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John L. Hill was born in Newberry District, S. C, January 7, 1839, and is at present a planter of prominence in Centre Point Township, Howard County, Ark. His father, Elijah Hill, of South Carolina, and his mother, Miss Rachel Watson, of the same State, were married there about 1830, and had seven children, of whom those living are: Thomas M., Joseph W, Elijah E. and John L. His parents moved to Arkansas in 1859, settling in Ashley County. John spent his youth in Mississippi, attending school and farming, and commenced to work for himself at the age of twenty, giving his attention to agricultural pursuits. He enlisted in 1861, in the Third Arkansas Infantry, under Col. Rusk, serving until the end of the war as a private; was in the battles of Sharpsburg, Chickamauga and many others; was wounded at Sharpsburg by a minie-ball in the right thigh; surrendered in May, 1865, at Appomattox Court House, Va. At the close of the war he moved to South Carolina, where he farmed until 1869, returning at that time to Arkansas. October 11, 1872, he married Miss Adelia E. Young, of Alabama, a daughter of Robert and Hannah Young. She was born in 1850, and is still living. To them were born five children: Rachel L., Robert E. L., Arthur J., Hannah H., James N. J. Mr. Hill took possession of his present residence in April, 1872, and owns 500 acres of valuable land. In politics he is an active Democrat, a Master Mason, and a very prosperous man in every way.