Benjamin
Franklin
Hill
Sr.
Born in Tennessee, United States
Son of William Hill
and Jane (Cole) Hill
Brother of
Caroline (Hill) Baird, Mary Isabella Hill, Joseph Russell Hill, Martha Ann (Hill) Haynes, Daniel Gould Hill and Holden Lafayette Hill
Husband of
Alice Amy (Miles) Hill
— married
about 1850 [location unknown]
Husband of
Margaret Emily (Dobbs) Hill
— married
11 Oct 1860 in Cass, Texas, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Robert Napoleon Hill, Isabella Jane Hill, William Thomas Hill, Elizabeth Jane (Hill) Skinner, James Anderson Hill Sr., Frances Leah (Hill) Brinkley, Benjamin Franklin Hill Jr., Reuben Cole Hill, Mary Isabella Theodosia (Hill) Adamson, Rachel Lenora (Hill) Raines, Samuel Columbus Hill, Esther Viola (Hill) Smith and Charles David Hill
Died
at age 75
in Grandview, Johnson, Texas, United States
Profile last modified
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Biography
When Benjamin Franklin Hill and his twin brother Joseph Russell were born on March 7, 1826, in Tennessee, their father, William, was 33, and their mother, Jane, was 35. He married Alice Amy Miles and they had five children:
- Robert Napoleon (1851–1939)
- Isabella Jane (1853–1854)
- William Thomas (1854–1911)
- Elizabeth Jane (1857–1883)
- James 'Jim' Anderson Sr (1860–1948)[1][2]
Alice died early 1860, possibly in childbirth (James was enumerated in Oct 1860 as being 5/12 months old but Alice is not on the census with the family) He then married Margaret Emily Dobbs on October 11, 1860 in Cass County[3] and they had eight children:
- Frances Leah (1863–1921)
- Benjamin Franklin Jr (1866–)
- Reuben Cole (1868–1890)
- Mary Isabelle (1872–1946)[4]
- Rachel Lenora (1874–1957)[5]
- Samuel Columbus (1877–1920)
- Esther Viola (1879–1940)[6]
- Charles 'Charley' David (1883–1948)
He died on October 8, 1901, in Grandview, Texas, having lived a long life of 75 years, and was buried there.[7]
BURIAL[8]
Grandview Cemetery
Grandview, Johnson County, Texas, USA
PLOT D1
Sources
- ↑ Texas, Death Certificates, 1903-1982; child: James Anderson Hill
- ↑ U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; child: James Anderson Hill
- ↑ Texas, Select County Marriage Index, 1837-1965; FHL Film Number 1301830
- ↑ Salt Lake County, Utah, Death Records, 1908-1949; child: Mary Isabelle Hill Adamson
- ↑ Texas, Death Certificates, 1903-1982; child: Mrs. J W Raines
- ↑ Texas, Death Certificates, 1903-1982; child: Ester Viola Smith
- ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/36407284/person/260119359045/facts
- ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19798265/benjamin-franklin-hill
- Year: 1850; Census Place: Precinct 7, Cass, Texas; Roll: M432_909; Page: 789A; Image: 329
- Year: 1860; Census Place: Beat 4, Cass, Texas; Roll: M653_1290; Page: 395; Family History Library Film: 805290
- Year: 1880; Census Place: Precinct 5, Johnson, Texas; Roll: 1313; Family History Film: 1255313; Page: 362D; Enumeration District: 085
- Year: 1900; Census Place: Justice Precinct 5, Johnson, Texas; Roll: 1649; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0064; FHL microfilm: 1241649
- Texas, County Tax Rolls, 1849 FHL Film Number 002282131
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Benjamin by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Benjamin:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Benjamin by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Benjamin:
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~0.78%
~6.25%
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