of Crawford County, Iowa · documented from the public record
The family in the record
Thomas G. Hill d. 1908
Thomas G. Hill⚭ Marilla Bliss (m. 1839)
childrenRufus L. Hill
Their story
What the record says
History of Crawford County, Iowa, a record of settlement, or.
Born in Pennsylvania.
Longtime lumberman.
Came west in 1851 and located near Cedar Rapids, Iowa, engaged in farming.
Took up a homestead near Alma, Nebraska in 1878.
Moved to Holdrege, Nebraska in 1889, then to Denison, Iowa in 1902.
Married from 1839 (69 years).
Died spring 1908 at age 91.
Devout Methodist.
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