Arthur Hill was born Dec. 23, 1911, to Arnettie Stancil Hill and Fred Hill. He was the couple's first child born after marrying April 23, 1911.

His siblings included Wilbert Hill (1913–1966), Nancy Lee Hill Callender Beaman (1914–2006) and an infant sister (1915–1915).

He married Bertha Crocker on Nov. 26, 1932. They had Myrtle, Mildred and Rebecca Hill.

On June 8, 1957, Myrtle married Ralph Leroy Isenhour, who died in 1994. They had two sons, Larry and Ronnie Isenhour.

Mildred, who died of diabetes on May 1, 2003, married Ishmael Worth Narron on Nov. 12, 1952. Mildred and Ishmael had four children: Worth Lawrence Narron, Danny Gene Narron, Kenneth Wayne Narron, and Angela Narron.

Danny Gene Narron died Oct. 24, 2008, and is buried in the Kenly Cemetery. Kenneth Wayne Narron died Aug. 13, 2016, and is also buried in Kenly Cemetery.

Arthur died Sept. 16, 1975. He and his wife are buried in the Fred Hill Cemetery in Kenly.