James Frederick Hills

1884 - 1961  (76 years)

• Name	James Frederick Hills  [1, 2]
  Birth	16 Sep 1884	Ft. Worth, Tarrant County, Texas   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	10 Feb 1961	Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas   [1]
  Notes	Jim grew up in Texas as his family moved from place to place, living a year of so at one location then traveling to the next. When he was around 18 years old his family moved to a 20 acre farm in Poinsett County, Arkansas, near Harrisburg. He worked on the farm, picked cotton, worked for the railroad and at a stave mill. In 1917, he purchased the 20 acre home place. In 1925, he sold out and moved to Kansas City, Kansas. He worked at the Columbia Steel Tank company until he lost his job during the depression. He did odd jobs until World War II, working at gas stations and later had a confectionary stand. During the war, he was head press operator at J&L Steel Barrel Company, where he continued employment through his retirement in 1955. He final years were spent at his home at 32nd and Delevan. (Research): Census Listings: 1930 Census Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City Enumerated April 16, 1930 ED 105-89 SD 6 Sheet 26A Stamped 97 Reynolds Avenue 917-408-432 Hills, James Head M W 45 m 26 Tx NY Wis Columbus Steel ??? Co Hills, May Wf F W 38 m 18 Ark Ark Miss Labor Garment Factory Hills, Lena Dtr F W 18 S Ark Tx Ark Hills, Rena Dtr F W 14 S Ark Tx Ark Hills, Dorothy Dtr F W 8 S Ark Tx Ark
  Person ID	I12777	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Henry Cleveland Hills,   b. 22 Dec 1835, Union, Broome County, New York d. 13 Jan 1916, Hornersville, Dunklin County, Missouri (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Mary Magdalena Krapf,   b. 18 Nov 1854, Greenfield, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin d. 24 Mar 1934, Pasadena, Harris County, Texas (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	11 Oct 1873	Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan   [1, 3]
  Family ID	F644	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Frances Mahan,   b. 28 Jul 1892, Harrisburg, Poinsett County, Arkansas d. 24 Aug 1970, Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	10 Dec 1910	Harrisburg, Poinsett County, Arkansas   [1]
  Children	1. Lena Maude Hills,   b. 11 Jan 1912, Harrisburg, Poinsett County, Arkansas d. 17 Oct 2004, Shawnee Mission, Johnson County, Kansas (Age 92 years)   2. Rena Irene Hills,   b. 13 Aug 1915, Harrisburg, Poinsett County, Arkansas d. 3 May 2004, Raymore, Cass County, Missouri (Age 88 years)   3. Edith Mae Hills,   b. 7 Oct 1918, Harrisburg, Poinsett County, Arkansas d. 20 Jan 1920, Harrisburg, Poinsett County, Arkansas (Age 1 year)   4. Living
  Family ID	F2546	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2006

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 16 Sep 1884 - Ft. Worth, Tarrant County, Texas Marriage - 10 Dec 1910 - Harrisburg, Poinsett County, Arkansas Death - 10 Feb 1961 - Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S492] Peck, Edward Arthur THE TEN BENKELMANS WHO EMIGRATED TO AMERICA Ca. 1850s AND CERTAIN OF THEIR DESCENDANTS, 1982. [S564] 1930 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com. database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002., (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls. Containing records for approximately 123 million Americans, the 1930 United States Federal Census is the largest census released to date and is the most recent census available for public access. The census gives us a glimpse into the lives of Americans in 1930, and contains information about a household?s family members and occupants including: birthplaces, occupations, immigration, citizenship, and military service. The names of those listed in the census are linked to actual images of the 1930 Census.), Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City Enumerated April 16, 1930 ED 105-89 SD 6 Sheet 26A Stamped 97 Reynolds Avenue 917-408-432 (Reliability: 3). [S1610] Jacobs, BonnieMargaret McDonald "The Family Benkelman" Unpublished Manuscript, 276 pages, October 1981 Version, (Copy owned by Barney Benkelman, Helena, Montana; which he xeroxed and sent to Melinda McLemore Strong in San Antonio, Texas), p. 138 (Reliability: 3).