Family Group Sheet
NameCapt. William A. Hill
Birth22 Apr 1847
Death15 Aug 1890, Carroll Co., Virginia
Marriage1867, Virginia
SpouseCelia Branscome, 2C5R
BirthNov 1838, Grayson Co., Virginia
FatherHarbert "Byrd" Branscome (1813-1892)
MotherNancy Dalton (~1812-1888)
Children
1 FMollie Hill, 3C4R
Birth1869, Carroll Co., Virginia
SpouseElijah Marion Quesenberry , 2C4R
2 FLaura Hill, 3C4R
Birthabt 1865, Carroll Co., Virginia
SpouseAddison Franklin Quesenberry , 2C5R
Census Notes for William A. & Celia (Family)
1880 census of Carroll Co., Va, Laurel Fork district, enumerated 7 June, lists on p. 14 as family #123:
Hill, William A. Jr., 33; Celia, 40, wife; James M., 14, son; Laura J., 12, dau; Mary B., 10, dau; Garland B., 8, son; Robert C., 6, son; Roena A., 2, dau. All born Va/Va/Va.
For comparison, there is an older William Hill in Carroll Co. who also had a daughter named Laura of nearly the same age:
1880 census of Carroll Co., Va, Piper Gap district, enumerated 8 June, lists on p. 16 as family #143:
Hill, William, 58; Zilpha, wife, 48; Armstead, son, 24; Cenia, dau, 22; Triel, son, 21; Alice, dau, 19; Laura, dau, 15; Maud, dau, 12; Fernando, son, 10; Peter, son, 7. All born Va/Va/Va.
The identification of Laura Hill who married Addison Quesenberry and Mollie Hill who married Elijah Quesenberry as being the daughters of William Hill and Celia Branscome is from Dorothy Burnett Peterson’s Blue Ridge Heritage book20 (in the section on Branscome descendants.)
Hill, William A. Jr., 33; Celia, 40, wife; James M., 14, son; Laura J., 12, dau; Mary B., 10, dau; Garland B., 8, son; Robert C., 6, son; Roena A., 2, dau. All born Va/Va/Va.
For comparison, there is an older William Hill in Carroll Co. who also had a daughter named Laura of nearly the same age:
1880 census of Carroll Co., Va, Piper Gap district, enumerated 8 June, lists on p. 16 as family #143:
Hill, William, 58; Zilpha, wife, 48; Armstead, son, 24; Cenia, dau, 22; Triel, son, 21; Alice, dau, 19; Laura, dau, 15; Maud, dau, 12; Fernando, son, 10; Peter, son, 7. All born Va/Va/Va.
The identification of Laura Hill who married Addison Quesenberry and Mollie Hill who married Elijah Quesenberry as being the daughters of William Hill and Celia Branscome is from Dorothy Burnett Peterson’s Blue Ridge Heritage book20 (in the section on Branscome descendants.)
