William Hill
From an article by Jim Reis, published in Pieces of the
Past, Volume 3, pages 38-39 and reprinted here with his permission.
William Hill was born about 1760, a native of County Atrium, Ireland and was married to Jane MacDonald, a native of the Hebrides Islands off Scotland. The Hills came to America in the colonial days before the start of the Revolutionary War, and William served in the Army.
In 1794 William and Jane Hill traveled down the Ohio River and landed at Ft. Washington (now Cincinnati) on May 25. Their son, William Hill Jr. was born the same evening. In Cincinnati, the elder Hill ran a tavern.
Children of William Hill and Jane MacDonald
1. William Jr.-born 25 May 1794 in Cincinnati; m-Elizabeth Nation, daughter of Joel Nation and Mary Wright
William Hill Jr. ran away from home during the War of 1812 to join the Army. He saw action in several battles, including at the River Raisin, where many wounded Kentucky soldiers were massacred after they surrendered to the British and Indian allies. He survived the war, married Elizabeth Nation, the daughter of Joel Nation and Mary Wright and moved to Campbell County.
Children of William Hill Jr. and Elizabeth Nation
1. Theodore MacDonald-born 4 July 1842 in Cincinnati Ohio and died 4 May 1900; m-Mary Isaphine White 1 Jan 1868, who was born 3 Oct 1842 in Alexandria and died 17 Oct 1929; d/o Henry Erskine & Elizabeth Jane (Carle) White
Theodore Hill was raised by family friends near Alexandria after his mother died and his father left to fight in the Mexican War. Theodore attended local school and went to Butler University in Indianapolis. In 1861 he left school and joined the Confederate Army. He spent time as a prisoner of war, but ended up with General Robert E Lee's Army of Northern Virginia. He was there when Lee surrendered at Appomattox Courthouse.
Theodore returned to Alexandria after the war and became an attorney in 1871. He served terms as Alexandria police judge and city attorney. In 1877 he was elected to the state House of Representatives. A Louisville newspaper account at the time described Hill as brilliant and audacious, like a bull in a china shop.
In 1888 he was appointed Campbell County judge to fill a vacancy. He later was elected to two full terms as county judge. Hill died May 4, 1900 and was buried at the Alexandria Cemetery.
Children of Theodore MacDonald Hill and Mary Isaphine White
1. Rhea R Hill 1868-1876
2. Malcolm M Hill 1872-1873
3. Fay Fern Hill-1875
4. Pearl P Hill-1876-1876
5. Roy R Hill-1878-1879
See related article of Theodore Hill from a volume of Kentucky: History of the State