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Ruth Amanda Hill

Ruth Amanda Hill

Female 1826 - 1875  (48 years)


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  • Name Ruth Amanda Hill 
    Birth 10 Dec 1826  Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    • *1850 Census, age 23, b1827 OH
      *1856 IA Census, age 29, b1827, PA
      *1860 Census, age 33, b1827 TN
    Gender Female 
    Name Aft 2 Jul 1848 
    Ruth Bates 
    Ω Census wife 1 Jun 1850  York Township, Athens, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • His father, Nicholas, lived in the next farm, and Eli's brother Charles was in the next farm after that.
      Witness Role: Principal: [I788] Eli BATES
      Witness Role: head of household: [I788] Eli BATES
      Witness Role: wife: [I789] Ruth Amanda HILL
      Witness Role: daughter: [I2439] Harriet BATES
    Ω Census wife 15 Apr 1856  LaGrange Township, Harrison, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    • Eli was a farmer.

      Also in this household was Sarah Jane Moore, a 12 year old female, born in Ohio. In 1860, Eli Bates applied for a marriage license for Sarah Moore, on that license he indicates that her parents were not living and that Eli was her adopted father.
      Witness Role: Principal: [I788] Eli BATES
      Witness Role: head of household: [I788] Eli BATES
      Witness Role: wife: [I789] Ruth Amanda HILL
      Witness Role: daughter: [I2439] Harriet BATES
      Witness Role: son: [I2438] Lowell Esteline BATES
      Witness Role: daughter: [I2978] Sarah J. MOORE
    Ω Census wife 1 Jun 1860  York Township, Athens, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    • Witness Role: Principal: [I788] Eli BATES
      Witness Role: head of household: [I788] Eli BATES
      Witness Role: wife: [I789] Ruth Amanda HILL
      Witness Role: daughter: [I2439] Harriet BATES
      Witness Role: daughter: [I2438] Lowell Esteline BATES
      Witness Role: daughter: [I754] Clara Alma BATES
      Witness Role: son: [I2437] William BATES
      Witness Role: daughter: [I2978] Sarah J. MOORE
      Witness Role: Sarah became their adopted daughter following the deaths of her parents.
      Witness Role: father: [I786] Nicholas BATES
      Witness Role: Mother: [I787] Eunice COE
      Witness Role: Brother: [I2645] Joseph BATES
      Witness Role: Brother: [I2971] George Wesley BATES
    Ω Census wife 1 Jun 1870  Ward Township, Hocking, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    • Eli was a farmer.
      Witness Role: Principal: [I788] Eli BATES
      Witness Role: head of household: [I788] Eli BATES
      Witness Role: wife: [I789] Ruth Amanda HILL
      Witness Role: daughter: [I2438] Lowell Esteline BATES
      Witness Role: daughter: [I754] Clara Alma BATES
      Witness Role: son: [I2437] William BATES
      Witness Role: son: [I2642] Arthur BATES
      Witness Role: son: [I2435] Walter Joseph BATES
      Witness Role: son: [I2436] Wesley Carl BATES
    Burial 1875  Ebenezer Methodist Church Cemetery, Hocking, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    gravestones\BATES Ruth A Hill d1875    		 gravestones\BATES Ruth A Hill d1875
    Family Search ID 996F-CS5 
    Find A Grave ID 131087359  [8] 
    _UID 79BC7CE78B97444A8CF824C6DACB7B764C6D 
    Burial 1875  Ebenezer Methodist Church Cemetery, Hocking, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 7 Dec 1875  Ward Township, Hocking, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4] 
    Cause: pulmonary disease 
    Person ID I789  My Genealogy
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2025 

    Father Johnson Hill,   b. 5 Dec 1788, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Feb 1876, Deerfield Township, Morgan, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years) 
    Mother Phoebe Rush,   b. 1 Feb 1797, Washington, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Oct 1874, Ward Township, Hocking, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years) 
    Family ID F1813  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Husband Eli Bates,   b. 15 Jul 1826, York Township, Athens, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Aug 1901, Greenfield Township, Fairfield, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years) 
    Marriage 2 Jul 1848  Athens, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 9] 
    Children 
    +1. Sarah J. Moore,   b. 1844, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1919 (Age 75 years)  [Father: Adopted]  [Mother: Adopted]
    +2. Harriet Bates,   b. 1849, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Sep 1873, Ward Township, Hocking, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 24 years)
    >3. Lowell Esteline Bates,   b. 16 Jan 1855, Hocking, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Dec 1942, Hocking, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years)
    +4. Clara Alma Bates,   b. 4 Oct 1857, York Township, Athens, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Jan 1940, Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years)
     5. William Bates,   b. Jun 1860, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Jun 1947, Saint Petersburg, Pinellas, Florida, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years)
     6. Arthur Bates,   b. 1863, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    +7. Walter Joseph Bates,   b. 11 May 1866, Carroll, Fairfield, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Oct 1941, Steubenville, Jefferson, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)
    +8. Wesley Carl Bates,   b. 11 May 1866, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Jan 1953 (Age 86 years)
    Family ID F254  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 31 May 2023 

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    gravestones\BATES Ruth A Hill d1875    		gravestones\BATES Ruth A Hill d1875

  • Sources 
    1. [S265] Cens1850 - OH Athens York p222.

    2. [S266] Cens1860 - OH Athens York p92.

    3. [S1410] DAR - Campbell, Virginia Ruth Brenholts to Silas Bates.

    4. [S1523] Obit - Bates Ruth Amanda Hill.

    5. [S227] CensState - 1856 IA Harrison LaGrange p284.

    6. [S763] Cens1870 - OH Hocking Ward p15.

    7. [S1522] Find A Grave: Ruth Amanda Hill Bates.

    8. [S1418] FSFT - General.

    9. [S1520] Obit - Hill Johnson, p.5.