West Virginia Pioneers

Laban Hill

Male 1809 - 1886  (76 years)


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  • Name Laban Hill 
    Born 4 Jul 1809  New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Died 1886  [2
    Person ID I11323  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 24 May 2005 

    Father Jonathan Hill,   b. 1775, Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Roxey Ann Warner,   b. 1781, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1853  (Age 72 years) 
    Notes 

    • From http://www.pitzer-legacy.com/
      1. NANCY HILL, born in Rhode, Island in 1802.
      2. ALCY HILL, born probably in Rhode Island in 1804 or 1805
      3. WILLIAM (BILLY) HILL, born in New York in 1807.
      4. LABON HILL, born July 4, 1809 in New York State.
      5. THOMAS HILL, born probably in New York, date unknown.
      6. DANIEL WEBSTER HILL, born August 22, 1813 in WV.
      7. CHARLEY HILL, born probably in WV, date unknown.
      8. ALLEN HILL, born 4/03/1818 in Putnam County, WV.
      9. AARON HILL, born 1/11/1820 in Putnam County, WV.
      10. JONATHAN HILL, born 8/29/1826 in Putnam County, WV.

      From the Jackson County Message Board:
      From what was given to me, the immigrant Hill ancestor came from England but of the earliest ancestor we know, Jonathan Hill, was regarded as “Scotch-Irish.” I was told that he was born in Connecticut about 1778. Jonathan married about 1800 Roxey Ann Warner who was born about 1781. Some time after that the family moved to Rhode Island, then on to Rutland, New York. Some researchers spell her name, “Roxanna,” and other variations. Some of their children were born in Rhode Island and New York. Sometime after 1810, Jonathan Hill brought his family to northern Virginia. About 1815 they came on down the Ohio River to Pt. Pleasant and in time followed the Kanawha River upstream to what is now Putnam County. There were about 10 children born to Jonathan and Roxey Hill.
      Some of the family left WV for Iowa. Jonathan reportedly died on the trek to Iowa. I was told that the younger son settled in a place called Eddyville (or something like that), Iowa.
    Family ID F5206  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Rebecca Woodruff,   b. 1 Aug 1812, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 May 1872, Rockcastle, Jackson, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years) 
    Married 29 Sep 1831  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Notes 

    • 1840 Mason, VA
      Laben HIll
      1m 0-5 [Calvin?]
      1m 30-40
      2f 0-5 [Roxy, Josephine]
      2f 5-10
      1f 20-30

      1850 Mason Co # 82-83
      Laban Hill 42 NY
      Rebecca 40 PA
      Roxy 15 VA
      Josephine 13
      Calvin C 10
      Ira E 8
      Elizabeth 6
      Elijah 5
      Enoch 3
      William D 8/12 [is this William Daniel or was Daniel a younger son?]

      Article in Jackson County Past and Present says he was in 1850 Mason County census, lived at Rockcastle.

      1860 Mason Co VA
      Hill, Laben 52 NY
      Rebecca 49 PA
      Josephine 22
      Calvin C 20
      Ira E 18
      Elizabeth A 16
      Eliza 14
      Enoch 12
      Daniel 10
    Children 
     1. Alzina Hill,   b. 29 Mar 1830,   d. 1920  (Age 89 years)
     2. Elzina Hill,   b. Mar 1832, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 21 Sep 1926  (Age ~ 94 years)
     3. Marthena Hill,   b. 5 Oct 1833, Mason, Mason County, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Mar 1872, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 38 years)
     4. Roxy Ann Hill,   b. Abt 1835, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Josephine Hill,   b. Abt 1837, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. Clark Calvin Hill,   b. 1839, Mason, Mason County, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1870  (Age 31 years)
     7. Ira Ellis Hill,   b. Abt 1842, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     8. Elizabeth Hill,   b. Abt 1842, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     9. Elijah Hill,   b. Abt 1845, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Dec 1864, Andersonville Prison, Andersonville, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 19 years)
     10. Enoch Hill,   b. 17 Sep 1847, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Dec 1928, Nickerson, Reno Co., Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
     11. William Daniel Hill,   b. Abt 1850, Mason, Mason County, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     12. Andrew Hill,   b. 13 Jan 1865, Mason, Mason County, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Feb 1865  (Age 0 years)
    Family ID F3817  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Elizabeth Stover,   b. Between 1832 and 1838, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Jan 1912  (Age ~ 80 years) 
    Notes 

    • 1880 Census Place: Union, Mason, West Virginia Page 362B
      Laban HILL Self M M W 70 NY NY WV
      Elizabeth HILL Wife F M W 42 WV
      Allena HILL Dau F S W 6 WV
      Nancy A. HILL Dau F S W 2 WV
    Children 
     1. Allena Hill,   b. Abt 1874, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Nancy A Hill,   b. Abt 1878, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F9761  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S34] Jackson County: Past and Present 1990, pg 245.

    2. [S429] Phillip Pitzer pitzer@btswirelessweb.com.

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