Elkanah M Hill Born: ca 1834 Died: after 1880 Plot:
Military: Veteran Civil War Where born: IL Son of: William S. Hill (ca 1810 NC-19 Jan 1884) & Anne Moore (ca 1809 TN-23 Sep 1875) both buried Lick Prairie Cem. Married 1st: 13 Mar 1869 Wabash Cordelia Whyde* Married 2nd: 31 Jan 1875 Wabash Helen Pickett (ca 1847 Wabash-after 1880 m1: Stephen H Jones) Lived at: 1850 Wabash 1860 Pleasant Hill 1870-80 Lick Prairie;Note: Elkanah enlisted Kane Co IL 24 Aug 1861; Promoted to Full Sergeant; Mustered out on 25 Dec 1862; Transferred to Co H IL 15th Cavalry Regiment on 25 Dec 1862; mustered out 26 Jan 1865; Transferred to Co L IL 10th Cavalry Regiment on 26 Jan 1865; mustered out on 22 Nov 1865.Note: 1870: Benj F Hill (b 1854) and Francis (b 1860) Hill are living with Elkanah and Cordelia. Are these children from a first marriage or cousins?
* indicates buried with Elkanah M Hill in Ridge Cemetery.
About Ridge Cemetery:
Ridge Cemetery is located on the west edge of Wabash County at junction of CR 1620N and CR 300E. Burials: 124 Location: Wabash County, Illinois