Edgar Hill

Familysearch.org ID 9FPK-7WB

Edgar Hill was born on 9 December 1849 in West Cambridge (now Arlington), Middlesex, Massachusetts. Alternately, he was born in Westbrook,Cumberland,Maine.

He died 19 Jul 1924 in Umatilla, Oregon. [2]. AFN: 5GSG-3VF. FamilySearch has that he died in 19 JUL 1924 Medicine Hat, Alberta, Alberta

Parents: Charles Harrison Hill (born 30 November 1820 Wolfeboro, Carroll, New Hampshire, United States) and Sarah Ann Reed. [1].

Married:

1. on January 4, 1883 to Emily Sophronia Willard. At the residence of E.P. Allen, Walla Walla county, Washington territory, by P.B. Chamberlain, clergyman.

Children, all born in Umatilla County, Oregon: [4]

1. Anthony Wayne Hill (1883-1964) m. Grace ?
2. Bertha Valentine Hlll (1886-1903) buried in Bowlus Cemetery, Umatilla, Oregon
3. Wilbur Harrison Hill (1890-1972) m. Clara D. Arnize
4. Lucille Frances Hill (1893-1986) m. William Abraham Lilienthal
5. Edna Sophronia Hill (1895-1903) buried in Bowlus Cemetery, Umatilla, Oregon
6. Fern Viella Hill (1896-1973) m. John Draper Henry (1892-1971)
7. Esther Geraldine Hill (1905-1987) married first to Frank Lawson Howton (1904-1974) and second to K.C. LeRoy (1910-1984).

Birrh place / date possibilities

• 1848, Maine
• 09 December 1849, West Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts. See https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.2/MDBN-TLK/p_11280376154

Events

• 1850: United States Federal Census, Westbrook, Cumberland, Maine [1]
• 1855: Massachusetts State Census
• 1875: Minnesota Territorial and Territorial Census, Minneapolis, Minnesota [5]
• 1883: Married Emily Sophronia Ward, Walla Walla, Washington [3]
• 1887: Washington State and Territorial Census, Lincoln, Washington [6]
• 1900: United States Federal Census, Cotton Wood, Umatilla, Oregon [4]

Bowlus Cemetery, Umatilla, Oregon

• Rella Gleaton [7] writes:

The cemetery can be found by driving 4.8 miles south of the Washington-Oregon stateline on Powerline Road or 8 1/10 miles from Walla Walla, Washington on Powerline Road.

Located on the original Lewis Bowlus farm, this cemetery is approximately five acres in size. It is said to have started in 1873. The cemetery sign once hung from the arched gateway but is now propped up on a wooden cross on the bank near the road.
This cemetery has a fence around it on two sides only with a dry, seasonal creek as the boundary on the north and the west side towards the road has a steep bank, but no fence. Most of the weeds have been mowed. It has been terribly vandalized in the past. There are many broken headstones.
Someone has put up metal crosses where loved ones were buried and a field of metal painted signs that tell what their names were and the info that would have been on a headstone. There must be a number of other unknown graves here. One sign says:
"The peoples names written to the right are buried where the white pipe crosses are in the cemetery."
Jim Gleaton and I walked and recorded these headstones on Sep 01, 2005, using a digital camera. Individual photos are available by email.

Sources

• Bowlus Cemetery, Umatilla County, Oregon

Sources

1. 1850 United States Federal Census
2. 1875 Minnesota Territorial and Territorial Census
3. 1887 Washington State and Territorial Census
4. 1900 United States Federal Census
5. Bowlus Cemetery

Footnotes

1. 1850 census
2. 1855 census
3. 1860 census
4. 1900 census
5. 1900 census
6. 1875 census
7. 1887 census
8. Gleaton, Bowlus Cemetery The full listing is:

• Hill, Edgar, b. 1849, d. 1924, Father (Bowlus Cemetery)
• Hill, Bertha, d. 1903 Dec 13 @ 17y 10m, d/o E. & E. S.
• Hill, Bertha, d. 1913 @ 17y, sign w/ Edna
• Hill, Edgar, b. 1849, d. 1924, Father
• Hill, Edna, d. 1903 @ 18y, sign/w Bertha
• Hill, Wilber H., b. 1890, d. 1972, Brother

1. in father's household

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"Massachusetts State Census, 1855," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MQ43-K6L : 15 November 2014), Edger Hill in household of Charles H Hill, West Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 953,952.

Household

Role Gender Age Birthplace

• Charles H Hill M 34 New Hampshire, United States
• Sarah Hill F 35 Massachusetts, United States
• Edger Hill M 5 Massachusetts, United States
• William Hill M 3 Massachusetts, United States
• Ellen Hill F 1 Massachusetts, United States
• David Fisher M 27 Nova Scotia, Canada

"United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MDHJ-3HN :

Role Gender Age Birthplace

• Charles H Hill M 39 N H
• Sarah A Hill F 40 Mass
• Edgar Hill M 10 Mass
• William Hill M 8 Mass
• Ellen Hill F 6 Mass
• Elvira Hill F 3 Mass