Sophia HILL82 was born 3 Nov 1844 in Cowfold, Cuckfield, Sussex, England,77, 86, 90 was baptized 29 Dec 1844 in Cowfold, Cuckfield, Sussex, England,3, 89 died 22 Apr 1913 in Pekin City, Tazewell, Illinois, USA77 at age 68, and was buried _____ _____ _____ in __________, __________, __________.

Cowfold records: Hills, Sophia d Joseph & Lydia bap Cowfold 29 Dec 1844

Noted events in her life were:
• She appeared on the census 30 Mar 1851 in Cowfold, Cuckfield, Sussex, England.88
• She immigrated from London, England to New York, USA on 22 Aug 1856.81
• She appeared on the Township 21 census 24 Jul 1860 in , Mason, Illinois, USA.82
• She appeared on the census 25 Jun 1880 in Havana, Mason, Illinois, USA.84
• She appeared on the census 14 Jun 1900 in Pekin City, Tazewell, Illinois, USA.86

1851 English Census: Parish of Cowfold, Borough of New Shoreham, Village of Cowfold, Reference H.O. 107/1642, No of Householder ?: 76, Name of Street, Place, or Road and Name or No. of House: Little Brook, Name and Surname of each Person who abode in the house, on the Night of the 30th March, 1851: Sophia Hill, Relation to Head of Family: Dau, Condition: , Age of Male: , Female: 6, Rank, Profession, or Occupation: Scholar, Where Born: Cowfold, Sussex?, Folio: 37488

1860 United States Federal Census - Page: 99, State: Illinois, County: Mason, City: Township 21, Range 8, Call Number/URL: 653-210, Enumeration Date: 24 July 1860, 1. Dwelling #: 678, 2. Families #: 3, 3. Name: Sophia Hill, Description - 4. Age: 15, 5. Sex: F, 6. Color: , 10. Place of Birth: England82

1880 United States Federal Census: State: Illinois, County: Mason, City: Havana Township, Page: 21, E.D.: 188, Call Number/URL: FHL Film 1254235, NA Film# T9_0235, Page# 503D, Enumeration Date: 25 Jun 1880, Street:__ , House #:__ , 1. Dwelling #: 182, 2. Family #: 186, 3. Name: Sarff, Sophia, Personal Description: 4. Color: W, 5. Sex: F, 6. Age: 35, 8. Relationship: Wife, Civil Condition - 10. Married: marked, Nativity: 24. Person's Place of Birth: England, 25. Father's Place of Birth: England, 26. Mother's Place of Birth: England84

1900 United States Federal Census - State: Illinois, County: Tazewell, City: Perkin City, 3rd or 4th Ward, Call Number/URL: 47-55 hand written, Enumeration District: 150, Sheet #: 2A, Enumeration Date: 14 Jun 1900, Line #: 29, Location - Street: Broadway, House #: 705, Dwelling #: 25, 2. Family #: 27, 3. Name: Sarff, Sophia, 4. Relationship: Wife, Personal Description - 5. Color: W, 6. Sex: F, 7. Date of Birth: Nov 1844, 8. Age: 55, 9. married, 10. Number of years of present marriage: 35, 11. Mother of how many children: 4, 12. Number of these children living: 3, Nativity - 13. Place of Birth: England, 14. Father's place of Birth: England, 15. Mother's Place of Birth: England, Citizenship - 16: Year of immigration to the US: 1856, 17. Number of years in the US: 44, 18. Naturalization:__ , 19. Occupation: none, Education - 22. Can read, 23. Can write and 24 Can speak English: yes3

Sophia married John Wesley SARFF86, 91 5 Nov 1865 in __________, Mason, Illinois, USA,77 son of Isaac SARFF and Sarah RUSSELL. John was born 26 Mar 1844 in Union, Randolph, Indiana, USA,86, 91 was baptized _____ _____ _____ in __________, __________, __________, died 2 May 1922 in Pekin City, Tazewell,
Illinois, USA91 at age 78, and was buried _____ _____ _____ in __________,
__________, __________.

Noted events in his life were:
• He had a residence in 1868 in Lynchburg Township, Mason, Illinois, USA. A John Sarff f, is listed in the Mason County Directory by J. B. Wright - 977.3553.E4w
• He appeared on the census 25 Jun 1880 in Havana, Mason, Illinois, USA.84
• He appeared on the census 14 Jun 1900 in Pekin City, Tazewell, Illinois, USA.77, 86

They had four children: Lawrence, Ella, Harry, and Nettie.

Source Citations
3. Sussex Record Society, Genealogical Society of Utah, edited by P. S. Godman, The Parish Register of Cowfold, Sussex, England 1558 - 1812 .

13. GEDCOM - Morris (Sources: Ancestry.co.uk., Birth Certificate, Birthday Book, brian.demonweb.co.uk/f85, Brighton History Center, Certificate of Death, Certificate of Service, Civil Registration Indexes: 1837- 1983 (From Ancestry.com database: England and Wales, Civil Registration Index.), East Sussex Records Office, E-mail, Family Records Center, FreeBMD - Civil Registration Indexes, FreeBMD, England and Wales, Insurance Policy, Marriage Certificate, Parish Registers, relative, School Certificate, Sussex Family History Group, web site, www.census.pro.gov.uk., www.familysearch.org , FreeBMD, England and Wales, Civil Registration Indexes: 1837-1983, From Ancestry.com database: England and Wales, Civil Registration Index.) Certificate of Death.

77. Web Site - Family Search Records, www.familysearch.org. (IGI, Pedigree Resource Files, Started Searching this Web Site Jan 2006).

81. Ship List - Joseph Hill (District of New York -- Port of New York, Patrick Henry landed on 22 Aug 1856 from London to New York.)

82. 1860 United States Federal Census.

84. 1880 United States Federal Census, Submitted by: Lois.

86. 1900 United States Federal Census, Twelfth Census of the United States.

87. Web Site - Family Search Records, www.familysearch.org. (IGI, Pedigree Resource Files, Started Searching this Web Site Jan 2006), Place.

88. Census - 1851 British Census, pg. 21.

89. Web Site - Family Search Records, www.familysearch.org. (IGI, Pedigree Resource Files, Started Searching this Web Site Jan 2006), IGI British Isles.

90. Census - 1851 British Census, Place only.

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