Pvt. William P. Hill, Sr.

Pvt. William P. Hill, Sr.

       From Illinois Marriages
Name - William P. Hill
Spouse - Unice Power
Marriage Date - April 27, 1865
Marriage County - Kane

       From the 1880 Census
Name - William P. Hill
Aged - 62 Years
Birth Place - England
Home in 1880 - Elgin Kane Co., Ill.
Race - White
Occupation - Retired Farmer
Spouses Name - Eunice O. Hill
Spouses Age - 46 Years

       From the 1956 Kane Co. Honor Roll

Co. G       1st U.S. Art.

Died – June 8, 1887
Interred at Bluff City Cemetery, Elgin
Location – Lot 26, Section 10
With a civilian headstone

       From the Elgin Sexton's Ledger
Died – June 8, 1887 at 2:20 am
Where - 2nd Ward, 149 Douglas avenue, Elgin, Kane county, Ill.
Aged – 62 / 0 / 0
Permuit #2690
Interred – June 10, 1887 at the Elgin City Cemetery
Location – Lot 7, Block 20
Head of Grave from – South line 2', West line 2.5'
Cause of Death – Brights Desise for years Complicated by Gen'l. Dropsy
Condition – Male / White / Married
Undertaker Retained – Thornberg & Seidel
Physician – Pierce Tyrell at 69 Chicago street
Nationality – English
Born – England
Parents – William Hill & (not listed)
Remarks – Soldier in 1st U.S. Artillery

       From the Database of Illinois Veterans Index
Name - William P. Hill
War - Mexican-American War
War Years - 1846-1848
Cemetery - Bluff City
Burial Place - Kane Co., Ill.       Cook Co.
Record Source - 1929 Illinois Roll of Honor

       From the Illinois Select Death Index
Name - William P. Hill
Aged - 69 Years
Death Date - June 8, 1887
Death Place - Elgin, Kane Co., Ill.

Note;
     Even though there are no notations in the Sexton's files it is clear his family had his remains re-interred at Bluff City Cemetery when the Elgin City Cemetery closed in 1906.