Obituary of Doctor Hill, Crawford County, Illinois Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives Copyright 2000 Cindy McCachern From Robinson (IL) Argus, 8 January 1908   Obituary of Dr. Hill   A Pioneer Dead   Hutsonville Herald:  Doctor Hill died Christmas day at Martinsville, being aged over 80 years.  He came to Crawford county from North Carolina with three brothers and a sister while a young man and entered a farm near Annapolis.  In 1849 with his brother, Archie, and several other persons from this county, he went to California in the search of gold, going overland from St. Louis with ox teams which hauled their supplies, the women, children and sick, all of the men walking.  He was successful and on his return invested his wealth in land and made a fortune.  His brother remained in California and nothing was since heard of him.  Doctor Hill was married to Emiline Stear (?) in 1848 and fifteen children were born to them, four of whom survive, being Arthur Hill of Robinson, George and Grant of  Oklahoma and _____ ….Mexico.  Most of Doctor Hills ….. passed on the farm near Annapolis.  When he came to Illinois, his settlement was on the frontier with neighbors miles apart and the nearest market the Wabash river.  The prairies were broken with oxen, and his life today would be regarded as one of hardship and privation.  He moved to Martinsville in 1870 but he is well remembered by many of the older persons in this community. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb Archivist with proof of this consent. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Cindy McCachern