Dr. E. A. Hill was reared a farm
lx)y in Tyler County, and passed his
youth alternating between attendance
at the local schools and work on the
farm. At the age of 20 years he began
to teach school, and followed this pro-
fession four years, spending part of the
time in attending school himself. His
medical education was commenced
under Dr. 1. S. Jones, of Mole Hill,
Ritchie County, West Virginia. He
then spent one year in the College of
Physicians and Surgeons at Baltimore^
Maryland, subsequently entering Starl-
ing Medical College at Columbus, Ohio,
where he graduated in medicine in
1892. In 1898 Dr. Hill took a i)Ost-
graduate course in the New York
Polyclinic Medical College and Hos-
pital. After his graduation in 1892^
he entered into practice at Shirley,
Tyler County, where he continued for
six years. After his return from his
lK)st-graduate course in New York, he
engaged in practice for one year at Pine
Forks, an oil district, and one year at
\\>st Union, in Doddridge County.
Dr. Hill then removed to Harrison
County, locating at Salem, since which
time he has l)een successfully engaged
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the county, particularly at Salem and
Wolf Summit.
In 1888, Dr. Hill married Angeline
Harper, a daughter of George and
Elizabeth ( Markle) Harper, natives of
Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Harper resided
near Pennslx)ro, Ritchie County, West
\^irginia, from 1865; the former died
in 1902, and the latter in 1903. Mrs.
Hill was born in the home in Ritchie
County, in 1866. Two children have
been lK)rn to this union, Albert Bleile,
whose birth occurred July 26, 1893;
and a son born March 20, 1895, ^^'^^
died in infancy.
