Phifer in Austin, Texas.  George was born on January 6, 1929 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and is the son of George Edward Phifer and Alice (Malecki) Phifer.  George and Johnnie Phifer are the parents of four children:

   Georgia Kay Phifer, b. October 3, 1950, Austin, Texas
   Christine Phifer, b. October 18, 1951, Austin, Texas
   William Bryant Phifer, b. March 2, 1954, Austin, Texas
   Craig Anthony Phifer, b. February 9, 1963, Austin, Texas

In 1987, George A. Phifer was the Assistant Police Chief in Austin, Texas.  In 1989, Johnnie (Frazier) Phifer was living in Austin, Texas.  Georgia Phifer married Ronald Johnson and they have two children:  -  Chirstopher Johnson, b. Sacramento, California,  -  Elizabeth Johnson, b. 1979, Germany.  In 1974, Ronald received navigation instruction.  In 1985, he attended the United States Naval Post Graduate School in Monterey, California and received a Masters of Science degree in Italian Government.  In 1988, he was the Air Attache in Rome, Italy and left that position in April of 1990.  Christine Phifer married and has four children.  Her husband is a potrait artist and they live in Melbourne, Florida.  Bill Phifer works for AT & T.  Craig Phifer works the Texas State Comptroller’s office.

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References:  1)  Letter, Johnnie (Frazier) Phifer to Robert Casey, May, 1989;  2)  Letter, Harold Honeyfield to Robert Casey, August, 1994

HELEN DEAN FRAZIER (12.1.7.1.5) is the daughter of John Bryant Frazier and Jessie Belle (Egger) Frazier.  Helen was born on December 30, 1931 in San Marcos, Texas.  Helen Frazier married Lloyd C. Mutschlechner in San Marcos, Texas.  Lloyd was born on May 9, 1926 in Buda, Texas and is the son of Otto Mutschlechner and Nomi (Sander) Mutschlechner.  Lloyd and Helen Mutschlechner are the parents of two children:

   Deborah Ann Mutschlechner, b. November 23, 1950, San Marcos, Texas
   Lloydean Mutschlechner, b. November 20, 1956, San Marcos, Texas

Lloyd Mutschlechner is a supervisor of meat markets at Wriests’ Incorporated.  On June 29, 1974, Deborah Mutschlechner married Harrell Tietjen and they have two children:  -  Andrew Tietjen, b. October 7, 1976,  -  Meredith Tietjen, b. September 17, 1981.  On June 30, 1978, Lloydean Mutschlechner married Gary Wilson.  Gary and Lloydean Wilson have one child:  -  Laela Lyn Wilson, b. September 15, 1981.

References:  1)  Letter, Johnnie (Frazier) Phifer to Robert Casey, May, 1989;  2)  Letter, Harold Honeyfield to Robert Casey, August, 1994;  3)  “Moses Bond Egger and His Descendants,” by Harold R. Honeyfield, 1995;  4)  Birth Record, Hays County, Texas, 1931

MINNIE BEA HILL (12.1.8) is the daughter of Elijah J. Hill and Sarah J. (Bell) Hill.  Minnie was born on November 1, 1883 in Hays County, Texas.  In 1904, Minnie Hill married Maurice Ezell.  Maurice was born in 1880 in the central American country of British Honduras and is the son of Benjamin Franklin Ezell and Jenny (Littlepage) Ezell.  Benjamin Ezell moved to San Marcos with his parents in 1847 and later operated a sugar cane plantation in British Honduras where his son, Maurice was born.  The family later returned to Hays County, Texas.  In 1910, Maurice and Minnie Ezell were living in Hays County, Texas.  Maurice and Minnie Ezell were the parents of three children:

   Lester Maurice Ezell (12.1.8.1), b. November 24, 1904, Hays County, Texas
   Lila Ezell, b. 1907, Hays County, Texas
   Jewell Ezell

In 1920, Minnie (Hill) Ezell were living in Hays County, Texas.  Minnie (Hill) Ezell married a second time to her first cousin (once removed), James “Jim” Roberts (12.3.2.1) and they had no children.  In 1964, Minnie (Hill) Roberts was living in Wimberley, Texas.  Minnie (Hill) Roberts died on February 17, 1971.  Lila Ezell married Homer Hinch.  Lila married a second time to Carrol McCord.

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References:  1)  Census, Maurice and Minnie Ezell, Hays County, Texas, ED 45, SH 6, HH 119/119, 1910;  2)  Census, Minnie (Hill) Ezell, Hays County, Texas, ED 71, SH 2A, HH 30/30, 1920;  3)  Letter to heirs of Dosia (Moore) Davis from Kemp and Prud’homme, Attorneys at Law, Austin, Texas, March, 1964;  4)  “Wimberley’s Legacy,” by Williedell Schawe, Pages 210 and 211, 1976;  5)  Family Group Sheet by Eunice (Dobie) Waston, April, 1989;  6)  Interview, Pat Ezell by Robert Casey, March, 1991 and July, 2004

LESTER MAURICE EZELL (12.1.8.1) is the son of Maurice Ezell and Minnie Bea (Hill) Ezell.  Lester was born on November 24, 1904 in Hays County, Texas.  On October 12, 1930, Lester Ezell married Dora Alice Egger in Austin, Texas.  Dora was born on February 6, 1913 in Dripping Springs, Texas and is the daughter of John Andrew Egger (born 1874, Texas) and Mary Elizabeth (Spillar) Egger (born 1882, Texas).  Lester and Dora Ezell were the parents of three children:

   Maurice Andrew Ezell, b. July 7, 1932, Wimberley, Texas
   Charles Eugene Ezell (12.1.8.1.2), b. June 8, 1934, San Marcos, Texas
   Alleene Rae Ezell, b. October 19, 1936, San Marcos, Texas

Dora (Egger) Ezell died on February 16, 1940 in Austin, Texas and was buried in the Phillips Cemetery in Dripping Springs, Texas.  Lester Ezell married a second time to a woman named, Johnnie.  Lester and Johnnie Ezell are the parents of one child:

   Lynn Ezell

Lester Ezell was a carpenter most of his life.  Lester Ezell died on March 5, 1982 in San Marcos, Texas and was buried in the Phillips Cemetery in Dripping Springs, Texas.  Maurice Ezell maried Dorothy Elliott (born July 29, 1933 in San Marcos, Texas) and they have no children.  Maurice Ezell served four years in the military.  Maurice is a Certified Public Accountant in Santa Fe, New Mexico and also has a cattle ranch near Santa Fe, New Mexico.  On March 24, 1955, Alleene Ezell married Roy Seale Martin.  Roy was born on July 30, 1935 and is the son of Loyd F. Martin and Blossom M. (Goff) Martin.  Roy and Alleene have two children:  -  Mickiel Ray Martin, b. January 3, 1956,  -  Mitze Doreen Martin, b. March 19, 1959.  In 1955, Roy S. Martin became employed by Mobil Oil Company and has worked in Texas, Arkansas, Kansas and New York.  In the 1990s, Roy and Alleene Martin were living in Austin, Texas.  Mickiel Martin is a dentist in Chama, New Mexico.  In 1989, Lynn Ezell was living in San Marcos, Texas.

References:  1)  Letter to heirs of Dosia (Moore) Davis from Kemp and Prud’homme, Attorneys at Law, Austin, Texas, March, 1964;  2)  “Wimberley’s Legacy,” by Williedell Schawe, Pages 210 and 211, 1976;  3)  Family Group Sheet by Eunice (Dobie) Waston, April, 1989;  4)  Phone Interview, Pat Ezell by Robert Casey, March, 1991 and July, 2004;  5)  Letter, Harold Honeyfield to Robert Casey, August, 1994;  6)  Birth Record, Hays County, Texas, 1932, 1936

CHARLES EUGENE EZELL (12.1.8.1.2) is the son of Lester Maurice Ezell and Dora Alice (Egger) Ezell.  Charles was born on June 8, 1934 in San Marcos, Texas.  On November 16, 1954, Charles Ezell married June Snyder in Wimberley, Texas.  June is the daughter of Calvin Snyder and Helen (Moore) Snyder.  Charles and June Ezell are the parents of four children:

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   Leslie Deen Ezell, b. November 20, 1956
   Darrell Lynn Ezell, b. July 18, 1958
   Dennis Lee Ezell, b. December 13, 1960
   Lisa Dee Ezell, b. March 2, 1962

Charles Ezell served four years in the military and later became employed by the Texas Water Conservation Commission.  Charles Ezell later lived in Santa Fe, New Mexico.  Leslie Ezell married Kathy McKinley.  Kathy is the daughter of Wayne McKinley and Martha McKinley.  Leslie and Kathy Ezell live in Chama, New Mexico where they have a hunting business.  Dennis Ezell married Janice Webster of Nixon, Texas.  Dennis and Janice Ezell live in San Marcos, Texas where Dennis is a carpenter.  Lisa Ezell is a dentist in San Marcos, Texas.

References:  1)  Family Group Sheet by Eunice (Dobie) Waston, April, 1989;  2)  Interview, Pat Ezell by Robert Casey, March, 1991;  3)  Letter, Harold Honeyfield to Robert Casey, August, 1994;  4)  “Moses Bond Egger and His Descendants,” by Harold R. Honeyfield, 1995;  5)  Phone Interview, Pat Ezell by Robert Casey, July, 2004

RUTH ANNIE HILL (12.1.11) is the daughter of Elijah J. Hill and Sarah J. (Bell) Hill.  Annie was born on February 4, 1891 in Hays County, Texas.  On July 17, 1912, Annie Hill married Lewis Thomas Dobie in Hays County, Texas.  Lewis was born on January 5, 1893 in Wimberley, Texas and is the son of John Richardson Dobie and Martha Emily (Emmons) Dobie.  Lewis and Annie Dobie were the parents of four children:

   Joe Kinney Dobie, b. July 20, 1916, San Marcos, Texas
   Eunice Mae Dobie, b. September 3, 1919, San Marcos, Texas
   Lewis Thomas Dobie, Jr., b. June 17, 1921, San Marcos, Texas
   William J. Dobie, b. June 29, 1923, Austin, Texas

In 1930, Lewis and Annie Dobie were living in Austin, Travis County, Texas.  Lewis Dobie, Sr. died on April 5, 1965 in San Marcos, Texas and was buried in the Wimberley Cemetery in Wimberley, Texas.  Annie (Hill) Dobie died on December 9, 1980.  On June 1, 1939, Joe Dobie married Daisy Geneva Wright.  On October 13, 1940, Eunice Dobie married Gaston Floyd Watson in Bastrop County, Texas.  Gaston is the son of John Edward Watson and Odie Edna (Garrett) Watson.  Gaston and Eunice Watson had one daughter:  -  Betty Anne Watson, b. April 6, 1943, San Antonio, Texas.  Gaston and Eunice Watson were divorced on August 13, 1947.  Eunice worked for International Business Machines for many years as a Systems Engineer and as an adminstrative manager.  From 1981 to 1989, Eunice (Dobie) Watson was living in Austin, Texas.  On June 12, 1965, Betty Watson married Robert Arthur Price, Jr.  On April 4, 1942, Lewis Dobie, Jr. married Loudeen Margaret Haydon.  On January 27, 1948, William J. Dobie married Irene Velma Lorenz.  William J. Dobie died on September 21, 1977.

References:  1)  Census, Lewis T. and Annie Dobie, Travis County, Texas, ED 227-11, SH 16A, HH 376/405, 1930;  2)  Letter to heirs of Dosia (Moore) Davis from Kemp and Prud’homme, Attorneys at Law, Austin, Texas, March, 1964;  3)  Interview, Eunice (Dobie) Watson by Robert Casey, January, 1981;  4)  Family Group Sheet by Eunice (Dobie) Waston, April, 1989

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JOHN “C.” HILL (12.3) is the son of John W. Hill and Mary Ann (Reed) Hill.  John was born in December of 1849 in Arkansas.  On September 23, 1869, John Hill married Anadonia “Annie” Henson (born May, 1853 in Texas).  John and Annie Hill were the parents of three children:

   Viola Hill (12.3.1), b. December 19, 1873, Hays County, Texas
   Oma Hill (12.3.2), b. 1876, Hays County, Texas
   Ora Hill (12.3.3), b. February 18, 1878, Hays County, Texas

From 1870 to 1920, John and Annie Hill were living in Hays County, Texas.  John C. Hill died on October 3, 1923.  In 1930, Annie “Sis” (Henson) Hill was living with her daughter, Viola (Hill) Massey in Hays County, Texas.

References:  1)  Census, John S. and Annie Hill, Hays County, Texas, Call Number 223, HH 5/5, 1870;  2)  Census, John and Annie Hill, Hays County, Texas, ED 78, SH 5, HH 39/43, 1880;  3)  Census, John and Annie Hill, Hays County, Texas, ED 76, SH 3, HH 39/40, 1900;  4)  Census, John and Annie Hill, Hays County, Texas, ED 45, SH 6, HH 118/118, 1910;  5)  Census, John and Annie Hill, Hays County, Texas, ED 68, SH 23B, HH 414/494, 1920;  6)  Census, “Sis” Hill, ED 105-1, SH 11B, San Marcos, HH 276/309, 1930;  7)  Letter to heirs of Dosia (Moore) Davis from Kemp and Prud’homme, Attorneys at Law, Austin, Texas, March, 1964;  8)  Family Group Sheet by Eunice (Dobie) Waston, April, 1989

VIOLA HILL (12.3.1) is the daughter of John C. Hill and Anadonia (Henson) Hill.  Viola was born on December 19, 1873 in Hays County, Texas.  On August 7, 1890, Viola Hill married Hugh Ezell Massey in Hays County, Texas.  Hugh was born in December of 1869 in Texas.  Hugh and Viola Massey were the parents of ten children:

   Albert Massey (12.3.1.1), b. July 12, 1891, Hays County, Texas
   Cecil Massey, b. December, 1892, Hays County, Texas
   John Massey, b. January, 1894, Hays County, Texas
   Lottie Massey (12.3.1.4), b. February, 1896, Hays County, Texas
   Oscar Massey, b. April, 1900, Hays County, Texas
   Dee Massey, b. 1901, Hays County, Texas
   Maggie Massey, b. 1906, Hays County, Texas
   Birdie Massey, b. 1910, Hays County, Texas
   Robert Massey
   Bessie Massey

In 1900, 1920 and 1930, Hugh and Viola Massey were living in Hays County, Texas.  Viola (Hill) Massey died prior to 1964.  Bessie Massey married a Mr. Carson.  In 1964, Bessie (Massey) Carson was living in San Marcos, Texas.  Bertie Massey married a Mr. Lowery.  In 1964, Bertie (Massey) Lowery was living in San Antonio, Texas.  In 1964, Robert Massey was living in San Antonio, Texas.  In 1964, Johnny Massey was living in San Antonio, Texas.  In 1964, Dee Massey was living in Pueblo, Colorado.  Maggie Massey marrie a Mr. Hughes.  In 1964, Maggie (Massey) Hughes was living in Marble Falls, Texas.

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References:  1)  Census, Hugh and Ora Massey, Hays County, Texas, ED 72, SH 1, HH 1/1, 1900;  2)  Census, Hugh E. and Ola Massie, Hays County, Texas, ED 68, SH 23B, HH 414/493, 1920;  3)  Census, Hugh and Ola Massey, Hays County, Texas, ED 105-1, SH 11B, HH 276/309, 1930;  4)  Letter to heirs of Dosia (Moore) Davis from Kemp and Prud’homme, Attorneys at Law, Austin, Texas, March, 1964;  5)  “Hays County Historical and Genealogy Quarterly,” (Marriage Records), Page 32, March, 1978

ALBERT MASSEY (12.3.1.1) is the son of Hugh Ezell Massey and Viola (Hill) Massey.  Albert was born on July 12, 1891 in Hays County, Texas.  On July 23, 1911, Albert Massey married Willie Ann York (born 1892 in Texas).  Willie York’s brother, Able York, married Gertie Roberts (12.3.2.3).  Albert and Willie Massey were the parents of at least nine children:

   Virginia Donnia Massey, b. July 23, 1912, Texas
   Vesper Odell Massey, b. August 27, 1915, Texas
   Johnny Hugh Massey, b. April 26, 1917, Texas
   Jessie Violet Massey, b. April 2, 1920, Texas
   Alton William Massey, b. September 22, 1922, Hays County, Texas
   Otis Ray Massey, b. February 26, 1924, Hays County, Texas
   Eddie Day Massey, b. February 26, 1924, Hays County, Texas
   Essie Massey, b. May 27, 1925, Hays County, Texas
   Louis Joe Dean Massey, b. February 17, 1929, Hays County, Texas

From 1920 to 1930, Albert and Willie Massey were living in Hays County, Texas.  Albert Massey died in December, 1964 in San Antonio, Texas.  In 1928, Virgie Massey married James Hunnicutt (born 1909 in Texas).  Johnny H. Massey died as child from complications from the flu at the age of four years.  On January 4, 1942, Essie Massey married Roy Howard Clark in San Marcos, Texas.

References:  1)  Census, Albert and Willie Massey, Hays County, Texas, ED 71, SH 3A, HH 58/58, 1920;  2)  Census, Albert and Nellie Massey, Hays County, Texas, ED 105-1, SH 12A, HH 381/435, 1930;  3)  Letter to heirs of Dosia (Moore) Davis from Kemp and Prud’homme, Attorneys at Law, Austin, Texas, March, 1964;  4)  Query, Hays County, Texas, Ancestry.com, Ellen Gee, April, 2003;  5)  Birth Record, Hays County, Texas, 1929

LOTTIE MASSEY (12.3.1.4) is the daughter of Hugh Ezell Massey and Viola (Hill) Massey.  Lottie was born in February, 1896 in Hays County, Texas.  Lottie Massey married Charles Thomas Cowan (born 1896 in Texas).  Tom and Lottie Cowan were the parents of at least six children:

   Charles Cowan, b. 1922, Hays County, Texas
   Margie Cowan, b. 1923, Hays County, Texas
   Mary V. Cowan, b. 1924, Hays County, Texas
   Cesil Cowan, b. 1926, Hays County, Texas
   Paul Cowan, b. 1928, Hays County, Texas
   Calvin Ray Cowan, b. February 10, 1930, Hays County, Texas

From 1920 to 1930, Tom and Lottie Cowan were living in Hays County, Texas.  In 1964, Lottie (Massey) Cowan was living in San Marcos, Texas.  Margie Cowan married a Mr. Ferrante and they have at least one daughter:  -  Donna Ferrante.  Donna Ferrante married a Mr. Brycki.

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References:  1)  Census, Tom and Lottie Cowan, ED 68, SH 24A, San Marcos, HH 398/474, 1920;  2)  Census, Tom and Lottie Cowan, ED 105-2, SH 28A, San Marcos, HH 668/711, 1930;  3)  Letter to heirs of Dosia (Moore) Davis from Kemp and Prud’homme, Attorneys at Law, Austin, Texas, March, 1964;  4)  Birth Record, Hays County, Texas, 1930;  5)  Email, Donna Brycki to Robert Casey, May, 2000

OMA HILL (12.3.2) is the daughter of John C. Hill and Anadonia (Henson) Hill.  Oma was born in 1876 in Hays County, Texas.  Around 1896, Oma Hill married Ned J. Roberts (born 1876 in Texas).  Ned and Oma Roberts were the parents of eight children:

   Alvin Roberts, b. 1896, Hays County, Texas
   James “Jim” Roberts, b. 1898, Hays County, Texas
   Gertrude Roberts (12.3.2.3), b. 1900, Hays County, Texas
   J. C. Roberts, b. 1901, Hays County, Texas
   Mack Roberts, b. May 12, 1902, Hays County, Texas
   Jack Roberts, b. August 20, 1904, Hays County, Texas
   Carrol George Roberts, b. 1909, Hays County, Texas
   Clifford “Babe” Roberts, b. 1911, Hays County, Texas

In 1910, “Med” and “Omie” Roberts were living in Hays County, Texas.  Ned Roberts died prior to 1920.  In 1920, Oma (Hill) Roberts and her children were living in Hays County, Texas.  In 1930, Oma (Hill) Roberts and three of her children were living in the household of William H. Dobie.  Oma (Hill) Roberts died on September 29, 1959 in Texas.  Alvin Roberts never married.  In 1964, Alvin Roberts was living in Wimberley, Texas.  Alvin Roberts died on March 10, 1978 in Hays County, Texas.  Jim Roberts married his first cousin (once removed), Minnie (Hill) Ezell (12.1.8).  In 1930, Jim and Minnie Roberts were living in Hays County, Texas.  Jim Roberts married Elva Mayes and they had no children.  In 1964, James Roberts was living in San Marcos, Texas.  Jim Roberts died on February 9, 1966 in Hays County, Texas.  In 2003, Elva (Mayes) Roberts was living in Wimberley, Texas.  Alvin Roberts died on March 10, 1978 in Hays County, Texas.  J. C. Roberts died in World War I.  Mack Roberts and his first wife, Nell Roberts, had no children.  Mack Roberts married a second time to Eula May Hudson and they have no children.  From 1964 to 1978, Mack Roberts was living in Austin, Texas.  Eula (Hudson) Roberts died in December, 2002.

Jack Roberts married a Miss Egger and they had one daughter:  -  Janie “Sissy” Roberts.  Jack Roberts was jockey for his profession.  In 1964, Jack Roberts was living in Wimberley, Texas.  Jack Roberts died on October 19, 1977 in Kenewick, Washington and was buried in the Desert Lawn Cemetery.  Janie Roberts married Guy McElillian and they live in the state of Washington.  Carroll Roberts married Edith Jewell Wagner and they had two sons:  -  J. C. Roberts, b. December 17, 1933, Hays County, Texas,  -  Carroll Daniel “Corky” Roberts, Jr.  In 1964, Carrol Roberts was living in Wimberley, Texas.  Carrol Roberts died on January 23, 1970 in Hays County, Texas.  Carrol Roberts, Jr. died on September 30, 1985 in Hays County, Texas.  Around 1963, Babe Roberts married Elizabeth (Proctor) Haynes and they had no children.  Elizabeth was previously married to Sam Haynes.  Sam and Elizabeth Haynes had two daughters and one son (one name known):  -  Sam Haynes, Jr.  In 1964, Babe Roberts was living in Wimberley, Texas.  Babe Roberts died on January 6, 1985 in Hays County, Texas and Elizabeth (Proctor) Roberts died on November 3, 1987 in Hays County, Texas.

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References:  1)  Census, Ned and Omie Roberts, Hays County, Texas, ED 45, SH 7, HH 131/131, 1910  2)  1920 and 1930 Censuses, Oma (Hill) Roberts, Hays County, Texas;  3)  Index to Texas Death Records, 1959;  4)  Letter to heirs of Dosia (Moore) Davis from Kemp and Prud’homme, Attorneys at Law, Austin, Texas, March, 1964;  5)  Interview, Mack Roberts by Robert Casey, January, 1978;  6)  Phone Interview, Elva (Mayes) Roberts, September, 2003;  7)  Death Records, Hays County, Texas (Jim Roberts, 1966, Caril Roberts, 1970, Alvin Roberts, 1978, Babe Roberts, 1985, Caril Daniel Roberts, 1985, Elizabeth Proctor Roberts, 1987);  8)  Birth Record, Hays County, Texas, 1933;  9)  Interview, Elva (Mayes) Roberts by Robert Casey, June, 2004

GERTRUDE “GERTIE” ROBERTS (12.3.2.3) is the daughter of Ned Roberts and Oma (Hill) Roberts.  Gertrude was born in 1900 in Hays County, Texas.  Gertie Roberts and Charles “Roy” Lane (born 1895 in Texas) had one son (out of wedlock):

   Roy Lee Roberts (12.3.2.3.1), b. October 1, 1917, Hays County, Texas

Roy Lane was married and had one daughter:  -  Mary Louise Lane (she was blind and attended the Texas State School for the Blind in Austin, Texas).  Roy Lane was the City Marshall in San Marcos, Texas and died on July 5, 1964 in Hays County, Texas.  In 1920, Gertie Roberts was living with her mother, Oma (Hill) Roberts, in Hays County, Texas.  Gertie Roberts married Able York (born 1898 in Texas).  Able York’s sister, Willie York, married Albert Massey (12.3.1.1).  Able and Gertie York were the parents of one son:

   William “Bill” York (12.3.2.3.2)

Gertie married a second time to Leonard Allen Smith and they were the parents of three children:

   William “Bill” Smith (this is Bill York who was adopted by Leonard Smith)
   Leonard “James” Smith, b. July 4, 1926, Hays County, Texas
   Julia May Smith, b. April 21, 1928, Hays County, Texas

William and Gertie Smith moved to Arizona during World War II.  Gertie married a third time to Jim Roper and they had no children.  In 1964, Gertie “Roberts” was living in Wimberley, Texas.  Leonard “James” Smith and his wife, Annie Smith, have one son (name unknown) and two daughters:  -  Cass Smith, b. 1950,  -  “Sneezie” Smith, b. 1955.  Leonard “James” Smith lives in Arizona.  Julia Smith married a Mr. Cheatam and they have two sons:  -  Toby Lee Cheatam,  -  Jimmy Cheatam.  Julia (Smith) Cheatam married a second time (name unknown).  Toby Lee Cheatam was killed by lightning.

References:  1)  Genweb - Birth Records, 1926 and 1928;  2)  1930 Census, Hays County, Texas (Roy Lane);  3)  Phone Interview, Elva (Mayes) Roberts, September, 2003;  4)  Email, David Roberts to Robert Casey, September, 2003;  5)  Interview, Elva (Mayes) Roberts by Robert Casey, June, 2004;  6)  Phone Interview, Ruth (Morris) Smith by Robert Casey, July, 2004

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ROY LEE ROBERTS (12.3.2.3.1) is the son of Charles “Roy” Lane and Gertrude “Gertie Roberts (they were never married).  Roy was born on October 1, 1917 in Hays County, Texas.  Roy was raised by his grandparents, Ned Roberts and Oma (Hill) Roberts.  Roy Lee Roberts served in the United States Army.  In 1943, Roy Lee Roberts married Agnes Marie Mehring of Akron, Colorado.  Roy and Agnes Roberts were the parents of four children:

   David Lee Roberts, b. December 3, 1945, Dallas, Texas
   William “David” Roberts, b. April 28, 1949, Dallas, Texas
   Dennis Paul Roberts, b. July 12, 1952, Dallas, Texas
   Barbara Ann Roberts, b. September 28, 1962, Jacksonville, Florida

Roy Lee Roberts died on August 23, 1996 in Black Mountain, North Carolina.  David Lee Roberts died the next day after he was born on December 4, 1945 in Dallas, Texas.  In 1977, William “David” Roberts married Julia Gumm and they have no children.  As of 2003, David and Julia Roberts live in Sunrise, Florida.  In 1976, Dennis Roberts married Gail Mackin and they have four sons and two adopted daughters.  As of 2003, Dennis Roberts lives in North Carolina.  In 1990, Barbara Roberts married Alan Sawyer and they have two sons.  As of 2003, Barbara (Roberts) Sawyer lives in North Carolina.

References:  1)  Phone Interview, Elva (Mayes) Roberts, September, 2003;  2)  Email, David Roberts to Robert Casey, September, 2003;  3)  Interview, Elva (Mayes) Roberts by Robert Casey, June, 2004

WILLIAM “BILL” YORK / SMITH (12.3.2.3.2) is the son of Able York and Gertrude (Roberts) York.  Bill was later adopted by Gertrude’s second husband, Leonard Allen Smith, and his name was changed to William “Bill” Smith (vast majority of his life).  Bill Smith married Ruth Morris and they were the parents of four children:

   Robert Dale Smith, b. March 26, 1940s
   Billie Smith, b. January 16, 1940s
   Jack “Jackie” Smith, b. January 21, 1950s
   Patricia Ann “Pat” Smith, b. January 24, 1950s

As of 2004, Ruth (Morris) Smith was living in Wimberley, Texas.  Robert Smith married a woman named Florence “Flo” Lynton and they have two daughters (twins):  -  Amy Ruth Smith,  -  Dale Elizabeth Smith (girl).  As of 2004, Robert Smith was living in the Houston, Texas area.  Billie Smith and his wife, Penny Smith, had one son:  -  Toby Lee Smith.  Billie Smith married a second time toDebbie Scallamentos and they have one daughter:  -  Tamson Rae Smith.  Billie Smith died in an automobile accident.  Jack Smith married Cherie Glover and they have one son:  -  Vance Smith.  In 2004, Jack Smith was living in Wimberley, Texas.  Pat Smith married Harry Guyton and they have one daughter:  -  Lou Ann Guyton.

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References:  1)  Phone Interview, Elva (Mayes) Roberts, September, 2003;  2)  Interview, Elva (Mayes) Roberts by Robert Casey, June, 2004;  3)  Phone Interview, Ruth (Morris) Smith by Robert Casey, July, 2004

ORA HILL (12.3.3) is the daughter of John C. Hill and Anadonia (Henson) Hill.  Ora was born on February 18, 1878 in Hays County, Texas.  In 1901, Ora Hill married Edgar T. Robison.  Edgar was born on April 4, 1878 in Texas and is the son of Joel Thomas Robison and Bettie Bell (Townsend) Robison.  In 1910, Edgar and Ora Robison were living in Hays County, Texas.  Edgar and Ora Robison were the parents of four children:

   Bill “Will” Robison, b. May 2, 1903, Texas
   Fred Robison, b. September 2, 1907, Texas
   Walter B. Robison, b. August 6, 1910, Texas
   Lola Adrian Robison, b. August 1, 1913

In 1920, Edgar and Ora Robison were living in Wilson County, Texas.  Edgar Robison died on September 20, 1948 in San Angelo, Texas and was buried in the Wimberley Cemetery in Wimberley, Texas.  Ora (Hill) Robison died prior to 1964.  In 1964, Bill Robison was living in Center Point, Texas.  In 1964, Fred Robison was living in San Angelo, Texas.  In 1964, Walter Robison was living in San Angelo, Texas.  Lola Robison married a Mr. Hamrick.  In 1964, Lola (Robison) Hamrick was living in San Angelo, Texas.

References:  1)  Census, Edgar and Cora Roberson, Hays County, Texas, ED 45, SH 6, HH 113/113, 1910;  2)  Census, Edgar T. and Ora Robison, Wilson County, Texas, ED 203, SH 4A, HH 59/64, 1920;  3)  Letter to heirs of Dosia (Moore) Davis from Kemp and Prud’homme, Attorneys at Law, Austin, Texas, March, 1964;  4)  Phone Interview, David Robison by Robert Casey, October, 1991

SARAH ELIZABETH HILL (12.4) is the daughter of John W. Hill and Mary Ann (Reed) Hill.  Sarah was born on May 14, 1850 in Arkansas.  On October 3, 1877, Sarah Hill married Robert A. Moore (born March, 1844 in Arkansas).  In 1880, Robert and Sarah Moore were living in Hays County, Texas.  Robert and Sarah Moore were the parents of two children:

   Theodosia “Dosia” Moore, b. September, 1879, Texas
   Alonzo “Lonnie” Moore, b. November, 1881, Texas

From 1900 to 1910, Robert and Sarah Moore were living in Travis County, Texas.  Robert A. Moore died between 1910 and 1920.  From 1920 to 1930, Sarah (Hill) Moore and her children were living in Travis County, Texas.  Sarah (Hill) Moore died on January 8, 1943 in Cedar Valley, Texas and was buried there in the Oliver Cemetery.  Theodosia “Dosia” Moore married a Mr. Davis.  Dosia (Moore) Davis died on December 28, 1962 in Texas.  Lonnie Moore died around 1921.

References:  1)  Census, Robert and Sarah Moore, Hays County, Texas, ED 78, SH 8, HH 59/65, 1880;  2)  Census, R. A. and Sarah Moore, Travis County, Texas, ED 112 (?), SH 16B, HH 276/276, 1900;  3)  Census, Robert A. and Sarah E. Moore, Travis County, Texas, ED 86, SH 8B, HH 170/171, 1910;  4)  Census, Sarah E. Moore, Travis County, Texas, ED 121, SH 1A, HH 6/6, 1920;  5)  Census, Sarah Moore, Travis County, Texas, ED 227-50, SH 5A (?), HH 91/92, 1930;  6)  Certificate of Death, Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth Moore, State of Texas, 1943;  7)  Index to Texas Death Records, 1962;  8)  Letter to heirs of Dosia (Moore) Davis from Kemp and Prud’homme, Attorneys at Law, Austin, Texas, March, 1964;  9)  Interview, Lucille (Hill) Powell, January, 1978;  10)  Family Group Sheets by Eunice (Dobie) Watson, April, 1989

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