Family Group Sheet
NameNapoleon Bonaparte Hill
Birth16 Apr 1856, Morgan Co., Kentucky
Death9 Mar 1931, Carter Co., Kentucky
FatherWesley Hill (~1802-~1879)
MotherDruzilla Eldridge (~1836-1912)
Notes for Napoleon Bonaparte Hill
Morgan Co., Ky birth records list Napoleon Hill, born 16 April 1856 in Paint precinct, father Wesley Hill, mother’s maiden name Mary Robbins, midwife Mary Eldridge.
Since Wesley’s first wife Mary Robbins was nearly 60 in 1856, it is extremely unlikely that she was Napoleon’s mother.
His death certificate records N. B. Hill, age 77 years 11 months 6 days, born 16 April 1853 in Ky, died 9 Mar 1931 in Olive Hill, Carter Co., Kentucky, married, farmer, father Wesley Hill, mother’s maiden name Druzill Elger, both born in Ky, cause of death arteriosclerosis, informant O. Hill, Olive Hill, Ky, burial in Olive Hill.
Since Wesley’s first wife Mary Robbins was nearly 60 in 1856, it is extremely unlikely that she was Napoleon’s mother.
His death certificate records N. B. Hill, age 77 years 11 months 6 days, born 16 April 1853 in Ky, died 9 Mar 1931 in Olive Hill, Carter Co., Kentucky, married, farmer, father Wesley Hill, mother’s maiden name Druzill Elger, both born in Ky, cause of death arteriosclerosis, informant O. Hill, Olive Hill, Ky, burial in Olive Hill.
