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Eliphlet Parmley Hill

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Eliphlet Parmley Hill

Birth
Tylersville, Jefferson County, New York, USA
Death
13 Nov 1907 (aged 82)
Burial
Indiana, Indiana County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
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E.P. HILL was born in 1824, near Tylersville, New York, and was a son of of Thomas and Laura Hill nee Parmley, who migrated to what is now Elk county, Pennsylvania, in 1837. The family removed to Conemaugh township, Indiana county, in 1839. The former died in 1859, over seventy-two years old; the latter in 1847, about fifty-five years of age.

Our subject commenced on the canal at Nineveh in 1847, and pursued boating as an avocation for six years. In 1848, he ran a section boat called the "Camden." He commenced with the Pa. R.R. in 1850, being engaged in getting out ties, and in September of the following year, began to work as a repair hand. In 1856, he became associated with the Indiana Branch R.R., and since May 24th of that year, has been the foreman of the Homer section.

He was married first in 1858 to Susan Fry, d., a daughter of Jacob and Susan Fry nee Junkins, the latter being a daughter of Hugh Junkins, one of the pioneers of Armagh, and second to Miss Mary A. Peddicord, daughter of Richard and Hannah Peddicord nee Allison. Our subjects's children were: Rebecca Ann, m. to James A. Johnston; Laura; George W., d.; John, m. to Isabella Lockard; Nancy; Susan, d.; Lucinda, Alexander, Mary S., Hannah C., Benton, Horace, Margaret, Alice, Clarissa.
- from Caldwell's History of Indiana County, Pennsylvania, page 455 (courtesy of Kathryn Doyle)

NOTE: Alice Hill Arnold Memorial #68365441 is not the child of Eliphlet Hill (information per Dan Harvey)
E.P. HILL was born in 1824, near Tylersville, New York, and was a son of of Thomas and Laura Hill nee Parmley, who migrated to what is now Elk county, Pennsylvania, in 1837. The family removed to Conemaugh township, Indiana county, in 1839. The former died in 1859, over seventy-two years old; the latter in 1847, about fifty-five years of age.

Our subject commenced on the canal at Nineveh in 1847, and pursued boating as an avocation for six years. In 1848, he ran a section boat called the "Camden." He commenced with the Pa. R.R. in 1850, being engaged in getting out ties, and in September of the following year, began to work as a repair hand. In 1856, he became associated with the Indiana Branch R.R., and since May 24th of that year, has been the foreman of the Homer section.

He was married first in 1858 to Susan Fry, d., a daughter of Jacob and Susan Fry nee Junkins, the latter being a daughter of Hugh Junkins, one of the pioneers of Armagh, and second to Miss Mary A. Peddicord, daughter of Richard and Hannah Peddicord nee Allison. Our subjects's children were: Rebecca Ann, m. to James A. Johnston; Laura; George W., d.; John, m. to Isabella Lockard; Nancy; Susan, d.; Lucinda, Alexander, Mary S., Hannah C., Benton, Horace, Margaret, Alice, Clarissa.
- from Caldwell's History of Indiana County, Pennsylvania, page 455 (courtesy of Kathryn Doyle)

NOTE: Alice Hill Arnold Memorial #68365441 is not the child of Eliphlet Hill (information per Dan Harvey)

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Shares headstone with Susan Hill #38948405 & Mary A Hill #38948405

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