Munson Rufus Hill

1821 - 1867  (46 years)

• Name	Munson Rufus Hill
  Birth	4 May 1821	Riga, NY
  Gender	Male
  Census	20 Dec 1850	Trenton, Gibson, TN ; M.R., age 32 born NY, Attorney
  Census	1860	Trenton, Gibson, TN ; M.R., age 39, born NY, Law & Bar
  Death	25 Oct 1867	Trenton, Gibson, TN
  Burial		Oakland Cemetery in Trenton, Gibson, TN
  Person ID	I1390	Family Tree | 12 Generation Ancestor Chart
  Last Modified	6 Feb 2016

  
  

  Father	Rufus Hill,   b. 16 Jun 1793, Windsor, Berkshire, MA d. 6 Jan 1831, Riga, NY (Age 37 years)
  Mother	Anna Munson Church,   b. 14 Jun 1793, Washington, Berkshire, MA d. 14 Mar 1868, Toledo, OH (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	1 Apr 1815	Riga, NY
  Histories		Descendants of Captain Samuel Church of Churchville
  Family ID	F306	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Hale,   b. 10 Dec 1825, Virginia d. 13 Oct 1911, Trenton, Gibson, TN (Age 85 years)  [1]
  Marriage	13 Dec 1843
  Children	+ 1. Sparrell Hill,   b. 19 Oct 1844, Dyer Co, TN d. 10 Jul 1910, Trenton, Gibson, TN (Age 65 years)   2. Annie Hill,   b. 1847 3. Thomas F Hill,   b. 1849, Trenton, Gibson, TN d. Bef 1880 (Age 30 years)   4. Minnie Hill + 5. Elizabeth “Bettie” Hill,   b. 2 May 1852, Trenton, TN d. 9 Aug 1909, Memphis, Shelby, TN (Age 57 years) 6. Walter Hale Hill,   b. 1854, Trenton, Gibson, TN   7. Church Hill,   b. 1856, Trenton, Gibson, TN d. 1875 (Age 19 years)   8. Josephine Hill,   b. 1864, Trenton, Gibson, TN
  Histories		Descendants of Captain Samuel Church of Churchville
  Family ID	F308	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	28 Apr 2014

  
  

• Photos

  Munson Rufus Hill

  
  

  Headstones » Slide Show		Munson & Elizabeth Hill Gravestone COL. M.R. HILL / MAY 4. 1821 - OCT. 25. 1867 ELIZABETH T. HILL / DEC. 10.1825 - OCT. 12. 1911
  		Munson R Hill Gravestone to the memory of / col. M.R. HILL / born CHURCHVILLE N.Y. / MAY 4, 1821 / died / at Memphis Ten. / OCT. 26, 1867
  		Munson R Hill Civil War Service Marker MUNSON R HILL / COL 47 REGT TENN VOL / MAY 4 1821 - OCT 24 1867

  
  

• Notes

  Hill, Munson Rufus. Born May 4, 1821, Monroe Co., NY. Moved to Dyersburg, TN, in 1839. To Trenton, TN, in 1849. Lawyer. State Senator 1849-1853. Md Elizabeth Hale. Col., 47th TN, Dec 16, 1861. Resigned Jan 5, 1863, due to "remittant [sic] fever" and gastroenteritis. Lost race for Confederate Congress in 1863. Memphis lawyer postwar. Died Oct. 24, 1867, Memphis, of yellow fever. Buried Oakland Cemetery, Trenton. A "man of decision, of great industry, and unyielding determination." From Confederate colonels: a biographical register by Bruce S. Allardice Buried in Oakland Cemetary in Trenton, Gibson, TN HILL Anna Belle "Annie" Elder 1847 1911 Sparrel "Sp'l" Hill Monroe Burrows Elder Lucy Ann Baber HILL Annie Munson Sparrel "Sp'l" Hill Annie Elder HILL Elizabeth T. 10 Dec 1825 12 Oct 1911 Munson R. Hil HILL Lucy Hale Sparrel "Sp'l" Hill Annie Elder HILL Munson R. 5-4-1821 10-25-1867 Elizabeth T. ? ? CSA - 47th TN Inf HILL Sparrel "S'pl" 1843 1910 Anna Belle "Annie" Elder Munson R. Hill Elizabeth T. ? ? CSA - ; always signed his name as Sp'l Hill

  
  

• Sources

  [S102] Emens, Etta A., Descendants of Captain Samuel Church of Churchville , (Rochester, N.Y, 1920).