Plumas-Napa County CA Archives Biographies.....Hill, John W. 1825 - 
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Author: Fariss & Smith (1882)

JOHN W. HILL.—He was born in Monroe county, Missouri, January 24, 1834, and is a
son of Wesley and Elizabeth Hill, who were natives of Bourbon, Kentucky. He
crossed the plains with his father in 1849, remained in the mines until October,
1851, when he returned to the states, and came to California again in 1852. His
father died en route across the plains. He settled in Napa county, and followed
farming and stock-growing until 1857. Then he removed to Arizona, and raised
stock until 1860, when the Indian troubles drove him out. His next move was to
Texas. Here he joined the command of General Sibley, and served in the
Confederate army until parolled in 1864. He then went to Montana, and engaged in
mining until the fall of 1867, when he returned to California, and has since, in
company with William Elwell, operated the Squirrel Creek mine. He was married
December 25, 1877, to Miss Emma F. O'Neil. There is one child, Emma F., born
September 27, 1878.

Additional Comments:
Extracted from:

Illustrated History of Plumas, Lassen & Sierra Counties

San Francisco: Fariss & Smith
(1882)


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