William Hills (1827 - abt. 1905)

Born 1827 in Washington County, New York, USA

Biography

HILLS WILLIAM, Proprietor Junction House, Davis Junction; born in Washington Co., N. Y., in 1827; married Amy Carpenter Dec. 5, 1850; she was born in Herkimer Co., N. Y., in 1825; have two children: William G. and Libbie, who married A. H. Gabel, and are residents of Utica, N. Y.; Mr. Hills came to this Co. in Sept., 1876; and settled in this village; rented the Junction House in Sept. 1877, and has conducted it successfully since that time; his father, George Hills, is one of the oldest settlers of Washington Co., N. Y.

Sources

• The History of Ogle County, Illinois, Containing A History of the County---Its Cities, Towns, Etc., A Biographical Directory of Its Citizens, War Records of Its Volunteers in the Late Rebellion, General and Local Statistics, PORTRAITS OF EARLY SETTLERS AND PROMINENT MEN, History of the Northwest, History of Illinois, Map of Ogle County, Constitution of the United States, Miscellaneous Matters, Etc., ILLUSTRATED, Chicago, H. F. Kett & Co., Times Building, 1878, p. 835.

• Find a Grave, memorial page for William Hills (1827–1905), Find A Grave: Memorial #204005925, citing Forest Hill Cemetery, Utica, Oneida County, New York, USA ; Maintained by PaPasgirl (contributor 48623246) .