0255. Ruth Hill Meader (1809 – 1840)

Ruth Hill Meader, daughter of Daniel Meader (1782-1872) [0133] and Nancy Ann Avery (1788-1861), was born May 31, 1809 in Newbury, VT. She died July 31, 1840 in Elk Grove Village, IL. January 1, 1833 she married William W. Brownhill, an Englishman.

The children of Ruth Meader and William Brownhill were:
i. William Wallace Brownhill, born October 3, 1833. He married Almira A. Edwards and was Mayor of Brookville, Saline, Kansas in 1870-1871.
ii. Charles Edward Brownhill, born May 17, 1835 and died August 30, 1883.
He married:

1)     Mary Sabine, who died leaving a son.

2)     Unnamed, who bore a daughter, Ruth, who died at age 5.

iii. Sarah Ann Brownhill, born May, 7, 1836.
She married:

1)     Charles Martin of Wells River, VT, from whom she was divorced. They had children.

2)     Edward Ingraham. They had children.

iv. Virginia Brownhill, born March 27, 1839 and died July 29, 1839.