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John Walker Foster Hill

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John Walker Foster Hill

Birth
Alabama, USA
Death
25 Dec 1928 (aged 92)
Bastrop County, Texas, USA
Burial
Smithville, Bastrop County, Texas, USA Add to Map
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Son of Milton Milledge Meade Hill & Julia Foster Walker Hill. Brother of: Dr. Robert Edward Hill/Terry's Texas Rangers/CO D/CSA & Thomas Abraham Wylie Hill/Terry's Texas Rangers/CO D/CSA.
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John Mustered into Company D at Houston, TX on September 7, 1861.Captured at Murfreesboro, TN on December 31, 1862.
Forwarded to Camp Douglas, IL, then forwarded to City Point, VA.
Released at City Point, VA on April 7, 1863.
Promoted to 1st Sergeant by April 1863.
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Member of Terry Lodge, Regimental, Masonic chapter.

Husband of Mariah Yerger who was the daughter of John C. Yerger who owned mercantile and hardware business in Bastrop County, TX

Father of Yerger Hill b:October 12, 1869. Yerger married Fannie Harris

Article written in Dallas Morning News on December 27, 1928: "Former Terry Ranger Buried at Smithville" Page 5, section 1

Pension Application # 46681/Mrs. John Walker Hill/
Son of Milton Milledge Meade Hill & Julia Foster Walker Hill. Brother of: Dr. Robert Edward Hill/Terry's Texas Rangers/CO D/CSA & Thomas Abraham Wylie Hill/Terry's Texas Rangers/CO D/CSA.
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John Mustered into Company D at Houston, TX on September 7, 1861.Captured at Murfreesboro, TN on December 31, 1862.
Forwarded to Camp Douglas, IL, then forwarded to City Point, VA.
Released at City Point, VA on April 7, 1863.
Promoted to 1st Sergeant by April 1863.
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Member of Terry Lodge, Regimental, Masonic chapter.

Husband of Mariah Yerger who was the daughter of John C. Yerger who owned mercantile and hardware business in Bastrop County, TX

Father of Yerger Hill b:October 12, 1869. Yerger married Fannie Harris

Article written in Dallas Morning News on December 27, 1928: "Former Terry Ranger Buried at Smithville" Page 5, section 1

Pension Application # 46681/Mrs. John Walker Hill/

Bio by: flgrl


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Member of Terry's Texas Rangers



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