William Arthur Hifle

M, b. 1867
FatherSamuel Hifle b. 1827, d. 1902
MotherElizabeth ANNETTA Switzer b. 1831, d. 1876
Last Edited23 Feb 2018
Birth*William Arthur Hifle was born in 1867. 
He was the son of Samuel Hifle and Elizabeth ANNETTA Switzer. 

Family
Child

Alice Frances Higgins

F, b. 9 March 1865, d. 2 September 1936
Last Edited1 Nov 2015
Birth*Alice Frances Higgins was born on 9 March 1865 in Howick Twp., Ontario, Canada. 
(Witness) CensusShe appeared on the census of 1900 in the household of Charles Edward Shortridge in Cavalier County, North Dakota, United States. 
Death*Alice Frances Higgins died on 2 September 1936 in Calvin, Cavalier County, North Dakota, United States, at age 71. 
Burial*She was buried in Corinthian Cemetery, Calvin, Cavalier County, North Dakota, United States. 

Family

Charles Edward Shortridge b. 4 January 1859, d. 6 July 1926
Child

Doris Kathleen Higgins

F, b. 1914
Last Edited6 Mar 2012
Married NameHer married name was Germyn. 
Marriage*Doris Kathleen Higgins married Delmar Irwin Germyn, son of Charles Germyn and Catherine May Victoria Corley. 
Birth*Doris Kathleen Higgins was born in 1914. 

Family

Delmar Irwin Germyn b. 24 October 1912, d. 17 December 1997

Gordon Charles Higgins

M, b. 20 September 1910, d. 20 January 1975
ChartsDescendants of Samuel Shier (1796 - 1878) and Ann Smith
Descendants of Henry Shier 1777 - 1830 and Mary Corneil 1771 - 1861
Last Edited5 Jun 2019
Birth*Gordon Charles Higgins was born on 20 September 1910 in Alberta, Canada. 
Marriage*He married Sarah Alice Padfield, daughter of George Padfield and Gertrude Alice Shier, in 1933. 
Death*Gordon Charles Higgins died on 20 January 1975 at age 64. 
Burial*He was buried in Crandall Cemetery, Crandall, Manitoba, Canada. 

Family

Sarah Alice Padfield b. 12 February 1912, d. 20 January 1975

Louise C. Hildenbrand

F, b. 1877, d. 1919
ChartsDescendants of Jacob Shier Jr. (1775 - 1845) and Anne Sparling
Last Edited6 Jun 2017
Birth*Louise C. Hildenbrand was born in 1877. 
Marriage*She married Henry Francis Shier, son of Joshua B. Shier and Margaret Francis. 
Married NameHer married name was Shier. 
(Witness) CensusLouise C. Hildenbrand appeared on the census of 1910 in the household of Henry Francis Shier in Manasquan, Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. 
Death*Louise C. Hildenbrand died in 1919. 
Burial*She was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Brielle, Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States.
Photo Credit: Ed Wolf
Findagrave.com

Family

Henry Francis Shier b. 3 August 1874, d. 18 September 1941
Children

Charlotte Hildred

F, b. 15 March 1851, d. 14 June 1937
Charlotte Hildred-Shier (1851 - 1937)
James Shier
FatherJoseph Hildred
MotherAnn Beverly
ChartsHans Adam Schrier (1673 - 1758)
Descendants of John Shier III (1805 - 1892)
Last Edited7 Oct 2017
Name Variation Charlotte Hildred was also known as Elizabeth Hildred Marriage registration states name as ELizabeth Hildred. 
Birth*She was born on 15 March 1851. 
She was the daughter of Joseph Hildred and Ann Beverly. 
Marriage*Charlotte Hildred married James Shier, son of John Switzer Shier III and Mary Jane Shier, on 17 February 1876 in Kincardine Twp., Bruce County, Ontario, Canada. 
Married Name As of 17 February 1876,her married name was Shier. 
(Witness) CensusCharlotte Hildred appeared on the census of 1901 in the household of James Shier in Huron Twp., Bruce County, Ontario, Canada. 
(Witness) CensusCharlotte Hildred appeared on the census of 1911 in the household of James Shier in Huron Twp., Bruce County, Ontario, Canada. 
(Witness) CensusCharlotte Hildred appeared on the census of 1921 in the household of James Shier in Huron Twp., Bruce County, Ontario, Canada. 
Death*Charlotte Hildred died on 14 June 1937 in Huron Twp., Bruce County, Ontario, Canada, at age 86.
Burial*She was buried on 16 June 1937 in Ripley Cemetery, Huron Twp., Bruce County, Ontario, Canada.

Family

James Shier b. 3 January 1844, d. 20 January 1929
Children

Joseph Hildred

M
Last Edited5 Dec 2015
Fact 1*Joseph and Ann (Beverley Hildred and their 10 children.
Photo: George DeKay

Family

Ann Beverly
Child

Annie Jospehine Hill

F
Last Edited8 Mar 2016
Marriage*Annie Jospehine Hill married William Taylor. 

Family

William Taylor
Child

Charlotte Hill

F, b. 26 February 1877, d. 14 December 1923
Charlotte Hill-Slade (1877 - 1923)
Photo Credit: Minnesota Historical Society
FatherJames Jerome Hill b. 16 Sep 1838, d. 29 May 1916
MotherMary Theresa Mehegan b. 1 Jul 1846, d. 22 Nov 1921
Relationships4th great-granddaughter of Hans Adam Scheier
5th cousin 2 times removed of Roger Allan Shier
5th cousin 2 times removed of Keith Reginald Shier
Last Edited19 Mar 2018
Birth*Charlotte Hill was born on 26 February 1877 in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States. 
She was the daughter of James Jerome Hill and Mary Theresa Mehegan. 
(Witness) CensusCharlotte Hill appeared on the census of 1 June 1880 in the household of James Jerome Hill in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States. 
(Witness) CensusCharlotte Hill appeared on the census of 14 June 1900 in the household of James Jerome Hill in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States; At the time of the 1900 Census, the Hill family had 9 servants living with htem. 
Married Name As of 1901,her married name was Slade. 
Death*Charlotte Hill died on 14 December 1923 in United States at age 46. 
Burial*She was buried in Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, Westchester County, New York, United States.

Family
Children

Clara Anne Hill

F, b. 4 December 1873, d. 1 January 1947
Clara Anne Hill-Lundley (1873 - 1947)
Photo Credit: Minnesota Historical Society
FatherJames Jerome Hill b. 16 Sep 1838, d. 29 May 1916
MotherMary Theresa Mehegan b. 1 Jul 1846, d. 22 Nov 1921
Relationships4th great-granddaughter of Hans Adam Scheier
5th cousin 2 times removed of Roger Allan Shier
5th cousin 2 times removed of Keith Reginald Shier
Last Edited19 Mar 2018
Birth*Clara Anne Hill was born on 4 December 1873 in Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States. 
She was the daughter of James Jerome Hill and Mary Theresa Mehegan. 
(Witness) CensusClara Anne Hill appeared on the census of 1 June 1880 in the household of James Jerome Hill in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States. 
Married NameHer married name was Lindley. 
Marriage*Clara Anne Hill married Eramus C. Lindley. 
(Witness) CensusClara Anne Hill appeared on the census of 14 June 1900 in the household of James Jerome Hill in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States; At the time of the 1900 Census, the Hill family had 9 servants living with htem. 
(Witness) CensusClara Anne Hill appeared on the census of 2 June 1905 in the household of James Jerome Hill in St. Paul, Ramsay County, Minnesota, United States. 
Death*Clara Anne Hill died on 1 January 1947 at age 73. 
Burial*She was buried in Resurrection Cemetery, Mendota Heights, Dakota County, Minnesota, United States. 

Family

Eramus C. Lindley b. 23 October 1870, d. 13 July 1957

Cortland Taylor Hill

M, b. 31 March 1906, d. 21 March 1978
FatherLouis Warren Hill b. 1872, d. 27 Apr 1948
MotherMaude Van Cortlandt Taylor b. 11 Apr 1870, d. 23 Aug 1961
Relationships5th great-grandson of Hans Adam Scheier
6th cousin 1 time removed of Roger Allan Shier
6th cousin 1 time removed of Keith Reginald Shier
Last Edited20 Oct 2018
Birth*Cortland Taylor Hill was born on 31 March 1906 in Minnesota, United States. 
He was the son of Louis Warren Hill and Maude Van Cortlandt Taylor. 
(Witness) CensusCortland Taylor Hill appeared on the census of 11 April 1930 in the household of Louis Warren Hill in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States; At the time of the 1930 Census, the Louis Warren Hill family had 7 servants in their household. 
Marriage*Cortland Taylor Hill married Blanche Ellen Wilbur, daughter of Warren Abbott Wilbur and Stella Mercer Abbott, on 31 March 1934 in Ritz Tower, Park Avenue, New York City, New York, United States. 
Census*Cortland Taylor Hill appeared on the census of May 1940 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States. 
Death*He died on 21 March 1978 in Monterey, California, United States, at age 71.1 
Burial*He was buried in Resurrection Cemetery, Mendota Heights, Dakota County, Minnesota, United States.
Photo Credit:
DaveVangsness; Findagrave Memorial# 32153071

Family

Blanche Ellen Wilbur b. 19 June 1905, d. 15 December 1987

Citations

  1. [S59] California Death Index, 1940 - 1997, online \, Death of Cortlandt Taylor Hill, Mar 21, 1978 in Monterey, California.

David Morrison Hill

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Last Edited1 Jan 2018

Family

Emma Chew
Child

Citations

  1. [S1] Ancestry.ca, online \Ancestry.ca\, Abbott-Hastings-Kincaid Family Tree. Hereinafter cited as Ancestry.ca.

Dorothy Hill

F, b. 1908
FatherWalter Jerome Hill b. 21 Feb 1885, d. 4 Mar 1944
MotherDorothy Barrows b. 12 Jan 1888, d. 15 Apr 1970
Relationships5th great-granddaughter of Hans Adam Scheier
6th cousin 1 time removed of Roger Allan Shier
6th cousin 1 time removed of Keith Reginald Shier
Last Edited19 Mar 2018
Birth*Dorothy Hill was born in 1908. 
She was the daughter of Walter Jerome Hill and Dorothy Barrows. 
(Witness) CensusDorothy Hill appeared on the census of 1910 in the household of Walter Jerome Hill in St. Paul, Ramsay County, Minnesota, United States. 

Florence Rachel Hill

F, b. 13 August 1903, d. 31 July 1988
FatherOwen Hill
MotherAnnie Preece
Last Edited17 Oct 2017
Birth*Florence Rachel Hill was born on 13 August 1903 in Mara Twp., Brechin, Ontario County, Ontario, Canada. 
She was the daughter of Owen Hill and Annie Preece. 
Married Name As of 25 July 1923,her married name was Campbell. 
Marriage*Florence Rachel Hill married Peter Campbell, son of Robert Campbell and Jessie McNabb, on 25 July 1923 in Manchester, Ontario County, Ontario, Canada.
Death*Florence Rachel Hill died on 31 July 1988 in Penetang Hospital, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada, at age 84; Died of A STROKE. 
Burial*She was buried after 31 July 1988 in Eden Cemetery, Mariposa Twp., Argyle, Victoria County, Ontario, Canada. 

Family

Peter Campbell b. 15 May 1895, d. December 1978

Gertrude Hill

F, b. 4 March 1883, d. 11 January 1961
Gertrude Hill-Gavin ( 1883 - 1961)
Photo Credit: Minnesota Historical Society
FatherJames Jerome Hill b. 16 Sep 1838, d. 29 May 1916
MotherMary Theresa Mehegan b. 1 Jul 1846, d. 22 Nov 1921
Relationships4th great-granddaughter of Hans Adam Scheier
5th cousin 2 times removed of Roger Allan Shier
5th cousin 2 times removed of Keith Reginald Shier
Last Edited19 Mar 2018
Birth*Gertrude Hill was born on 4 March 1883. 
She was the daughter of James Jerome Hill and Mary Theresa Mehegan. 
(Witness) CensusGertrude Hill appeared on the census of 14 June 1900 in the household of James Jerome Hill in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States; At the time of the 1900 Census, the Hill family had 9 servants living with htem. 
(Witness) CensusGertrude Hill appeared on the census of 2 June 1905 in the household of James Jerome Hill in St. Paul, Ramsay County, Minnesota, United States. 
Married Name As of 1906,her married name was Gavin. 
Marriage*Gertrude Hill married Michael Gavin in 1906. 
Death*Gertrude Hill died on 11 January 1961 at age 77. 
Burial*She was buried in Resurrection Cemetery, Mendota Heights, Dakota County, Minnesota, United States.
Photo Credit:
cw; Findagrave

Family

Michael Gavin b. 3 November 1872, d. 9 July 1960

James Hill

M, b. 1 August 1811, d. 25 December 1852
ChartsHans Adam Schrier (1673 - 1758)
Last Edited22 Mar 2018
Birth*James Hill was born on 1 August 1811 in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. 
Marriage*He married Ann Dunbar, daughter of Alexander Samuel Dunbar Sr. and Elizabeth Dolmage, on 23 April 1833 in Eramosa Twp., Rockwood, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada. 
Death*James Hill died on 25 December 1852 in Eramosa Twp., Rockwood, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada, at age 41. 

Family

Ann Dunbar b. 17 March 1805, d. 18 December 1876
Children

James "Jim" Roy Hill

M, b. 22 November 1938, d. 25 May 2010
FatherJames ROY Hill b. 22 Nov 1906, d. 21 Oct 1960
MotherSusan VERNA Chambers b. 5 Jan 1910, d. 25 Mar 2002
Relationships6th great-grandson of Hans Adam Scheier
7th cousin of Roger Allan Shier
3rd cousin of Keith Reginald Shier
ChartsDescendants of Jacob Shier Jr. (1775 - 1845) and Anne Sparling
Last Edited4 Feb 2017
Birth*James "Jim" Roy Hill was born on 22 November 1938. 
He was the son of James ROY Hill and Susan VERNA Chambers. 
Death*James "Jim" Roy Hill died on 25 May 2010 in Humbolt District Hospital, Humbolt, Saskatchewan, Canada, at age 71; HILL Mr. James Roy Hill, 71 years of the St. Gregor area, passed away on Tuesday, May 25, 2010 at the Humboldt District Hospital. Jim was born on November 22, 1938 in Oxbow to Roy and Verna (nee Chambers) Hill. He grew up in the Glen Ewen area and attended school there. Following his education, Jim worked at a variety of jobs, eventually becoming an Automotive Partsman. On October 5, 1960, he married Judith Litschel at Estevan. They lived in a number of communities over the years, including Frobisher, Estevan, Strasbourg, Saskatoon and most recently on an acreage near St. Gregor. Jim enjoyed working in his shop and on the computer and thoroughly enjoyed their retirement on the acreage. His grandchildren and great grandchildren were the joys of his life. Jim will be lovingly remembered by his wife of 49 years, Judi of St. Gregor; one daughter and two sons: Cindy (Perry) Bubnick, Gerry (Cindy) Hill and Shawn Hill (Tammy Smith); five grandchildren: Leah (Derek) Gillespie, Anastasia Hill, Charity Smith, Amanda Schultz and Christina Jabusch; eight great grandchildren; and three sisters and two brothers: Lornetta Rogers, Betty Forbes, Jack Hill (Tina), Murray Hill and Sharon Berntson (Glenn). As per Jim's request, there will be no funeral service. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to a charity of your choice. Arrangements entrusted to Connie Danyluik, Malinoski & Danyluik Funeral Home, Humboldt (682-1622). - See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/thestarphoenix/obituary.aspx?pid=143205711#sthash.MJ4QqIbm.dpuf. 

James Jerome Hill

M, b. 16 September 1838, d. 29 May 1916
James Jerome Hill (1838 - 1916)
Photo Credit: Gary Gaylord, Findagrave
FatherJames Hill b. 1 Aug 1811, d. 25 Dec 1852
MotherAnn Dunbar b. 17 Mar 1805, d. 18 Dec 1876
Relationships3rd great-grandson of Hans Adam Scheier
4th cousin 3 times removed of Roger Allan Shier
4th cousin 3 times removed of Keith Reginald Shier
ChartsHans Adam Schrier (1673 - 1758)
Last Edited7 Dec 2018
Birth*James Jerome Hill was born on 16 September 1838 in Eramosa Twp., Wellington County, Ontario, Canada. 
He was the son of James Hill and Ann Dunbar. 
Marriage*James Jerome Hill married Mary Theresa Mehegan in 1867. 
Census*James Jerome Hill appeared on the census of 1 June 1880 in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States. 
CensusHe appeared on the census of 14 June 1900 in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States; At the time of the 1900 Census, the Hill family had 9 servants living with htem. 
CensusHe appeared on the census of 2 June 1905 in St. Paul, Ramsay County, Minnesota, United States. 
Death*He died on 29 May 1916 in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States, at age 77; Railroad Pioneer. Born in Ontario, Canada, he was the chief railroad executive responsible for establishing the Great Northern Railway lines which served the upper Midwest, the northern Great Plains and Pacific Northwest of America. In 1873, as a steamboat shipping businessman in Minnesota, he saw the need to expand railways to the western territories. Between 1883 and 1889, he built his Great Northern Railway lines all the way across north America, the Great Plains, the Rockies to Seatle Washington. Under his management, he helped homesteads to immigrants by importing grains, farm equipment, bulding materials and general products which brought industry to Western Amercia. By the time of his death he held the monopoly of the railroad business in the U.S. with the Great Northern Railway having lines in Texas, Colorado, California and Washington at a worth of more than $53 million. He died in St. Paul, Minnesota, at age 77.
The Pacific Commerical Advertiser, Honolulu, May 30, 1916
Fact 1*From the Rock Island Argus, May 29, 1916.
From Farmer Boy He Became One of Wealthiest and Greatest Men.
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St. Paul, May 29. -- James J. Hill, railroad builder, capitalist and most widely known figure of the northwest, died at his Summitt avenue residence at 9:30 o'clock this morning as the result of an infection due to bowel trouble.
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Mr. Hill was unconscious for nearly 12 hours before he died.  Dr. Herman M. Biggs and Dr. Stanley Seager of the Mayo staff, together with members of the immediate Hill family, were at the bedside when the end came.
Mr. Hill's personal secretary, M.R. Brown, made the announcement of his distinguished employer's demise to waiting newspaper correspondents at the Hill residence.  His statement was made verbally, with the intimation that a written bulletin might be issued later.
Questioned regarding a date for obsequies, Mr. Brown said that no arrangements had been discussed.  The secretary appeared greatly affected and declined to talk further than to make the bare announcement of the death.
The probable value of James J. Hill's estate is estimated at between $200,000,000 and $250,000,000.  The great financial power held by Mr. Hill will pass to his son, Louis, who had been closely associated with him in business for 10 years.
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The aged financier failed rapidly during the night.  All members of his family were at the bedside with the exception of Mrs. M. Beard of New York, a daughter.  She is expected to arrive tonight.  James N. Hill of New York and Mrs. Samuel Hill of Washington arrived early in the morning.
Louis W. Hill was up at 7 a.m.
"My father slept most of the night," he said.
Other members of the family were up early.
George T. Slade, son-in-law; M.R. Brown, private secretary, and G.A. and M. MacPherson appeared on the lawn soon after daylight, but refused to talk.
M.R. Brown met the newspaper reporters at 9:43 o'clock.
"Mr. Hill died quietly at 9:30," he said with tears in his eyes.  The bulletin was signed by Herman M. Biggs.
The last letter sent to Mr. Hill was received five minutes after he died.  It was from United States Senator Sanborn and was sent by a special messenger.  It was received at 9:35.
 
Little Sisters Extend Sympathy.
Just as Mr. Hill was dying two Little Sisters of the Poor approached the house from the south driveway.  They were met at the door and extended their sympathy.  Then they left.
One of the first to leave the house was John J. Toomey, Mr. Hill's confidential business agent and associate for years.
He was quickly followed by Ralph Budd, assistant to Louis Hill, president of the Great Northern railroad and one of the younger members of Mr. Hill's railroad family.
L.W. Hill was next to leave the house.  He walked between Rev. Thomas J. Gibbons, vicar general of the St. Paul archdiocese, and George MacPherson, intimate friend of the family.  All three went to the L.W. Hill residence.
At this juncture Dr. Emil Boeckmann's car drove up with Mr. and Mrs. Walter J. Hill and Mrs. Louis Hill.
James J. Hill discovered "the breadbasket of the world" in the great northwest; he led in its development from a wilderness into what now comprises six wealthy states dotted with 400,000 farms; and he blazed a trail for transportation which reached eventually from Buffalo to Asia, with a total mileage of rail and steamship facilities that would nearly girdle the earth.
That but roughly spans the story of his achievement.
Near Guelph, in Ontario, where James Jerome Hill was born in 1838, the son of an Irish-Canadian farmer who died when the boy was 15, there stands a tree stump labeled:  "The last tree chopped by James J. Hill."
It marked the lad's resolution to go to the United States.  He had been prompted by an odd incident.  According to the story that is told, a strange traveler had stopped at the Hill farm to take dinner, and left his horse at the gate.  Young Hill saw the animal was tired and he carried it a pail of water.  The stranger was pleased with the lad's thoughtfulness, and as he drove off he tossed him a newspaper from the United States, and called out gravely:
"Go there, young man.  That country needs youngsters of your spirit."
Hill read the paper carefully.  It contained glowing accounts of opportunities in the States.  He resolved to investigate for himself.  It was the next morning that he chopped his last tree.
As a mere roustabout lad of 18, he toured from Maine to Minnesota.  When, in 1856, he disembarked from a Mississippi river packet at St. Paul that place was a frontier town of 5,000 inhabitants.  At the sign of W.J. Bass & Co., agents for the Dubuque & St. Paul Packet company, he found a job as both stevedore and clerk.
 
Seized Opportunities.
In the 15 years that followed he seized every opportunity to study the whole problem of river transportation.  He gathered no end of experience and a little capital with which he launched his own firm of Hill, Griss & Co., which promptly displayed its initiative by bringing the first load of coal that had ever been seen in that section into St. Paul.  Two years later, with a flat-bottomed steamer he established the first regular communication with St. Paul and the Manitoba ports of the fertile Red river valley.
At about that time St. Paul was having its first experiment in railroad building.  Eighty miles had been laid to St. Cloud, 316 miles to Breckenridge, both of which terminals were at the southern end of the Red river valley, and there were about 100 miles of track "which began nowhere and ended in that same indefinite spot."  This venture ran up a debt of $33,000,000 and collapsed, with its only assets being "a few streaks of rust and a right of way."
Hill had had sufficient success in the region to be seized with a consuming desire to purchase the defunct property.  After five years of financial dickering, including the sale of all his other interests, which netted a fortune of $100,000, he and a syndicate of three others -- Sir Donald A. Smith, George Stephen and Norman W. Kittson, -- obtained the object of this desire.
 
Made Head of "Manitoba."
The St. Paul, Minnesota and Manitoba railroad was formed to operate the property, with Hill as general manager.  When in 1883 Mr. Hill was elected president he undertook the extension of the road from its Dakota and Minnesota homestead to the Pacific ocean.  He was confronted by three great competitors to the south, each of which had received big bonuses as government aid, whereas the "Manitoba" or the Great Northern, as it came to be known, did not have a dollar of government subsidy or an acre of grant to forward its progress from the Minnesota boundary to the sea.
In this light, Hill's plan was widely deemed pure folly, but he pressed it to conclusion by building and populating as he built.  For several years he laid rails westward at the rate of a mile a day, and at a cost of $30,000 a mile, and as he went he left a trail of embryonic farms by the railside.
With the line to Puget Sound once laid, he turned empire builder.  He introduced the live stock industry into vast areas of bunch-grass plains, and developed them by importing blooded stock; he sent demonstration trains through the country with men who showed the people how to raise more wheat to the acre; he made an outlet for the grain by establishing a cheap rate by rail and steamship to Buffalo where he built great elevators; in fact for upwards of 20 years he left nothing in his power undone to develop the country where he had staked out his claim as the great common carrier.
But at the Pacific tide-water he was not satisfied for he saw in the orient still further opportunities.  He organized a fleet of Pacific steamships for the commercial invasion of Japan and China.  Japan at the time wanted steel rails, but proposed getting them from England, as the rates were less.  It is related that when John W. Gates, the steel magnate of Chicago, came to Hill with the proposition of getting American rails to Japan, the latter replied:
"I will make you a rate of $8 a ton from Chicago or Pittsburgh to Yokohama.  If that is too much, I will carry it for the axle grease used on the locomotives and freight cars; and if you can't stand that, I will carry your freight for nothing."
At the $8 rate named, the American manufacturer was enabled to secure the Japanese contract.
The same tactics were adopted in getting American wheat and flour into Japan and China, where rice was the staple food.
His faith in the far east was rewarded as liberally as that in the northwest.  It is estimated that the Pacific fleet now carries nearly $50,000,000 worth of products to the orient every year.
While Mr. Hill built up for himself and his associates an immense fortune, he also helped to create for the settlers along his lines a wealth of over $5,000,000,000 in real property, which is represented by the value of the 400,000 farms and their 65,000,000 acres of improved land.
 
Retires From Active Business.
Upon his retirement at 69, the "streak of rust" he had bought 30 years before, had expanded to more than 6,000 miles and it was earning gross profits of more than $66,000,000 a year, and carrying 15,000,000 tons of freight annually.  He still retained a hand in the Great Northern's policy as chairman of the board of directors, while his son Louis, who had worked up from the humblest position of his father's railroad became president.
The secret of the Hill success was no secret at all, according to Mr. Hill, and he had no new recipes to offer.  "The man with the big opportunity today," he said, "is the man in the ranks."  But the secret of failure he frequently declared to be extravagance.  He regarded this as a national tendency, against which he strongly set himself, particularly as concerned the natural resources.
During his active supervision of the Great Northern system, Mr. Hill oversaw almost every detail, to the wonder of all employees with whom he came in contact.  A fugitive instance of his recognition in his own country is the story of a tourist who declares that there are afloat in the Swedish section of the northwest upwards of 10,000 different stories in Swedish dialect with "Yem Hell" as the centerpiece.  Patrons of his lines have liked and disliked him in rapid alternation, for it was his point to have his way, not only where his road should run, but where his patrons should settle.  This was part of his economic policy.  He carried out a singular regularity in the location of branch lines, giving a minimum of short lines on which light trains were unavoidable.  The principal text of his railway gospel was low grades, heavy power, large capacity cars, and big train loads on his main lines, and he began to preach this at a time when these things were held as visionary by most railway men.
In contact with the late E.H. Harriman, who outdid him in the extent of railway ownership, Mr. Hill was not only the financial head, but the practical head, of his great railway system.  He was the chief promotor and president of the Northern Securities company, organized with a purpose to bring the Northern Pacific and Great Northern under one ownership, to which such opposition developed that a suit was brought in the United States circuit court, which decided that the acquisition was an illegal combination -- affirmed in March, 1904, by the United States supreme court.
 
Evidences of His Work Shown.
For several years James J. Hill had been in the habit of insisting both to his friends and to the public that he was not actively engaged in business.  Just how active he was during the last two years of his life can be judged only by little evidences of his master hand in matters affecting the Great Northern railroad and the First National bank of St. Paul and by three outstanding accomplishments in which his will and genius asserted themselves.
From a world viewpoint it would be hard to say whether his staunch support of the Belgian people following the invasion of the Germans, or the part played in the negotiations for the $500,000,000 loan to the allied governments is the more important.
From a local viewpoint his influence in the upbuilding of the South St. Paul stockyards claims first rank.
 
Sent Aid to Belgians.
From the time the work of succoring the Belgians began Mr. Hill took a leading part in the movement.  It probably will never be known how much money he sent to King Albert, an old personal friend, and how much he induced others to send.
His place as an international figure was never more prominently displayed than when the representatives of the allies came to New York in quest of a huge loan.  One of the first men to be sent for by J.P. Morgan was Mr. Hill and his assurance that he and the people of the northwest were prepared to do their share in taking up the foreign bonds is believed to have contributed largely to the success of the negotiations.  His claim to being the original advocate of live stock development in the northwest is unquestioned and since the retirement of A.B. Stickney he has been the most ardent proponent of the upbuilding of the industry at at this center, a work which has been taken up enthusiastically by his son, Louis W. Hill. 
Burial*He was buried in Resurrection Cemetery, Mendota Heights, Dakota County, Minnesota, United States.
Photo Credit:
Larry Gaylord, Findagrave
Photo Credit:
Larry Gayford, Findagrave

Family

Mary Theresa Mehegan b. 1 July 1846, d. 22 November 1921
Children

James JEROME Hill II

M, b. 2 March 1905, d. 21 November 1972
James Jerome Hill II (1905 - 1972)
Photo Credit: DaveVangsness; Findagrave
FatherLouis Warren Hill b. 1872, d. 27 Apr 1948
MotherMaude Van Cortlandt Taylor b. 11 Apr 1870, d. 23 Aug 1961
Relationships5th great-grandson of Hans Adam Scheier
6th cousin 1 time removed of Roger Allan Shier
6th cousin 1 time removed of Keith Reginald Shier
Last Edited20 Oct 2018
Birth*James JEROME Hill II was born on 2 March 1905 in Minnesota, United States. 
He was the son of Louis Warren Hill and Maude Van Cortlandt Taylor. 
(Witness) CensusJames JEROME Hill II appeared on the census of 11 April 1930 in the household of Louis Warren Hill in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States; At the time of the 1930 Census, the Louis Warren Hill family had 7 servants in their household. 
Fact 1*In 1957, James Jerome Hill II won an Oscar for his production of Albert Schweitzer, which he produced and directed, in the category of Best Documentary, the same year that Bridge on the River Kwai won 7 Oscars. He also directed the short Docuemntary, Grandma Moses, which was nominated for an Oscar in 1950.

He had a profound influence on 20th Century avant-garde film and the artists associated with it. 
Death*James JEROME Hill II died on 21 November 1972 at age 67; due to cancer.

Artist and filmmaker. Hill had a profound influence on 20th-century avant-garde film and the artists associated with it, both as a filmmaker and a philanthropist. Won an Academy Award for Best Documentary in 1957 for "Albert Schweitzer". He also generously supported other artists with financial contributions and by establishing such organizations as the Anthology Film Archives in New York in 1969. After His death, the Jerome Foundation in St. Paul MN was endowed to help emerging filmmakers in Minnesota and New York City. He is the grandson of railroad magnate James J. Hill.  
Burial*He was buried in Resurrection Cemetery, Mendota Heights, Dakota County, Minnesota, United States.
Photo Credit:
DaveVangsness; Findagrave Memorial # 32152317

James Nathan Branson Hill

M, b. 1893
FatherSamuel Hill b. 13 May 1857, d. 21 Feb 1931
MotherMary Francis Hill b. 13 Aug 1868, d. 13 Apr 1947
Relationships5th great-grandson of Hans Adam Scheier
6th cousin 1 time removed of Roger Allan Shier
6th cousin 1 time removed of Keith Reginald Shier
Last Edited19 Mar 2018
Birth*James Nathan Branson Hill was born in 1893 in Minnesota, United States. 
He was the son of Samuel Hill and Mary Francis Hill. 

James Norman Hill

M, b. 13 February 1870, d. 3 July 1932
James Norman Hill (1870 - 1932)
Photo Credit: Rhonda Knight, Findagrave
FatherJames Jerome Hill b. 16 Sep 1838, d. 29 May 1916
MotherMary Theresa Mehegan b. 1 Jul 1846, d. 22 Nov 1921
Relationships4th great-grandson of Hans Adam Scheier
5th cousin 2 times removed of Roger Allan Shier
5th cousin 2 times removed of Keith Reginald Shier
Last Edited4 Mar 2018
Birth*James Norman Hill was born on 13 February 1870 in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States. 
He was the son of James Jerome Hill and Mary Theresa Mehegan. 
(Witness) CensusJames Norman Hill appeared on the census of 1 June 1880 in the household of James Jerome Hill in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States. 
(Witness) CensusJames Norman Hill appeared on the census of 14 June 1900 in the household of James Jerome Hill in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States; At the time of the 1900 Census, the Hill family had 9 servants living with htem. 
Marriage*James Norman Hill married Marguerite Sawyer in 1912. 
Death*James Norman Hill died on 3 July 1932 in Oyster Bay, Nassau County, New York, United States, at age 62. 
Burial*He was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, Bronx County, New York, United States.
Photo Credit: Neil Funkhouser
Findagrave

Family

Marguerite Sawyer b. 31 March 1879, d. 18 March 1948

James ROY Hill

M, b. 22 November 1906, d. 21 October 1960
ChartsDescendants of Jacob Shier Jr. (1775 - 1845) and Anne Sparling
Last Edited4 Feb 2017
Name Variation James ROY Hill was also known as Roy Hill. 
Birth*He was born on 22 November 1906. 
Marriage*He married Susan VERNA Chambers, daughter of Thomas ELWIN Chambers and Sarah EDITH Shier, on 7 August 1934. 
Death*James ROY Hill died on 21 October 1960 at age 53. 

Family

Susan VERNA Chambers b. 5 January 1910, d. 25 March 2002
Child

Joseph Hill

M
Last Edited9 Oct 2018

Family

Sarah Jane Fawcett
Child

Katherine Theresa (Katie) Hill

F, b. 31 August 1875, d. 10 August 1876
Katherine Theresa Hill ( 1875 - 1876)
Photo Credit: Minnesota Historical Society
FatherJames Jerome Hill b. 16 Sep 1838, d. 29 May 1916
MotherMary Theresa Mehegan b. 1 Jul 1846, d. 22 Nov 1921
Relationships4th great-granddaughter of Hans Adam Scheier
5th cousin 2 times removed of Roger Allan Shier
5th cousin 2 times removed of Keith Reginald Shier
Last Edited19 Mar 2018
Birth*Katherine Theresa (Katie) Hill was born on 31 August 1875. 
She was the daughter of James Jerome Hill and Mary Theresa Mehegan. 
Death*Katherine Theresa (Katie) Hill died on 10 August 1876. 
Burial*She was buried in Resurrection Cemetery, Mendota Heights, Dakota County, Minnesota, United States; Katie was innitially buried in Calvary Cemetery, St. Paul. In 1986 her remains were re-interred in the Hill section of Resurrection Cemetery.
Photo Credit:
cw; Findagrave

Louis Warren Hill

M, b. 1872, d. 27 April 1948
Louis Warren Hill (1872 - 1948)
Photo Credit: Minnesota Historical Society
Louis Warren Hill (1872 - 1948)
Photo Credit: Robert Candy; Ancestry
FatherJames Jerome Hill b. 16 Sep 1838, d. 29 May 1916
MotherMary Theresa Mehegan b. 1 Jul 1846, d. 22 Nov 1921
Relationships4th great-grandson of Hans Adam Scheier
5th cousin 2 times removed of Roger Allan Shier
5th cousin 2 times removed of Keith Reginald Shier
Last Edited19 Mar 2018
Birth*Louis Warren Hill was born in 1872 in Minnesota, United States. 
He was the son of James Jerome Hill and Mary Theresa Mehegan. 
(Witness) CensusLouis Warren Hill appeared on the census of 1 June 1880 in the household of James Jerome Hill in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States. 
(Witness) CensusLouis Warren Hill appeared on the census of 14 June 1900 in the household of James Jerome Hill in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States; At the time of the 1900 Census, the Hill family had 9 servants living with htem. 
Marriage*Louis Warren Hill married Maude Van Cortlandt Taylor on 5 January 1901 in New York, New York, United States. 
Census*Louis Warren Hill appeared on the census of 11 April 1930 in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States; At the time of the 1930 Census, the Louis Warren Hill family had 7 servants in their household. 
CensusHe appeared on the census of 14 April 1940 in Pebble Beach, Monterey County, California, United States; At the time of the 1940 Census, Louis Warren Hill was residing in California. His wife who survived him was not living with him at that time but he did have a butler and chauffer living with him. 
Death*He died on 27 April 1948 in Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States. 
Burial*He was buried in Resurrection Cemetery, Mendota Hills, Dakota County, Minnesota, United States.
Photo Credit
cw; Findagrave

Family

Maude Van Cortlandt Taylor b. 11 April 1870, d. 23 August 1961
Children

Louis Warren Hill Jr.

M, b. 19 May 1902, d. 6 April 1995
Louis Warren Hill Jr.
Photo Credit: Dave Vangsness; findagrave
FatherLouis Warren Hill b. 1872, d. 27 Apr 1948
MotherMaude Van Cortlandt Taylor b. 11 Apr 1870, d. 23 Aug 1961
Relationships5th great-grandson of Hans Adam Scheier
6th cousin 1 time removed of Roger Allan Shier
6th cousin 1 time removed of Keith Reginald Shier
Last Edited21 Oct 2018
Birth*Louis Warren Hill Jr. was born on 19 May 1902 in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States. 
He was the son of Louis Warren Hill and Maude Van Cortlandt Taylor. 
Marriage*Louis Warren Hill Jr. married Dorothy Virgina Millett on 26 November 1929 in Hastings, Dakota County, Minnesota, United States. 
(Witness) CensusLouis Warren Hill Jr. appeared on the census of 11 April 1930 in the household of Louis Warren Hill in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States; At the time of the 1930 Census, the Louis Warren Hill family had 7 servants in their household. 
Census*Louis Warren Hill Jr. appeared on the census of 19 April 1940 in St. Paul, Ramsay County, Minnesota, United States. 
Death*He died on 6 April 1995 in Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States, at age 92; Louis W. Hill, Jr. was born in St. Paul on May 19, 1902, the son of the president of the Great Northern Railway and the grandson of its founder, James J. Hill. He was educated at the St. Paul Academy, Phillips Exeter Academy, and Yale University. Prior to his election to the Minnesota House of Representatives in 1936, he worked for the Great Northern Railway (1927-29) and for the First National Bank of St. Paul (1930-34). He became vice president of the Arthur Iron Mining Company (St. Paul) in 1934, serving in that capacity for the remainder of his career, including the years he served in the legislature. Hill represented the fortieth district continuously until his 1952 defeat. Hill ran again in 1954, but was again defeated.??The Louis W. Hill, Jr. Fellowship in Philanthropy was created in 2002 by the Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, the Northwest Area Foundation, and the Grotto Foundation to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the birth of Louis W. Hill, Jr. The fellowship recognizes an outstanding Minnesota community leader who has had a distinguished record in philanthropy and community service.  
Burial*He was buried in Resurrection Cemetery, Mendota Heights, Dakota County, Minnesota, United States.
Photo Credit:
Dave Vangsness; Findagrave Memorial # 32152728

Family

Dorothy Virgina Millett b. 26 December 1908

Margaret Hill

F, b. 1918
FatherRufus Henry Hill b. 6 Feb 1878, d. 27 Dec 1973
MotherMargaret McLeod Teskey b. 21 Jan 1880, d. 7 Oct 1947
Relationships5th great-granddaughter of Hans Adam Scheier
6th cousin 1 time removed of Roger Allan Shier
6th cousin 1 time removed of Keith Reginald Shier
Last Edited1 Jan 2018
Birth*Margaret Hill was born in 1918. 
She was the daughter of Rufus Henry Hill and Margaret McLeod Teskey. 
(Witness) CensusMargaret Hill appeared on the census of 1921 in the household of Rufus Henry Hill in Sault Ste Marie, District of Algoma, Ontario, Canada. 

Martha Jane Hill

F
Last Edited27 Mar 2019

Family

Henry Blanchard
Child

Mary Elizabeth Hill

F, b. 25 December 1835, d. 25 June 1905
FatherJames Hill b. 1 Aug 1811, d. 25 Dec 1852
MotherAnn Dunbar b. 17 Mar 1805, d. 18 Dec 1876
Relationships3rd great-granddaughter of Hans Adam Scheier
4th cousin 3 times removed of Roger Allan Shier
4th cousin 3 times removed of Keith Reginald Shier
ChartsHans Adam Schrier (1673 - 1758)
Last Edited22 Mar 2018
Birth*Mary Elizabeth Hill was born on 25 December 1835 in Eramos Twp., Wellington County, Ontario, Canada. 
She was the daughter of James Hill and Ann Dunbar. 
Married Name As of 1853,her married name was Brooks. 
Marriage*Mary Elizabeth Hill married John Brooks in 1853 in Rockwood, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada. 
Death*Mary Elizabeth Hill died on 25 June 1905 in Guelph, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada, at age 69. 

Family

John Brooks b. 24 June 1824, d. 19 June 1901
Child

Mary Francis Hill

F, b. 13 August 1868, d. 13 April 1947
Mary Frances Hill-Hill (1868 - 1947)
Photo Credit: Minnesota Historical Society
FatherJames Jerome Hill b. 16 Sep 1838, d. 29 May 1916
MotherMary Theresa Mehegan b. 1 Jul 1846, d. 22 Nov 1921
Relationships4th great-granddaughter of Hans Adam Scheier
5th cousin 2 times removed of Roger Allan Shier
5th cousin 2 times removed of Keith Reginald Shier
Last Edited19 Mar 2018
Birth*Mary Francis Hill was born on 13 August 1868 in St. Paul, Ramsay County, Minnnesota, United States. 
She was the daughter of James Jerome Hill and Mary Theresa Mehegan. 
Marriage*Mary Francis Hill married Samuel Hill. 
(Witness) CensusMary Francis Hill appeared on the census of 1 June 1880 in the household of James Jerome Hill in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States. 
(Witness) CensusMary Francis Hill appeared on the census of 2 June 1905 in the household of James Jerome Hill in St. Paul, Ramsay County, Minnesota, United States. 
Death*Mary Francis Hill died on 13 April 1947 at age 78. 
Burial*She was buried in Resurrection Cemetery, Mendota Heights, Dakota County, Minnesota, United States. 

Family

Samuel Hill b. 13 May 1857, d. 21 February 1931
Children

Mary Menderhall Hill

F, b. 1889
FatherSamuel Hill b. 13 May 1857, d. 21 Feb 1931
MotherMary Francis Hill b. 13 Aug 1868, d. 13 Apr 1947
Relationships5th great-granddaughter of Hans Adam Scheier
6th cousin 1 time removed of Roger Allan Shier
6th cousin 1 time removed of Keith Reginald Shier
Last Edited19 Mar 2018
Birth*Mary Menderhall Hill was born in 1889 in Minnesota, United States. 
She was the daughter of Samuel Hill and Mary Francis Hill. 

Maude Hill

F, b. 1 June 1903, d. 25 October 1997
FatherLouis Warren Hill b. 1872, d. 27 Apr 1948
MotherMaude Van Cortlandt Taylor b. 11 Apr 1870, d. 23 Aug 1961
Relationships5th great-granddaughter of Hans Adam Scheier
6th cousin 1 time removed of Roger Allan Shier
6th cousin 1 time removed of Keith Reginald Shier
Last Edited20 Oct 2018
Birth*Maude Hill was born on 1 June 1903 in Minnesota, United States. 
She was the daughter of Louis Warren Hill and Maude Van Cortlandt Taylor. 
Married NameHer married name was Schroll. 
Marriage*Maude Hill married Unknown Schroll. 
(Witness) CensusMaude Hill appeared on the census of 11 April 1930 in the household of Louis Warren Hill in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States; At the time of the 1930 Census, the Louis Warren Hill family had 7 servants in their household. 
Death*Maude Hill died on 25 October 1997 at age 94. 
Burial*She was buried.
Photo Credit:
DaveVangsness; Findagrave Memorial # 32152564

Family

Unknown Schroll

Norman Hill

M, b. 1913
FatherRufus Henry Hill b. 6 Feb 1878, d. 27 Dec 1973
MotherMargaret McLeod Teskey b. 21 Jan 1880, d. 7 Oct 1947
Relationships5th great-grandson of Hans Adam Scheier
6th cousin 1 time removed of Roger Allan Shier
6th cousin 1 time removed of Keith Reginald Shier
Last Edited1 Jan 2018
Birth*Norman Hill was born in 1913 in Ontario, Canada. 
He was the son of Rufus Henry Hill and Margaret McLeod Teskey. 
(Witness) CensusNorman Hill appeared on the census of 1921 in the household of Rufus Henry Hill in Sault Ste Marie, District of Algoma, Ontario, Canada. 

Owen Hill

M
Last Edited17 Oct 2017

Family

Annie Preece
Child

Rachel Hill

F, b. 21 May 1881, d. 30 July 1967
FatherJames Jerome Hill b. 16 Sep 1838, d. 29 May 1916
MotherMary Theresa Mehegan b. 1 Jul 1846, d. 22 Nov 1921
Relationships4th great-granddaughter of Hans Adam Scheier
5th cousin 2 times removed of Roger Allan Shier
5th cousin 2 times removed of Keith Reginald Shier
Last Edited19 Mar 2018
Birth*Rachel Hill was born on 21 May 1881 in Minnesota, United States. 
She was the daughter of James Jerome Hill and Mary Theresa Mehegan. 
(Witness) CensusRachel Hill appeared on the census of 14 June 1900 in the household of James Jerome Hill in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States; At the time of the 1900 Census, the Hill family had 9 servants living with htem. 
Married NameHer married name was Boeckmann. 
Marriage*Rachel Hill married Dr. Egil Boeckmann. 
(Witness) CensusRachel Hill appeared on the census of 2 June 1905 in the household of James Jerome Hill in St. Paul, Ramsay County, Minnesota, United States. 
Death*Rachel Hill died on 30 July 1967 in Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States, at age 86. 
Burial*She was buried in Resurrection Cemetery, Mendota Hieghts, Dakota County, Minnesota, United States.
Photo Credit:
cw; Findagrave

Family

Dr. Egil Boeckmann b. 31 December 1881, d. 2 September 1955
Children

Rufus Henry Hill

M, b. 6 February 1878, d. 27 December 1973
FatherDavid Morrison Hill1
MotherEmma Chew1
Last Edited11 May 2018
Birth*Rufus Henry Hill was born on 6 February 1878 in Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada.1 
He was the son of David Morrison Hill and Emma Chew.1 
Marriage*Rufus Henry Hill married Margaret McLeod Teskey, daughter of Benjamin Teskey and Margaret McLeod Horne, on 6 April 1910 in Medonte Twp., Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada.
Census*Rufus Henry Hill appeared on the census of 1911 in Steelton, District of Algoma, Ontario, Canada. 
CensusHe appeared on the census of 1921 in Sault Ste Marie, District of Algoma, Ontario, Canada. 
Death*He died on 27 December 1973 in Ontario, Canada, at age 95. 
Burial*He was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, West Section, Sault Ste Marie, District of Algoma, Ontario, Canada.
Photo Credit:
H. Oliver; Findagrave

Family

Margaret McLeod Teskey b. 21 January 1880, d. 7 October 1947
Children

Citations

  1. [S1] Ancestry.ca, online \Ancestry.ca\, Abbott-Hastings-Kincaid Family Tree. Hereinafter cited as Ancestry.ca.

Ruth Hill

F, b. 31 January 1879, d. 2 October 1959
Ruth Hill-Beard (1879 - 1959)
Photo Credit: Minnesota Historical Society
FatherJames Jerome Hill b. 16 Sep 1838, d. 29 May 1916
MotherMary Theresa Mehegan b. 1 Jul 1846, d. 22 Nov 1921
Relationships4th great-granddaughter of Hans Adam Scheier
5th cousin 2 times removed of Roger Allan Shier
5th cousin 2 times removed of Keith Reginald Shier
Last Edited19 Mar 2018
Birth*Ruth Hill was born on 31 January 1879 in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States. 
She was the daughter of James Jerome Hill and Mary Theresa Mehegan. 
(Witness) CensusRuth Hill appeared on the census of 1 June 1880 in the household of James Jerome Hill in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States. 
(Witness) CensusRuth Hill appeared on the census of 14 June 1900 in the household of James Jerome Hill in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States; At the time of the 1900 Census, the Hill family had 9 servants living with htem. 
Married Name As of April 1902,her married name was Beard. 
Marriage*Ruth Hill married Anson McCook Beard in April 1902. 
Marriage*Ruth Hill married Pierre Lorillard V. 
Death*Ruth Hill died on 2 October 1959 in New York, New York, United States, at age 80. 

Family 1

Anson McCook Beard d. 1929
Children

Family 2

Pierre Lorillard V d. 1940

Samuel Hill

M, b. 13 May 1857, d. 21 February 1931
Last Edited19 Mar 2018
Birth*Samuel Hill was born on 13 May 1857 in Deep River, Guilford County, North Carolina, United States. 
Marriage*He married Mary Francis Hill, daughter of James Jerome Hill and Mary Theresa Mehegan. 
Death*Samuel Hill died on 21 February 1931 in Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, United States, at age 73; Eccentric railroad heir; son-in-law of James J. Hill, Builder of the Peace Arch at Blaine, Columbia Gorge Hwy., Maryhill Museum.

Findagrave Memorial # 6406. 
Burial*He was buried in Stonehenge Monument, Maryhill, Klickitat County, Washington, United States. 

Family

Mary Francis Hill b. 13 August 1868, d. 13 April 1947
Children

Scott Travis Hill

M, b. 25 February 1975, d. 7 January 1997
MotherPatricia May Hubbard b. 1 Nov 1953, d. 6 Nov 2009
Relationships7th great-grandson of Hans Adam Scheier
7th cousin 1 time removed of Roger Allan Shier
3rd cousin 1 time removed of Keith Reginald Shier
Last Edited2 Feb 2017
Birth*Scott Travis Hill was born on 25 February 1975. 
He was the son of Patricia May Hubbard. 
Death*Scott Travis Hill died on 7 January 1997 at age 21. 
Burial*He was buried in Carnduff Cemetery, Carnduff, Saskatchewan, Canada.

Walter Jerome Hill

M, b. 21 February 1885, d. 4 March 1944
FatherJames Jerome Hill b. 16 Sep 1838, d. 29 May 1916
MotherMary Theresa Mehegan b. 1 Jul 1846, d. 22 Nov 1921
Relationships4th great-grandson of Hans Adam Scheier
5th cousin 2 times removed of Roger Allan Shier
5th cousin 2 times removed of Keith Reginald Shier
Last Edited20 May 2018
Birth*Walter Jerome Hill was born on 21 February 1885 in Minnesota, United States. 
He was the son of James Jerome Hill and Mary Theresa Mehegan. 
(Witness) CensusWalter Jerome Hill appeared on the census of 14 June 1900 in the household of James Jerome Hill in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States; At the time of the 1900 Census, the Hill family had 9 servants living with htem. 
Marriage*Walter Jerome Hill married Dorothy Barrows. 
Census*Walter Jerome Hill appeared on the census of 1910 in St. Paul, Ramsay County, Minnesota, United States. 
Death*He died on 4 March 1944 in Livingston, Park County, Montana, United States, at age 59. 
Burial*He was buried in Resurrection Cemetery, Mendota Hills, Dakota County, Mennesota, United States.

Family

Dorothy Barrows b. 12 January 1888, d. 15 April 1970
Child

William Hill

M, b. 1912
FatherRufus Henry Hill b. 6 Feb 1878, d. 27 Dec 1973
MotherMargaret McLeod Teskey b. 21 Jan 1880, d. 7 Oct 1947
Relationships5th great-grandson of Hans Adam Scheier
6th cousin 1 time removed of Roger Allan Shier
6th cousin 1 time removed of Keith Reginald Shier
Last Edited1 Jan 2018
Birth*William Hill was born in 1912 in Ontario, Canada. 
He was the son of Rufus Henry Hill and Margaret McLeod Teskey. 
(Witness) CensusWilliam Hill appeared on the census of 1921 in the household of Rufus Henry Hill in Sault Ste Marie, District of Algoma, Ontario, Canada. 

Arthur C. Hills

M, b. 2 September 1925, d. 28 October 1999
ChartsDescendants of Adam Shier (1800 - 1867) and Frances Teskey (1811- -1868)
Last Edited20 Aug 2018
Birth*Arthur C. Hills was born on 2 September 1925 in Channing, Hartley County, Texas, United States. 
Marriage*He married Lucille Gammond, daughter of George H. Gammond and Elva E. Krueger, on 25 July 1946 in Dalhart, Texas, United States. 
Death*Arthur C. Hills died on 28 October 1999 in Dumas, Moore County, Texas, United States, at age 74. 

Family

Lucille Gammond b. 18 June 1927, d. 17 January 2013

Lois Hills

F
Relationship5th great-grandmother of Roger Allan Shier
ChartsAncestors of Roger Allan Shier
Last Edited11 Feb 2018
Married NameHer married name was Woodruff. 
Marriage*Lois Hills married Hawkins Harvey Woodruff on 4 June 1773 in Winchester, Connecticut, United States. 

Family

Hawkins Harvey Woodruff b. 20 October 1750, d. 1 January 1813
Child

Grace Hilton

F, b. 1905, d. 11 December 2000
FatherHerbert Hilton d. 21 Feb 1953
ChartsDescendants of Richard Shier (1796 - 1877) and Catherine Shier
Last Edited23 Jun 2017
Birth*Grace Hilton was born in 1905.1 
She was the daughter of Herbert Hilton. 
Marriage*Grace Hilton married Dr. John William Shier, son of Robert GEORGE Shier and Agnes Matilda Doble, on 4 July 1932. 
Married Name As of 4 July 1932,her married name was Shier. 
Death*Grace Hilton died on 11 December 2000 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.1 

Family

Dr. John William Shier b. 11 September 1900, d. 21 August 1968
Child

Citations

  1. [S1] Ancestry.ca, online \Ancestry.ca\, Gilmour Family Tree. Hereinafter cited as Ancestry.ca.

Herbert Hilton

M, d. 21 February 1953
Last Edited7 Dec 2018
Death*Herbert Hilton died on 21 February 1953. 

Family
Child

Jonas Hilts

M
Last Edited5 Sep 2018
Marriage*Jonas Hilts married Hilda Hiscott. 

Family

Hilda Hiscott
Children

Mary Ellen Hilts

F, b. 3 July 1899, d. 15 December 1919
FatherJonas Hilts
MotherHilda Hiscott
ChartsDescendents of Martin Shier (1770 - ?)
Last Edited5 Sep 2018
Birth*Mary Ellen Hilts was born on 3 July 1899 in Wollaston Twp., Coe Hill, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada. 
She was the daughter of Jonas Hilts and Hilda Hiscott. 
Married Name As of 23 December 1918,her married name was Atkins. 
Marriage*Mary Ellen Hilts married Samuel ERWIN Atkins, son of William Atkins and Caroline Jane (Carrie) Shier, on 23 December 1918 in Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada.
Death*Mary Ellen Hilts died on 15 December 1919 in Wollaston Twp., Hastings County, Ontario, Canada, at age 20; due to tuberculosis. 
Burial*She was buried in St. Andrews United Cemetery, Wollaston Twp., Coe Hill, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada.

Family

Samuel ERWIN Atkins b. 12 November 1894, d. 1972

Sarah Blanche Hilts

F, b. 27 September 1905, d. 1991
FatherJonas Hilts
MotherHilda Hiscott
ChartsDescendents of Martin Shier (1770 - ?)
Last Edited28 Jun 2015
Name Variation Sarah Blanche Hilts was also known as Blanche Hilts. 
Birth*She was born on 27 September 1905 in Hastings County, Ontario, Canada. 
She was the daughter of Jonas Hilts and Hilda Hiscott. 
Marriage*Sarah Blanche Hilts married Samuel ERWIN Atkins, son of William Atkins and Caroline Jane (Carrie) Shier, on 7 March 1923 in Brides Home, Wollaston Twp., Hastings County, Ontario, Canada. 
Married Name As of 7 March 1923,her married name was Atkins. 
Death*Sarah Blanche Hilts died in 1991. 
Burial*She was buried in Northbrook United Church Cemetery, Northbrook, Lennox and Addington County, Ontario, Canada.

Family

Samuel ERWIN Atkins b. 12 November 1894, d. 1972

Austin Hiltz

M
FatherRev. Robert Arthur (Bert) Hiltz b. 1877, d. 1955
MotherLaura Kathleen Groves b. 7 Jun 1879, d. 1956
Relationship3rd cousin 1 time removed of Roger Allan Shier
Last Edited3 Mar 2018
Austin Hiltz was the son of Rev. Robert Arthur (Bert) Hiltz and Laura Kathleen Groves. 

Kathleen Hiltz

F, b. 14 April 1903
FatherRev. Robert Arthur (Bert) Hiltz b. 1877, d. 1955
MotherLaura Kathleen Groves b. 7 Jun 1879, d. 1956
Relationship3rd cousin 1 time removed of Roger Allan Shier
Last Edited31 Mar 2018
Birth*Kathleen Hiltz was born on 14 April 1903 in Wellington County, Ontario, Canada.
She was the daughter of Rev. Robert Arthur (Bert) Hiltz and Laura Kathleen Groves.