Posted By:	Deborah Brownfield - Stanley
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	Subject:	Bio. of Lafe Hill ~ born in Ringgold County, Iowa
	Post Date:	March 22, 2005 at 13:05:43
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	Forum:	Ringgold County, IA Genealogy Forum
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IOWA OFFICIAL REGISTER 1933-1934 BIOGRAPHIES STATE SENATORS LAFE HILL, NORA SPRINGS. - Senator from the forty-fourth district, composed of Chickasaw and Floyd counties, born in Ringgold county, Iowa. At the age of fourteen was thrown on his own resources, worked on a farm, in a brick yard and railroad construction, attending school at odd times until about the age of eighteen, when he had saved sufficient money to enable him to enter academic and college work. He then took up teaching at Troy Mills and Walker, in Linn county,, and was later superintendent of schools at Seymour and other places. At the close of his school work he entered the newspaper business, and is now publisher of the Advertiser at Nora Springs. His father was a veteran of the Civil War. He was married to Florence A. Fay of Troy Mills. Their three children grew to manhood and womanhood, a daughter, Fausta, and sons, Brant and Lyle. Both sons served in the World war and Brant gave his life for his country. He was elected representative in 1924, 1926 and 1928. Elected senator in 1930. A republican. see: http://www.iagenweb.org/history/index.html census records: June 22, 1870 Grant Township, Ringgold County, Iowa Samuel Hill, 38, farmer, born Indiana Winifred Hill, wife, 37, keeping house, born Indiana William F. Hill, son, 14, farm laborer, born Iowa Albert R. Hill, son, 12, farm laborer, born Iowa Elizabeth Hill, daughter, 10, attending school, born Iowa Alice J. Hill, daughter, 8, attending school, born Iowa Samuel L. Hill, son, 6, attending school, born Iowa Clinton D. or L.? Hill, son, 4, born Iowa Sarah C. Hill, daughter, 1, born Iowa June 1, 1900 Taylor Township, Appanoose County, Iowa Samuel Hill, born March 1864, 36 years old, married 11 years, born Iowa, father born, Ohio, mother born Indiana, publisher Florence A. Hill, wife, born January 1871, five children, three living, born in Iowa, both parents born Ohio Fausta Hill, daughter, born 1889, age 10, born in Iowa Brant H. Hill, son, born November 1896, age 3, born in Iowa Lyle R. Hill, son, born October 1898, age 1, born in Iowa April 6, 1910 Dallas Township, Taylor County, Iowa Lafe Hill, 46, married 21 years, printer Florence Hill, wife, 39, born in Iowa, both parents born in Ohio Brant Hill, son, 13 Lyle Hill, son, 11 January 29th and 30th, 1920 Nora Springs Rock Grove, Floyd County, Iowa Lafe S. Hill, 55, born in Iowa, father born Ohio, mother born in Indiana, publisher, newspaper office Florence A. Hill, wife, 48, next family Lyle R. Hill, 21, printer, newspaper office Dora Hill, wife, 22, Do I know for a FACT that this is the correct census information for this Hill family line? ...no Deborah