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From "The Schmitt's - First Two Generations in Texas"
Elizabeth Schmitt, was born in Büdesheim, Mainz-Bingen, Germany in 1825, to parents Johann and Anna Maria Schmitt. She lived until 1875. William Andrew Hill, Sr. was born in Denmark in 1817. They were married July 17, 1847 in Indianola, Calhoun County, Texas.
Children
- William Andrew Hill, Jr. 1850 - 1911
- James H. Hill 1852 - 1933
- Zuleka Hill 1853 - 1853
- Elizabeth L Hill 1856 - 1875
- Mary C. Hill 1857 - 1875
- John M. Hill 1860 - 1875
Elizabeth Schmitt married William Andrew Hill and lived on Matagorda Island. William Andrew was a Danish sailor named Trawley, who was either shipwrecked or “jumped ship” and changed his name to Hill. He established a ranch on the Island where their seven children were born and most of the family died during the 1875 storm. Only William Andrew, Jr. survived (see above for corrected survival information). Visiting this family at the time, was their cousin, John Smith, one of Henry’s children and grandfather to most of you Seguin Smiths. He, too, survived, clinging to boards and debris, and was washed ashore on higher ground.
William Andrew Hill, Sr. and Elizabeth Schmitt