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james hills 1854c

helenmontgomery39 — 2009-11-16 12:37:52Z

looking for parents and siblingsof james hills or anyone else tracing this family
james hills born c 1854 in rotherhithe surrey england
married susanna,born in 1856c in hull yorkshire
son joseph hills born in 1879 in rotherhithe married alice born in bermondsey.
son joseph henry hills born in1898 in bermondsey married jane susane berryman born in 1898 ,they married in 1916
son joseph george born in 1917 married emmaline grace fredda simspon in 1942 in lucknow india

Ivan L. Birkinbine

JIWelsch — 2009-11-15 08:49:03Z

BLUE GRASS, Iowa - Ivan L. Birkinbine, 72, Blue Grass, died unexpectedly Sunday, Feb. 11, 2007, at his home.

Burial was at National Cemetery, Rock Island Arsenal.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the family for a fund to be established.

Mr. Birkinbine was born Jan. 8, 1935, in Ottumwa, the son Ralph Herman and Ethel Mae
(Hills) Birkinbine. He married Doyce Siler on Jan. 15, 1956, in Davenport.

He retired from Oscar Mayer in 1984 after 30 years of service and had also farmed in the Blue Grass area for more than 30 years.

He enjoyed gardening, fishing, farming, farm sales, long drives and spending time with family and friends, especially his grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Survivors include his wife; two daughters, Gina Donahue and husband Dan of Davenport and Rose Wallace and husband Barry of Port Byron, Ill.; a son, Mike Birkinbine and wife Dawn of Blue Grass; 10 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; a sister, Phyllis Utterback of Ottumwa; and a brother, Alvin Birkinbine and wife Jan of Des Moines.

He was preceded in death by a sister, Janet Hahn; a brother, James; and his parents.

Re: Obituary for Enid Oklahoma pioneer Francis Eugene HILLS

Martygentryweldonking — 2009-11-10 06:18:31Z

Is Homer C. Hills a son of David Anderson Hills a brother to Oscar A. Hills? If so I would love to know more. marty

Re: John Hills-c1807-Bermondsey, Surrey

DMSmith97 — 2009-11-04 15:39:24Z

Helen, I do not have your names in my Hills family, but I haven't tried to track all the children of John and Elizabeth forward.

Beth, I would be interested in your Hills list. I have done more research since I posted last, and have the family back to the early 1700s.

Re: John Hills-c1807-Bermondsey, Surrey

helenmontgomery39 — 2009-11-03 09:32:38Z

hi
i am also looking for hills family from same area
joseph henry hills born in 1898 in bermondsey married jane susan berryman in 1916

Re: John Hills-c1807-Bermondsey, Surrey

helenmontgomery39 — 2009-10-29 00:29:50Z

hi
i am tracing the hills family from london i have joseph henry hills born in 1898 he married jane berryman.im not sure if we have a connection?

Re: Invitation to Hills Myfamily.com site

JohnHills65 — 2009-10-19 22:50:27Z

need to have you send me an email address. So i can send the invite. The invite will include a temporary user name and password for the site at Myfamily.com You can send to me at ktbricks@comcast.net. John Hills

Re: Invitation to Hills Myfamily.com site

nmhedgehog — 2009-10-19 22:06:40Z

I would love to see the website. My grandfather was Henry Allen Hills, son of Irving Henry Hills, son of Henry Allen Hills, son of Henry S. Hills, son of Smith Hills and so on back to Joseph.

I don't know what you mean by password. Do you want the Ancestry password, or one to use on your website

Joseph George Hills, Lucknow, India

helenmontgomery39 — 2009-10-07 13:11:07Z

looking for information on joseph george hills serving in british army in lucknow india in 1940/1 he was maried to freda simpson and they had a son also named joseph george born in lucknow in 1941

Re: Hills surname in England, London area

helenmontgomery39 — 2009-10-07 12:21:35Z

hi
thanks so much.i know im going to find this hard as i dont have very much to go on!

Re: Hills surname in England, London area

peripherally — 2009-10-07 09:38:28Z

How lovely to hear from you. Can you e-mail me on chrispurnell@fsmail.net

Re: Hills surname in England, London area

peripherally — 2009-10-07 09:35:41Z

I'm having a few difficulties researching most of my Hills ancestor lines because I cannot get past my g.g. grandfather. I am, however, actively trying to find out what I can at the moment (without being able to spend too much), so I will keep an eye open for your friend's Hills.

Re: Hills surname in England, London area

helenmontgomery39 — 2009-10-06 23:44:42Z

hi
i know this is a long shot but i am helping a friend to trace her family..hills,originally from london joseph george hills served in british army in lucknow india during the 1940's he was married to freda simpson and their son joseph was born in lucknow in 1941

family of joseph george hills born in lucknow india in 1941

helenmontgomery39 — 2009-10-04 23:46:27Z

looking for any info on teh family of joseph george hills he was born in 1941 in lucknow ndia his father was also named joseph george he was in the army.his mother was named freda?trying to find his parents dob and his mothers maiden name.

James and Jennie Hills Three Oaks Michigan

ssusanka — 2009-09-27 21:59:52Z

Looking for decendants of James and Jennie (Shaughnessy)Hills of Three Oaks Michigan. Their kids were Mae, William, Clayborne,Lottie, Alice, Frank, Fred, Myrtle, and Ester. I am from Williams family. Please contact me.

Re: Hills name history

JohnHills65 — 2009-08-05 14:17:25Z

Just wanted to go back to the original post as well as ask English cousins for help.

Halstead's History of Kent says the name was originally de Helles. There are various properties that carry the Helles name and are assumed to have been named for the family. The Abby Roll (List of Brompton) also has the name delaHill, There are references to a Gosselin de Helles from 1050 as witness to a charter granted by King Henry 1 of France. The family is said to be named for or to have named Hielles, Beauvais, Normandy.

I'm looking for connections to a Hercules Hills in Canterbury and in Rochester. Hercules Hills seems to go back to Boughton Under Blean. There are records through the 1750's in Canterbury. St. Peter and Paul's parish register takes the given name into the 1500s.

Re: Hills name history

lfra5847 — 2009-08-05 04:23:07Z

Hi June
Since our last messages in 2004, I have found that my James Hills born 1838, married Elizabeth Cross, father of William James Hills, father of Derek Hills, to me. On the 1881 census, James Ills is living in Cambridge. His parents are Thomas Hills and Mary Grummet. Thomas parents are Thomas Hills and Sarah Pearson. Thomas Hills (married to Mary Grummot) and your James are brothers. I also have heaps on the HIlls line if you wish to compare notes. I can send to you via email. My home email is superjacis@hotmail.com

regards

Lesley in Australia

Re: Christopher Hills - Denver, CO?

richardiww — 2009-07-26 15:34:45Z

I remember Guyola, Chris, and sister Deborah.

How can i get in touch with you? (The message i'm responding to is a decade old, so this is sort of a shot in the dark...)

Re: Samuel,b. 1702 Malden,MA d. ? Swanzey NH - Help!

jchurst — 2009-05-30 17:00:01Z

Hi Cousins,

I am also a direct descendant of Joseph Hills of Great Burstead Parish,
Billericay, Essex, England.
Below is the line that I have- most of which is reportedly from the Hills
Family in America ..Genealogy Book. I do not have access to it right now.
Your message sounded like I might be missing a Samuel!!!
Can you list the dates and spouses of your line to Benjamin? Is your
Benjamin the husband of Rebecca Ordway? Or is it a diferent Benjamin? so
many times there are common names and it can become confusing... I just
wanted to check... Thanks

This is our line:

Captain Joseph Hills ( b 1602 ) - Hannah Smith
- Married June 24, 1651
in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts

Samuel Hills (b. 1652) - Abigail Wheeler
Married May 20, 1679
in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts

Benjamin Hills (b 1684) - Rebecca Ordway
Married November 7, 1709
in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts

Samuel Hills (b. 1710) - Elizabeth Swain
Married - November 18, 1745
in Chester, New Hampshire

Reuben Hills (b. 1752) - Sarah Currier
Married - January 18, 1779
in Chester, New Hampshire

Samuel Hills (b.1779) - Sarah Bradford
Married - December 1815
in Union, Maine

Edward Hills (b. 1816) - Almena Drake
Married November 17, 1844
in Union, Maine

Re: Hills in Maidstone - today

smithteresa441 — 2009-05-04 19:27:58Z

Sorry, I meant Nigel Webb! I think his details go back to Guiliemus Hills in the 1590's.

Like you, I can't find Hill's Passage or Hills Cottages where so many of the Smiths and Marchants who link with the Hills lived, despite my parents and grandparents living in Maidstone, no-one now knows where they were. Likewise Hills Wharf - I have several old maps and can't find it.

Will have to keep looking,

Teresa

Re: Hills Family, NZ

jeanmiell — 2009-04-28 15:35:26Z

Thank you Greg for all the marvelous details. That was kind of you to type them all out and I appreciate the link too. There is a NZ researcher named Meg working on the Robert Golding branch of Hills with data back to 1700s. Perhaps you know of her already or else I can help you with that. She provided me with photos of Robert and his son Joseph, and I'd be happy to send you them.

Re: Hills Family, NZ

greg246h — 2009-04-28 10:17:56Z

Hi again.

I had a brainstorm and checked my notes for Hills born in Masterton. I found:

Roy Harold Martin Hills born in 1913
Ivan James Hills born in 1915
Mona Joyce Hills born in 1916.

No promises but as Harriet died in Masterton it's possible that Frederick and Harriet moved there sometime between 1912 and 1913. Unfortunately I don't have a copy of the Electoral Roll handy to confirm this.

Re: Hills Family, NZ

greg246h — 2009-04-28 10:08:32Z

Hi.

A bit more. Ronald Godfrey Hills died in Masterton in 1979 aged 71.

Re: Hills Family, NZ

greg246h — 2009-04-30 11:19:39Z

Hi.

I have Meg's details, I just need to get around to emailing her!

Greg.

Re: Hills in Maidstone - today

greg246h — 2009-05-06 10:26:29Z

Here are some early Hill/s from the Maidstone All Saints Parish Registers (not all are relatives):

1653 Hills John Richard Elizabeth
1687 Hills Alicia Joseph Alicia
1688 Pankhurst Ann Henry Elizabeth
1689 Panckhurst Mary Henry Elizabeth
1689 Hill Christopher John Susanna
1690 Hills Mary Joseph Elizabeth
1690 Hills John Robert Elizabeth
1692 Hill John John Susanna
1692 Hill John Jonathan Elizabeth
1693 Hills John Joseph Alma
1693 Hills Jane Simon Frances
1693 Hills Robert Robert Elizabeth
1694 Hills Mary John Elizabeth
1697 Hills Frances Simon Frances
1707 Hills John John Mary
1714 Hills Sarah John Mary
1716 Hills Mary John Mary
1718 Hills John John Mary
1720 Hills Robert Robert Mary
1720 Hills Alicia John Mary
1723 Hills Elizabeth John Mary
1725 Hills Edward John Mary
1727 Hills Robert John Mary
1728 Hills John Christopher Margaret
1730 Hills Thomas Thomas Sarah
1730 Hills Susanna John Mary

As you can see there's a heap of children to John and Mary in the early 1700's but they can't all be the same John and Mary.

Here are some early marriages from the same Parish:
1713 Hills John Goldwell Mary
1714 Hill John Pankorst Mercy
1724 Hills John Savage Mary

The Hill/Pankorst marriage shown here appears to be the one used for the "Guilielmus" line. But as can be seen here, there is a Hills/Goldwell marriage that better accounts for the occasional confusion between "Golding" and "Golwell" in some of Robert Hills's children (Rebecca 1781 and George 1784). The clerks may have remembered that Robert's own mother was a Goldwell.

Re: Hills in Maidstone - today

greg246h — 2009-05-06 10:03:20Z

These are our apparent relatives in the Maidstone Freemen List, with dates Freed. Most got it by Patrimony: one was apprenticed to his father. *** marks our ancestors.

Robert Golding Hills***, 31 Jul 1841, by Patrimony;
Thomas William Hills, 17 Jul 1839, by Patrimony;
George Hills, 20 Oct 1815, eldest son of Robert Golding Hills, late Waterman;
Thomas Hills, 17 Sep 1811***, younger son of Robert Golding Hills, Bargebuilder;
William Hills, 16 Jul 1791, younger son of Robert Hllls, Waterman;
Charles Hills, 29 Aug 1788, younger son of Robert Hills, Waterman;
Thomas Hills, 5 Apr 1784, younger son of Robert Hills, Bargebuilder;
John Hills, 4 Oct 1782, younger son of Robert Hills, Bargebuilder;
Robert Golding Hills***, 8 Aug 1778, eldest son of Robert Hills, Bargeman;
Joseph Hills, 27 Oct 1775, apprenticed to his father Robert Hills, Bargebuilder;
Edward Hills, 13 Jun 1753, younger son of John Hills;
Robert Hills, 13 Jun 1753***, second son of John Hills;
John Hills, 9 Apr 1739, eldest son of John Hills, Blacksmith;

Then come three candidates for Robert's father:
John Hills, 11 Oct 1714, eldest son of Jonathan Hills;
John Hills, 10 Oct 1714, eldest son of John;
John Hills, 10 Oct 1714, eldest son of Joseph.

Which of these is "our" John you can decide for yourself!

There is a problem with Robert and Edward in 1753. There was an Edward born to John Hills but he was born in 1725 and is thus *older* than Robert, who was born in 1727. EITHER they aren't related OR the clerk got their details confused so Edward is actually the 2nd son and Robert the younger.

Re: Hills in Maidstone - today

greg246h — 2009-05-06 09:06:15Z

Hills's Pasage went between the two buildings immediately north of the White Horse Inn. See attached. The brown box is the White Horse Inn (now 46 London Rd). The pink one is where Thomas William and his mother Mary Jane (who was also RGH's mother) lived. The green boxes are the cottages.

Re: Samuel,b. 1702 Malden,MA d. ? Swanzey NH - need proof!

marieschlesier1 — 2009-05-29 12:51:53Z

Not a problem Les, Your line Joseph Hills,Samuel Hills,then samuel Hills had a samuel Hills junior,my great was a brother to Samuel Hills Junior,his name was Benjamin Hills.We brake off there. I do have the whole line in our Hills family . Hills in america, don't know if you have it.please feel free if you have any questions.I could look up something for you!!Dates,births,etc.It's really frustrating when you hit a road block,just happy to help !I am going to go through it and see if we can get you what you need!! Best of luck,a distant cousin,
Marie :)

Re: Samuel,b. 1702 Malden,MA d. ? Swanzey NH - need proof!

marieschlesier1 — 2009-05-28 20:18:48Z

Hi my name is Marie Hills Schlesier and I am a direct decendent of Joseph Hills and Samuel Hills. I have all the information. I am the 9th generation. Samuel Hills was married to Abigail wheeler. I strongly believe he was burried in Malden Massachusetts. The family later moved to Newbury Mass. Have any questions please feel free to email me. Marie

Dear Cousin!!

marieschlesier1 — 2009-05-31 15:49:47Z

Not a problem I do have access to my Hills family in america. We have been out of town this weekend up in Gettysburg Penn. This evening I will send all info.With Dates ect. I also have an additional book of Joseph Hills and pictures of his homestead,with short stories.Please feel free to contact me at my email: marie.schlesier@verizon.net
I was thinking of starting a Family web-site in honor of Our Great and so on Grandfather Joseph Hills and the lines that followed. It would be great to chat with other cousins and help them out with their road blocks and to see where their life journeys have taken them. What do you think??
Marie

Re: Dear Cousin!!

marieschlesier1 — 2009-06-19 18:26:25Z

I am sure I do here in the D.C are. I will do some checking around and keep you in the loop as to what they have to say. We have the National library about 35-40 min. away.With Historians. I do know that NEHGS in Boston (About 5 hrs away)has several Hills items pertaining to Joseph Hills in their collection.It might be of some interest to them.If not I will keep it in my care and plan on having it sealed and preserved.

Re: Dear Cousin!!

marieschlesier1 — 2009-06-18 19:52:05Z

What do I do just take it to them? I know the major one in D.C is fairly close,but it will be hard to part company with it. It's kind of like my treasure,however I want to keep it preserved so others can see it. I will have to think about that one.Maybe I will email someone down there and see what they have to say, I just don't want it to fall into the wrong hands.I was thinking about that the other day.My girls are still young and we are still busy, I don't want it to get mixed in with things. I sent to my parents for some time for safe keeping with our move and everything and they brought it back to me a few months back.I will see about contacting someone.

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Re: Dear Cousin!!

marieschlesier1 — 2009-06-16 14:09:47Z

I do have an original Hills family Association book.It is in very delicate condition it was published in 1899 and an original flyer that was mailed out to the different Hills family asking for all information. The small delicate book is bound with thread. I want to get it scanned to share with all of you and take it to get it Prof. preserved. It's so old.I came about it a few years ago from a dealer back east,I was surprised when it had shown up with an extra added bonus , the Hills Association flyer. However I am nervous about any handling of it to scan or anything else. It is in wonderful condition but the binding is showing it's age and the coloring of the pages have yellowed a great deal. any suggestions??

Marie

Re: Dear Cousin!!

marieschlesier1 — 2009-06-12 20:40:49Z

Sorry I havn't forgottin you, I have been searching for my other book on the Hills Family ,we moved recentley to Maryland and I am still trying to locate some of my books!!Marie

Re: Dear Cousin!!

marieschlesier1 — 2009-06-12 20:35:37Z

Yes it is. I bought mine for about $100.00 a few years ago.I went through a local book store,then my husband about a year later was messing around on line and found that we could have bought the cd for about ten bucks. O well,twitch twitch!! My husband just lauphed and twitched.I hope your well.
Marie:)

Hills Family

woodlane52 — 2009-06-14 22:05:32Z

Hi there,
Contacting you from N.Ireland where the first of the Hillis family went to America. At the moment I am working on the assumption that Hugh Hillis was the first to go. He was the son of Captain David Hillis. The family were from Banbridge, Co.Down[about 8 miles from me]in a very beautiful area with views to the Mountains of Mourne.
Please give me any relevant details you may have and I promise to follow up your query.
My mother is a Hillis who was born in Co.Mayo and her father and his other children were mostly born in Wexford.
Do keep in touch.

Helen Black

Hills/Hill family

dw6kimble — 2009-05-28 02:45:47Z

We have a book of William, George and Lee hill that came west if you would like information on this please email ks1patterson@yahoo.com

Re: Invitation to Hills Myfamily.com site

alhills125 — 2009-06-11 22:10:09Z

Hi John,
My name is Albert Hills and I believe I'm am related to William Hills. My GGGrandfather is Orange Hills who had moved to Compton Quebec in the 1800's He was married to Betsy Kennedy. I was hoping to get an invite to the Hills family site. My email is alhills@ymail.com

Re: U.S. to Canada HILLS 1800s

alhills125 — 2009-06-11 21:34:31Z

Orange Hills
Orange is my GGgrandfather. I have Betsy (kennedy's) Hills' Bible, given to her by one of her daughters. Orange's son Zelbert moved from Compton Quebec to Camrose Alberta in the late 1800's with his sons'. There they started the Hills Ranching co. in the Battle River Valley area. One of Zelbert's sons Albert Delmont Hills married Mary Clark of Dresdin Ont. They had 5 children one of them.. Albert Wayne Hills is my Father. I have lots of info if wanted.

Re: Dear Cousin!!

JohnHills65 — 2009-06-08 22:00:11Z

Marie-

Thought I might mention Hills Family In America is now available on line. Google and others have put the entire thing out there.

The internet is more and more amazing, isn't it.

Re: Invitation to Hills Myfamily.com site

JohnHills65 — 2009-06-11 23:47:15Z

Al- Invite sent. Look forward to your sharing with the resting of us.

Re: Dear Cousin!!

JohnHills65 — 2009-06-13 13:28:10Z

Marie- Once in a great while an original copy of Hills Family In America shows at ebay. Last one of the original 1,500 copies sold for over $500.

I bought #4 of the even rare original Descendants of Samuel Hills the 1957 work by Holman for $65 some years ago. The Cd is available for next to nothing. That one hasn't made google's library yet.

What I would like to get my hands on are all the reports of the original Hills Family Association. The Family History folks are missing about 5 of them.

Re: Dear Cousin!!

JohnHills65 — 2009-06-16 16:03:27Z

You got an historical society close by? I know the Family History Folks would probably want to have it. They have most of the Association publicaitons on microfilm.

Re: Dear Cousin!!

JohnHills65 — 2009-06-18 20:03:51Z

Marie- The problem with many historical items is that they are fairly common - the family bibles. So local historical societies don't want them because of lack of room and care of the item issues..

The Hills Family annual reports are pretty rare. The Family History Centers have about 6 of them in their Utah collection which is why I think your item would be of interest their.

NEGHS has had a fair collection of Hills Family materials in their storage over the years. I believe there is still a Hills Reading Room there.

The Oregon Genealogical Forum accepts donations and has several of the Hills reports in the collection.

Amherst college has a Hills archive- Leonard Mariner Hills family partly endowed Amherst- and there is crossover with the Emily Dickinson collection.

You can call the library archives folks or check with the local historical society. Perhaps, if they are unable to tell you about preservation or willing to add the item to their collections, some referrals might be given for an archivist or restorer?

Do you have a rare book collector in your area- another resource?

Re: Spc. Casey L. Hills of Salem, Illinois, died June 24, 2009

signlady217 — 2009-07-09 19:50:45Z

Thank you for posting this information. This young hero is my cousin's son. I was fortunate enough to be able to attend the visitation and funeral on July 3 and 4, 2009. What a beautiful show of support from that community! Even though it was pouring down rain during the funeral procession, the streets were lined with cars, people and flags. Many people didn't even have umbrellas, and they still stood out there to show their love and respect to our family. Very touching!

Re: Hills family of Eastbourne, England area

csenkerik1 — 2009-07-14 15:41:16Z

Another note. I think my George Wm. had a brother named Thomas. Still looking. Hope it's helpful.
Cathie

Re: Hills family of Eastbourne, England area

csenkerik1 — 2009-07-13 22:18:52Z

sorry it's taken me so long. haven't been researching in quite awhile. My GG George William Hills was born in Hartfield, Sussex, around 1855. It's also referenced in the records as Tunbridge Wells, Kent, and Withyham, Sussex. I found a George that coordinated with the dates and places, also a continuing thread of working as a groom and domestic coachman. His parents' names were George and Sarah. Don't know if they are my relations. My GG George Wm. died in Eastbourne in November of 1920. Distant relations maybe. There are so many Hills! cathie

Re: Samuel,b. 1702 Malden,MA d. ? Swanzey NH - need proof!

LeslieCeanga — 2009-06-12 21:57:45Z

Sorry for sounding so short...I apologize for that...I would love to communicate with you..the Hills family comes quite a ways down into my more "recent" ancestry. I actually spend some time every summer in Swanzey NH camping but I've never had a moment to spend exploring graveyards...this summer..I will.
Leslie

Re: Samuel,b. 1702 Malden,MA d. ? Swanzey NH - need proof!

LeslieCeanga — 2009-05-28 23:11:40Z

I am a descendant of Joseph b.1602 married Rose>Joseph>Samuel>Samuel. We aren't following the same line of descent, but I thank you just the same.
Les

Spc. Casey L. Hills of Salem, Illinois, died June 24, 2009

RIP_09 — 2009-06-27 11:57:38Z

On the Web:
http://www.defenselink.mil/releases/release.aspx?releaseid=1...

IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 458-09
June 26, 2009
DoD Identifies Army Casualty

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Spc. Casey L. Hills, 23, of Salem, Illinois, died June 24 in Iraq of injuries sustained during a vehicle roll-over. He was assigned to the 100th Battalion, 442nd Infantry Regiment, Pago Pago, American Samoa.

The circumstances surrounding the incident are under investigation.

For more information on this soldier media may contact the Brian Melanephy, 9th Mission Support Command, at (808) 438-1600, ext. 3114.