John Hill (Madison County, KY, farm laborer and soldier)
b. 1826? d. 1864-02-19
Madison County, Kentucky, farm laborer. Kentucky native. Married to Sallie Robison Hill. Father of Elizabeth Hill, John T. Hill, Jarrett Hill, and Sophina Hill. Married Sally Ann Arvine in Madison County on November 3, 1853. Father of George Hill. Farm laborer in Madison County in 1860. Served in the 11th Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (C.S.A.) as private and sergeant from September 10, 1862 to February 19, 1864. Captured near Buffington Island, Ohio, on July 19, 1863. Prisoner of war at Camp Morton, Indiana, from July 23, 1863, to August 1863. Prisoner of war at Camp Douglas, Illinois, from August 1863 to February 19, 1864. Died of smallpox while in Camp Douglas.
Details
- Sex
- Male
- Race
- White
Bibliography
Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Madison County Marriages, Film #000183316, p. 235
Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Madison County, Western Subdivision #2, p. 238
Birth and Death Records: Covington, Lexington, Louisville, and Newport – Microfilm (before 1911), KDLA, Roll #7017457, Madison County Deaths, p. 2344
Citation
Hill, John. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32197785 (November 12, 2026).
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