Oral Edgar HILL

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1. Biography Oral Edgar Hill did not have a birth certificate. He was born nearValier, Franklin County, Illinois, and the place, where they werekeeping all of the records, burned down, therefore it was impossibleto get the certificate. On January 17th of 1923, Oral, and his father,Samuel Arthur Hill, went to a Notary Public in Marion, WilliamsonCounty, Illinois, and his father made a certified statement verifying,the birth of Oral Hill on the 13th day of September 1904. It reads: "Marion, Illinois Jan. 17th 1923, State of Illinois, Williamson(County): "Sam Hill being duly sworn on oath states that he is the father ofOral Hill and that said Oral Hill was borned in Franklin County,Illinois on the 13th day of Sept. 1904 and that the said Oral Hill isnow past 16 years of age. (Signed) Sam Hill Subscribed and sworn tobefore me by Sam Hill this the 17th day Jan. 1923. (Signed) J. V.(?)Fa?ler (Impossible to read his signature). Notary Public 1910 U.S. Census West Marion Township, District 18, Williamson County,Illinois, 20 April 1910: North Vanburen Street, House No. 1104: Samuel Hill, Head, male, white, age 38, 1st marriage 18yrs., bornIlinois, Father: Illinois, Mother: Illinois; speaks English, Miller; Flouring Mill;Employer (Owner); reads/writes; rents home, house Nancy Hill, wife, female, white, age 35, 1st marriage 18yrs., 9children, 7 living, born Illinois, Father: Illinois, Mother: Illinois; speaks English,reads/writes Ella Hill, daughter, female white, age 16, single, born Illinois,Father: Illinois, Mother: Illinois, speaks English, reads/writes, attended school since Sept. 1,1909 William Hill, son, male, white, age 15, single, born Illinois, Father:Illinois, Mother: Illinois, speaks English, reads/writes, attended school since Sept. 1,1909 Elmer Hill, son, male, white, age 12, single, born Illinois, Father:Illinois, Mother: Illinois, speaks English, reads/writes, attended school since Sept. 1,1909 Velma Hill, daughter, female, white, age 9, single, born Illinois,Father: Illinois, Mother: Illinois, speaks English, reads/writes, attended school sinceSept. 1, 1909 Opal Hill, son, male, white, age 7, single, born Illinois, Father:Illinois, Mother: Illinois, speaks English, reads/writes, attended school since Sept. 1, 1909 Oral Hill, son, male, white, age 5, single, born Illinois, Father:Illinois, Mother: Illinois, speaks English George Hill, son, male, white, age 13 months, born Illinois, Father:Illinois, Mother: Illinois Oral Edgar Hill was born 13 September 1904 near Valier, Franklin Co.,IL, and died 30 August 1981 at a hospital in St. Louis, MO. He wasburied 2 September 1981 in Rose Hill Cemetery, Marion, Williamson Co.,IL. Oral married Hazel Myrtle Jordan 19 June 1925 in East St. Louis,St. Clair Co., IL. She was the daughter of Joseph Andrew Jordan andLedosia "Dochia" Alice Willis, the widow of Newton Gordon. Hazel wasborn 17 June 1905 in Okaw Township, Shelby Co., IL, and died 21December 1984 in the Shawnee Christian Nursing Home in Herrin,Williamson Co., IL. She was buried 23 December 1984 in Rose HillCemetery, Marion, Williamson Co., IL. Oral Edgar Hill's father, Samuel Arthur "Sam" Hill and Nancy Elizabeth"Nan" Eubanks; Samuel was the son of Peter Hill and Hannah EmalineMitchell; Peter Hill was the son of James Hill and Elizabeth Thrift;James Hill was the son of Peter Hill, I, and Elizabetha Wilderman;Peter Hill, I was the son of William Hill and Mary (Rittenhouse?).Oral's mother, Nancy Elizabeth Eubanks was the daughter of WilliamSmith Eubanks, and his cousin, (Mary) Matilda Eubanks. William'sfather, John Eubanks was the brother of Matilda's father, Dr. JamesAlbert Eubanks. William's mother was Nancy Smothers, and Matilda'smother was (Mary) Matilda Rea. Oral Edgar Hill was born on his father's farm in Franklin County, nearValier. The farm was about one mile north of Zeigler, where the newZelgler High School now stands. Oral came from a fairly wealthyfamily. Hazel was born near Findlay, in Okaw Township, Shelby Co., IL.In 1917 her parents removed to Southern Illinois, Marion, WilliamsonCo. It was here that they were fated to meet. Oral met his future wife,Hazel, when they were about 12 years of age, at the Ferris Wheel atthe annual Williamson County Fair in Marion. They were both standingwatching the wheel come and go; neither had money to go on a ride. Theattendant noticed the two children watching, but not riding on thewheel. When the customers had slackened, he allowed them to ridetogether on the Ferris Wheel until he got more customers. They wouldstand and watch and every time the trade slacked, he would allow themto ride once again. They rode on and off all day long. Oral must havebeen very fond of Hazel, for at the age of about 14 years he presentedher with a box of candy, but they didn't start dating until they weresixteen; her father wouldn't allow them to date. Oral would meet Hazel after church on week nights, and on Sundays, hewould walk her home. Hazel's father, Joseph Andrew "Joe" Jordan, didnot like this very well, so he would have Hazel's two younger brothersaccompany them carrying lanterns. Oral was a great tease; he wouldlead them through what they called Shantytown and would find ways tofrighten them. Oral came from a fairly wealthy family. His father, Sam bought aLivery Stable and later a Flour Mill. Sam, with his brother, Joe,engaged in the milling business on West Main Street in Marion untilabout 1917, as well as in farming. About 1917, Sam bought his firstcoal mine. He, also, owned stock in several other coal mines. He owneda dealership in the newspaper business and about 1922 bought anothermine in Spillertown. Joe owned a food market and soda water bottlingfranchise. In the late 1930's, having suffered severe financial losses in theGreat Depression, Sam and Nancy moved back to Freeburg where heoperated, until his death, a coal mine that was located on the oldfamily farm. Sam also owned The Hill Coal Company in St. Louis,Missouri until the smoke ordinances drove them out of business, andforced the abandonment of the mine. Their son, Oral Edgar Hill, hadhelped establish the business, as he was living in St. Louis at thetime. Hazel's family was very poor. Her father's health was not good; heworked on the railroad off and on for many years. Some years Hazel wasunable to go to school because they couldn't afford to buy her shoes.She still managed to keep returning to school until she got her gradeschool diploma. She was a good scholar. Hazel loved housework, she was always moving furniture whether it wasa small piece, or stoves and refrigerators. Her father never knew whenhe went to bed, where the bed was located in the bedroom. She wouldhear him shout, "Doshia, on which side of the room is the bedtonight." 1920 U.S. Census, West Marion Township, City of Marion, WilliamsonCounty, Illinois, 3 January 1920, Page 9B, 904 South Vicksburg, Dwelling No. 205, Family No. 220: Samuel Hill, Head, 1, Own, Free, M, W, age 48, Marr., -, Yes, Yes,born Illinois, Father: Illinois, Mother: Illinois, Yes, Ma??__tor-Coal Mines, OC Nancy E. Hill, Wife, F, W, age 44, Marr., -, Yes Yes, born Illinois,Father: Illinois, Mother: Illinois, Yes, None Ella Hill, Daughter, F, W, age 26, S, -, Yes, Yes, born Illinois,Father: Illinois, Mother: Illinois, -, Yes Velma Hill, Daughter, F, W, age 19, S, -, Yes, Yes, born Illinois,Father: Illinois, Mother: Illinois, Yes, Clerk-Dry Goods Store, W Opal Hill, Son, M, W, age 17, S, Yes, Yes, Yes, born Illinois, Father:Illinois, Mother: Illinois, Yes, Drivet?-Coal Mine, W *Oral Hill, Son, M, W, age 15, S, Yes, Yes, Yes, born Illinois,Father: Illinois, Mother: Illinois, Oral must have been thinking about marriage, for about 1924, Oral wentto Detroit to get work. He succeeded in getting a job, but he was sohome sick, he came back to Southern Illinois. He didn't stay verylong. Shortly thereafter he went to St. Louis, MO and found work. Hesent for Hazel and rushed her from the train (she always complainedthat she had been so dirty and tired), and Oral and Hazel, with two oftheir friends went across the Mississippi River to East St. Louis, St.Clair Co., IL. Oral was headed for Waterloo, IL; he wanted to be ableto say that when he and Hazel married, he met his Waterloo. Oral wastoo anxious and didn't make it to Waterloo; they were married in EastSt. Louis on the 19th June 1925. For many, many years Hazel thoughtthey had married in Waterloo. Oral was always teasing her about it.She acted as if she was so furious when she found that it had not beentrue and he was just teasing her all those years. Oral and Hazel lived for most of their married life in St. Louis,Missouri. Oral was a Traffic Manager for almost thirty years at J. C.Penney Company from before the time they opened for business until thewarehouse closed. After their children were grown, Hazel went to workfor J. C. Penney, in the warehouse. Hazel's father, mother, and siblings who were still living in Marion,IL, returned to Findlay, Shelby Co., IL where they bought 4 acres ofland upon which to live. 1930 U.S. Census, St. Louis City 21st Ward, Block 3577 & 3578, St.Louis (Independent City), Missouri; 2 April 1930, Page 246 Lee Avenue 3921, Dwelling No. 29, Family No. 32: Oral E. Hill, Head, Rent, M, W, age 25, M, age at 1st marr. 20, yes,yes, born Illinois, Father: Illinois, Mother: Illinois, Clerk-Traffic work, 7X93, W, yes Hazel M. Hill, wife H, F, W, 24, M, age at 1st marr. 19, no, yes, bornIllinois, Father: Illinois, Mother: Illinois, none Marilyn J. Hill, daughter, F, W, 3-9/12, S, no, born Missouri, Father:Illinois, Mother: Illinois, yes, none Catherine J. Hill, daughter, F, W, 2-8/12, S, no, born Missouri,Father: Illinois, Mother: Illinois, yes, none The 1930's were a terrible time for so many. Oral and Hazel wereBlessed by God, for Oral had a wonderful job which he loved. In thelate 1920s, he went to work at J. C. Penney Company. It is interestinghow he came to work for them. Mr. J. C. Penney was visiting in St.Louis. He was involved in building a new warehouse. One night, torelax, he went to a baseball game. Oral was a great ball player andbefore the night was over, he received a job offer from Mr. Penney. Hewas so impressed by Oral that he hired him, even though the buildingwas not completed as yet. He intended to have a ball team and hewanted it to be the best! Oral sat every day and watched until theyfinished building the warehouse. Oral always had the greatest respectfor Mr. Penney and thought him a fine man. After they closed thewarehouse, Oral worked for a couple of Trucking Firms as an "Over andShort" Manager. There were many hoboes wandering about the country during the greatdepression. They would arrive at the back door, and Oral and Hazelwould feed them. Those who were very dirty, they fed on the backporch, but those who had cleaned themselves up, and most did in thosedays, Oral and Hazel would seat at their dinner table. Many wereCollege educated. Oral enjoyed talking with them. There was one whopassed through St. Louis every year and he would stop at the Hillhouse. Oral was always very happy to see him. He taught Oral many cardtricks, with which Oral would use to entertain the children. Oral, and Hazel's father, Joe, were great ones for chasing fireengines. After Doshia died Joe Jordan and Hazel's brother, Claude,would spend most Christmas' with them. One year the family had satdown at the dinner table for the Christmas feast, when sirens wereheard. All of the family took off chasing the fire engine exceptClaude, he continued to eat. Oh, how he loved his food! When theyarrived back home it was to find that Claude had eaten all the slaw,which was his favorite, he only got it once a year, at Christmas time. Chasing fire engines finally came to a halt! Oral, Hazel and familywere on their way home to St. Louis from Freeburg, St. Clair Co., IL,and as they approached Belleville they heard sirens and people wereparking their cars and running. Hazel and the children stayed in thecar while Oral went to see the fire. It wasn't a fire. It was aterrible railroad accident. An elderly couple who had been walking onthe railroad tracks obviously didn't hear the train that was cominguntil the last minute. The husband tried to save his wife by pickingher up to jump off the tracks when they were struck by the train. WhenOral returned to the automobile he was so sick at his stomach, it wassometime before he could enter the car. He never chased a fire engineagain. In the 1930's and 1940's there was radio and how the family loved it.They would sit and listen to some of the greatest comedians, singers,great actors and actresses, and music, music, music. They had the pickof all the greatest music in the world, besides the poplar music ofthe times, and wonderful Country Western music. Oh, the Saturdaynights when the children lay in bed listening to the the "OldFashioned Barn Dance, " (it was on from 11pm to 12am) with SkeetsYaney and Frankie Yankovich. When they went to school, they startedthe day out with Skeets and Frankie early every morning, with theirbreakfast. In the evenings the greatest comedians in the world enliventheir life. Comedians like Jack Benny, with Dennis Day's beautifulIrish Tenor voice singing the old Irish songs besides the poplarmusic. There was Red Skelton, Fibber McGee and Molly, and who couldlisten to Kate Smith's singing without wanting to join with her insong. Oh, there were so many of the great artists and great actors oftheir day. Hazel would prepare a large dishpan full of butteredpopcorn, and Oral and the children would dip their bowls in and eatuntil they could eat no more. It was so good. And there was Texaco'sMetropolitan Opera Company on Saturday afternoons during the wintermonths. Oral and Hazel never had trouble getting the children to bed. When thelate news came on, the children would sit around watching Oral, for hewas very sneaky. While he listened, slowly, ever so slowly, the toe ofone shoe would go to the back of the other shoe and ease it off. Thiswas the signal the children waited for. By the time the other shoedropped to the floor , everyone was racing for their bedrooms whileOral yelled "the last one in's the cow's tail." It worked every time.One night Oral and Hazel jumped on the bed at the same time and itcame crashing down. Everyone ran to see if they were hurt, but theywere laughing, each claiming they had hit the bed first. How thechildren laughed. It was not always happy times. They rememberd the news broadcasts.Chamberlin's "I bring you peace in our times;" Oral exclaimed thatthere was going to be a terrible war. World War II was to startshortly. One Sunday afternoon, 7 December 1941, the children were atthe neighborhood theater when the lights came up in the middle of themovie and the movie was stopped while an important announcement wasmade; Pearl Harbor had just been attacked. What did this mean? Wherewas Pearl Harbor? The children didn't know but they knew from thereaction of the adults that it must be very bad. The adults slowlyleft the theater and only the children remained. Many of the youngmen, as well as many older men, made their way to the recruitingoffices to volunteer for service to their country. Oral lost a dearnephew, and the children a much loved cousin in this terrible war.William Alexander Hill was that dear nephew and cousin. Catherineremembered his long, long legs and his quiet thoughtful appearance.When just a child, Bill, walked Catherine over to the homecominggrounds in Freeburg; he was so tall and his legs so long, Catherinehad to run to keep up with him. It was two or three steps to his one. Bill came to visit them before he went overseas. As he was leaving, hedid something that was very unusual for him. He came into the kitchenwhere Marilyn, and Catherine were doing the dishes while Richardwatched, and he kissed each of them goodbye. As he left the kitchen hestopped and turned and took one long, last look at them, and Richardand Catherine never forgot the expression on his face. Bill was aSergeant in the Army Air Force and was shot down in World War II atRennes, France on 09 July 1944. After the war, Bill's brother, BobHill, went to France seeking Bill's remains. He found Bill buried atMontgermont, near Rennes, France, he had Bill's remains brought backhome to Marion, IL where he was buried with honors in the MaplewoodCemetery in Marion, IL. Oral loved politics. He and Hazel felt that when there were importantdecisions to be made involving all the family, that everyone shouldhave an opportunity to express their opinions. A meeting would becalled at the kitchen table and they would sit around and discuss eachproblem and then Oral would make a decision and call for a vote. Ofcourse it was always unanimous. Hazel had an adventurous soul, as also did Oral. She took her firstplane trip in the 1960's and loved flying. After a man was landed onthe moon, they were taking reservations for the first shuttle trip tothe moon. It became a topic of conversation in the family. Hazel wasthe only one who had a desire to visit the moon. Hazel, although inher seventies, climbed on the back of her grandson, Steven'smotorcycle, behind Steve's father, Russell, and they drove off. Theywere gone a long time and the grandchildren were standing aroundgetting very anxious for their grandmother's safety. Marilyn,Catherine and Richard stood around laughing. The boys couldn'tunderstand why they were not worried. Hazel's children knew theirmother was having a wonderful time and sure enough, they were finallyheard coming from a distance, Russell laughing and Hazel shouting injoy. She said she had never enjoyed anything so much in all her life. Oral and Hazel loved to play cards together. Oral could be heardcrowing when he was winning, and he always got up when he was losing,and walked around his chair two or three times. Hazel would get somad. Years later, when they were up in age, Hazel got arthritis so badthat she was fast becoming an invalid and could hardly get out of bed.Oral got her up and made her sit and play cards with him and beforelong she was fighting with him and her pain was forgotten. Soon Hazelwas well once again. In 1964, Oral and Hazel, their son, Richard, and daughter, Catherine,bought a home in La Puente, Los Angeles Co., CA. The smog was bad andOral and Hazel's health deteriorated and they decided to moved back tothe midwest. In 1971 they bought a home in Johnston City, WilliamsonCo., IL, about six miles north of Marion, IL, where they lived untiltheir deaths. Catherine and Richard moved to Johnston City in June of1972 to care for their parents. On Sunday 22 June 1975, Hazel and Oral celebrated their 50th WeddingAnniversary, which was on Thursday June 19, 1975, at the home of theirdaughter, Marilyn Joy Hill Klages in Florissant, St. Louis Co., MO.

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