Golden Wedding Ceremony and "Confederate Officer Answered Last Call," Newspaper Articles, December 12, 1916, July 31, 1917

Item

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The materials in this collection are composed of two boxes.

Box 1 is composed of Charles Lee Hill's scrapbook and photographs of the musical group "The Houstonians."

Box 2 is composed of biographical materials and photographs about Charles Lee Hill's life and music career. As well as biographical materials about his grandfather W.T. Hill's life and time spent in the American Civil War as a Confederate officer.

Dates

Creation: December 12, 1916
Creation: July 31, 1917

Biographical / Historical

Captain W.T. Hill died on Tuesday, July 31, 1917, in his home in Maynard, Texas at the age of 80. He is buried in Waverly Cemetery.

Extent

1 Sheets (In file 2 of folder 1 of box 2.) : Photocopy of newspaper articles. Two separate articles are on the same sheet.

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Physical Description

There are two photocopies of newspaper articles on the same sheet.

The first newspaper article, "Ceremony Used and Solemnized by Rev. E.L. Storey at the Celebration of the Golden Wedding of Capt. and Mrs. W.T. Hill on Dec. 12th, 1916, Maynard, Texas," provides the ceremony used for their golden wedding.

The second newspaper article, "Confederate Officer Answered Last Call," is an obituary of Captain W.T. Hill. The obituary is accompanied by a headshot of Captain W.T. Hill in profile.