Cornelius Hill
Cornelius Hill, a native of Indiana, was born August 23, 1836, in Richmond, Wayne County. His parents, Thomas and Elizabeth (White) Hill, native of Indiana and North Carolina respectively, were married in Indiana in 1833 and locating in Richmond the father following the carpenter's trade. In 1838, they removed to Grant County to a farm, were in August, 1843, the father's death occurred. the mother died in April, 1865.
Cornelius was the eldest son and second child, and was reared in grant County until eight years of age; then with his mother he went to Washington County. Shortly after, they removed to Orange County, where he obtained a good education. When seventeen years of age, he began working on a farm, which he continued until the fall of 1856, when he came to Morgan County and farmed near Mooresville for some time. In 1859 he went to Kentucky, farmed for some time, returning thence to Indianapolis. In 1862 he enlisted in Company B, Seventieth Indiana Volunteers, under Samuel Harriman, and served for nearly three years, acting as Corporal. He took part in the battles at Resaca, Atlanta, peach Tree Creek, Averysboro, Cassville, Kenesaw Mountain and Bentonville. After the close of the war, he located in Martin County, Indiana, as stationary engineer.
In March, 1869, he was married to Letha A. Greeson, of Morgan County. They have one child -Mabel Pearl. In 1874, he went into the confectionery business again. In November of 1879, he sold a half interest and added a stock of groceries. In August of the next year, he went to Wabash and opened a bakery and confectionery, which he continued to run for one year, when he came back to Martinsville, where he is at present engaged in a lucrative business. Mr. Hill is a member of the A. F. & A. M. and the G. A. R., and is politically a Republican. His wife is an active member of the Methodist Church.
Source: Counties of Morgan, Monroe and Brown, Indiana. Historical and Biographical. Charles Blanchard, Editor. F. A. Battey & Co., Publishers, 1884.
