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Benjamin Adair

Male 1818 - 1874  (56 years)


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  1. 1.  Benjamin Adair was born in 1818 in Georgia; died on 21 Nov 1874 in Liberty Co, Texas.

    Benjamin married Mary W. Wiggins about 1835. Mary (daughter of Daniel Prairie Wiggins and Lucy Elizabeth Whatley) was born on 28 Dec 1826 in Catahoula Parish, Louisiana; died after 1860 in of, Liberty Co, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Sarah E. Adair  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1864 in Texas; died after 1880 in of, Wallisville, Chambers Co, Texas.
    2. 3. Martha Adair  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1849 in Liberty Co, Texas; died after 1860 in of, Liberty Co, Texas.
    3. 4. J.J. Adair  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1854 in Liberty Co, Texas; died after 1860 in of, Liberty Co, Texas.
    4. 5. Adalin Adair  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1854 in Liberty Co, Texas; died after 1860 in of, Liberty Co, Texas.
    5. 6. Tiney Adair  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1859 in Liberty Co, Texas; died after 1860 in of, Liberty Co, Texas.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Sarah E. Adair Descendancy chart to this point (1.Benjamin1) was born in 1864 in Texas; died after 1880 in of, Wallisville, Chambers Co, Texas.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Census: 1 Jun 1870, Wallisville (Subdivision No. 17), Chambers Co, Texas

    Notes:

    Census:
    residence 10
    Loth Sherman 44 1826 Farmer 1,000 New York
    Mary Sherman 34 1836 Tennessee
    William Sherman 14 1856 Texas
    Esther Sherman 12 1858 Texas
    Petronele Sherman 7 1863 Texas
    Mary Sherman 9 1861 Texas
    Leverett Sherman 3 1867 Texas (grew to marry Mary Hill, 4 yr old from next door)

    residence 11
    Hill Coleman 30 1840 Georgia farmer
    Sarah 24 1846 Texas
    Mary 4 1866 Texas (grew to marry Leverett Sherman, 3 yr old from next door)
    Virginia 1 1869 Texas
    Hill Epsy 69 1801 Female North Carolina

    Sarah married Pleasant Coleman Hill about 1839. Pleasant (son of George Hill and Mrs. Epsy (..) Hill) was born on 6 Aug 1839 in Stewart Co, Georgia; died on 29 May 1914 in Moss Bluff, Liberty Co, Texas; was buried in Norris Family Cem, Moss Bluff, Liberty Co, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 7. Mary Etta Hill  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1865 in Chambers Co, Texas; died after 1886.
    2. 8. Virginia Hill  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1869 in Moss Bluff, Liberty Co, Texas; died after 1870 in of, Wallisville, Chambers Co, Texas.
    3. 9. Joseph Hill  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1871 in Moss Bluff, Liberty Co, Texas; died after 1880 in of, Wallisville, Chambers Co, Texas.
    4. 10. Hattie Hill  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1873 in Moss Bluff, Liberty Co, Texas; died in 1941.
    5. 11. Benjamin Hill  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1875 in Moss Bluff, Liberty Co, Texas; died after 1880 in of, Wallisville, Chambers Co, Texas.
    6. 12. Ernest Hill  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1875 in Moss Bluff, Liberty Co, Texas; died after 1880.

  2. 3.  Martha Adair Descendancy chart to this point (1.Benjamin1) was born in 1849 in Liberty Co, Texas; died after 1860 in of, Liberty Co, Texas.

  3. 4.  J.J. Adair Descendancy chart to this point (1.Benjamin1) was born in 1854 in Liberty Co, Texas; died after 1860 in of, Liberty Co, Texas.

  4. 5.  Adalin Adair Descendancy chart to this point (1.Benjamin1) was born in 1854 in Liberty Co, Texas; died after 1860 in of, Liberty Co, Texas.

  5. 6.  Tiney Adair Descendancy chart to this point (1.Benjamin1) was born in 1859 in Liberty Co, Texas; died after 1860 in of, Liberty Co, Texas.


Generation: 3

  1. 7.  Mary Etta Hill Descendancy chart to this point (2.Sarah2, 1.Benjamin1) was born in 1865 in Chambers Co, Texas; died after 1886.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Census: 1 Jun 1870, Wallisville (Subdivision No. 17), Chambers Co, Texas
    • Census: 9 Jun 1880, Wallisville, Chambers Co, Texas

    Notes:

    They had no children.
    Mary Etta HILL's father, a Civil War Vet - Pleasant Coleman Hill, born August 6, 1839, in Georgia, a son of George A Hill and Eliza "Epsy" Hill. The family came to Texas around 1855 and appears on the 1860 census of Chambers County.
    HILL enlisted at Liberty on April 26, 1862, joining Company F of Spaight's Battalion. He spent most of his life after the war in the Moss Bluff area of Liberty County.
    P.C. HILL was married first to Miss Sarah E. Adair, the daughter of Benjamin and Mary W (Wiggins) Adair.
    He has six children by his first wife:
    1. Mary Etta (b 1866) who married LEVERETT SHERMAN;
    2. Virginia (b 1869);
    3. Joseph (b 1869);
    4. Hattie (1873-1941), who married John James Anderson;
    5. Benjamin (born 1875);
    6. Ernest (born 1879).
    P.C. HILL married secondly in 1886 to Elena (LaCour) DeBlanc, the widow of Raymond DeBlanc and the daughter of J.M.LaCour and Ida Myra (DeBlanc) LaCour. There were five children born to him and his second wife:
    1. Sidney Scherer (1889-1966), who married Agnes Davis;
    2. Ralph Quency (1890-1959), who married Sula Mouser Campbell;
    3. Henry Grady or "Harry" (1896-1968), who married first to Fannie DuBose and second to Viola Sophia Gates;
    4. Eppsie Aslee (born 1896), who died in infancy;
    5. Elmira.
    P.C. HILL died on May 29, 1914 and is buried in the Norris Family Cemetery at Moss Bluff.
    Source: (Chambers County, Texas in the War Between the States, by Kevin Ladd, Gateway Press, Inc., Baltimore, 1994)

    Census:
    residence 10
    Loth Sherman 44 1826 Farmer 1,000 New York
    Mary Sherman 34 1836 Tennessee
    William Sherman 14 1856 Texas
    Esther Sherman 12 1858 Texas
    Petronele Sherman 7 1863 Texas
    Mary Sherman 9 1861 Texas
    Leverett Sherman 3 1867 Texas (grew to marry Mary Hill, 4 yr old from next door)

    residence 11
    Hill Coleman 30 1840 Georgia farmer
    Sarah 24 1846 Texas
    Mary 4 1866 Texas (grew to marry Leverett Sherman, 3 yr old from next door)
    Virginia 1 1869 Texas
    Hill Epsy 69 1801 Female North Carolina

    Census:
    3rd Precinct or Wallisville, Chambers County 9th June 1880

    residence 31/33 (page 4)
    Sherman Lotrop B. 55 1825 Self Married New York New Hampshire New Hampshire farmer
    Sherman Mary S. 44 1836 wife Tennessee Tennessee Tennessee
    Sherman Amanda 14 1866 Daughter Texas New York Tennessee
    Sherman Lotrop L. 12 1868 Son Single Texas New York Tennessee
    Jones Mrs. Devilla E. 22 1858 Daughter Widowed Texas New York Tennessee
    Jones Oscar 3 1877 Grandson Single Texas New York Tennessee
    Jones Abbie A. 3m Feb 1880 Granddaughter Single Texas New York Tennessee

    residence 32/34
    Wm. A. Smith 48 1832 Alabama
    Emily Smith 46 1834 Georgia
    Lena Smith 5 1875 Texas
    Wm. H. Miller 23 1857 stepson Texas
    Geo. C. Miller 18 1862 stepson Texas
    Emily V. Merritt 14 1866 stepdau Texas
    Joseph Hill 9 1871 nephew Texas
    Hattie Hill 7 1873 niece Texas
    Ben Hill 5 1875 nephew Texas
    Ettie Hill 14 1866 niece Texas
    P. C. Hill 38 1842 Texas Georgia SC widower

    residence 33/35
    Miller, James A. 26 TX Florida Georgia
    Sophronia 18 1862 Texas NY TN

    residence 34/35
    Barnes Willis 63 1817 Self Connecticut Connecticut Connecticut farmer
    Barnes Rebecca 66 1814 wife New Hampshire New Hampshire Massachusetts
    Barnes Jacob 37 1843 Son Single Illinois Connecticut New Hampshire laborer
    Barnes Lannis 23 1857 Son Single Texas Connecticut New Hampshire
    Doebner Willie 10 1870 Grandson Texas Prussia Missouri

    residence 35/37
    Sherman Richd. H. 50 1830 Self Widower New York New Hampshire New Hampshire farmer
    Sherman Martha 21 1859 Daughter Single Texas New York Texas
    Sherman Richard 17 1863 Son Texas New York Texas
    Sherman Edgar 15 1865 Son Texas New York Texas
    Sherman Oliver 11 1869 Son Texas New York Texas
    Sherman Annie 5 1875 Daughter Texas New York Texas

    residence 37/36
    Sherman R. H. 27 1853 Self Missouri New York Missouri
    Sherman Susan S 24 1856 wife Texas Tennessee Louisiana
    Sherman Boyd O. 7m 1879 Son Texas Missouri Texas

    (next page, page 5)
    residence 38/40
    Sherman, John T. 55 widowed New York New Hampshire Connecticut
    Sherman, Chas 23 son married farmer Texas New York Kentucky
    Sherman, Mary A 20 daughter-in-law married Texas Tennessee Tennessee
    Sherman, Leonard 1 grandson Texas Texas Texas

    Mary married Leverett Lothrop Sherman on 7 Dec 1885. Leverett (son of Lothrop* Brockway Sherman and Mary* Sophronia Kirk) was born on 26 May 1867 in Wallisville, Chambers Co, Texas; died on 8 Mar 1923 in China, Jefferson Co, Texas; was buried in China City Cem, China, Jefferson Co, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 8.  Virginia Hill Descendancy chart to this point (2.Sarah2, 1.Benjamin1) was born in 1869 in Moss Bluff, Liberty Co, Texas; died after 1870 in of, Wallisville, Chambers Co, Texas.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Census: 1 Jun 1870, Wallisville (Subdivision No. 17), Chambers Co, Texas

    Notes:

    Census:
    residence 10
    Loth Sherman 44 1826 Farmer 1,000 New York
    Mary Sherman 34 1836 Tennessee
    William Sherman 14 1856 Texas
    Esther Sherman 12 1858 Texas
    Petronele Sherman 7 1863 Texas
    Mary Sherman 9 1861 Texas
    Leverett Sherman 3 1867 Texas (grew to marry Mary Hill, 4 yr old from next door)

    residence 11
    Hill Coleman 30 1840 Georgia farmer
    Sarah 24 1846 Texas
    Mary 4 1866 Texas (grew to marry Leverett Sherman, 3 yr old from next door)
    Virginia 1 1869 Texas
    Hill Epsy 69 1801 Female North Carolina


  3. 9.  Joseph Hill Descendancy chart to this point (2.Sarah2, 1.Benjamin1) was born in 1871 in Moss Bluff, Liberty Co, Texas; died after 1880 in of, Wallisville, Chambers Co, Texas.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Census: 9 Jun 1880, Wallisville, Chambers Co, Texas

    Notes:

    Census:
    3rd Precinct or Wallisville, Chambers County 9th June 1880

    residence 31/33 (page 4)
    Sherman Lotrop B. 55 1825 Self Married New York New Hampshire New Hampshire farmer
    Sherman Mary S. 44 1836 wife Tennessee Tennessee Tennessee
    Sherman Amanda 14 1866 Daughter Texas New York Tennessee
    Sherman Lotrop L. 12 1868 Son Single Texas New York Tennessee
    Jones Mrs. Devilla E. 22 1858 Daughter Widowed Texas New York Tennessee
    Jones Oscar 3 1877 Grandson Single Texas New York Tennessee
    Jones Abbie A. 3m Feb 1880 Granddaughter Single Texas New York Tennessee

    residence 32/34
    Wm. A. Smith 48 1832 Alabama
    Emily Smith 46 1834 Georgia
    Lena Smith 5 1875 Texas
    Wm. H. Miller 23 1857 stepson Texas
    Geo. C. Miller 18 1862 stepson Texas
    Emily V. Merritt 14 1866 stepdau Texas
    Joseph Hill 9 1871 nephew Texas
    Hattie Hill 7 1873 niece Texas
    Ben Hill 5 1875 nephew Texas
    Ettie Hill 14 1866 niece Texas
    P. C. Hill 38 1842 Texas Georgia SC widower

    residence 33/35
    Miller, James A. 26 TX Florida Georgia
    Sophronia 18 1862 Texas NY TN

    residence 34/35
    Barnes Willis 63 1817 Self Connecticut Connecticut Connecticut farmer
    Barnes Rebecca 66 1814 wife New Hampshire New Hampshire Massachusetts
    Barnes Jacob 37 1843 Son Single Illinois Connecticut New Hampshire laborer
    Barnes Lannis 23 1857 Son Single Texas Connecticut New Hampshire
    Doebner Willie 10 1870 Grandson Texas Prussia Missouri

    residence 35/37
    Sherman Richd. H. 50 1830 Self Widower New York New Hampshire New Hampshire farmer
    Sherman Martha 21 1859 Daughter Single Texas New York Texas
    Sherman Richard 17 1863 Son Texas New York Texas
    Sherman Edgar 15 1865 Son Texas New York Texas
    Sherman Oliver 11 1869 Son Texas New York Texas
    Sherman Annie 5 1875 Daughter Texas New York Texas

    residence 37/36
    Sherman R. H. 27 1853 Self Missouri New York Missouri
    Sherman Susan S 24 1856 wife Texas Tennessee Louisiana
    Sherman Boyd O. 7m 1879 Son Texas Missouri Texas

    (next page, page 5)
    residence 38/40
    Sherman, John T. 55 widowed New York New Hampshire Connecticut
    Sherman, Chas 23 son married farmer Texas New York Kentucky
    Sherman, Mary A 20 daughter-in-law married Texas Tennessee Tennessee
    Sherman, Leonard 1 grandson Texas Texas Texas


  4. 10.  Hattie Hill Descendancy chart to this point (2.Sarah2, 1.Benjamin1) was born in 1873 in Moss Bluff, Liberty Co, Texas; died in 1941.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Census: 9 Jun 1880, Wallisville, Chambers Co, Texas

    Notes:

    Census:
    3rd Precinct or Wallisville, Chambers County 9th June 1880

    residence 31/33 (page 4)
    Sherman Lotrop B. 55 1825 Self Married New York New Hampshire New Hampshire farmer
    Sherman Mary S. 44 1836 wife Tennessee Tennessee Tennessee
    Sherman Amanda 14 1866 Daughter Texas New York Tennessee
    Sherman Lotrop L. 12 1868 Son Single Texas New York Tennessee
    Jones Mrs. Devilla E. 22 1858 Daughter Widowed Texas New York Tennessee
    Jones Oscar 3 1877 Grandson Single Texas New York Tennessee
    Jones Abbie A. 3m Feb 1880 Granddaughter Single Texas New York Tennessee

    residence 32/34
    Wm. A. Smith 48 1832 Alabama
    Emily Smith 46 1834 Georgia
    Lena Smith 5 1875 Texas
    Wm. H. Miller 23 1857 stepson Texas
    Geo. C. Miller 18 1862 stepson Texas
    Emily V. Merritt 14 1866 stepdau Texas
    Joseph Hill 9 1871 nephew Texas
    Hattie Hill 7 1873 niece Texas
    Ben Hill 5 1875 nephew Texas
    Ettie Hill 14 1866 niece Texas
    P. C. Hill 38 1842 Texas Georgia SC widower

    residence 33/35
    Miller, James A. 26 TX Florida Georgia
    Sophronia 18 1862 Texas NY TN

    residence 34/35
    Barnes Willis 63 1817 Self Connecticut Connecticut Connecticut farmer
    Barnes Rebecca 66 1814 wife New Hampshire New Hampshire Massachusetts
    Barnes Jacob 37 1843 Son Single Illinois Connecticut New Hampshire laborer
    Barnes Lannis 23 1857 Son Single Texas Connecticut New Hampshire
    Doebner Willie 10 1870 Grandson Texas Prussia Missouri

    residence 35/37
    Sherman Richd. H. 50 1830 Self Widower New York New Hampshire New Hampshire farmer
    Sherman Martha 21 1859 Daughter Single Texas New York Texas
    Sherman Richard 17 1863 Son Texas New York Texas
    Sherman Edgar 15 1865 Son Texas New York Texas
    Sherman Oliver 11 1869 Son Texas New York Texas
    Sherman Annie 5 1875 Daughter Texas New York Texas

    residence 37/36
    Sherman R. H. 27 1853 Self Missouri New York Missouri
    Sherman Susan S 24 1856 wife Texas Tennessee Louisiana
    Sherman Boyd O. 7m 1879 Son Texas Missouri Texas

    (next page, page 5)
    residence 38/40
    Sherman, John T. 55 widowed New York New Hampshire Connecticut
    Sherman, Chas 23 son married farmer Texas New York Kentucky
    Sherman, Mary A 20 daughter-in-law married Texas Tennessee Tennessee
    Sherman, Leonard 1 grandson Texas Texas Texas


  5. 11.  Benjamin Hill Descendancy chart to this point (2.Sarah2, 1.Benjamin1) was born in 1875 in Moss Bluff, Liberty Co, Texas; died after 1880 in of, Wallisville, Chambers Co, Texas.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Census: 9 Jun 1880, Wallisville, Chambers Co, Texas

    Notes:

    Census:
    3rd Precinct or Wallisville, Chambers County 9th June 1880

    residence 31/33 (page 4)
    Sherman Lotrop B. 55 1825 Self Married New York New Hampshire New Hampshire farmer
    Sherman Mary S. 44 1836 wife Tennessee Tennessee Tennessee
    Sherman Amanda 14 1866 Daughter Texas New York Tennessee
    Sherman Lotrop L. 12 1868 Son Single Texas New York Tennessee
    Jones Mrs. Devilla E. 22 1858 Daughter Widowed Texas New York Tennessee
    Jones Oscar 3 1877 Grandson Single Texas New York Tennessee
    Jones Abbie A. 3m Feb 1880 Granddaughter Single Texas New York Tennessee

    residence 32/34
    Wm. A. Smith 48 1832 Alabama
    Emily Smith 46 1834 Georgia
    Lena Smith 5 1875 Texas
    Wm. H. Miller 23 1857 stepson Texas
    Geo. C. Miller 18 1862 stepson Texas
    Emily V. Merritt 14 1866 stepdau Texas
    Joseph Hill 9 1871 nephew Texas
    Hattie Hill 7 1873 niece Texas
    Ben Hill 5 1875 nephew Texas
    Ettie Hill 14 1866 niece Texas
    P. C. Hill 38 1842 Texas Georgia SC widower

    residence 33/35
    Miller, James A. 26 TX Florida Georgia
    Sophronia 18 1862 Texas NY TN

    residence 34/35
    Barnes Willis 63 1817 Self Connecticut Connecticut Connecticut farmer
    Barnes Rebecca 66 1814 wife New Hampshire New Hampshire Massachusetts
    Barnes Jacob 37 1843 Son Single Illinois Connecticut New Hampshire laborer
    Barnes Lannis 23 1857 Son Single Texas Connecticut New Hampshire
    Doebner Willie 10 1870 Grandson Texas Prussia Missouri

    residence 35/37
    Sherman Richd. H. 50 1830 Self Widower New York New Hampshire New Hampshire farmer
    Sherman Martha 21 1859 Daughter Single Texas New York Texas
    Sherman Richard 17 1863 Son Texas New York Texas
    Sherman Edgar 15 1865 Son Texas New York Texas
    Sherman Oliver 11 1869 Son Texas New York Texas
    Sherman Annie 5 1875 Daughter Texas New York Texas

    residence 37/36
    Sherman R. H. 27 1853 Self Missouri New York Missouri
    Sherman Susan S 24 1856 wife Texas Tennessee Louisiana
    Sherman Boyd O. 7m 1879 Son Texas Missouri Texas

    (next page, page 5)
    residence 38/40
    Sherman, John T. 55 widowed New York New Hampshire Connecticut
    Sherman, Chas 23 son married farmer Texas New York Kentucky
    Sherman, Mary A 20 daughter-in-law married Texas Tennessee Tennessee
    Sherman, Leonard 1 grandson Texas Texas Texas


  6. 12.  Ernest Hill Descendancy chart to this point (2.Sarah2, 1.Benjamin1) was born in 1875 in Moss Bluff, Liberty Co, Texas; died after 1880.


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