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From: "Rebecca Hill" <>
Subject: Fw: [NCGREENE] Fw: [NCLENOIR] Hill families
Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2000 02:37:24 -0500


Martha,

The first time I heard anything about Henry Hill being married first to
Betsy Rouse was in the late '70's when Fannie Lee Hill Prescott published
her "My Hill and Allied Lines." She had called and asked my mother some
questions about our immediate family just before she had it printed. I just
happened to see a copy of her book and became interested in what she had
researched. She never told me specifically how she knew about Betsy, but
there was something mentioned in the book about some Bible records that had
been found. (I'll have to check her book to find out exactly what was said
about those Bible records.) Fannie also got information from Ima. I've
seen Betsy Rouse referred to as Elizabeth Rouse in Ima's papers, but have
seen no reference about proof. I talked to Ima a couple of times, but not
about this particular thing. So, I don't know whether Ima or Fannie (or
someone else) first worked out that Elizabeth/Betsy Rouse was the first wife
of my Henry Hill. I, too, have wondered if somehow the name is wrong.
Could it be that Susannah C. Rouse Hill was known by the nickname Betsy and
someone assumed that meant Elizabeth? That hardly seems likely, I guess.

Becky

-----Original Message-----
From: Martha Marble <>
To: Rebecca Hill <>
Date: Thursday, December 14, 2000 5:15 PM
Subject: Re: [NCGREENE] Fw: [NCLENOIR] Hill families


>Becky,
>
>Did Ima give any proofs for Henry being married to Elizabeth Rouse first?
>You know Henry who md Susanne Rouse was the same age. I wonder if they got
>the names mixed up? One would assume that Henry was also dec by the time
>his father in law's estate was settled since he was not the petitioner in
>the estate records. Not sure why Jesse Vause would be the petitioner if
>their father was still alive. I guess there could be reasons. I know when
>my g grandfather Grubb's first wife died and he remarried Eliza Fields, the
>children from the first marriage did not live with them - they were in
>other households on the census. Always that was kind of odd. In the absence
>of any other Henry Rouse in the census of Greene and LEnoir, it would make
>logical sense these HEnry's were the same person.
>
>Martha
>
> My great-grandfather (Greene County) was also named Henry
>>Hill and was listed in the 1850 Census of Greene, aged 50, and living with
>>his wife Marenda (Sugg) Hill, aged 27, in the household of John Sugg. My
>>grandfather, William Henry Hill, was born to them in 1951. According to
>>work published by IEM and Fannie Hill Prescott, my great-grandfather Henry
>>had been previously married to an Elizabeth (or Betsey) Rouse. I am
curious
>>as to who the first wife was related to and what happened to her and any
>>children she and Henry might have had.
>>
>>REBECCA HILL
>>
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Martha Marble <>
>>To: <>
>>Date: Tuesday, December 12, 2000 6:01 PM
>>Subject: [NCLENOIR] Hill families
>>
>>
>>>I am trying to identify the various Hills in the 1850 Census of Lenoir.
>>>Andy, I know some of these are down the Matthew line and at least one is
>>>down the Robert Hill of Greene Co line. Think there is one extra
Richard -
>>>Linda yours was in Greene Co so who is this one?
>>>
>>>Not sure of the below
>>>
>>>#98. p 295 - Richard Hill 58, Susan 60 - Alexander 30, Richard 23, Martha
>>>19, Mary E 22, Levi 19, Robert 17 -
>>>
>>>**** was this was the son of Levi and Sally Rouse Hill?
>>>
>>>#123 - Tully Moseley - in household was Penny Hill 18
>>>
>>>#192 - household of Penelope Bell 48 - Elizabeth Hill 24, Mary J. Hill 3,
>>>Elizabeth Hill2
>>>
>>>#197 - Drewry Hill - Robert Hill line
>>>
>>>#325 - House of James Elmore - Patsey Hill 17
>>>
>>>#338 - Household of Wiley Rouse - Jonathan Hill 10
>>>
>>>#342 - Richard Hill 50, Martha 48, Elva A. 13, James L. 9, Betsey J. 3
>>>
>>>#383 - Eliza Hill 37, Letty A. 15, Franklin R. 13, Winefred 12, Everitt
W.
>>>10, Egbert 4, Thomas G. 2
>>>
>>>****Widow of Matthew Hill IS THIS CORRECT?
>>>
>>>#384 - Chloe Hill 62, Julia 21, Marshall 17
>>>
>>>#390 - Hardy Cunningham 39 - in household Catherine Hill 67, Demarius
Hill
>>>19, Marshall Hill 3
>>>
>>>NOTE: Appears to be be some connection between the above 2 because of the
>>>name Marshall
>>>
>>>#416 - Richard Hill 40, Eliza 36, Hannah 12, Maria 10, Peney 5, Caroline
3,
>>>Narcissa 2
>>>
>>>431 - Nathan Hill -
>>>
>>>***Matthew Hill line ???
>>>
>>>#573 - Shadrack Hill - 37 -
>>>
>>>**** Mathew Hill line IS THIS CORRECT?
>>>
>>>#603 - Benajah Hill
>>>
>>>#611 - Levi Hill 44, Mary 35, Armenia 13, Susan E. 10, George W. 6, Levi
J.
>>>3, Mary A. 3
>>>
>>>** Assumed to be the son of Richard and Mary Rouse Hill since he is next
>>>to Simon
>>>
>>>
>>>Thanks.
>>>
>>>Martha
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
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