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It all started on June 29, 1918 at 507 Twelfth Avenue, Phoenix City, Alabama where J D Hoyle Hill was born. A house with 12 children, seven sisters Vennie Leal, Amanda Obera, Luella Louise, Lizzie Viola, Lula Beatrice, Hattie May, and Helen Clara, and four brothers James Millard, Bert Wilson, Wallace Lyvert, and Earl Dean. His mother’s name was Jessie Clara Worthy Hill of Marcoat, Alabama and his father’s name was James David Hill of Truett, Alabama. They Lived in Phoenix City, Alabama, until his fathers’ death in December 15, 1947. Then, his mother later went to Albany, Georgia where she died in February 10, 1968. Both parents are buried at Girard Cemetery, Phoenix City, Alabama. Later in life, J D changed his name to James David Hill, Jr. dropping the middle name of Hoyles and taking on his fathers’ name.
As a young child he would go frog jigging and sale them to the local hotels. When J D was 18 years of age he married Ollie Black. J D helped Ollie’s father run the country store in Valdosta Georgia with a farm outback. J D tried to plow the fields with an old retired race horse but the horse just wanted to run all the time. J D traded it for a mule that was ornery and old. J D did not like farming and told his father-in-law that he would be better at running the family store than plowing the fields. The store did not do very well, because J D’s heart was so good he let most of the customer’s place the groceries on credit until he was broke and couldn'’t afford to buy the stock to sell.