Life History

Notes

• I have the names of this Hill family from my notes of a family conversation at some time.  The place or date was uncertain in family knowledge.  Virginia Lee and Edward P Hill were twins.  In April 2007, I found information on the father and birth dates in the 1930 census:
  
  1930 Federal Census, Stephens County, Oklahoma, 21 April, Hope Township, District 8, page 6B, Hse #114, Fam #119
  Hill, Edward P Head  M W 35 married at age 20 OK AR AR Farmer
  Hill, Ouida Wife  F W 30 married at age 19 GA GA FL
  Hill, Edward P Jr Son  M W 7 OK OK GA
  Hill, Virginia L Dau  F W 7 OK OK GA
  Turkett, Henry M W 31 TX TX TX Farm Labour
  Smart, Holly [transcribed by Ancestry as Hally] M W 20 TX TX TX Farm Labour
  
  I note here that Ouida's mother is reported as born in Florida.  This is the only indication I have seen that Thomas Duncan Terry's wife was born in Florida.  Other sources from family and censuses indicate TD's wife (Ouida's mother) Martha Wiley Wall was born in NC.  Note also that Edward and Ouida's reported ages and the age at marriage cannot match, unless Edward Sr was married for a short time before marrying Ouida.
  
  1940 Federal Census, Stephens County, Oklahoma, 26 April, Richland Township, District 69-24, Page 10A, Hse #171, Rents $5
  Hill, Edward P Head F W 41 Married Grade H1 b Oklahoma Stephens Co in 1935 Farmer
  Hill, Ouida Mae Wife F W 47 Married Grade H2 b Georgia Stephens Co in 1935
  Hill, Edward P Jr M W 17 Single Grade H4 b Oklahoma Stephens Co in 1935 Farm Laborer
  Hill, Virginia Lee Dau F W 17 Single Grade H4 b Oklahoma Stephens Co in 1935
  
  U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 2
  Edward P Hill
  Birth Date 14 Jun 1922
  Address 4591 NE Bethel Rd, Lawton, OK, 73507-5646
  
  U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-Current
  Edward Pierce Hill
  Born 14 Jun 1922
  Died 9 May 2011
  Last Residence Lawton, Comanche, Oklahoma 73507
  SSN issued Arizona (Before 1951)
  
  Edward's obituary was posted online.
  
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  Edward Pierce Hill Jr.
  
  CHICKASHA  Funeral for Edward Pierce Hill Jr., 88, Chickasha, will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Callaway-Smith-Cobb Funeral Home with the Rev. Arbuary Ritter and the Rev. Jerry Couch officiating.
  
  Mr. Hill died Monday, May 9, 2011, in Chickasha.
  
  Burial will be in Resthaven Memorial Gardens in Duncan.
  
  He was born June 14, 1922, in Marlow, to Edward P. Hill, Sr. and Ouida Terry Hill. He was a life-time resident of the Marlow area. He attended Rock Springs school and graduated from Marlow High School in 1939. He served in the Navy during World War II. He married Ida Lorene Richardson, his high school sweetheart, April 20, 1943, in Marlow.  They spent 68 years together. He was a life-long farmer, an excellent mechanic and electrician. He loved to tinker with anything he could. For 26 years, he served on the board of directors for Cotton Electric REC. His most recent title was that of Director Emeritus. He also served 10 years on the Sterling School Board of Education.
  
  He was a member of Denton Baptist Church for 74 years, serving as Sunday school teacher and superintendent for more than 35 years. He also served as deacon for more than 50 years. He enjoyed fishing, playing dominos, and traveling with his family. He loved his family, especially his grandchildren, whom he enjoyed spending as much time with as he could. He was an avid fan of the Oklahoma Sooners, Dallas Cowboys, Texas Rangers and his local Sterling Tigers.
  
  Survivors include his wife, Ida Hill, of the home; two daughters and a son-in-law: Karen Sherry, Edmond, and Nancy and Richard Warden, Chickasha; four grandchildren: Matt and Landa Sherry, Littleton, Colo.; Jeanna and Todd Smith, Weatherford; Lori Peak, Shelby, N.C.; and Kristen Dickens, New Orleans, La.; five great-grandchildren: Kayleigh Peak, Keagan Peak, Xavier Sherry, Amelia Sherry and Cade Smith; two nieces: Sandy Emmons and Sally Sparks; a brother-in-law and his spouse: Haskell and Marion Clement; and a very special friend of the family, Terry Varley.
  
  He was preceded in death by his parents; a daughter, Patsy Dickens; his twin sister, Virginia "Sis" Clement; and a niece, Jimmie Kay Mathis.
  
  Online condolences may be made to www.callawaysmithcobb.com.
  
  --  Edward Pierce Hill Obituary, Lawton Constitution, 12 May 2011, http://search.ancestry.com/oldsearch/obit/view.aspx?db=web-obituary&kw=&pid=24547358&url=http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll%3Fdb%3dweb-obituary%26o_vc%3dRecord%253aOtherRecord%26rhSource%3d70621%26ftm%3d1%26gss%3dangs-i&ftm=1
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Sources

• 1. U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
• 2. Obituary of Edward Pierce Hill, Lawton Constitution, 12 May 2011
• 3. 1940 Federal Census, Stephens County, Oklahoma
  • 26 April, Richland Township, District 69-24, Page 10A, Hse #171, Rents $5
• 4. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
• 5. 1930 Federal Census, Stephens County, Oklahoma
  • 21 April, Hope Township, District 8, page 6B, Hse #114, Fam #119
• 6. Julia Virginia Terry Jenkins