Russell Lindsay Hill (1881 - 1961)

Born 22 Dec 1881 in Portage La Prairie, Manitoba, Canada

Husband of Agnes (Brant) Hill — married about 1921 (to 3 Jun 1961) in Drake, Usborne No. 310, Saskatchewan, Canada

Died 3 Jun 1961 at age 79 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

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Biography

Lindsay 'Russell' Hill was born on 22 December 1881 in Portage-La-Prairie, Manitoba, Canada. He was the third child of William Hill and Margaret Alice Johnston. In 1883 the Hill family moved to Rounthwaite, Manitoba to homestead. In 1897 the farm was sold to George Davidson who married Myrtle Hill. The family lived in Rounthwaite and ran a boarding house. In 1899 they moved to Nesbitt where their father did carpentery work. In 1906 the Hill family moved to a homestead west of Drake and south of Guernsey, Saskatchewan.

Russell and his brother Percy eventually did most of the farm work. He bought his own land and the farms prospered. Russell married Agnes Brandt about 1921. Their children were Mary Irene, Florence, Robert, Margaret Isabelle and Mildred Joanne. The family was busy on the farm and attended many events with their neighbours. In 1956, he and Agnes retired in Saskatoon. Russell passed away there on 3 June 1961. He was buried in Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Saskatoon.

Sources

• item no. 200802 on the 1891 Canada census
• item no. 269452 on the 1901 Canada census
• item no. 7742079 on the 1911 Canada census

• Find A Grave, database and images (accessed on 14 January 2024) memorial page for Lindsay Russell Hill (22 December 1881 - 3 June 1961) Find A Grave: Memorial #217788122 citing Hillcrest Memorial Gardens, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan; Maintained by srleitch (contributor 47758167).