William Hood HILL
SOURCES OF INFORMATION: 1. Family Record book of Blanche M. Belcher 2. SL Temple Record William emigrated with his family to Nauvoo in 1841. He crossed the plains to Utah in 1849. He served in the Utah War from 1857 to 1858. He was called to serve in the Black Hawk War in 1866. He was "haunted by the officers" during the raid of 1885. (Charges of polygamy??? - my own presumption). He served a mission to England from about 1886 to 1888. He was arrested upon his return home and served a seventy-day term in the penitentiary. He was called to be the president of the sixty-first Quorum of Seventy. He was superintendent of the Sunday School and later first counselor to Bishop James C. Hamilton in 1900. William is mentioned on the Nauvoo List of Members.
Baptism in progress (7/80) for Elizabeth Some records say wife born in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois Baptism, 9 Nov 1875: Rebaptism
He married Elizabeth Ann Hamilton 14 Feb 1870 at Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah . Elizabeth Ann Hamilton was born at Minord, Holt, Missouri 9 Jan 1850 .
They were the parents of 7
children:
James Robert Hill
born 19 Feb 1871.
Elizabeth Ann Hill
born 7 May 1873.
David Reuben Hill
born 14 Feb 1875.
Lewis Samuel Hill
born 10 Feb 1877.
Mary Ellen Hill
born 7 Jul 1879.
Lenora Jane Hill
born 31 Jan 1883.
Hazel Agnes Hill
born 16 Nov 1886.
William Hood Hill died 13 Nov 1907 at Millcreek, Salt Lake, Utah .
Elizabeth Ann Hamilton died 12 Aug 1916 at Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah .