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James Frederick Hills

Male 1884 - 1961  (76 years)


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  • Name James Frederick Hills  [1, 2
    Birth 16 Sep 1884  Ft. Worth, Tarrant County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Death 10 Feb 1961  Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Jan 1916, Hornersville, Dunklin County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years) 
    Mother Mary Magdalena Krapf,   b. 18 Nov 1854, Greenfield, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Mar 1934, Pasadena, Harris County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years) 
    Marriage 11 Oct 1873  Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3
    Family ID F644  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 16 Sep 1884 - Ft. Worth, Tarrant County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 10 Dec 1910 - Harrisburg, Poinsett County, Arkansas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 10 Feb 1961 - Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S492] Peck, Edward Arthur THE TEN BENKELMANS WHO EMIGRATED TO AMERICA Ca. 1850s AND CERTAIN OF THEIR DESCENDANTS, 1982.

    2. [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).

    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).