Francis John Hill (1879 - 1949)

Francis's immediate relatives including parents, siblings, partnerships and children in the Hill family tree.

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Francis's Parents

Hill Francis Hill

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Francis John Hill

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Hill Francis Hill

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Francis's Parents

Thomas Edwin Hill

Ellen Brown Hill

Francis John Hill

Parents:

Thomas Edwin Hill

Unknown - Unknown

Ellen Brown Hill

Unknown - Unknown

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Hubert Homer Hill Jr

Added: Mar 26, 2020

Ralston Hill

Added: Feb 01, 2020

Ralston Hill

Added: Jan 27, 2020

Ralston Hill

Added: Jan 25, 2020

Richard Ralston Hill

Added: Jan 12, 2020

Richard Ralston Hill

Added: Jan 10, 2020

Richard Ralston Hill

Added: Jan 10, 2020

Richard Ralston Hill

Added: Jan 09, 2020

Walter J Hill

Added: Oct 31, 2019

Hill homestead, Red Hill Road, Andersonville

Added: Sep 21, 2019

Delis James Hill

Added: Sep 21, 2019

Delis James Hill with Marti Dyer

Added: Sep 21, 2019

Delis James Hill and Bobbie Jean Dyer

Added: Sep 21, 2019

Jennifer D. (Hill) Perkins

Added: Aug 02, 2019

Shula Hill Gravesite

Added: May 02, 2019

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In 1879, in the year that Francis John Hill was born, on October 22nd, Thomas Edison tested the first practical electric light bulb. Lasting 13½ hours before burning out, it used a "a carbon filament or strip coiled and connected to platina contact wires". He applied for a patent on November 4th, receiving the patent in January 1880.

In 1898, at the age of 19 years old, Francis was alive when on February 15th, the USS Maine exploded and sank in Havana harbor. The reason for the explosion has never been found, but it killed 266 men. "Remember the Maine" became a rallying cry and precipitated the United States' declaration of war on Spain two months later - the beginning of the Spanish-American War. On December 10th, the war ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris. The Treaty gave the U.S. Puerto Rico, the Philippines, Guam - for $20 million - and, temporarily, Cuba.

In 1913, when he was 34 years old, Henry Ford installed the first moving assembly line for the mass production of an entire automobile. It had previously taken 12 hours to assemble a whole vehicle - now it took only two hours and 30 minutes! Inspired by the production lines at flour mills, breweries, canneries and industrial bakeries, along with the disassembly of animal carcasses in Chicago’s meat-packing plants, Ford created moving belts for parts and the assembly line was born.

In 1925, when he was 46 years old, on November 28th, radio station WSM broadcast the Grand Ole Opry for the first time. Originally airing as “The WSM Barn Dance”, the Opry (a local term for "opera") was dedicated to honoring country music and in its history has featured the biggest stars and acts in country music.

In 1949, in the year of Francis John Hill's passing, comedian Milton Berle hosted the first telethon show. It raised $1,100,000 for cancer research and lasted 16 hours. The next day, newspapers, in writing about the event, first used the word "telethon."