Charles
Isaac
Hills
Born [location unknown]
Ancestors 
Son of Isaac Hills
and Elizabeth Hills
Husband of
Ellen Elizabeth Wright
— married
22 Oct 1857 in Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Alice Eliza (Hills) Hart, Charles Isaac Hills Jr, Howard Wright Hills, Grace Eleanor (Hills) Barton, Nellie Hills and Sarah W (Hills) Hartshorn
Died
at age 57
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 1 Nov 2021
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Biography
Charles was born in 1831. He was the son of Isaac Hills and Eliza Hills. In the Hartford Courant, a notice was published that Charles and his brother Horace were taking over Isaac Hills & Sons business after their father's death, in 1858.[1]
Household at the time of the 1870 US Census:
| Name | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
| Chas I Hills | M | 38 | Boot & Shoe Dealer | Connecticut |
| Ellen Hills | F | 33 | Connecticut | |
| Alice E Hills | F | 11 | Connecticut | |
| Chas I Hills | M | 9 | Connecticut | |
| Grace E Hills | F | 6 | Connecticut | |
| Nellie W Hills | F | Connecticut | ||
| Sarah W Hills | F | 5/12 | Connecticut | |
| Anna Mahen | F | 30 | Domestic S | Ireland |
| Katie Shanahan | F | 19 | Domestic S | Ireland |
| Winniford Kennedy | F | 50 | Domestic S | Ireland |
Value of real estate at time of census: $55,000. Value of personal property: $50,000. In 2023 dollars, this would represent $1,264,000 and $1,148,000.
Household at 737 Main Street, Hartford, CT in the 1880 United States Federal Census
| Name | Sex | Age | Status | Relation | Occupation | Birth Place |
| Charles I. Hills | M | 48 | Married | Head | Boot & Shoe Dealer | Connecticut |
| Ellen Hills | F | 44 | Married | Wife | Keeping House | Connecticut |
| Alice Hills | F | 21 | Single | Daughter | At Home | Connecticut |
| Grace Hills | F | 16 | Single | Daughter | At School | Connecticut |
| Charles Hills | M | 19 | Single | Son | Clerk In Shoe Store | Connecticut |
| Nellie Hills | F | 11 | Single | Daughter | At School | Connecticut |
| Sarah Hills | F | 10 | Single | Daughter | At School | Connecticut |
| Sarah Wright | F | 63 | Widowed | Mother-in-law | At Home | Connecticut |
Died at home 57 years old from Bright's disease [modern terminology: acute or chronic nephritis].[4]
Sources
- ↑ Hartford Courant, 12 Jul 1858, pg 3.
- ↑
1870 Census:
"1870 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1870; Census Place: Hartford Ward 1, Hartford, Connecticut; Roll: M593_100; Page: 361A
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7163 #12222970 (accessed 11 May 2023)
Chas I Hills (38), Boot & Shoe Dealer, in Hartford Ward 1, Hartford, Connecticut. Born in Connecticut. - ↑
1880 Census:
"1880 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1880; Census Place: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut; Roll: 98; Page: 386B; Enumeration District: 017
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6742 #16909853 (accessed 24 March 2023)
Charles I Hills (48), married, Boot & Shoe Dealer, head of household in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA. Born in Connecticut. - ↑ Hartford Courant Obituaries, 17 Dec 1888 pg 8.
- https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/27386653?h=a01477&utm_campaign=bandido-webparts&utm_source=post-share-modal&utm_medium=copy-url
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/152514309/isaac-hills
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