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

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Robert T. Hill

~1832 or 1842 - 1895

Born in TN around 1832 or 1842.
Resided in Washington, Washington County, TX in 1860 with wife and one child. (Alternate record lists his residence in Bastrop County, TX.)

Mustered into Company D at Houston, TX on September 7, 1861.
Elected 2nd Sergeant.
Resigned rank on December 14, 1861, reduced to private.
Absent in May 1862 due to illness.
Transfered to Wharton's Scouts in January 1863.
Captured while on bread detail by March 1863.
Unaccounted for by August 1863, when he may have been captured at Cowan, TN.
Forwarded to Camp Chase, OH in September 1863.
Forwarded to Rock Island, IL in January 1864.
Absent and thought to be in Middle TN in June 1864; records indicate he remained imprisoned until March 1865.
Forwarded to unknown location for exchange in March 1865.
Member of Terry Lodge, Regimental, Masonic Chapter.
Paroled at Brenham, TX in August 1865 (apparently).

Cousin of D. O. 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:
	R. F. Hill
Family Members & Researcher Contacts:
	(great great grandson of TAW Hill) (distantly related to JWF Hill)
Parents:
	Abraham Wylie Hill b. February 10, 1816 d. December 29, 1884 Elizabeth Evaline Hubbard b. April 29, 1818 d. June 1, 1893
Siblings:
	Mary Hill b. March 10, 1838 m. John W. Watson (b. August 25, 1834, d. March 23, 1869) d. January 8, 1875 Sarah Hill b. after 1838 Augustus M. Hill b. 1846
Spouse(s):
	Lucinda Phoebe Caldwell b. 1843 sister of C. G. Caldwell, Co. D, and W. H. Caldwell, Co. D d. after 1880
Children:
	Charlie W. Hill b. 1869 Annie S. Hill b. 1874 m. Charles T. Snyder J. C. Hill b. 1876 W. H. Hill b. 1880
Gravesite:
	Unlocated

1840 Census - State, County, Town, Page, (image)
	Head of Houshold

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

1860 Census - State, County, Town, 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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Race

Sex

Age

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Mar. St.

Occupation

Health

Education

Nativity

Father's Nativity

Mother's Nativity

Related Links:
	J. W. F. Hill Letter, dated December 19, 1861 R. E. Hill Letter, dated December 22, 1861 R. E. Hill Letter, dated May 25, 1862 R. E. Hill Letter, dated June 16, 1862 J. W. Hill Letter, December 10, 1862 R. E. Hill Letter, January 12, 1863 R. E. Hill Letter, March 5, 1863 R. E. Hill Letter, March 25, 1863 "More Texans at Rock Island," Galveston Weekly News, April 5, 1865 "Texas Rangers Reunion at Austin," Confederate Veteran, August 1898, p. 372
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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