West Virginia Pioneers

Bowdridge Gilbert Hill

Male 1842 - 1921  (78 years)


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  • Name Bowdridge Gilbert Hill 
    Born 3 Feb 1842  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Died 17 Jan 1921  West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Buried Tribble, Mason, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 


    • Bowdridge Gilbert Hill
      Birth: Dec. 3, 1842
      Jackson County
      West Virginia, USA
      Death: Jan. 17, 1921
      West Virginia, USA
      Bowdridge Gilbert (Bird) Hill, the third child of Elizabeth (Boswell) Hill and Allen Hill. He was born December 03, 1842 in Jackson County, West Virginia. He grew to manhood in this section, engaging in farming and logging. He married Mandana Sarah Bailey, they had five children: Flora Jane Hill, Allen Alfred Hill, John Chapman Hill, Charles Melmoth Hill, George Ammon Hill. He later married Rose Wilson and they had five children: Homer Glenn Hill, Wrennie Myrtle Hill, Maude Ester Hill, Gertrude Virgie Hill, and Lucy Fanny Hill. He lived the greater part of his life in Mason County near Tribble, West Virginia. He is buried in the Warner Cemetery on Mud Lick Creek near Tribble, West Virginia.
      Visit West Virginia Cemetery Preservation Association, Inc. for more interments at Warner Chapel Cemetery.
      Family links:
      Children:
      Flora Jane Hill Richey (1865 - 1943)*
      Burial:
      Warner Chapel Cemetery
      Tribble
      Mason County
      West Virginia, USA
      Created by: Phillip H. Pitzer
      Record added: Jan 26, 2005
      Find A Grave Memorial# 10380682
      Bowdridge Gilbert Hill
      Added by: Phillip H. Pitzer
    Person ID I38605  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 10 Oct 2013 

    Father Allen Hill,   b. 3 Apr 1818, Putnam County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Mar 1859, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 40 years) 
    Mother Ann Eliza Boswell,   b. 28 Oct 1811,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 17 Jan 1839  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Notes 

    • JCMR
      Alen Hill to Eliza Bozzel 1/17/1839
    Family ID F6251  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Mandana Sarah Bailey,   b. CA 1848, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Between 1870 and 1880  (Age ~ 22 years) 
    Married 21 Mar 1863  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
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    • Marriage Record
      Date: license 3/21/1863
      Place: Jackson, West Virginia, United States
      B G Hill
      Mandana S Baily, dau of A Bailey of Jackson County

      1870 Mill Creek, Jackson, WV
      Hill, Bowdridge S 26 VA
      Mandana S 22 VA
      Flora J 5 WV
      Alfred A 2 WV
      John C 1 WV

      1880 Union, Mason, WV
      Hill, Boudridge G 37 WV VA VA
      Josie 26 VA VA VA
      Flora J 15 da WV
      Alfred A 13 son WV
      John C 10 son WV
      Charles M 8 son WV
      George A 6 son WV
    Children 
     1. Flora Jane Hill,   b. 3 Apr 1865, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Alfred Allen Hill,   b. 29 Dec 1867, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Nov 1931, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years)
     3. John Chapman Hill,   b. CA 1869, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Charles Melmoth Hill,   b. 15 Aug 1871, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. George Ammon Hill,   b. 18 Dec 1873, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F26599  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Rosalie Wilson,   b. Abt 1851, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 7 Sep 1879  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
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    • Marriage Record
      Date: 9/7/1879
      Place: Jackson Co, WV
      B G Hill, 36, res Jackson co
      Rosa Wilson, 25, res Jackson co

      1880 Union, Mason, WV
      Hill, Boudridge G 37 WV VA VA
      Josie 26 VA VA VA
      Flora J 15 da WV
      Alfred A 13 son WV
      John C 10 son WV
      Charles M 8 son WV
      George A 6 son WV

      1900 Union, Mason, WV
      Hill, Boudridge G 12/1844 m 20y WVWVWV
      Rosie 9/1855 m 20y 6-5 children VAVAVA
      Homer G son 7/1880 s WVWVVA Homer Glenn 7/23/1880 Mason
      Renna M da 3/1882 WV Raney M (m) 3/17/1882 Mason
      Maud E da 6/1884 WV 11/6/1884 Mason
      Gertrude da 3/1886 WV
      Lucy F da 6/1888 WV Lucy Fanny 6/4/1888 Mason

      1920 Union, Mason, WV
      Hill, Bodgridge G 76 WVWVWV
      Rosa L 69 VA VAVA
      Jividen, Roy L gs 18 s WVWVWV
      Barnhart, Tressie M gd 13 WVWVWV
      Mamie J gd 11 WVWVWV
      Wilson, Isabel sil 60 s VA VA VA
    Children 
     1. Homer Glenn Hill,   b. 23 Jul 1880, Mason County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Wrennie Myrtle Hill,   b. 17 Mar 1882, Mason County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Maude Esther Hill,   b. 6 Nov 1884, Mason County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Gertrude Virgie Hill,   b. Mar 1886, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Lucy Fanny Hill,   b. 4 Jun 1888, Mason County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F26600  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S429] Phillip Pitzer pitzer@btswirelessweb.com.

    2. [S17] Marriage Records, Jackson Co, WV.