The Historical Register of Officers of the Continental Army During the War of the Revolution was no longer available as an ebook through Google books, but I found it through Hathi Trust Digital Library and added the title to my list of genealogy resources. Once again I was not able to locate Capt. John in this register. Under the South Carolina listing, however, is a note stating that few South Carolina records were found, suggesting that most were lost during the skirmishes.(1)
Hillhouse Kinship by Billy K. Hillhouse is a self-published web book that also proved helpful in learning more about Capt. John. In the chapter about Hillhouse family members who served in the Revolutionary War, mention is made of how John Hillhouse, during the Battle of Sumter's Defeat, "lost a rifle, saddle bags, coat, and other items". (3) Another tidbit that helped history to come alive.
HathiTrust also had several other books with information about Capt. John,
including copies of the Acts and Joint
Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina South
Carolina House of Representatives and Senate approved John
Hillhouse being adding to the [war] pension list. (2)
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| Acts and Join Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina, 1826. |
Hillhouse Kinship by Billy K. Hillhouse is a self-published web book that also proved helpful in learning more about Capt. John. In the chapter about Hillhouse family members who served in the Revolutionary War, mention is made of how John Hillhouse, during the Battle of Sumter's Defeat, "lost a rifle, saddle bags, coat, and other items". (3) Another tidbit that helped history to come alive.
Previously I had found Capt. John listed in the 1800 census
for Pendleton, Anderson County ,
South Carolina
Another insight into Capt. John's life was finding his grave listed in findagravecom. According to findagrave, Capt. John Hillhouse is buried at the Orr Mill Cemetery in Anderson, South Carolina. (5) The memorial page lists his birth date as 15 May 1744 with an unknown death date. There is not a photo of his grave marker.
The Historical Marker database provided some interesting information about the Orr Mill Cemetery. The cemetery is the final resting place for some Orr Mill employees and family members dating to the 1800s. Numerous graves are here, marked and unmarked, including infants. (6) This lead to another question about Capt. John. The findagrave memorial page mentioned that he was a weaver. Was his weaving area the start of the Orr Mill? Also, how did he come to be buried at this particular cemetery? What about burial at the church cemetery (assuming it had a cemetery) where he had been an elder and his brother the minister?
The Historical Marker database provided some interesting information about the Orr Mill Cemetery. The cemetery is the final resting place for some Orr Mill employees and family members dating to the 1800s. Numerous graves are here, marked and unmarked, including infants. (6) This lead to another question about Capt. John. The findagrave memorial page mentioned that he was a weaver. Was his weaving area the start of the Orr Mill? Also, how did he come to be buried at this particular cemetery? What about burial at the church cemetery (assuming it had a cemetery) where he had been an elder and his brother the minister?
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| Orr Mill Cemetery, photo by Brian Scott |
Once again, new answers lead to new questions, even for Capt. John Hillhouse. It has proved to be an interesting week of research, especially taking the time to explore new online resources.
(1) Heitman, Francis Bernard. Historical
register of officers of the continental army during the war of the revolution,
April, 1775, to December, 1783. Washington
(2) Acts and Joint Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina, 1826 Columbia ,SC: Haiti
(3) Hillhouse, Billy K. Hillhouse Kinship. http://www.cinetropic.com/hillhouse/kinship : 2013.
(3) Hillhouse, Billy K. Hillhouse Kinship. http://www.cinetropic.com/hillhouse/kinship : 2013.
(4) Vandiver, Louise Ayer. Traditions and History of Anderson County Atlanta , GA Haiti
(5) Find a Grave, database and images (http://findagrave.com : accessed 27 Jul 2013), memorial page for Capt John Hillhouse(1744 - ?), Find a Grave memorial no.84332659, citing Orr Mill Cemetery, Anderson County, South Carolina.
(6) "Orr Mill Cemetery". The Historical Marker Database, database and images. http://www.hmdb.org : 2013.
Once again, a very interesting and informative post, Mary. Information and links that will be helpful in my own search for my husband's Shubert South Carolina lineage. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you found it useful. I frequently check out resources others have found to be helpful..
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