DO Hill Biographical Notes - Online Archive of Terry's Texas Rangers

Dionysius Oliver Hill

October 26, 1843 - January 30, 1905

Born in Bastrop, TX October 26, 1843.
Resided in Bastrop, Bastrop County, TX in 1860 with his parents and three siblings.

Mustered into Company D at Houston, TX on September 7, 1861.
Absent in May 1862 with cousin R. T. Hill, due to illness.
Present in February 1864.
Absent from December 1864 until at least January 1865.

Attended the 1875 Terry's Texas Rangers Regimental Reunion at Barton's Springs.
Attended the 1898 Terry's Texas Rangers Regimental Reunion at Austin.

Died on January 30, 1905.
Buried in Oliver-Powell Cemetery, Bastrop County, TX.

Cousin of R. T. Hill, Co. D, and cousin of (3 brothers) J. W. F. Hill, Co. D, R. E. Hill, Co. D, and T. A. W. Hill, Co. D.

Also Identified As:
	Dionasias Hill, Cap Hill
Family Members & Researcher Contacts:
	(great great grandson of TAW Hill) (distantly related to JWF Hill)
Parents:
	Thomas Baytop Jefferson Hill b. January 27, 1814 in Oglethorpe County, GA (settled in TX in November 1840) d. May 5, 1873 Sarah Lucinda S. Oliver b. November 26, 1824 d. May 23, 1898
Siblings:
	Thomas Anderson Hill b. December 8, 1841 served in Confederacy in a GA regiment m. Sarah Louisa McGehee (b. July 30, 1844, d. October 12, 1916) d. 1924
Spouse(s):
	Nannie (or Mamie) Aldridge daughter of John Aldridge and Eliza Hickerson b. April 5, 1848 m. D. O. Hill November 25, 1866 d. buried in Oliver-Powell Cemetery near Smithville, TX
Children:
	Unknown
Gravesite:
	Oliver-Powell Cemetery, near Smithville, Bastrop County, TX D. O. HILL OCT. 26, 1843. DIED JAN. 30, 1905. FAITHFUL AND TRUE.

1850 Census - State, County, Town, Page, Dwelling, Family, (image)
	Name	Age	Sex	Color	Occupation	Real Estate	Nativity	Student?	Illiterate?

1860 Census - TX, Bastrop County, Bastrop, Page, Dwelling, Family, (image)
	Name	Age	Sex	Race	Occupation	Real Estate	Personal Estate	Nativity	Student?	Literate?

1870 Census - State, County, Town, Page, Dwelling, Family, (image)
	Name	Age	Sex	Race	Occupation	Real Estate	Personal Estate	Nativity	Parentage	Student?	Literate?

1880 Census - State, County, Town, Page, Dwelling, Family, (image)

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1900 Census - State, County, Town, Page, Street Address, Dwelling, Family, (image)

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D.O.B.

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Mar. info.

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Mother's Nativity

Citizenship

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Education

Home Ownership

Related Links:
	J. W. F. Hill Letter, dated November 14, 1861 J. W. F. Hill Letter, dated December 19, 1861 R. E. Hill Letter, dated December 22, 1861 T. A. Hill Letter, dated May 19, 1862 Diary of Ephraim Shelby Dodd - June 14, 1862 J. W. Hill Letter, dated June 16, 1862 Diary of Ephraim Shelby Dodd - September 24, 1862 J. W. Hill Letter, dated September 26, 1862 J. W. Hill Letter, dated October 26, 1862 J. W. Hill Letter, November 25, 1862 R. E. Hill Letter, December 8, 1862 J. W. Hill Letter, December 10, 1862 R. E. Hill Letter, January 12, 1863 R. E. Hill Letter, February 23, 1863 R. E. Hill Letter, March 5, 1863 R. E. Hill Letter, March 25, 1863 "Barton's Springs—Bubbling Waters and Good Cheer," Austin Daily Statesmen, July 8, 1875. "Texas Rangers Reunion at Austin," Confederate Veteran, August 1898, p. 372. (offsite) Marriage Record - D. O. Hill and Mamie Aldridge (offsite) Oliver-Powell Cemetery (Transcription 1) - D.O. Hill, Nannie Aldridge, T. B. J. & S. L. S. Hill (offsite) Oliver-Powell Cemetery (Transcription 2) - D.O. Hill, Nannie Aldridge, T. B. J. & S. L. S. Hill (offsite) Oliver-Powell Cemetery (Transcription 3) - D.O. Hill, Nannie Aldridge, T. B. J. & S. L. S. Hill
Sources:
	Claiborne, John M. Muster Roll of Terry's Texas Rangers; With Historical Remarks. Galveston: Self Published, 1882. Goldman, Pauline S., ed., Letters from three Members of Terry's Texas Rangers, 1861-1865, Unpublished MA Thesis, University of Texas, 1930. Jones, Andrew M. Annotated Roster of Terry's Texas Rangers, the 8th Texas Cavalry. Unpublished Research. Scott, Paul R. Eighth Texas Cavalry, CSA. Arlington: The University of Texas at Arlington, July 1977. Unpublished MA Thesis.
Research Links:
	(offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (surname: Hill) (offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (surname: Hill) (offsite) TXGenWeb Project (Bastrop County, TX) (offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (Bastrop County, TX) (offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (Bastrop County, TX)

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