Mary Vesta Hill
Mary Vesta Hill (maiden name: Smartt) was born on August 23, 1825, in Warren County, Tennessee. She married Benjamin Jefferson Hill, and they had one child, who died in infancy. They lived in McMinnville, Tennessee, and her husband worked as a merchant. By 1860, they owned $12,600 of real estate and $18,400 of personal property. Her husband died on January 5, 1880. She remained in McMinnville, and she operated a hotel. By 1900, she was living in her sister’s household in McMinnville. She died there on March 31, 1909.
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(2800)Hill, Mary Vesta ~ Smartt, Mary Vesta1825-08-231909-03-31
  • Conflict Side: Confederacy
  • Role: Civilian
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  • Gender: Female
  • Race: White

Documents - Records: 4

  • (7852) [recipient] ~ Benjamin J. Hill to Mary V. Hill, 13 April 1859
  • (7913) [associated with] ~ Horace H. Harrison to Unknown, 11 September 1865
  • (7914) [recipient] ~ Marcus J. Wright to Mary V. Hill, 17 June 1880
  • (7947) [recipient] ~ Blanche Spurlock to Mary V. Hill, undated

People - Records: 1

  • (2800) Hill, Mary Vesta is the [wife of] (2798) Hill, Benjamin Jefferson

Places - Records: 2

  • (1447) [birth] ~ Warren County, Tennessee
  • (1445) [death] ~ McMinnville, Warren County, Tennessee

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SOURCES

1860, 1880, and 1900 United States Federal Censuses, available from Ancestry.com; Tennessee Deaths and Burials Index, 1874-1955, available from Ancestry.com