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Subject: [TNCOCKE] Riley/Royal Hill???
Date: Sat, 29 Apr 2000 19:08:43 EDT

Today I received the 1860 Cocke Co. census on the following HILL family,
which sure looks as though it could be my GGrandfathers family. I'm
beginning to wonder just how many ways his name can be spelled? Is it any
wonder that we have such a hard time tracking down our ancestors!!!

1850 Census - Cocke Co., Tn.
HILL Eli 36 M NC Farmer I b. 1814
376-740 Sally C. 36 F NC I b. 1814
William 16 M NC S b.
1834
Eli 13 M TN S
b. 1837
Angelina 11 F TN S b.
1839
Grenade 7 M TN S b.
1843 Riley???
Elizabeth 5 F TN S
b. 1845
George W. 2 M TN b.
1848


1860 Cocke County, Tn. Census-#7-376
HILL, Eli 42, born N.C.
Sarah C. 38, born N.C.
Royal 18 Could this be my Riley
b. 1843??
Elisabeth 14
Thomas 11
Green B. 10
Alexander J. 7
Margarett E. 2
Mary A. 1 month

1900 Census McNairy Co., Tn.
District 8, dwelling 42
pg____
Riley H. Hill/M/W/May 1843/57/married 34 yrs/head/Tn/NC/NC/farmer
Rhody/F/W/Sep 1846/53/married 34 yrs/wife/NC/NC/NC/8 children-4 living
Martha C. Davis/F/W/Sep? 1864/32/Divorced/dau/Tn/Tn/NC/children blank
William R./M/W/Aug 1875/24/single/son/Tn/Tn/NC
Sargent U./M/W/Sep 1889/10/single/son/Tn/Tn/NC
Cora A. (Hill???)/F/W/Dec 1888/11/single/granddau/Tn/Tn/Tn

Riley H. Hill is listed in the Index of Confederate Pensions.
His claim was rejected Dec. 5, 1905. The Pension Review Board said they
couldn't find any records of him. (note: I went through the Confederate
Parole Records and found a Royal Hilo in 62 TN Inf. Co. I? I wonder if this
is Riley. As Riley was apparently illiterate - he marked X on his pension
application - he would have had no way of knowing if his name was entered
wrong on the roster)
On his pension application he stated he was born May 24, 1844 in Cox Co., Tn.
near Newport. (note: all other records I have found stated 1843?)
He enlisted May 1862 Co. I 62 Tenn. Infantry Col. Rowans command. Capt.
Bill Smith. (The 62nd Tn Inf. Co I was mustered in Cocke Co. Tn) He was in
the seige of Vicksburg which lasted 48 days. He was captured July 4, 1863 by
the Federal's commanded by Grant and held until he was paroled.
His pension application was witnessed by Rhoda C. Hill, JANE BAUCOM and a
Dr. B.L. Moore.

Can I have finally found my GGGrandparents???

Ivalon Hill Fox

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