Sparrell Hill

1844 - 1910  (65 years)

• Name	Sparrell Hill
  Birth	19 Oct 1844	Dyer Co, TN
  Gender	Male
  Census	20 Dec 1850	Trenton, Gibson, TN ; Sparrell, age 6, born TN, living with parents
  Census	1860	Trenton, Gibson, TN ; Sparrel, age 15, born TN, living with parents
  Census	9 Aug 1870	Trenton, Gibson, TN ; Sparrell, age 25, born TN, Lawyer, mother living next door
  Census	12 Jun 1880	Trenton, Gibson, TN ; Spl, age 35, born TN, Lawyer, parents born NY/VA
  Census	6 Jun 1900	Trenton, Gibson, TN ; Sparrell, age 53, born Oct 1846 in TN, marr 35 yrs, lawyer, parents born NY/VA
  Census	12 May 1910	Trenton, Gibson, TN ; age 64, born TN, marr 43 yrs, general practice lawyer, parents born NY/VA
  Death	10 Jul 1910	Trenton, Gibson, TN
  Burial		Oakland Cemetery, Trenton, TN
  Person ID	I1393	Family Tree
  Last Modified	26 May 2018

  
  

  Father	Munson Rufus Hill,   b. 4 May 1821, Riga, NY d. 25 Oct 1867, Trenton, Gibson, TN (Age 46 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Hale,   b. 10 Dec 1825, Virginia d. 13 Oct 1911, Trenton, Gibson, TN (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	13 Dec 1843
  Histories		Descendants of Captain Samuel Church of Churchville
  Family ID	F308	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Anna Belle “Annie” Elder,   b. May 1846, Gibson Co., TN d. Jun 1911, Trenton, Gibson, TN (Age ~ 65 years)  [1]
  Marriage	20 Oct 1864
  Children	1. Annie Munson Hill,   b. Mar 1869, Trenton, Gibson, TN d. 16 May 1917, Bolivar, Hardeman, TN (Age ~ 48 years)   2. Lucy Hale Hill,   b. Jun 1872, Trenton, Gibson, TN d. 8 Nov 1935, Trenton, Gibson, TN (Age ~ 63 years)
  Histories		Descendants of Captain Samuel Church of Churchville
  Family ID	F314	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Feb 2016

  
  

• Headstones

  Sparrell Hill Gravestone SP'L HILL / 1843 - 1910

  
  

• Notes

  from "Descendants of Captain Samuel Church of Churchville" by Etta Emens, 1920 Sparrel Hill, b. Oct. 19, 1844; d. July 10, 1910; m. Oct. 20, 1964, Annie Elder (she died June, 1911). from "Tennessee, Death Records, 1908-1958" ancestry.com Mr. Sparril Hill, of Trenton, Gibson, TN, 66, a lawyer, married, born Dyer County TN, died on 10 Jul 1910 in Trenton of heart trouble. from "The Nashville Tennessean", 12 Jul 1910 (newspapers.com) TRENTON, Tenn., Jul 11. - Col Sparrel Hill, after an illness of several months, died at his residence here Saturday night of heart trouble, aged 65 years. In the death of Col. Hill Gibson county has lost one of its most talented lawyers and Trenton one of its most honored citizens. He was the son of the late Col. M.R. Hill, one of Gibson county's most famous lawyers. He enlisted int he Confederate army at an early age and served in his father's, Col. Hill's regiment. After the war and the death of his father he came into a large practice in which he was eminently successful, saving cases all over West Tennessee. He was a democrat, faithful and true to his convictions and was often found not only in the counsels of his own county, but in the state, where he was an able counsellor. He was a member of the constitutional convention of 1870 and one of the leaders in its formation. He has resided in Trenton all of his life with the exception of several years spent in Nashville. During Col. Hill's residence in Nashville he enjoyed a lucrative practice of the law and was interested in various enterprises, being at one time one of the principal owners of the American. As a citizen he was highly regarded and had a large number of true and faithful friends. Col. Hill was a member of the Methodist church. He leaves a widow, two daughters, Misses Minson and Lucy Hill, and an aged mother. After the funeral services, conducted by Rev. A.J. Meaders at the residence, he the remains were interred in Oakland cemetery here.

  
  

• Sources

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