James Robert HILL
Information on James, Mattie and children came from Myrtle Lee Hill, and Mabel Lee Mahle, Daughter and Granddaughter. James R Hill nativce of Hunt Cty. Moved to Hill Cty at age of seven. He died at 90, found dead in the fields, from family notes. If correct death date would be 1950. He had a 640 acre farm on Highway 380 called Hill's Ranch. May have been near Fort Worth, TX. Attended Baptist Church and was buried in old cemetary in Hillsboro. James R. Hill And Mattie were divorced after birth of Myrtle, and Mattie re-married. Second husband treated her badly and had her put away. James found out and, got her out and remarried Mattie. They were div. for 25 years before re-marriage. Most of this info from family bible. Date of marriage and Mattie's death date from newspaper clipping. James was sometimes called "Bob". SOURCES: 1. Records of Mabel LEe 2. 1997 Ordinance Index 3. General Index to Deaths of Hill Co., TX (FHL#1436216) 4. Death Records of Lubbock Co., TX (FHL#2047666) 5. Marriages of Hill Co., TX 1873-1971 (FHL#0985179;0985180)
Newspaper article states funeral services for Mrs Mattie Hill, 69, held at Bynum Brothers Funeral Home. Elder John T. Smith of the Church of Christ officiating. Per this same article Mattie had a sister, L.A. Brown of Lamesa. NAME: Prewitt/Pruitt
Sally's birthdate is an approximation.
sealings performed by self and Lynn Winn.
Date of birth and death from note in Mabel L Mahle's handwriting (George's niece). 1910 census lists entire family including a stepson, Thomas Taylor, born approx 1903. SOURCES: 1. Records of Mabel Lee Mahle 2. Marriage Records of Hill Co., TX 3. Death Records of Lubbock Co., TX
Mabel Lee Mahle was raised by her aunt, Myrtle Lee Hill, and Mabel remembers that Myrtle was twice Mabel's age when Mabel was 15. She recalled that this would never happen again. From this information I have estimated Great Aunt Myrtle's birth date. Courthouse with birth records was burned down. Myrtle refused to use her real age, and when she applied for social security she used date of 8 Mar 1910. We know this to be false as her first marriage was in 1910. Her nickname was Billie. Death and burial dates from funeral card. I knew her as Myrtle Lee Henderson. Don't know if Lee was her middle name or her name from first marriage.
He married Mattie A. E. J. Prewitt 6 Apr 1882 at Hill, Texas . Mattie A. E. J. Prewitt was born at 19 Jan 1862 .
They were the parents of 4
children:
Sally Hill
born Abt 1884.
Roxie Anna Hill
born 3 Dec 1886.
George B. Hill
born 8 Jul 1888.
Myrtle Hill
born 8 Mar 1892/93.
James Robert Hill died 18 Sep 1953 at Hillsboro, Hill, Texas .
Mattie A. E. J. Prewitt died 28 May 1930 at Lubbock, Lubbock, Texas .