Jese Hill - History of Rush County, Indiana
From History of Rush County, Indiana, Brant & Fuller, 1888, page 585:
Jesse Hill, the oldest son of Thomas and Anna (Haskett) Hill, was born February 1, 1786, in North Carolina.In 1807 his father's family moved to Wayne County, Ind., near Richmond.His schooling was quite limited, and what schooling he received was in the Friends' schools in North Carolina.Soon after the family arrived in Indiana, Jesse's father and mother both died, leaving him in charge of seven children younger than himself.The children were placed among the Friends.In 1809, Jesse was married to Mabel Overman.They were obliged to go to Eaton, Ohio, to marry, as there was no civil organization in Indiana at that time.After he married he located northeast of Richmond, and soon after removed to a farm northeast of Cambridge City, which he entered from the government in 1813.In 1826 he removed to a new farm in Rush County.The children of this marriage were:Levi, Thomas, Reuben, John, Tamar, Elwood, Jonathan, Anna, Isaac, Emily, Huldah, and Benjamin.Jesse Hill worked in the first woolen mill and grist mill in Carthage, which belonged to Robert Hill, of Richmond.He also conducted his farming interests, by the assistance of his boys.He assisted in organizing the Friends' meeting at Carthage, and was Overseer for many years.He never had any political aspirations, was public-spirited, and a power for good in the new country.He was a stockholder in the Knightstown & Shelbyville Railroad.After a life of usefulness he passed away on the 7th day of September, 1871.In politics, he was a Whig until the Republican party was organized in 1856, after which time he gave that party his zealous support.