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Below is a family biography included in The History of East Tennessee published by Goodspeed Publishing Company in 1887. These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary. Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more. There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.
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James P. Hill, farmer and stock raiser, was born in Jefferson County, January 1, 1844, the son of James M. and Sarah (Moore) Hill, natives of Tennessee, and of English stock. They were members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Our subject is the second child of nine sons and five daughters, and has always been devoted to farm life. He attended the country schools, and worked for his father until September 13, 1863, when he enlisted in Company F, Ninth Tennessee Federal Cavalry, first as private, and afterward as corporal, and finally sergeant. He was discharged from service September 15, 1865, and returned home and resumed farming. On December 30, 1868, he married Mary L. J. Thurman, a daughter of William and Martha J. (Walker) Thurman. They have had two sons and five daughters born to them. Our subject began without capital at the close of the war, and gave his note for a farm costing $5,700, and in twelve years had paid all his indebtedness. He now owns a farm of 300 acres in the Sixteenth District, and also one of 400 acres in the Third District, the former of which he cultivates. He is a live Republican, and a member of the G. A. R. He and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
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