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Generation: 2
Generation: 3
| 4. | William Henry Hill was born 2 Jun 1904, Zion, Lake, Illinois, USA (son of Henry S. Shields and Eva Hill); died 20 Jun 1990, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried 26 Jun 1990, Stewart Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA. Other Events:
- Race: Black
- SSN issued: Indiana, USA
- Reference Number: 7280
- Social Security Number: 305-05-9026
- Residence: 1910, Nevins, Vigo, Indiana, USA; Age: 5; MaritalStatus: Single; RelationToHead: Grandson
- Residence: 1920, Otter Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA
Notes:
Died:
Age: 86
William married Helen L Stewart. Helen (daughter of Chauncey Leroy Stewart and Edith Augusta Mitchell) was born 1928, Indiana, USA. [Group Sheet]
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| 5. | Helen L Stewart was born 1928, Indiana, USA (daughter of Chauncey Leroy Stewart and Edith Augusta Mitchell). Other Events:
- Reference Number: 632
- Residence: 1930, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA
Children:
- 2. R.E. Hill
- Deborah Joyce Stewart was born 27 May 1950, Vigo, Indiana, USA; died 5 May 2022, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA; was buried 21 May 2022, Stewart Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
- H.D. Hill
- K. Hill
- J. Hill
- A.P. Hill
- H. Hill
- F. Hill
- L. Hill
- T. Hill
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| 8. | Henry S. Shields died , USA. Other Events:
Henry married Eva Hill. Eva (daughter of Joshua A. Hill and Julia Johnson) was born 10 Mar 1878, Vigo, Indiana, USA; died 29 Jul 1946, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried , Stewart Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA. [Group Sheet]
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| 9. | Eva Hill was born 10 Mar 1878, Vigo, Indiana, USA (daughter of Joshua A. Hill and Julia Johnson); died 29 Jul 1946, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried , Stewart Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA. Other Events:
- Maternal DNA: L1c2b1 -> West Africa
- Race: Negro
- Reference Number: 2311
- Residence: 1880, Nevins, Vigo, Indiana, USA
- Residence: 1900, Nevins, Vigo, Indiana, USA; Age: 27; AbleToSpeakEnglish: Yes; CanRead: Yes; CanWrite: Yes; EnumerationDistrict: 0129; MaritalStatus: Single; RelationToHead: Daughter
- Residence: 1910, Nevins, Vigo, Indiana, USA; Age: 36; MaritalStatus: Single; RelationToHead: Daughter
Notes:
Died:
Age: 68
Children:
- 4. William Henry Hill was born 2 Jun 1904, Zion, Lake, Illinois, USA; died 20 Jun 1990, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried 26 Jun 1990, Stewart Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
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| 10. | Chauncey Leroy Stewart was born 26 Aug 1883, Vigo, Indiana, USA (son of Charles E Stewart and Jemima Green); died Dec 1964, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried 19 Dec 1964, Stewart Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA. Other Events:
- SSN issued: Indiana, USA
- Reference Number: 509
- Social Security Number: 314-01-5124
- Residence: 1900, Nevins, Vigo, Indiana, USA
- Residence: 1910, Nevins, Vigo, Indiana, USA
- other: 2 Jan 1965, Vigo, Indiana, USA
Chauncey married Edith Augusta Mitchell Nov 1907, Marion, Indiana, USA. Edith (daughter of John Mitchell and Victoria Exzair Aline Anderson) was born 24 Dec 1887, Vigo, Indiana, USA; died 18 Aug 1960, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried 22 Dec 1960, Stewart Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA. [Group Sheet]
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| 11. | Edith Augusta Mitchell was born 24 Dec 1887, Vigo, Indiana, USA (daughter of John Mitchell and Victoria Exzair Aline Anderson); died 18 Aug 1960, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried 22 Dec 1960, Stewart Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA. Other Events:
- Race: Negro
- Reference Number: 508
- other: 28 Aug 1960, Vigo, Indiana, USA
Notes:
Died:
Age: 72
Children:
- Gilbert A Stewart was born 1904, Indiana, USA; died 1955, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried , Stewart Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
- Berchie L. Stewart was born 1 Mar 1908, Indiana, USA; died 6 Dec 1993, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried 10 Dec 1993, Stewart Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
- Jemima Victoria Stewart was born 24 Dec 1909, Vigo, Indiana, USA; died 26 Sep 1941, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried 29 Sep 1941, Roberts Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
- Anna Lorraine Stewart was born 19 Jul 1914, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA; died 15 Nov 1980; was buried 18 Nov 1980, Stewart Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
- Charles Edgar Stewart was born 16 Jul 1916, Indiana, USA; died 5 Mar 1985, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried 5 Mar 1985, Stewart Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
- Doris Stewart was born 9 Aug 1918, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
- Sarah Piccola Stewart was born 18 Oct 1920, Indiana, USA; died 22 Jun 2008, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried 28 Jun 2008, Stewart Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
- Etta J Stewart was born 1923, Indiana, USA.
- Ethel Elnora Stewart was born 19 Dec 1924, Indiana, USA; died 23 Apr 2004, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried , Stewart Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
- 5. Helen L Stewart was born 1928, Indiana, USA.
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| 12. | James Arthur Ross was born 1 Mar 1915, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA (son of Frank Ross and Rebecca Jane Green); died 13 Jul 1987, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried 16 Jul 1987, Stewart Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA. Other Events:
- Paternal DNA: Haplogroup R1b1b2a1a1: Northern Europe
- Reference Number: 439
James married Barbara Anderson 27 May 1932, Vigo, Indiana, USA. Barbara (daughter of Ernest Eugene Anderson and Roberta Whitted) was born 20 Sep 1916, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA; died 30 Sep 2010, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried , Stewart Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA. [Group Sheet]
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| 13. | Barbara Anderson was born 20 Sep 1916, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA (daughter of Ernest Eugene Anderson and Roberta Whitted); died 30 Sep 2010, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried , Stewart Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA. Other Events:
- Maternal DNA: Haplogroup L3d1c -> North & East Africa
- Reference Number: 440
- Residence: 1930, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA; Age: 13Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Children:
- Donald Leroy Ross was born 25 Jul 1932, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA; died 3 Jul 2009, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA.
- James Warren Ross was born 29 Jun 1939, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA; died 11 Jul 2020, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA.
- 6. L.K. Ross
- Lester Ross was born 8 May 1946, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA; died 3 Mar 1991, Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado, USA; was buried , Stewart Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
- S. Ross
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| 14. |  James Otto Shepard, Sr. was born 28 Nov 1915, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA (son of George Franklin Shepard and Anna Marie Batton); died 20 Jul 2004, Houston, Texas, USA; was buried 24 Jul 2004, Stewart Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA. Other Events:
- Paternal DNA: I1-P109 -> Scandinavian - Viking origin
- Reference Number: 176
- Residence: 1920, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA
- Residence: 1930, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA
- _MILT: 27 Nov 1942, Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA
- _MILT: 7 Dec 1942
- other: 25 Nov 1945
James married Cynthia H. Norton, PhD 2 Nov 1946, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA. Cynthia (daughter of George W. Norton and Flossie Phillips) was born 19 Nov 1928, Burnett, Vigo, Indiana, USA; died Living. [Group Sheet]
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| 15. |  Cynthia H. Norton, PhD was born 19 Nov 1928, Burnett, Vigo, Indiana, USA (daughter of George W. Norton and Flossie Phillips); died Living. Other Events:
- Maternal DNA: L1c2b1 -> West Africa
- Political Party: Republican
- Reference Number: 175
- Residence: 1 Apr 1940, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA
- _DEG: 1968, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA; Indiana State University-Bachelors in Political Science
- _DEG: 1972, Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA; University of Massachusetts, Doctorate in Education
- Residence: Between 1974 and 1976, Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
- Tenure: Between 1986 and 1989, Sierra Leone; U. S. Ambassador - Appointed by Ronald Reagan - POTUS
- Residence: Between 1986 and 1989, Freetown, Western Area, Sierra Leone; West Africa
- Tenure: Between 1989 and 1993, Burundi; U. S. Ambassador - Appointed by George Bush - POTUS
- Residence: Between 1989 and 1993, Burundi; East Africa
- Tenure: Between 2004 and 2008, Tunis, Tunisia; United States Executive Director of the African Development Bank
- Residence: Between 2004 and 2008, Tunis, Tunisia
Notes:
Cynthia Shepard Perry
Ambassadorial Posts
Sierra Leone, 1986 - 1989
Burundi, 1989 - 1993
Cynthia Perry was most recently the United States Executive Director of the African Development Bank. A native of Indiana, Dr. Perry was the US Ambassador to Sierra Leone from 1986-1989 and to Burundi from 1989-1993.
Her career began in 1957 with the Nichols Investment Corporation. Dr. Perry later joined the IBM Corporation as an educational representative in the Office Products Division. From 1968-1971, she was the Director of the National Teachers Corps at the University of Massachusetts, where she received her Doctorate in International Education in 1972. Joining the faculty of Texas Southern University in 1971, she was an Associate Professor and Associate Director of Teacher Corps/Peace Corps and then became a full Professor and Dean of International Affairs from 1978-1982.
Her first assignment to Africa was at the University of Nairobi in 1968 through Operation Crossroads Africa. From 1971-1973, Mrs. Perry and her husband, Dr. James O. Perry, trained a group of Peace Corps volunteers in Sierra Leone. In 1974, she led a special educational delegation to Sierra Leone, Ghana, Nigeria and Liberia. She lived in Kenya from 1974-1976, trained Peace Corps paramedical volunteers, lectured at the University of Nairobi and was a consultant to the US Information Service in Kenya, Nigeria and Zambia. In 1976, she was appointed Staff Development Officer at the UN Economic Commission for Africa. From 1982 until her appointment, Mrs. Perry was Chief of the Education and Human Resources Division in the Africa Bureau of the US Agency for International Development.
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