KERMIT HIL & ELIZABETH ELLEN SIMPLER.

KERMIT L. HILL

&

ELIZABETH ELLEN SIMPLER

Kemit L. Hill was born in Delaware, and at age 5 was resident of Representative District 5, which is Little Creek Hundred of Sussex County, where Laurel and Delmar are located. An address for his parents was Laurel-Sharptown Road and/or Road 494 outside of Laurel.

Kermit's father, Ira Melvin Hill was born 20 January 1877, Little Creek Hundred and it appears

he lived there his whole life. Ira is buried in Portsville United Methodist Church Cemetery at Portsville, Sussex county, Delaware. He died 13 February 1962, age 85. He was a farmer.

Kermit's father, Ira, age 24, married Mallie Ellen Taylor, aka Mollie, age 18, on the 4^th of June 1902, at Seaford. Mallie was born 1884, seven years younger than Ira. She died in Salisbury on the 25^th of January, 1942. She also is buried in Portsville.

Ira and Mollie had six children on record. They were Oscar, born 1904 and died 29 March

1989 in Walforf Maryland. Robert, born 1906. Florence E. 1908, Kermit L. 1915, Doris Elizabeth, born 1925 and {Joyce} . I did find that his sister Doris Elizabeth married William Lawrence Towers, born June 13 1926 in Rhodesdale, Maryland, in Seaford on December 7,[ 1946. ]

Ira Hills father was Joshua T. Hill, 1834 – 1908 and mother was Mary, born 1852

Kermit married Elizabeth Ellen Simpler who was born in Rehoboth 1922 and died 17 November 1990. Her father was Joseph Roland Simpler of Rehoboth. Joseph died in 1959. He had married Amanda W Downing, who died 21 November 1988. Both are buried in Epworth Cemetery at

Rehoboth.

Joseph and Amanda had six children. They were Joseph Raymond, aka Ray, lived in Rehoboth and was a Rehoboth Beach Country Club member with 37 shares. Another brother was William A., aka 'Doc' , and as I remember was the projector operator at the Blue Hen Theater and was a heavy drinker. The daughters were Gldia, she married Mr. Maloney, Elizabeth Ellen , born 1922, died 1990, who married Kermit Hill, Geraldine who married Mr. Deloy, and Mary, of my generation, who married Ray Wilson of Rehoboth , whose father had a plumbing service in Rehoboth on Rehoboth Avenue next to the Russell Brothers hardware store. I remember Ray worked for the city of Rehoboth in the town office the later years of his life.

Amanda's obituary tells us she died at age 94 in Lewes Convalescent Center, had lived at 530 School Lane, was life long resident and member of Epworth Methodist Church and buried in the

Epworth Cemeter.

In1941 Kermit was a private in the 261^st Coast Artillery stationed at Fort duPont. While there

he was in a automobile accident which left him with a fractured skull. He was said to have the largest collection of American Indian artifacts which he began collecting in 1940. Kermit was known to Rehoboth school children, displayed his collections and gave talks at the school. It was said he ate anything and everything that was put before him. He worked for MED Sale Company of Rehoboth , at one time was a local police officer in Rehoboth. He was a sportsman and in 1960 was President of Delaware Federation Sportsman & Conservation Club, member of Delaware Wildlife Association, President of Rehoboth Sportsman. He lived in 1988 at 1 Bay Road, had formerly lived in Dewey Beach on George Street.

Kermit died December 2, 1994 in Milford Hospital and he had graveside services and is buried in Epworth Methodist Cemetery.