Cindy's Puzzle

             After my mention of the “Hill Cookbook” my cousin, Cindy, asked about some notes she has that were handwritten by Grandma Smith.  The notes are recipes used in the “Hill Cookbook”.  The cookbook was put together by the granddaughters of Eliza Coykendall Hill in 1949 and the names on the list are those of her daughters, daughters-in-law, and granddaughters. 

It is like a jigsaw puzzle dumped out on the table.  Some of the pieces are recognizable, some not so much.  We sort of know what the resulting picture will be, but not totally.  Let’s see if we can put this together.  This is not intended to be a full list of family members, but an identification of the women mentioned in the cookbook.

Note:  I will put given name at birth in “()” and “= “denotes marriage.  I will use “Mr.” or “Ms.” if the first name is not known and "?" if last name is not known.  

George Hill (George H. Hill) = Jane Hill (Eliza Jane Coykendall)

They had Frank Hill (Frank Given Hill), Lee Hill (George Lee Hill), and Laura Hill Crone (Laura Louetta Hill)

Frank Hill = Maggie (Margaret Jane Murphy)

            Myrtle Hill = Elon McVey

            Dorothy Hill = Clifford R. Edwards

 Lee Hill =Aunt Jennie Hill (Aledia J. ?)  His first marriage was to Hattie Johnson (Harriett E. Johnson).

            Anna Hill = Fred D. Rauch

Laura Hill = Marshall Crone

            Ernest Crone = Emma Belle Howard

            Lena Pearl = Edward Brasel

                        Maurice Brasel = Frances?

                        Edyth Brasel = John Grimm (Helen Grimm is John Grimm’s mother)

                        Janell Brasel = Mr. Berger = Mr. Ronk

                        Helen Brasel = Fred Del Principe

            Jessie Crone

            Frank Crone = Bessie Ellsworth

            Marie Crone

            Fred Crone = Hazel Cook

            Iona Crone = Fulton = Davis = Smith

                        Margaret Fulton = Richard Noble

                        Paul Davis = Alice Davis

Ralph Davis

                        Laura Ruth Davis

                        John Smith = Carol Kirby

                                    Cindy Smith

                       

These are the pieces left over that I don’t know where to fit in:

Catherine Edwards

Mrs. Donald C. Edwards

Mrs. B. H. Rauch

Mrs. R.L.Harder

When I showed this list to my mother, she commented that many people she knows are missing.  Remember, this is a list of mostly women descendants of Jane Hill.  Also, this is dated 1949.  With her help, I have added some names that are not in the book, to make this list a little bit clearer and added a couple who were not in the family in 1949.  There are many more of us since 1949.

I am still working on this.  Ernie Crone had children not mentioned and Fred Crone has a daughter, Lorraine, who might be in this picture somewhere.  He also has sons.   I have no idea who Mrs. Harder is, and I am working to sort out the Edwards and Rauch ladies.

I love jigsaw puzzles, but when some pieces drop to the floor, or pieces from other puzzles get mixed in, it takes a little longer.  I am always happy for help.  I will update this page as I learn more.