The Sorensen's Went to the Hills…

Or so it would seem… the Sorensen family would provide two daughters from Nicolai, Kirsten would mary James Hood Hill, and Karen Maira would marry William Hood Hill, a brother to James noted above.

Agnes Hill, who is an Aunt to James and William, would marry John K. Richards. Their son would marry Nicolai's youngest daughter, Seny.

And Isaac Sorensen's daughter Malena, would marry David Reuben Hill. A son from William and his second wife, Elizabeth Ann Hamilton. The first wife would be Minnie's, as she was often called, Aunt, Karen Maria Sorensen, the same as above.

Plus ther are more…

History of William Hood Hill—

First counselor to Bishop Jas. C. Hamilton, of Mill Creek Ward, Salt Lake County, Utah, is the son of Alexander Hill and Agnes Hood, and was born February 21 1840, in Toronto, Canada. In 1841 he emigrated to Nauvoo, Illinois, with his parents, and later they moved to Quincy, Illinois, where they lived till April 1849, when they left for the west. The Hamilton family crossed the plains with ox-teams, and after arriving in the Valley October 3, 1849; they located at Mill Creek, Salt Lake County. Here William was raised under circumstances that make him familiar with the privations and hardships of pioneer life. In September 1857, he was called to do service in the Buchanan war, in preventing the Johnston Army from entering Great Salt Lake Valley. While still doing duty as a “minute man” in 1858, he married Mary Caroline Sorensen. He moved to Mendon, Cache County, in 1860, where he took an active part in defending the settlers against the Indians, and passed through many exciting encounters with the “red men.” In 1862 he returned to Mill Creek, where he located on a farm, on which he has resided ever since. In 1866 he was again called to do military duty, in the Blackhawk War, in Sanpete County. February 14, 1870, he took to wife Elizabeth Ann Hamilton, and in 1888 he was arrested on the charge of unlawful cohabitation, tried and found guilty and sentenced to seventy-five days imprisonment and to pay a fine of $150. Ever since his baptism by Bishop Joel H. Johnson and his confirmation as a member of the Church by Alexander Hill in April 1850, Elder Hill has always filled positions in the Church. In 1889 he left home for a mission to Great Britain, where he labored faithfully until he received an honorable release. He had served as a president in the 61st quorum of Seventy, and as superintendent of the Mill Creek Sunday school for some time, when he, on January 28, 1900 was ordained a High Priest by Apostle Francis M. Lyman and set apart to act as first counselor to Bishop Jas. C. Hamilton, of Mill Creek ward. He is still occupying that responsible position.(1)

— William Hood Hill & his Sons —

Left to right, back row: Moroni Nephi Hill; David Rueben Hill*; Isaac Franklin Hill; Abraham Morman Hill; Guy Henry Hill (picture); John Hyrum Hill, Sr.; Edgar Eugene Hill; Lewis Samuel Hill*; Jacob Fredrick Hill. Left to right, front row, sitting: Alexander Joseph Hill; William Hood Hill (Father); William Nicholas Hill.

Pictured above are eleven of William Hood Hill's twelve sons. James Robert Hill* (not pictured) was born and died in 1871. James Robert Hill, David Reuben Hill and Lewis Samuel Hill are the sons of William's second wife, Elisabeth Ann Hamilton, and are denoted with a "*" after their names. This photo was taken between the years of 1902 when Guy Henry died and 1908 when Edgar Eugene passed away.

To add to the Sorensen-Hill connection, David Reuben Hill would mary Isaac Sorensen's daughter Malena (Minnie) Sorensen.

1. Andrew Jenson, Compiler, L.D.S. Biographical Encyclopedia, Volume I, Andrew Jenson History Company, Salt Lake City, 1901, page 791.