Hill, Egbert O.

Flourished:

In April 1850, Egbert O. Hill was accused of larceny after allegedly stealing a plough and clevis from William H. Hodge. He was indicted in McLean County Circuit Court, defaulted on his recognizance, and the case was struck until 1858 when the case was reinstated and Hill retained Abraham Lincoln. A change of venue moved the case to Macon County Circuit Court, and the case was dismissed. Hill married Alice E. Park in December 1856 in DeWitt, Illinois.

Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, DeWitt County, 23 December 1856, Illinois State Archives, Springfield, IL; JP Transcript, Document ID: 32192, People v. Hill, Martha L. Benner and Cullom Davis et al., eds., The Law Practice of Abraham Lincoln: Complete Documentary Edition, 2d edition (Springfield: Illinois Historic Preservation Agency, 2009), https://lawpracticeofabrahamlincoln.org/Details.aspx?case=136706; Egbert O. Hill to Abraham Lincoln; Ward H. Lamon to Abraham Lincoln.