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William Hillard “Hill” Ridgeway

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William Hillard “Hill” Ridgeway

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9 Jun 1940 (aged 82)
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Snead, Blount County, Alabama, USA Add to Map
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By 1880 the Ridgeway Family had moved to Blount Co., AL. Also the Bradford family had relocated to Alabama. Nancy Octave Brooks mother had remarried, her mother was known as grandma Bradford. William Hillard, known as "Hill" had met Nancy Octave known as "Tavie" and they were married in Blount County, AL on Nov. 29, 1879.
Hill was a dedicated man of God. He held prayer meetings in his home for many years. He walked to church every time the doors were open. He taught his children about God. Without Hill and Tavie the Mt. Zion Church of God would have never happened.
He had 11 children. 10 lived in Blount County. Chester moved to California and spent his life and raised his family there.
The 10 that lived in Blount are all buried in Ebenezer Cemetery.

They are, John William (Elizabeth Nunnally) - Russell Parks (Georgia Wright & Iva Clingan) Adeline Elizabeth (Elijah L Jackson) Mary Octavia (Thomas Blake Wright & Henry Campbell)
Georgia Naomi ( Jesse Clifford & Rufus Vick)Robert Hillard ( Ada Mae Wood) Wiley Judson (Rachel Emiline Jackson) Claude Bowman ( Shirley Graves)Lois Pearl ( Oather Herbert Jackson)Eunice Leon ( Grady Ballard)
Chester Asberry lived and died in Madera, CA.
Hill and Tavie's love will live forever.
By 1880 the Ridgeway Family had moved to Blount Co., AL. Also the Bradford family had relocated to Alabama. Nancy Octave Brooks mother had remarried, her mother was known as grandma Bradford. William Hillard, known as "Hill" had met Nancy Octave known as "Tavie" and they were married in Blount County, AL on Nov. 29, 1879.
Hill was a dedicated man of God. He held prayer meetings in his home for many years. He walked to church every time the doors were open. He taught his children about God. Without Hill and Tavie the Mt. Zion Church of God would have never happened.
He had 11 children. 10 lived in Blount County. Chester moved to California and spent his life and raised his family there.
The 10 that lived in Blount are all buried in Ebenezer Cemetery.

They are, John William (Elizabeth Nunnally) - Russell Parks (Georgia Wright & Iva Clingan) Adeline Elizabeth (Elijah L Jackson) Mary Octavia (Thomas Blake Wright & Henry Campbell)
Georgia Naomi ( Jesse Clifford & Rufus Vick)Robert Hillard ( Ada Mae Wood) Wiley Judson (Rachel Emiline Jackson) Claude Bowman ( Shirley Graves)Lois Pearl ( Oather Herbert Jackson)Eunice Leon ( Grady Ballard)
Chester Asberry lived and died in Madera, CA.
Hill and Tavie's love will live forever.

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Husband of Tavie Ridgeway.

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