Thomas Watson Hill

The marriage of Tom and Dora Hill produced four children. Their three sons were born in the years leading up to and just after World War I—Virgil (1906), Eldon (1908), and Carlos (1919). Their only daughter, Virginia Hill Kenny, was born several years later in 1927.

In addition to being a successful farmer, Tom was also a member of the local school board for 30 years and at one time a president of the Annaton and Preston Telephone Company. He also served in many other capacities in his local community. Later in life, Tom and Dora moved to nearby Platteville where they lived the last years of their lives.

Thomas Hill died on July 10, 1966, and is buried in the Rock Church Cemetery near Livingston. Dora lived in Platteville until her death several years later on July 1, 1978.

The obituary that was printed after Thomas Hill’s death sums up some of the main qualities that characterized his life:

“His active, outgoing, and generous spirit inspired Tom to enthusiastic support and appreciation of his family and friends who treasure the memory of his warm tenderness. In the Christian home of his parents, Tom early learned the lessons of reverence, honesty, industry, and kindness. This training was continued at the Rock Church in Livingston and he later became a member of the Platteville Methodist Church.”