Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel, 1847–1868 entry for Return Richard Hill states, "Evidence from census and genealogical records proves the Hill family traveled to Utah in 1850. This family may have traveled in the 1850 George Washington Hill Company with Return's mother and brother. Richard's death date is confirmed by his obituary."
Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory US Census of 1850
Name Age Occupation Birthplace
Return R. Hill 33 Mason Ohio
Rhoda 28 Tennessee
Hulda 9 Mi (Missouri)
Sarah 7 Mi (Missouri)
Newton 5 Mi (Missouri)
Franklin 2 Mi (Missouri)
Ancestry.com (Roll: M432-919; Page: 84; Image: 171).
Family oral history states that "Sarah Strait, George's mother, was a beautiful girl of German origin. When George's father, Richard Hill fell in love with her, she turned him down. He was very unhappy and disappointed about that, as one might suppose, so he decided that he would leave town rather than to stick around and watch her marry someone else. Before he left, he told Sarah that if she ever changed her mind, she should just send him one message: 'Return, Richard.' Well, you can guess the rest. In a few months, he received the desired message: 'Return, Richard.' He, of course, was thrilled to comply. They were married, and he insisted on calling his first son Return Richard Hill. Incidently, this 'Return' name has been handed down quite a bit in the succeeding generations."
Source: Baker, Edith. "George Washington Hill Addendum. Roots Web. n.d. Web. 29 May 2012.
Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory US Census of 1850
Name Age Occupation Birthplace
Return R. Hill 33 Mason Ohio
Rhoda 28 Tennessee
Hulda 9 Mi (Missouri)
Sarah 7 Mi (Missouri)
Newton 5 Mi (Missouri)
Franklin 2 Mi (Missouri)
Ancestry.com (Roll: M432-919; Page: 84; Image: 171).
Family oral history states that "Sarah Strait, George's mother, was a beautiful girl of German origin. When George's father, Richard Hill fell in love with her, she turned him down. He was very unhappy and disappointed about that, as one might suppose, so he decided that he would leave town rather than to stick around and watch her marry someone else. Before he left, he told Sarah that if she ever changed her mind, she should just send him one message: 'Return, Richard.' Well, you can guess the rest. In a few months, he received the desired message: 'Return, Richard.' He, of course, was thrilled to comply. They were married, and he insisted on calling his first son Return Richard Hill. Incidently, this 'Return' name has been handed down quite a bit in the succeeding generations."
Source: Baker, Edith. "George Washington Hill Addendum. Roots Web. n.d. Web. 29 May 2012.
Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel, 1847–1868 entry for Return Richard Hill states, "Evidence from census and genealogical records proves the Hill family traveled to Utah in 1850. This family may have traveled in the 1850 George Washington Hill Company with Return's mother and brother. Richard's death date is confirmed by his obituary."
Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory US Census of 1850
Name Age Occupation Birthplace
Return R. Hill 33 Mason Ohio
Rhoda 28 Tennessee
Hulda 9 Mi (Missouri)
Sarah 7 Mi (Missouri)
Newton 5 Mi (Missouri)
Franklin 2 Mi (Missouri)
Ancestry.com (Roll: M432-919; Page: 84; Image: 171).
Family oral history states that "Sarah Strait, George's mother, was a beautiful girl of German origin. When George's father, Richard Hill fell in love with her, she turned him down. He was very unhappy and disappointed about that, as one might suppose, so he decided that he would leave town rather than to stick around and watch her marry someone else. Before he left, he told Sarah that if she ever changed her mind, she should just send him one message: 'Return, Richard.' Well, you can guess the rest. In a few months, he received the desired message: 'Return, Richard.' He, of course, was thrilled to comply. They were married, and he insisted on calling his first son Return Richard Hill. Incidently, this 'Return' name has been handed down quite a bit in the succeeding generations."
Source: Baker, Edith. "George Washington Hill Addendum. Roots Web. n.d. Web. 29 May 2012.
Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory US Census of 1850
Name Age Occupation Birthplace
Return R. Hill 33 Mason Ohio
Rhoda 28 Tennessee
Hulda 9 Mi (Missouri)
Sarah 7 Mi (Missouri)
Newton 5 Mi (Missouri)
Franklin 2 Mi (Missouri)
Ancestry.com (Roll: M432-919; Page: 84; Image: 171).
Family oral history states that "Sarah Strait, George's mother, was a beautiful girl of German origin. When George's father, Richard Hill fell in love with her, she turned him down. He was very unhappy and disappointed about that, as one might suppose, so he decided that he would leave town rather than to stick around and watch her marry someone else. Before he left, he told Sarah that if she ever changed her mind, she should just send him one message: 'Return, Richard.' Well, you can guess the rest. In a few months, he received the desired message: 'Return, Richard.' He, of course, was thrilled to comply. They were married, and he insisted on calling his first son Return Richard Hill. Incidently, this 'Return' name has been handed down quite a bit in the succeeding generations."
Source: Baker, Edith. "George Washington Hill Addendum. Roots Web. n.d. Web. 29 May 2012.
Gravesite Details
Although Return Richard Hill's gravestone is with his mother's, the Ogden Cemetery original plat shows he is actually buried in the plot just north of Ruth Baker Stewart (two plots north of the stone). This is not marked.
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