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

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Thomas Abraham Wylie Hill

July 24, 1834 - January 14, 1921

Born in Marion County, AL on July 24, 1834.
Resided in Bastrop, Bastrop County, TX in 1860 with wife and four children.

Reached regiment by February 1862.
Enlisted in Company D at Corinth, MS on April 15, 1862 by Colonel Wharton.
Promoted to 2nd Corporal by April 1863.
Present in February 1864.
Left regiment in north AL in October 1864 and thought to have returned to TX.
Member of Terry Lodge, Regimental, Masonic Chapter.

Attended the 1902 Terry's Texas Rangers Regimental Reunion at Dallas.

Elected commander of the J. D. Sayers Camp ExConfederates of Bastrop County.

Died on January 14, 1921 in Smithville, Bastrop County, TX.

Cousin of D. O. Hill, Co. D, and R. T. Hill, Co. D.

Also Identified As:
	None Identified
Family Members & Researcher Contacts:
	(great great grandson) (distantly related to JWF Hill)
Parents:
	Milton Milledge Meade Hill b. May 13, 1802 m. Olley Amelia Foster who died November 6, 1824 m. Julia Foster Walker d. February 18, 1850 Julia Foster Walker b. 1808 m. Milton Milledge Meade Hill d. August 22, 1868
Siblings:
	James H. Hill b. m. Lou Sanders d. Sarah Theodosia Hill b. November 12, 1829 m. Quilla James Nichols (b. December 13, 1822, d. April 29, 1882) ~1846 in Travis County, TX. d. April 18, 1920 in Austin, Travis County, TX. Dr. Robert Edward Hill, Co. D b. March 30, 1832 in Marion County, AL. d. August 13, 1881 in Bastrop County, TX. John Walker Foster Hill, Co. D b. December 3, 1836 in Tuscaloosa County, AL. m. Mariah Yerger (b. ~1852, d. December 29, 1875) 1868 in Travis County, TX. d. December 25, 1928 in Smithville, Bastrop County, TX. Martha Elizabeth Hill b. 1839 in Bastrop County, TX. m. Thomas Jefferson Brooks (d. before 1880), date unknown in Travis County, TX. d. 1887 Middleton Milledge Meade Hill, Jr. b. November 24, 1843 d. May 1871 Mary Scott Hill b. July 25, 1844 m. James Duncan Williams (b. 1843, d. 1880), date unknown Travis County, TX. d. after 1930 in Austin, Travis County, TX.
Spouse(s):
	Sarah Elizabeth Scates b. February 8, 1838 m. d. May 31, 1891
Children:
	Middleton Hill b. ~ 1856 Bell Hill b. ~ 1858 Mary Anna Hill b. February 3, 1860 d. May 13, 1887 Austin M. Hill b. February 3, 1860 Sarah Hill b. ~1862 Robert Hill b. ~1865 Mattie Hill b. March 25, 1868 d. August 1873 Jimmie Hill b. March 1873 d. April 1873 John Hill b. ~ 1877 Sallie Hill b. ~ 1880 m. A. B. Shawn
Gravesite:
	Hill Cemetery, Smithville, Bastrop County, TX. T.A.W. HILL BORN JULY 24, 1834 DIED JAN. 14, 1921

1840 Census - TX
	Head of Houshold

1850 Census - TX, Bastrop County, Page 159, Dwelling 109, Family 115, (15/52)
	Name	Age.	Sex	Color	Occupation	Real Estate	Nativity	Student?	Illiterate?
	Middleton Hill	47	M				GA
	Julia F. Hill	39	F				GA
	Robert Hill	18	M				AL	Y
	Thomas Hill	16	M				AL	Y
	John Hill	13	M				AL	Y
	Martha Hill	11	F				TX	Y
	James Hill	8	M				TX	Y
	Mary Hill	6	F				TX	Y
	Middleton Hill	2	M				TX
	Minus M. Long	26	M		Overseer		TN

1860 Census - TX, Bastrop County, Bastrop, Precinct 8, Page 271A-B, Dwelling 523, Family 483, (2/11)
	Name	Age.	Sex	Race	Occupation	Real Estate	Personal Estate	Nativity	Student?	Literate?
	Thos. A. W. Hill	26	M		Overseer	$1,700	$2,155	AL
	Sarah Hill	22	F					TX
	Middleton Hill	4	M					TX
	Bell Hill	2	F					TX
	Mary Hill	4m						TX
	Austin Hill	4m						TX

1860 Census Slave Schedule - TX, Bastrop County, Page, Line, (image)
	Slave Owner	# of Slaves	Age	Sex	Color	Fugitive	Manummitted	Handicapped	Slave Houses

1870 Census - TX, Bastrop County, BAstrop, Page , Dwelling 1609, Family 1767, (212/278)
	Name	Age	Sex	Race	Occupation	Real Estate	Personal Estate	Nativity	Parentage	Student?	Literate?
	Thom. E. W. Hill	36	M	W	Farmer	$4,000	$2,000	AL
	Sarah E. Hill	32	F	W	Keeps House			TX
	Milton Hill	14	M	W				TX		Y
	Bell Hill	12	F	W				TX		Y
	M. A. Hill	10	F	W	Twins			TX		Y
	A. M. Hill	10	F	W	Twins			TX		Y
	Sarah Hill	8	F	W				TX
	Robert Hill	5	M	W				TX
	Marty Hill	1	M	W	Twins			TX
	Heather Hill	1	F	W	Twins			TX

1880 Census - TX, Bastrop County, Bastrop, District 15, Page 186A, Dwelling 1, Family 1, (1/27)
	Name	Rel.	Sex	Race	Age	Nativity	Occupation	Father's Nativity	Mother's Nativity
	Thomas Hill		M	W	45	AL	Farmer	GA	AL
	.Sarah E. Hill	Wife	F	W	42	TX	Housekeeper	KY	TN
	Middleton Hill	Son	M	W	24	TX	Farmer	AL	TX
	A. M. Hill	Son	M	W	20	TX	Farmer	AL	TX
	Tommie Hill	Dau	F	W	17	TX	At School	AL	TX
	Sarah Hill	Dau	F	W	14	TX	At School	AL	TX
	Julia S. Hill	Dau	F	W	9	TX	At School	AL	TX
	Robert Hill	Son	M	W	11	TX	At School	AL	TX
	John Hill	Son	M	W	3	TX	At School	AL	TX
	Sallie Hill	Dau	F	W	3m	TX	Nursing	AL	TX

1900 Census - TX, Bastrop County, Town, page, Street Address, Dwelling, Family, (image)

Name

Rel.

Race

Sex

D.O.B.

Age.

Mar. info.

Children

Nativity

Father's Nativity

Mother's Nativity

Citizenship

Occupation

Education

Home Ownership

1910 Census - TX, Bastrop County, Town, page, Street Address, Dwelling, Family, (image)

Name

Rel.

Race

Sex

Age.

Mar. info.

Children

Nativity

Father's Nativity

Mother's Nativity

Citizenship

Occupation

Education

Home Ownership

1920 Census - TX, Bastrop County, Bastrop, Precinct 2, ED 22, Page 4B, Line 93, 89 Maw St., Family 106, (6/25)

Name

Rel.

Tenure

Sex

Race

Age

Married

Citizenship

Education

Nativity

Father's Nativity

Mother's Nativity

Occupation

A. B. Shawn

Head

Own

Master Machinest for the Railway

Sallie Shawn

Wife

T. A. W. Hill

Father in Law

M. M. Hill

Brother in Law

Related Links:
	J. W. F. Hill letter, dated November 14, 1861 J. W. F. Hill letter, dated December 19, 1861 J. W. F. Hill letter, dated April 17, 1862 J. W. F. Hill Letter, dated May 6, 1862 R. E. Hill Letter, dated May 25, 1862 R. E. Hill Letter, dated June 16, 1862 J. W. Hill Letter, dated September 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 Masonic Lodge Roll 1863 & 1864 "Terry's Texas Rangers," Confederate Veteran, May 1902, p. 208. (Reunion) "J. D. Sayers Camp, U. G. V. Reunion at Elgin With a Big Barbecue," Bastrop Advertiser, April 11, 1908. Terry's Texas Rangers By L.B. Giles - Chapter 4 Yeary's Reminiscences of the Boys in Gray: T. A. W. Hill (offsite) Robert Walker Family website: Hill, Thomas Abraham Wylie (offsite) Mary Gill Smith's Rough Draft of a Fine Family gedcom (offsite) Eleanor Colson's McGehee Family gedcom (offsite) LDS Family Group Record Thomas Abraham Wiley Hill (offsite) LDS Family Group Record Thomas Abraham Wiley Hill (offsite) Hill Cemetery, Smithville, Bastrop County, TX (offsite) Hill Cemetery, Bastrop County, TX (offsite) Bastrop Advertiser - April 11, 1908
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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