David Hickey

M
Last Edited18 Nov 2018

Family

Child

Bruce H. Hickman

M, b. 6 July 1898, d. 10 May 1991
ChartsHans Adam Schrier (1673 - 1758)
Descendants of Jacob Shier Jr. (1775 - 1845) and Anne Sparling
Last Edited6 Jun 2017
Birth*Bruce H. Hickman was born on 6 July 1898.1 
Marriage*He married Minnie May Shier, daughter of Herbert Shier and Carrie J. Tisdale, on 15 October 1927 in Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan, United States.
Census*Bruce H. Hickman appeared on the census of 7 April 1930 in Lansing Twp., Ingham County, Michigan, United States
CensusHe appeared on the census of 3 April 1940 in Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan, United States
Death*He died on 10 May 1991 in Midland, Midland County, Michigan, United States, at age 92. 
Burial*He was buried in Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Midland, Midland County, Michigan, United States.
Photo Credit: Rosemarie
Findagrave.com

Family

Minnie May Shier b. 23 July 1909, d. 17 April 1992

Citations

  1. [S20] Unknown compiler address, United States Social Security Death Index, 1935 - 2014, unknown repository, unknown repository address.

Roy Sidney Hicks

M, d. 16 January 2002
FatherRoysion L. Hicks
ChartsHans Adam Schrier (1673 - 1758)
Descendants of Jacob Shier Jr. (1775 - 1845) and Anne Sparling
Last Edited19 Nov 2023
Roy Sidney Hicks was the son of Roysion L. Hicks
Marriage*Roy Sidney Hicks married Joan Relyea Shier, daughter of Dr. Leonard Vernon Alexander Shier and Blanch A. Relyea, on 19 April 1952 in Gananoque, Ontario, Canada.
Death*Roy Sidney Hicks died on 16 January 2002 in Cambridge

Family

Joan Relyea Shier b. 1926, d. 1983

Roysion L. Hicks

M
Last Edited24 Feb 2021

Family

Child

Edith Victoria AUDREY Hickson

F, b. 24 May 1930, d. 1 October 2017
Edith Victoria Audrey Hickson-Brown (1930 - 2017)
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FatherHerbert Stephen William Hickson b. 1894, d. 1969
MotherEdith Alberta Speiran b. 18 Dec 1901, d. 1 Aug 1934
Relationship3rd cousin of Roger Allan Shier
Last Edited13 Apr 2019
Name Variation Edith Victoria AUDREY Hickson was also known as Audrey Hickson. 
Birth*She was born on 24 May 1930. 
She was the daughter of Herbert Stephen William Hickson and Edith Alberta Speiran
Married NameHer married name was Brown. 
Death*Edith Victoria AUDREY Hickson died on 1 October 2017 at age 87; BROWN: Edith Victoria Audrey (Hickson) Born May 24, 1930 Died October 1, 2017 in her 88th year. Loving wife for over 65 years to George Douglas Brown. Devoted mother to Nancy (Brown) and Michael Andison and Douglas and Yvonne Brown and grandmother to Nicholas and Patrick Andison and Julian and Jordan Brown. Predeceased by her cousin/brother Murray Juffs. Fondly remembered by family and her many friends. Audrey grew up in Beaverton Ontario where she and George met in high school. She graduated from Normal School in Toronto and first taught there at Maurice Cody School. After marrying George they moved to Pickering where they both taught school, built their home and raised their family. Audrey and George operated Glenrothes Shorthorn Farm in Beaverton together for some 60 years, moving there permanently in 1984. Audrey was the consummate hostess welcoming visitors from near and far who dropped in to Glenrothes to tour the cattle and enjoy a cup of tea. A strong community supporter Audrey worked tirelessly as a volunteer at the Pickering and Beaverton Presbyterian Churches and for many community organizations. Audrey always had a special place in her heart for those who had less fortunate circumstances or for whom life had been unkind and would offer generously her friendship and support. Family and friends will be received at the Mangan Funeral Home, Beaverton on Thursday October 5th from 2 to 4 pm and 7 to 9 pm. Funeral service will be held at 1 pm on Friday October 6th at the Beacan Presbyterian Church in Beaverton. Interment Stone Church Cemetery, Beaverton. If so desired memorial donations in memory of Audrey, to the Beacan Presbyterian Church or a charity of your choice would be greatly appreciated by the family. The family extends much gratitude to the kind and caring staff of Bon Air Nursing Home, Cannington Ontario. Online condolences are welcome at www.manganfuneralhome.com. 

George Hickson

M
Last Edited13 Apr 2019

Family

Nellie Garroty
Child

Herbert Hickson

M, b. 31 July 1934, d. 31 July 1934
FatherHerbert Stephen William Hickson b. 1894, d. 1969
MotherEdith Alberta Speiran b. 18 Dec 1901, d. 1 Aug 1934
Relationship3rd cousin of Roger Allan Shier
Last Edited13 Apr 2019
Death*Herbert Hickson died on 31 July 1934 in Toronto East General Hospital, Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada
Birth*He was born on 31 July 1934. 
He was the son of Herbert Stephen William Hickson and Edith Alberta Speiran

Herbert Stephen William Hickson

M, b. 1894, d. 1969
FatherGeorge Hickson
MotherNellie Garroty
Last Edited13 Apr 2019
Birth*Herbert Stephen William Hickson was born in 1894 in England
He was the son of George Hickson and Nellie Garroty
Marriage*Herbert Stephen William Hickson married Edith Alberta Speiran, daughter of William John Speiran and Ida Alberta Hutchings, on 28 December 1926 in Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada.
Death*Herbert Stephen William Hickson died in 1969. 
Burial*He was buried in Prospect Cemetery, Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada.

Family

Edith Alberta Speiran b. 18 December 1901, d. 1 August 1934
Children

Minnie E. Hickson

F
Last Edited24 Sep 2022
Marriage*Minnie E. Hickson married Albert J. Meek

Family

Albert J. Meek
Child

Edward (Edwan) Hifle

M, b. 1899
FatherSamuel Hifle b. 1864, d. 1943
MotherEmily Jane Wardell b. 1873
Last Edited22 Feb 2018
Birth*Edward (Edwan) Hifle was born in 1899. 
He was the son of Samuel Hifle and Emily Jane Wardell
(Witness) CensusEdward (Edwan) Hifle appeared on the census of 1901 in the household of Samuel Hifle in Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland.1 

Citations

  1. [S84] Census of Ireland, 1901, online \.

Emily Margaret Hifle

F, b. 13 August 1896, d. 22 July 1985
FatherSamuel Hifle b. 1864, d. 1943
MotherEmily Jane Wardell b. 1873
ChartsHans Adam Schrier (1673 - 1758)
Last Edited13 Nov 2018
Birth*Emily Margaret Hifle was born on 13 August 1896. 
She was the daughter of Samuel Hifle and Emily Jane Wardell
Married Name As of 28 July 1926,her married name was Shier. 
Marriage*Emily Margaret Hifle married Herbert JOHN Joseph Shier, son of Joseph Shier and Esther Maria Barker, on 28 July 1926 in Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland.
Death*Emily Margaret Hifle died on 22 July 1985 at age 88. 
Burial*She was buried in Embury Heck Memorial Methodist Church, County Limerick, Munster, Ireland.

Family

Herbert JOHN Joseph Shier b. 5 December 1896, d. 12 December 1989

Irene Barbara Hifle

F, b. 1900, d. 1983
FatherWilliam Arthur Hifle b. 1867
Last Edited23 Feb 2018
Birth*Irene Barbara Hifle was born in 1900. 
She was the daughter of William Arthur Hifle
Married Name As of 1933,her married name was Blennerhassett. 
Death*Irene Barbara Hifle died in 1983. 

Letitia Emily Hifle

F, b. 1865
FatherSamuel Hifle b. 1827, d. 1902
MotherElizabeth ANNETTA Switzer b. 1831, d. 1876
Last Edited23 Feb 2018
Birth*Letitia Emily Hifle was born in 1865. 
She was the daughter of Samuel Hifle and Elizabeth ANNETTA Switzer

Olive Hifle

F, b. 1903, d. 1969
FatherSamuel Hifle b. 1864, d. 1943
MotherEmily Jane Wardell b. 1873
Last Edited22 Feb 2018
Birth*Olive Hifle was born in 1903. 
She was the daughter of Samuel Hifle and Emily Jane Wardell
Married Name As of 1940,her married name was Goodman. 
Marriage*Olive Hifle married Arthur Vincent Goodman in 1940. 
Death*Olive Hifle died in 1969. 

Family

Arthur Vincent Goodman

Robert Hifle

M, b. 1906, d. 1988
FatherSamuel Hifle b. 1864, d. 1943
MotherEmily Jane Wardell b. 1873
Last Edited22 Feb 2018
Birth*Robert Hifle was born in 1906. 
He was the son of Samuel Hifle and Emily Jane Wardell
Marriage*Robert Hifle married Patricia Mabel Heaney in 1934. 
Death*Robert Hifle died in 1988. 

Family

Patricia Mabel Heaney b. 1913, d. 2002

Samuel Hifle

M, b. 1864, d. 1943
FatherSamuel Hifle b. 1827, d. 1902
MotherElizabeth ANNETTA Switzer b. 1831, d. 1876
Last Edited22 Feb 2018
Birth*Samuel Hifle was born in 1864 in County Kerry, Ireland
He was the son of Samuel Hifle and Elizabeth ANNETTA Switzer
Marriage*Samuel Hifle married Emily Jane Wardell
Census*Samuel Hifle appeared on the census of 1901 in Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland.1 
Death*He died in 1943. 

Family

Emily Jane Wardell b. 1873
Children

Citations

  1. [S84] Census of Ireland, 1901, online \.

Samuel Hifle

M, b. 1827, d. 1902
Last Edited23 Feb 2018
Birth*Samuel Hifle was born in 1827. 
Marriage*He married Elizabeth ANNETTA Switzer in 1852. 
Death*Samuel Hifle died in 1902. 

Family

Elizabeth ANNETTA Switzer b. 1831, d. 1876
Children

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
ChartsHans Adam Schrier (1673 - 1758)
Descendants of Samuel Shier (1796 - 1878) and Ann Smith
Descendants of Henry Shier 1777 - 1830 and Mary Corneil 1771 - 1861
Descendants of Dorothy Shier (1738 - 1820) and Tobias Switzer (1733 - 1810)
Last Edited4 Aug 2023
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, Winnipeg Metropolitan Region, Manitoba, Canada.

Family

Sarah Alice Padfield b. 22 February 1912, d. 20 January 1975

Elizabeth Frances Highfield

F, b. 4 April 1872, d. 1946
FatherStephen Highfield b. 1837, d. 26 Jun 1880
MotherSusan Bovenizer b. 1844, d. 15 Mar 1927
Relationships4th great-granddaughter of Hans Adam Scheier
2nd cousin 2 times removed of Roger Allan Shier
5th cousin 2 times removed of Keith Reginald Shier
ChartsHans Adam Schrier (1673 - 1758)
Last Edited21 Nov 2023
Birth*Elizabeth Frances Highfield was born on 4 April 1872 in Adare, County Limerick, Munster, Ireland
She was the daughter of Stephen Highfield and Susan Bovenizer
Married Name As of 2 May 1911,her married name was Prescott. 
Marriage*Elizabeth Frances Highfield married William George Prescott on 2 May 1911 in Limerick, County Limerick, Munster, Ireland
Death*Elizabeth Frances Highfield died in 1946 in Saunton, Devon, England, United Kingdom

Family

William George Prescott b. 1883, d. 1953
Children

Jane Highfield

F, b. 14 July 1868, d. 29 November 1965
FatherStephen Highfield b. 1837, d. 26 Jun 1880
MotherSusan Bovenizer b. 1844, d. 15 Mar 1927
Relationships4th great-granddaughter of Hans Adam Scheier
2nd cousin 2 times removed of Roger Allan Shier
5th cousin 2 times removed of Keith Reginald Shier
ChartsHans Adam Schrier (1673 - 1758)
Last Edited20 Nov 2023
Birth*Jane Highfield was born on 14 July 1868 in Adare, County Limerick, Munster, Ireland
She was the daughter of Stephen Highfield and Susan Bovenizer
Death*Jane Highfield died on 29 November 1965 in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, at age 97. 

John Highfield

M, b. 1789, d. 1862
ChartsHans Adam Schrier (1673 - 1758)
Last Edited20 Jul 2023
Birth*John Highfield was born in 1789. 
Marriage*He married Letitia Shier, daughter of Jacob William Shier Sr. and Frances Elizabeth Teskey
Death*John Highfield died in 1862. 

Family

Letitia Shier b. 1790, d. 1872
Child

John Highfield

M, b. 20 November 1874, d. 23 February 1932
FatherStephen Highfield b. 1837, d. 26 Jun 1880
MotherSusan Bovenizer b. 1844, d. 15 Mar 1927
Relationships4th great-grandson of Hans Adam Scheier
2nd cousin 2 times removed of Roger Allan Shier
5th cousin 2 times removed of Keith Reginald Shier
ChartsHans Adam Schrier (1673 - 1758)
Last Edited21 Nov 2023
Birth*John Highfield was born on 20 November 1874 in County Limerick, Munster, Ireland
He was the son of Stephen Highfield and Susan Bovenizer
Death*John Highfield died on 23 February 1932 in County Limerick, Munster, Ireland, at age 57. 

Letitia Edith Highfield

F, b. 21 March 1870, d. 6 May 1957
FatherStephen Highfield b. 1837, d. 26 Jun 1880
MotherSusan Bovenizer b. 1844, d. 15 Mar 1927
Relationships4th great-granddaughter of Hans Adam Scheier
2nd cousin 2 times removed of Roger Allan Shier
5th cousin 2 times removed of Keith Reginald Shier
ChartsHans Adam Schrier (1673 - 1758)
Last Edited21 Nov 2023
Birth*Letitia Edith Highfield was born on 21 March 1870 in County Limerick, Munster, Ireland
She was the daughter of Stephen Highfield and Susan Bovenizer
Married Name As of 29 December 1900,her married name was Ashe. 
Marriage*Letitia Edith Highfield married Edward John Wellesley Ashe on 29 December 1900 in County Limerick, Munster, Ireland
Death*Letitia Edith Highfield died on 6 May 1957 in County Limerick, Munster, Ireland, at age 87. 

Family

Edward John Wellesley Ashe b. 1867, d. 1962

Mary Anne Highfield

F, b. 15 February 1877, d. 25 August 1955
FatherStephen Highfield b. 1837, d. 26 Jun 1880
MotherSusan Bovenizer b. 1844, d. 15 Mar 1927
Relationships4th great-granddaughter of Hans Adam Scheier
2nd cousin 2 times removed of Roger Allan Shier
5th cousin 2 times removed of Keith Reginald Shier
ChartsHans Adam Schrier (1673 - 1758)
Last Edited21 Nov 2023
Birth*Mary Anne Highfield was born on 15 February 1877 in Adare, County Limerick, Munster, Ireland
She was the daughter of Stephen Highfield and Susan Bovenizer
Married Name As of 20 July 1911,her married name was Ruttle. 
Marriage*Mary Anne Highfield married Edward Albert Ruttle, son of George Ruttle and Elizabeth Neazer, on 20 July 1911 in Limerick, County Limerick, Munster, Ireland
Death*Mary Anne Highfield died on 25 August 1955 in Drogheda, County Louth, Leinster, Ireland, at age 78. 

Family

Edward Albert Ruttle b. 5 July 1884, d. 13 April 1959

Stephen Highfield

M, b. 1837, d. 26 June 1880
FatherJohn Highfield b. 1789, d. 1862
MotherLetitia Shier b. 1790, d. 1872
Relationships3rd great-grandson of Hans Adam Scheier
1st cousin 3 times removed of Roger Allan Shier
4th cousin 3 times removed of Keith Reginald Shier
ChartsHans Adam Schrier (1673 - 1758)
Last Edited21 Nov 2023
Birth*Stephen Highfield was born in 1837. 
He was the son of John Highfield and Letitia Shier
Marriage*Stephen Highfield married Susan Bovenizer, daughter of Adam Bovenizer and Jane Helen Doherty, on 6 August 1867 in Parish of Adare, Croom, County Limerick, Munster, Ireland
Death*Stephen Highfield died on 26 June 1880 in Limerick, County Limerick, Munster, Ireland

Family

Susan Bovenizer b. 1844, d. 15 March 1927
Children

Susan Highfield

F, b. 22 February 1880, d. 11 July 1910
FatherStephen Highfield b. 1837, d. 26 Jun 1880
MotherSusan Bovenizer b. 1844, d. 15 Mar 1927
Relationships4th great-granddaughter of Hans Adam Scheier
2nd cousin 2 times removed of Roger Allan Shier
5th cousin 2 times removed of Keith Reginald Shier
ChartsHans Adam Schrier (1673 - 1758)
Last Edited21 Nov 2023
Birth*Susan Highfield was born on 22 February 1880 in Limerick, County Limerick, Munster, Ireland
She was the daughter of Stephen Highfield and Susan Bovenizer
Married Name As of 15 January 1903,her married name was Greene. 
Marriage*Susan Highfield married John Hudson Greene on 15 January 1903 in Limerick, County Limerick, Munster, Ireland
Death*Susan Highfield died on 11 July 1910 in County Limerick, Munster, Ireland, at age 30. 

Family

John Hudson Greene b. 14 August 1879, d. 17 July 1961
Children

Louise C. Hildenbrand

F, b. 1877, d. 1919
ChartsHans Adam Schrier (1673 - 1758)
Descendants 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 Edited10 Apr 2020
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 Huron Twp., Ripley Cemetery, 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

Amelia Hill

F
Last Edited19 Dec 2019

Family

Joseph Hill
Child

Amelia Ella (Millicient) Hill

F, b. 1875, d. 10 July 1965
FatherJoseph Hill
MotherAmelia Hill
ChartsHans Adam Schrier (1673 - 1758)
Descendants of Corneil Benjamin Shier (1808 - 1893)
Descendants of Henry Shier 1777 - 1830 and Mary Corneil 1771 - 1861
Last Edited16 Mar 2020
Birth*Amelia Ella (Millicient) Hill was born in 1875. 
She was the daughter of Joseph Hill and Amelia Hill
Marriage*Amelia Ella (Millicient) Hill married James Corneil Shier, son of John Shier and Lucy Ruddy, on 24 November 1909 in Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada.
Married Name As of 24 November 1909,her married name was Shier. 
(Witness) CensusAmelia Ella (Millicient) Hill appeared on the census of 1911 in the household of James Corneil Shier in Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada
(Witness) CensusAmelia Ella (Millicient) Hill appeared on the census of 1921 in the household of James Corneil Shier in 232 St Clarens Ave. Parkdale, Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada
Death*Amelia Ella (Millicient) Hill died on 10 July 1965. 

Family 1

James Kirvan
Child

Family 2

James Corneil Shier b. 27 July 1872, d. 25 August 1937

Angus Hill

M
Last Edited23 Jan 2021
Marriage*Angus Hill married Laura Ann Vollmer

Family

Laura Ann Vollmer
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
ChartsHans Adam Schrier (1673 - 1758)
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
ChartsHans Adam Schrier (1673 - 1758)
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

Cordelia Hill

F, b. 23 October 1911, d. 30 June 2005
Cordelia Hill-Bergsma (1912 - 2005)
Photo Credit: Ronald Johnson
FatherAngus Hill
MotherLaura Ann Vollmer
ChartsHans Adam Schrier (1673 - 1758)
Descendants of Samuel Shier (1796 - 1878) and Ann Smith
Last Edited24 Jan 2021
Birth*Cordelia Hill was born on 23 October 1911 in Drafter, Chippewa County, Michigan, United States
She was the daughter of Angus Hill and Laura Ann Vollmer
Married Name As of 18 September 1935,her married name was Bergsma. 
Marriage*Cordelia Hill married David William Bergsma, son of John D. Bergsma and Mary Jane Johnson, on 18 September 1935 in Sault Ste Marie, Chippewa County, Michigan, United States.
Death*Cordelia Hill died on 30 June 2005 at age 93; Cordelia "Della" Maier of Traverse City was a former resident of Dafter, Mackinac Island, Rudyard, and Winter Haven, Florida, who formerly taught the children of the Neebish Island Lighthouse keeper.

Mrs. Maier was 93 when she died Thursday, June 30, 2005.

She was born October 23, 1911 on the family farm in Dafter, the youngest of seven children of Angus and Laura Ann (nee Vollmer) Hill. She attended the one-room schoolhouses near the farm and, as was common in those years, she completed more than one grade at a time.

In 1928, at the age of 16, she was graduated from Sault High School with honors. She spent one year at the County Normal School and was certified to teach elementary school. She was still not the required 18 years of age to teach in public school, so her first teaching job was for the government, teaching on Neebish Island. The following year, she began teaching for Rudyard Township Schools and for the next few years she taught kindergarten through eighth grade in one-room school houses, including the Fractional and Dryburg schools.

During this time, she met Dave Bergsma. They were married in 1935 and moved to Mackinac Island.

While living on Mackinac Island, the couple had two children, Lorna and David. In 1942, they returned to farming in Rudyard and Mrs. Maier returned to teaching in the Rudyard school district, first at Carolina School and then in the Town School. During this time, she took night and summer school classes and, in 1960, she was graduated cum laude from Northern Michigan University in Marquette.

Mr. Bergsma died in 1969 after 33 years of marriage.

In the fall of 1970, she married Noble Graham, who had been her classmate in the one- room schoolhouse of Dafter Township. Known in the classroom first as "Miss Hill," then "Mrs. Bergsma," and then "Mrs. Graham," she retired in 1971, after 34 years of teaching. While she was married to Mr. Graham, she joined the families of Kenny, Charles, and Donald Graham and their children. Noble Graham died in 1975.

In her retirement, Mrs. Maier spent winters in Winter Haven, Florida. There she met Albert Maier, whom she married in 1976. They were married almost 23 years before Mr. Maier's death in 1999.

Mrs. Maier always helped on the farm, was a 4-H leader, Parent Teacher Association president, first president of the newly formed Rudyard Education Association, an elder of the Rudyard Presbyterian Church, and a Grange member. She served on the Chippewa County 4-H Council, was a member of Delta Kappa Gamma, Michigan Association of Retired School Personnel, and several square dance clubs in Michigan and Florida. She was the oldest and longest member of the Rudyard Presbyterian Church. She also was politically active on behalf of educators, both in Michigan and Florida.

Mrs. Maier enjoyed oil painting, needlework, reading, crossword puzzles, playing in a kitchen band, and poetry. She and Mr. Maier were avid square dancers and they danced in Michigan, Florida, Canada, Europe, and on cruise ships.

She is survived by her daughter and her family, Lorna and George Lombard of Traverse City; a son and his family, David and Ida Bergsma of Brighton; five grandchildren, Lynne Lombard, Janet Lombard McGee, Brent Bergsma, Nicole Bergsma Charder, and Jennifer Bergsma Gross; five great-grandchildren, Shealyn and Ryan McGee, Jessica and Corbin Charder, and Haileigh Gross. She is also survived by the extended families of Kenneth, Charles, and Donald Graham, and many nieces and nephews.

Mrs. Maier was preceded in death by her parents; three brothers, Alex, Elmer, and Greeley Hill; three sisters, Minnie Hill, Adaline Jones, and Abigail Quintero; her husbands, Dave Bergsma, Noble Graham, and Albert Maier; several nieces and nephews, and Charles Graham.

The family was assisted by Reamer Galer Funeral Home of Pickford.

Services were Tuesday, July 5, at the funeral home in Pickford with the Reverend Rod Case officiating.

Burial was in the Bergsma family plot in the Kinross Cemetery.
 
Burial*She was buried in Lakeview Cemetery, Kinross, Chippewa County, Michigan, United States

Family

David William Bergsma b. 22 June 1910, d. 1969
Child

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
ChartsHans Adam Schrier (1673 - 1758)
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:
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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

M
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.

Dewey Hill

M, b. 1899
FatherJerome Hill
MotherLennie Olney
ChartsHans Adam Schrier (1673 - 1758)
Descendants of Henry Shier 1777 - 1830 and Mary Corneil 1771 - 1861
Last Edited11 Jul 2021
Birth*Dewey Hill was born in 1899. 
He was the son of Jerome Hill and Lennie Olney
Marriage*Dewey Hill married Ila Fay Pangman, daughter of Christopher Henry Pangman and Ethel ERMA Morgan, on 10 June 1934 in Snover, Sanilac County, Michigan, United States.

Family

Ila Fay Pangman b. 26 November 1911

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
ChartsHans Adam Schrier (1673 - 1758)
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

Elizabeth Jane Hill

F, b. 1890
FatherPeter Hill
ChartsHans Adam Schrier (1673 - 1758)
Last Edited22 Jan 2023
Birth*Elizabeth Jane Hill was born in 1890. 
She was the daughter of Peter Hill
Married Name As of 11 April 1917,her married name was Fitzgerald. 
Marriage*Elizabeth Jane Hill married Joseph Fitzgerald, son of Robert Fitzgerald and Anna Maria Shier, on 11 April 1917 in County Kerry, Munster, Ireland.

Family

Joseph Fitzgerald b. 24 May 1886

Florence Rachel Hill

F, b. 13 August 1903, d. 31 July 1988
FatherOwen Hill
MotherAnnie Preece
Last Edited8 May 2022
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 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
ChartsHans Adam Schrier (1673 - 1758)
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
ChartsHans Adam Schrier (1673 - 1758)
Descendants 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
ChartsHans Adam Schrier (1673 - 1758)
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