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Horace Ray Hill

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Horace Ray Hill

Birth
Pittsburg, Camp County, Texas, USA
Death
5 Mar 1936 (aged 33)
Roswell, Chaves County, New Mexico, USA
Burial
Pittsburg, Camp County, Texas, USA Add to Map
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Horace had met the love of his life right in his hometown, she was the Telegraph Operator, Miss Georganna Mae Jackson. He was the Manager Of Pittsburg Produce Co. His Relatives had been in the Grocery Business for a few Generations.

His Grandfather Joseph W Hill was quite a prominent man in Pittsburg even serving as the Mayor of Pittsburg in 1904.

The Hill family had moved to Upshur County from Arkansas & Georgia after the War Between The States in 1874 Part of Uphur became Camp County & Pittsburg the county seat.

His father George Herrin Hill fought in the Spanish American War just a few years after he married his mother "Ollie" Olive Ray Stamps and Horace Ray was born and a few years later they had a sister for him, Mildred Ruth Hill Adams.

In 1909-10 his father was half owner of "Parks & Hill" grocery store in Dallas TX,

in April 1912 his parents had separated & his father started working for Southwest Telephone in Amarillo, Texas & Horace & his sister stayed with their mother who built 326 Jefferson Street Pittsburg Texas & owned that home until her death in 78'

In 1927 He married Georganna Mae Jackson she was Born in Kansas City, Missouri moved to Texas at the age of 6 to Wellington, Texas the daughter of Josiah Newton & Grazella "Grace" Phipps Jackson.

1928 Bought a Lot From Mr. Lockett & built a home on Lafayette Street.

in 1931 his father George had become the Owner of the Roswell Morning Dispatch & on 19 July 1935 he gave Horace a job offer and on 4 Sep 1935 Horace moved to Roswell & just after 27 Sep 1935 his Wife & Son Joined him.
Just after the new year he fell ill & died 5 Mar 1936

Horace had met the love of his life right in his hometown, she was the Telegraph Operator, Miss Georganna Mae Jackson. He was the Manager Of Pittsburg Produce Co. His Relatives had been in the Grocery Business for a few Generations.

His Grandfather Joseph W Hill was quite a prominent man in Pittsburg even serving as the Mayor of Pittsburg in 1904.

The Hill family had moved to Upshur County from Arkansas & Georgia after the War Between The States in 1874 Part of Uphur became Camp County & Pittsburg the county seat.

His father George Herrin Hill fought in the Spanish American War just a few years after he married his mother "Ollie" Olive Ray Stamps and Horace Ray was born and a few years later they had a sister for him, Mildred Ruth Hill Adams.

In 1909-10 his father was half owner of "Parks & Hill" grocery store in Dallas TX,

in April 1912 his parents had separated & his father started working for Southwest Telephone in Amarillo, Texas & Horace & his sister stayed with their mother who built 326 Jefferson Street Pittsburg Texas & owned that home until her death in 78'

In 1927 He married Georganna Mae Jackson she was Born in Kansas City, Missouri moved to Texas at the age of 6 to Wellington, Texas the daughter of Josiah Newton & Grazella "Grace" Phipps Jackson.

1928 Bought a Lot From Mr. Lockett & built a home on Lafayette Street.

in 1931 his father George had become the Owner of the Roswell Morning Dispatch & on 19 July 1935 he gave Horace a job offer and on 4 Sep 1935 Horace moved to Roswell & just after 27 Sep 1935 his Wife & Son Joined him.
Just after the new year he fell ill & died 5 Mar 1936



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