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The Hill Letters July 18, 1980
Morgan County KyArchives History Letters


    donated by: Druscilla Hill
    I want to share letters I received back in 1980 from Donald Webb. The 
names 
    mentioned are HILL, HAMILTON, WILLIAMS, PETERS, WEBB, FERGUSON, PELFREY, 
    BROWN, PRESTON, FAIRCHILD, STAFFORD, VAUGHAN, RAMEY, PETERS, BOONE, COLE, 
    SKAGGS, COUCH, LEMASTER, JONES, CRAIG. I have seen most of these names 
    mentioned in the Johnson County archives. I hope in some small way this 
    information will be helpful to you in your research. It certainly was a 
    great deal of help to me. Any questions, I'm here.
    Druscilla Hill

     
    18 July 1980
    Dear Cousin Druscilla:
    The name Druscilla Hill takes my mind back to Druscilla Hill who was a 
    sister of Edward, Spencer, and Wesley Hill, the first settlers, along with 
    the Hamiltons, of Paint Creek. This Druscilla married David Hamilton, a 
    brother of Sarah Hamilton who married Edward Hill.I am sorry that you did 
    not mention your parent's names, so I am withholding genealogical 
    information until I hear from you with this information. I'm sure you 
don't 
    mind waiting a few days longer, for I have more genealogical information 
on 
    your families than you can shake stick at, as they would say back on 
Paint. 
    Being close neighbors to the Joe Hill family as well as to Ellen Hill, we 
    seemed like one large family. Jesse Hill, Bill's brother was my age and we 
    spent much time at each other's homes, working together, as country boys 
    would do, and also playing together. I remember long before Bill and 
Pearlie 
    were married. Bill was just a few years older than me.
    When you were at Myrt's did she show you the pictures of her grandparents, 
    Jacob Peters and his wife, Ellen's parents? Also, the picture of Wallace 
    Hill, her father? I was there last year and she showed them to me. If I 
were 
    you I would have copies made from them. I had our ancestors, Cynthia Ann 
    Williams Hill's picture copied. I am sending you a copy of it. I had 
several 
    made, and sent one to the Licking Valley Courier which was used in 
    connection with an article I had written on the Hill and Williams 
families. 
    It is important to have a number of copies of old pictures made due to the 
    fact that by accident or fire, the original might be destroyed.
    Just as soon as I hear from you I will write you a longer letter, filling 
in 
    some of the gaps in our genealogy which you might have failed to get 
    together.
    You will be surprised to learn of the many different families to whom you 
    are related back there in the Hills of Kentucky, the most lovely place 
this 
    side of Heaven.
    Sincerely,
    Donald E. Webb

Submitted by: Sharon Cox and Drucilla Hill
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