Erastus Hill was born in VA in 1790, died in AR in 1850. Married Katherine (--?--) in TN. 1st child was Elizabeth Hill (b.1824) TN, then the family moved to McCracken Co. KY where three boys were born, Martin D. Hill, George Brice Hill, and John J. Hill. The family then moved back to TN where another child was born named Rebecca Hill, then to Lawrence Co. AR (later Sharp Co.) where they were in the 1840 Census. Erastus does not show in 1850, and Katherine does not show in 1860. Family tradition says they were from England.