Lyman was born on 25 August 1871 in Clark Co, IL. He was the third son of William Dennis and Sarah Ellen (Forester) Hill. His older brothers were Harry Oliver Hill, born 1867 and Charles Taylor Hill, born 1869. He also had a younger sister, Maude, born in 1880.
Lyman can be found living with his parents in 1880 and 1900 in Clark County. In 1880 they were in rural Johnson township but had moved to the town of Casey by 1900. We lose track of Lyman after that - until 1913, the Marshall Herald runs this on November 19 -
So, we're not sure where he has been for 10 years, but family lore states that he was off to seek his fortune - perhaps in the Alaskan gold rush.
At some point around 1917, he was down in Rush, Arkansas with his brother C.T. working at the Red Cloud mine.
I was able to find a couple of newspaper notices about him trading land lots to his sister Maude (now married to William Kimlin) in 1926. This would most likely be a result of their inheritance from their father William D Hill who died in 1925. The two older brothers had already died.
Lyman again appears in 1940 where he is living with his sister, her husband and their daughter Doris in Casey. The census notes that he had been living at the same house - 108 Adams St - in 1935 as well. Of note, this is the house that William D. Hill owned when he died. I have been unable to find Lyman in the 1910, 1920 or 1930 census.
The last mention of Lyman in the newspaper is in April 1954 when he quit claims a deed to his sister for land in Johnson Township - the rural land owned by their late father.
Lyman died on 24 May 1954 and lies buried in Slusser cemetery, Johnson township, Clark County, IL near his parents, brother Harry, and 3 of his grandparents.
So, we're not sure where he has been for 10 years, but family lore states that he was off to seek his fortune - perhaps in the Alaskan gold rush.
At some point around 1917, he was down in Rush, Arkansas with his brother C.T. working at the Red Cloud mine.
I was able to find a couple of newspaper notices about him trading land lots to his sister Maude (now married to William Kimlin) in 1926. This would most likely be a result of their inheritance from their father William D Hill who died in 1925. The two older brothers had already died.
Lyman again appears in 1940 where he is living with his sister, her husband and their daughter Doris in Casey. The census notes that he had been living at the same house - 108 Adams St - in 1935 as well. Of note, this is the house that William D. Hill owned when he died. I have been unable to find Lyman in the 1910, 1920 or 1930 census.
The last mention of Lyman in the newspaper is in April 1954 when he quit claims a deed to his sister for land in Johnson Township - the rural land owned by their late father.
Lyman died on 24 May 1954 and lies buried in Slusser cemetery, Johnson township, Clark County, IL near his parents, brother Harry, and 3 of his grandparents.
