Gordon was the son of Foster Hill and Elizabeth (Cowan) Hill. At least part of his adult life was spent working as a farm laborer. [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
↑ 4.04.14.2United States Census, 1850, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MCDW-P4Y : 12 April 2016), Gordon Hill in household of Foster Hill, Campbell county, Campbell, Tennessee, United States; citing family 9, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
↑ 6.06.16.2United States Census, 1870, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MX4M-6CV : 12 April 2016), Gorden Hill, Kentucky, United States; citing p. 7, family 47, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,995.
Household...Sex...Age...Birthplace
Gorden Hill M 34 Tennessee
Sarah Ann Hill F 25 Kentucky
George A Hill M 3 Kentucky
Martha F Hill F 2 Kentucky
Delila Hill F 2 Kentucky
William B Hill M 0 Kentucky
Micajah Willson M 73 Virginia
Polly J Willson F 4 Kentucky
↑ 7.07.17.2United States Census, 1880, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MCZP-F99 : 15 August 2017), Gordon Hill, District 2, Pulaski, Kentucky, United States; citing enumeration district ED 84, sheet 69B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0440; FHL microfilm 1,254,440.
Household...Role...Sex...Age...Birthplace
Gordon Hill Self M 45 Tennessee, United States
Sarah A Hill Wife F 34 Kentucky, United States
George A Hill Son M 13 Kentucky, United States
Martha F Hill Daughter F 11 Kentucky, United States
Delilah E Hill Daughter F 11 Kentucky, United States
Document in 1879 for pension for Gordon Hill, for dependent Polly Hill, mentions "Service: M, 7 W. Va. Cav.", assumed to mean service in the Cavalry for West Virginia
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Gordon 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 Gordon:
Hill-5421 and Hill-27298 appear to represent the same person because: These are clear duplicates, same places, wives, children, and parents. I researched him, added sources to one of them that confirm his year of birth was 1835. The census docs contain the children from both.