Edith Hill

1875 - 1946  (70 years)

• Name	Edith Hill
  Birth	31 Dec 1875	Medina, Orleans, NY
  Gender	Female
  Census	20 Jun 1900	Medina, Orleans, NY ; age 23, born Dec 1876 in NY, teacher, living with parents
  Census	1 Jun 1905	Medina, Orleans, NY ; age 28, born US, clerk at census, living with parents
  Census	18 Apr 1910	Medina, Orleans, NY ; age 34, born NY, book-keeper at mercantile firm, living with parents
  Census	2 Apr 1930	Medina, Orleans, NY ; age 54, born NY, married at 39, parents born NY/NY
  Death	10 Apr 1946	Medina, Orleans, NY
  Burial		Boxwood Cemetery, Medina, NY
  Person ID	I1347	Family Tree | 12 Generation Ancestor Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jan 2019

  
  

  Father	Albert Jay Hill,   b. 17 Aug 1841, Knowlesville, Orleans, NY d. 12 Nov 1922, Medina, Orleans, NY (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Florence Ermina Ryan,   b. 12 Nov 1848, Medina, Orleans, NY d. 10 Mar 1936, Medina, Orleans, NY (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	1 Nov 1871	Orleans Co, NY
  Family ID	F293	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	John Sylvester Thompson,   b. 3 Jun 1875, Ontario d. 14 Jul 1948, Buffalo, Niagara, NY (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	30 Dec 1914	Medina, Orleans, NY
  Notes	from The Medina Daily Journal, 31 Dec 1914 (fultonhistory.com) THOMPSON _ HILL WEDDING YESTERDAY The marriage of Miss Edith Hill, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. J, Hill, of Park avenue, to Mr. J. Sylvester Thompson was solemnized yesterday afternoon at four-thirty ut the home of the bride's parents, in the presence of the family and a few intimate friends, the Rev. Frank J. Milman, of the First Presbyterian church, officiating. The bride wore a going away gown and was unattended. After the ceremony a sumptuous dinner was served. Mr. and Mrs. Thompson left on the evening train for an extended wedding trip and upon their return will reside at Medina. Among the guests who attended were: Miss Allen, of Buffalo, and Miss Gillette, of Rochester, two of the bride's most intimate friends, and Mr. and Miss Thompson, of Silverdale, Ontario, a brother and sister of the groom.
  Family ID	F298	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Oct 2011

  
  

• Headstones » Slide Show		Edith H. (Hill) Thompson Headstone
  		Albert J. Hill Family Grave Site
  		John and Edith (Hill) Thompson Gravestone EDITH HILL / THOMPSON 1875-1946 MAJOR GENERAL / JOHN S. THOMPSON / 1873-1948

  
  

• Notes

  from "The Rochester Democrat and Chronicle", 12 Apr 1946 (newspapers.com) Medina - Mrs. Edith Hill Thompson, 90, wife of Maj. Gen. John S. Thompson, Orleans County assemblyman, died Wednesday night (Apr. 10, 1946) at her home, 216 Park Ave. where she was born and lived her entire lifetime.In poor health for the past year, Mrs. Thompson had been ill for the past five weeks. Born Dec. 3, 1875 in Medina, she was the eldest daughter of the last Albert J. and Florence Ryan Hill. A graduate of the Medina High School, Mrs. Thompson was also graduated from Vassar College, and taught English and Latin in the Medina High School for several years. Prominent in social affairs of Medina, Mrs. Thompson was a member of Medina Chapter, OES; of the Daughters of the American Revolution, and was a president of the Orleans County Women's Republican Club for two years. She also was a member of the Vassar College Alumnae Association. A member and devoted worker of the Christian Science Church of Medina, Mrs. Thompson was instrumental in the founding of the church, plans for which were made at her home. She was married to General Thompson on Dec. 30, 1914. Bedsides her husband, she is survived by one sister, Mrs. Clarence L. Barnes of Poughkeepsie; a niece and a nephew, Mrs. Edith Pierce and Robert Barnes, also of Poughkeepsie.