Susie Mae Graham was born in Flintville, TN to James Robert Graham and Alice Barker Graham on April 26, 1882. The family moved from Flintville, TN to Milam Co., Texas in November of 1890. Two more children were born to them in Davilla, TX; son Robert Lee Graham in 1890, and Sallie Graham in Spring 1894 just before James' death June 6, 1894 from influenza in Waxahatchie, Ellis Co., TX.
Her mother, Alice, re-married a much older widower, James H. Server in 1898, and had one son with him, Eugene Farrol Server b. 1908. Alice also helped raise a step-daughter, Mattie Server. Most of the other Server children were grown and on their own.
Susie Mae went on to become one of the famed "Harvey Girls" for the railroad line that went through Washington Co., TX. It was there she met Benjamin Harvey Hill, and on December 10, 1910 they married in Brenham, Washington Co., TX.
Susie and Ben had three children together; Farringdon "Don" Graham Hill b. 1911, Eugene Benjamin Hill b. 1912, and Marguerite Hill b. 1914, all at the Hill family homestead in Gay Hill, TX.
Sadly, the little girl, Marguerite, died at age 8 from mastoiditis, and is buried in Ft. Worth, TX.
Later, Susie's husband, Ben, went to work for the railroad which took him to Wichita Falls, TX, and later out West. He eventually moved his family to California where Susie and Ben lived the rest of their lives. They lost their eldest son "Don" as a young man, in 1944.
She was called "Mammaw" by the grandchildren. In my memories, she always wore a full apron, and spent hours in the kitchen canning vegetables and fruit grown on their property. I can picture her snapping green beans in the corner of the kitchen, in preparation for another big meal. Our grandfather always came home for lunch every single day to have the afternoon meal that she had prepared.
"Mae", as she was called by our grandfather, suffered family loss. The death of her eldest son was followed just a few months later by the death of her brother, Eugene, during WWII. Later in life, she also suffered major burns on her lower body from a car accident in which she was a passenger. My grandfather was thrown clear, but went back to the car to pull her out, suffering major burns as well in the process. Neither was expected to live but somehow they held on and survived. Life was not always kind.
Susie Mae Hill died on May 16, 1977 in San Bernardino, CA. Ashes were scattered by family. There is a marker for Susie and husband, Ben, in Gay Hill, Texas at Oak Rest Cemetery, near other Hill family graves. It is where they started out, and fitting that they should be remembered there.
(*Note: There are several major errors in some of the records on Ancestry for Susie Mae Graham Hill, including several census reports, and the transcription from Find-A-Grave, which has listed different names for her parents, and are entirely wrong. It looks like someone merged two different files into one.)
Her mother, Alice, re-married a much older widower, James H. Server in 1898, and had one son with him, Eugene Farrol Server b. 1908. Alice also helped raise a step-daughter, Mattie Server. Most of the other Server children were grown and on their own.
Susie Mae went on to become one of the famed "Harvey Girls" for the railroad line that went through Washington Co., TX. It was there she met Benjamin Harvey Hill, and on December 10, 1910 they married in Brenham, Washington Co., TX.
Susie and Ben had three children together; Farringdon "Don" Graham Hill b. 1911, Eugene Benjamin Hill b. 1912, and Marguerite Hill b. 1914, all at the Hill family homestead in Gay Hill, TX.
Sadly, the little girl, Marguerite, died at age 8 from mastoiditis, and is buried in Ft. Worth, TX.
Later, Susie's husband, Ben, went to work for the railroad which took him to Wichita Falls, TX, and later out West. He eventually moved his family to California where Susie and Ben lived the rest of their lives. They lost their eldest son "Don" as a young man, in 1944.
She was called "Mammaw" by the grandchildren. In my memories, she always wore a full apron, and spent hours in the kitchen canning vegetables and fruit grown on their property. I can picture her snapping green beans in the corner of the kitchen, in preparation for another big meal. Our grandfather always came home for lunch every single day to have the afternoon meal that she had prepared.
"Mae", as she was called by our grandfather, suffered family loss. The death of her eldest son was followed just a few months later by the death of her brother, Eugene, during WWII. Later in life, she also suffered major burns on her lower body from a car accident in which she was a passenger. My grandfather was thrown clear, but went back to the car to pull her out, suffering major burns as well in the process. Neither was expected to live but somehow they held on and survived. Life was not always kind.
Susie Mae Hill died on May 16, 1977 in San Bernardino, CA. Ashes were scattered by family. There is a marker for Susie and husband, Ben, in Gay Hill, Texas at Oak Rest Cemetery, near other Hill family graves. It is where they started out, and fitting that they should be remembered there.
(*Note: There are several major errors in some of the records on Ancestry for Susie Mae Graham Hill, including several census reports, and the transcription from Find-A-Grave, which has listed different names for her parents, and are entirely wrong. It looks like someone merged two different files into one.)
Susie Mae Graham was born in Flintville, TN to James Robert Graham and Alice Barker Graham on April 26, 1882. The family moved from Flintville, TN to Milam Co., Texas in November of 1890. Two more children were born to them in Davilla, TX; son Robert Lee Graham in 1890, and Sallie Graham in Spring 1894 just before James' death June 6, 1894 from influenza in Waxahatchie, Ellis Co., TX.
Her mother, Alice, re-married a much older widower, James H. Server in 1898, and had one son with him, Eugene Farrol Server b. 1908. Alice also helped raise a step-daughter, Mattie Server. Most of the other Server children were grown and on their own.
Susie Mae went on to become one of the famed "Harvey Girls" for the railroad line that went through Washington Co., TX. It was there she met Benjamin Harvey Hill, and on December 10, 1910 they married in Brenham, Washington Co., TX.
Susie and Ben had three children together; Farringdon "Don" Graham Hill b. 1911, Eugene Benjamin Hill b. 1912, and Marguerite Hill b. 1914, all at the Hill family homestead in Gay Hill, TX.
Sadly, the little girl, Marguerite, died at age 8 from mastoiditis, and is buried in Ft. Worth, TX.
Later, Susie's husband, Ben, went to work for the railroad which took him to Wichita Falls, TX, and later out West. He eventually moved his family to California where Susie and Ben lived the rest of their lives. They lost their eldest son "Don" as a young man, in 1944.
She was called "Mammaw" by the grandchildren. In my memories, she always wore a full apron, and spent hours in the kitchen canning vegetables and fruit grown on their property. I can picture her snapping green beans in the corner of the kitchen, in preparation for another big meal. Our grandfather always came home for lunch every single day to have the afternoon meal that she had prepared.
"Mae", as she was called by our grandfather, suffered family loss. The death of her eldest son was followed just a few months later by the death of her brother, Eugene, during WWII. Later in life, she also suffered major burns on her lower body from a car accident in which she was a passenger. My grandfather was thrown clear, but went back to the car to pull her out, suffering major burns as well in the process. Neither was expected to live but somehow they held on and survived. Life was not always kind.
Susie Mae Hill died on May 16, 1977 in San Bernardino, CA. Ashes were scattered by family. There is a marker for Susie and husband, Ben, in Gay Hill, Texas at Oak Rest Cemetery, near other Hill family graves. It is where they started out, and fitting that they should be remembered there.
(*Note: There are several major errors in some of the records on Ancestry for Susie Mae Graham Hill, including several census reports, and the transcription from Find-A-Grave, which has listed different names for her parents, and are entirely wrong. It looks like someone merged two different files into one.)
Her mother, Alice, re-married a much older widower, James H. Server in 1898, and had one son with him, Eugene Farrol Server b. 1908. Alice also helped raise a step-daughter, Mattie Server. Most of the other Server children were grown and on their own.
Susie Mae went on to become one of the famed "Harvey Girls" for the railroad line that went through Washington Co., TX. It was there she met Benjamin Harvey Hill, and on December 10, 1910 they married in Brenham, Washington Co., TX.
Susie and Ben had three children together; Farringdon "Don" Graham Hill b. 1911, Eugene Benjamin Hill b. 1912, and Marguerite Hill b. 1914, all at the Hill family homestead in Gay Hill, TX.
Sadly, the little girl, Marguerite, died at age 8 from mastoiditis, and is buried in Ft. Worth, TX.
Later, Susie's husband, Ben, went to work for the railroad which took him to Wichita Falls, TX, and later out West. He eventually moved his family to California where Susie and Ben lived the rest of their lives. They lost their eldest son "Don" as a young man, in 1944.
She was called "Mammaw" by the grandchildren. In my memories, she always wore a full apron, and spent hours in the kitchen canning vegetables and fruit grown on their property. I can picture her snapping green beans in the corner of the kitchen, in preparation for another big meal. Our grandfather always came home for lunch every single day to have the afternoon meal that she had prepared.
"Mae", as she was called by our grandfather, suffered family loss. The death of her eldest son was followed just a few months later by the death of her brother, Eugene, during WWII. Later in life, she also suffered major burns on her lower body from a car accident in which she was a passenger. My grandfather was thrown clear, but went back to the car to pull her out, suffering major burns as well in the process. Neither was expected to live but somehow they held on and survived. Life was not always kind.
Susie Mae Hill died on May 16, 1977 in San Bernardino, CA. Ashes were scattered by family. There is a marker for Susie and husband, Ben, in Gay Hill, Texas at Oak Rest Cemetery, near other Hill family graves. It is where they started out, and fitting that they should be remembered there.
(*Note: There are several major errors in some of the records on Ancestry for Susie Mae Graham Hill, including several census reports, and the transcription from Find-A-Grave, which has listed different names for her parents, and are entirely wrong. It looks like someone merged two different files into one.)
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