Person talk:Harold Hill (9)


difference between 2 men named Harold Hill [24 April 2017]

Yes, there are two men named Harold Leslie Hill, both married to an Edith and both born in 1895!! Their respective WWI registrations show the difference.

http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=WW1draft&h=16623040&tid=&pid=&usePUB=true&rhSource=6061
World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Signed 5 Jun 1917
Name: Harold Hill
Address: 2088 Arthur Avenue
City: Bronx
County: Bronx
State: New York
Birthplace: Saugerties, [Ulster Co.] New York,United States of America
Birth Date: 25 Dec 1895
Occupation: Signal man
Employer: Interborough Rapid Transit
Where employed: Plaza Long Island City
Dependants: Father, Mother, wife & child.
Race: Caucasian (White)
Exemption claim: Main support of the family
Draft Board: 20
Draft Board: 2

Ah, the 1920 census record proves the Harold Hill who lived on Arthur Avenue is NOT the correct family for Edith Every and her husband Harold Hill!!
http://interactive.ancestry.com/6061/4313489-00263?pid=31924702&backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2f%2fcgi-bin%2fsse.dll%3fdb%3d1920usfedcen%26indiv%3dtry%26h%3d31924702&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true
The Edith who married Harold Hill of Arthur Avenue had a father born in Bohemia!! So she is not Edith Every!--janiejac 03:53, 24 April 2017 (UTC)