Jackson County AlArchives Biographies.....Hill, J. S. May 26 1864 - living in 1893 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/al/alfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Ann Anderson alabammygrammy@aol.com May 27, 2004, 8:48 pm Author: Brant & Fuller (1893) DR. J. S. HILL, dentist, of Bridgeport, Ala., was born in Courtland, Ala., May 26, 1864. He was educated at Barton academy, at Mobile, graduating there with the degree of bachelor of arts in 1879. He then took a commercial course at New Orleans, La., and in 1885 went to St. Louis, Mo., graduating the next year at the St. Louis college of physicians and surgeons and graduating in medicine the next year at the same college. He remained one year in St. Louis engaged in the practice of dentistry. He then removed to Courtland, remained until September, 1888, and then removed to Huntsville, where he practiced his profession until March, 1892, when he was elected dean of The Alabama college of dental surgery at Bridgeport, which is sustained by more capital than any similar college in the country. Dr. Hill is a member of the order of Knights of Pythias, of the order of Odd Fellows, and of the Methodist Episcopal church, south. He was married in Courtland, December 20, 1887, to Miss Lizzie Pippen, daughter of E. A. Pippen, and to their marriage have been born two children, viz.: Ordalia and Mattie S. The father of Dr. Hill is Rev. Felix. Hill, who is a native of Nashville, Tenn., and is a son of John T. Hill, an old merchant of that city. He was educated at the university of Tennessee, and entered the ministry of the Methodist Episcopal church at the age of seventeen. He is now pastor of Trinity Methodist Episcopal church at Baltimore, Md. He served as a private soldier in the Confederate cavalry under Gen. Forrest all through the war, and was wounded severely once. He married Ordalia Mayes, daughter of Drury Mayes, of Courtland, Ala., and to this marriage were born seven children, of whom five survive, as follows: Dr. J. S.; Felix R, pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church at Washington, Mo.; Dana S., of Baltimore, Md.; La Fayette B., of Baltimore, Md., and Edwin G., of Baltimore, Md. Additional Comments: from "Memorial Record of Alabama", Vol. I, p. 1138-1139 Published by Brant & Fuller (1893) Madison, WI This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ File size: 2.5 Kb