THIRD GENERATION

13. Aura Almeda RIGGS ^(18)(19) was born on 27 Feb 1860 in Decatur County, TN. She died on 16 Jun 1930 in Borger, Hutchinson, TX.^{(20) (21)} Death certificate She was buried on 18 Jun 1930 in Spring Creek Cem, Spring Creek, Beckham, OK.⁽²²⁾ Parents surnames given on death certificate. Information given by son Walter Hill.

She was married to James Washington HILL (son of Rev. Dutton HILL and Miriam LASSITER) on 18 Jan 1877 in Decatur County, TN. James Washington HILL ^(23)(24) was born on 6 Sep 1854 in Decatur County, TN. He died on 7 Jun 1930 in Borger, Hutchinson, TX. ⁽²⁵⁾ Called my son James W. Hill by Dutton Hill in Deed book 10, page 488, 1883. He was buried on 8 Jun 1930 in Spring Creek Cem, Spring Creek, Beckham, OK.⁽²⁶⁾ Parents names given on death certificate, information given by son Walter Hill. Aura Almeda RIGGS and James Washington HILL had the following children:

+45 i. Elbert Roswell HILL.
+46 ii. Dove Esther HILL.
+47 iii. William Dutton HILL.
+48 iv. Dexter Jonathan HILL.
+49 v. James Addison HILL.
50 vi. E. E. HILL⁽²⁷⁾ was born on 27 Jan 1888 in Decatur County, TN. She died on 10 Oct 1888 in Decatur County, TN. She was buried in Prospect Cem, Decatur County, TN.
+51 vii. Era Mae HILL.
52 viii. Infant HILL was born about 1893. He died before 11 May 1895. 1900 Census states Aura A. Hill was the mother of 9 children, 7 living. Walter Hill wrote that there was a baby boy that died between "me & Erie ore Erie & Add". This child could have been born in either Tennessee or Texas. No cemetery record found.
+53 ix. Walter Pinkney HILL.

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