Millard Lee Hill|
Millard Lee Hill 1902
Millard Hill was born Dec. 27, 1894, and died Sept. 16, 1956.
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Millard's children
With Zilphia Stancil |
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Vernon "Jim" Fletcher Hill March 10, 1917-Sept. 9 1973 at Johnston County, NC |
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Mavis Cassandra Hill Godwin |
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Hazel Hill Wright |
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Beatrice LaRue Hill Renfrow May 30, 1925 Johnston County, NC -June 29, 2010 Norfolk, Va. |
| Virginia Eloise Hill Sidelinger |
Zilphia and Millard Hill.
Family photo
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Born on December 27, 1894.
Married Zilphia Stancil on November 5, 1916.
They had five children: Vernon, Mavis, Hazel, Beatrice, and Virginia Eloise.
Millard was good-looking with a head full of black, thick, wavy hair. He began smoking at an early age, favoring Chesterfield cigarettes—remember their slogan, "They do satisfy." Tragically, Millard lost his mother when he was just three months shy of his 15th birthday.
He grew up working hard on the farm alongside his two older sisters, Delia and Ronia, and his close older brother, John Fletcher.
Millard always knew the Godfrey and Cassandra Stancil family. They were close neighbors in the Lower O'Neals portion of O'Neal Township. All the children attended the graded Boyette Slave house, which met higher educational standards than non-graded schools.
Godfrey Stancil, born in 1860, was the son of Allen S. and Betsy Selivent Stancell. Cassandra, daughter of George and Minni Moore, married Godfrey on September 21, 1890.
Tragically, Cassandra died before June 1, 1900, leaving behind several children.
41-year-old Godfrey didn't remain a widower for long. He married Hazel "Harriet" Pittman on May 4, 1901, in Johnston County, NC. Harriet, only 23, immediately became stepmother to Godfrey's five children.
Godfrey and Harriet had five more children: Sendey, Octavia, Rosetti, Marry, and George. All but Rosetti reached adulthood.
In 1909, 16-year-old Charley faced tragedy when a mule kicked him in the head, delivering a fatal blow.
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