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Hineman - Jesse


Source: Crawfordsville, Indiana Journal & Review, Saturday, Jan  10, 1931

 
The following story, taken from an Enid, Oklahoma newspaper  tells of the death of Francis Eugene HILLS, former resident of  this place, who is remembered by a number of the older residents  of the city. Funeral services for Francis Eugene Hills, 86, Civil  War Veteran, pioneer of Garfield county and justice of the peace,  will be held at 2 o'clock Monday afternoon at Henninger Funeral  Home. Hills died yesterday morning at a local hospital after a  long illness. Members of the Grand Army of the Republic and  Women's Relieve Corps will participate in the services. The Rev.  Frank Parkinson of First Methodist Church of which Hills was a  member will conduct the religious services. Hills was past grand  commmander of GAR in this state. Pallbearers were appointed by  Winfield Scott, president of the Garfield County Bar Association  last night. They are: HJ Sturgis; CB Wilson; WJ Otjen; George D.  Wilson; CD Rosenman; PD Simons and ME Shockley. Should any of the  bearers be prevented from attending the funeral, Scott will take  his place. Scott announced members of the Bar Association would  assemble at the court house at 1 p.m. Monday and go from there to  the funeral home. Members of the Women's Relief Corps, Ladies of  the GAR and Daughters of Union Veterans were asked to assemble at  the funeral home at 1:45 p.m. Hills was born at Xenia, Ohio April  1, 1844. When a small child he moved with his parents to  Crawfordsville, Indiana where he was educated in the public  schools. He enlisted as a young man in the 11th Indiana Infantry  and served as a federal soldier in the Civil War from 1861 to  1865. He participated in campaigns at Bailmont, Mo; Donaldson;  Shilo; Vicksburg; Missionary Ridge; Look Out Mountain; Shenadoah  Valley; Winchester; Cedar Creek and Richmond. He was mustered out  of the service at Ft. McHenry, Baltimore. After he returned to  Indiana he married. Seven children were born, four of whom  survive: WH Hills, attorney of Enid; Mrs. Beulah Goetsche of  Kansas City, Mo; Gaylor D. Hills, Hot Springs, Ark and Oscar T.  Hills of Enid. His first wife died in1 885. He married again. His  second wife was Sally Turner of Claysville, MO who died in  November, 1927. After his first marriage which was in Indiana, he  moved to Iowa, where for six years he operated a woolen mill. He  then moved to Kansas City, Mo and for four years operated a  woolen mill at Liberty, Missouri. Thereafter he engaged in the  contracting business in Kansas City until 1893, when the Cherokee  strip opened. With his youngest son, Oscar he made the run, into  the strip and filed a claim in McKinley Twp, Garfield County,  proved it and lived on the claim until 1912, when he traded his  farm for his home in Enid. He served as justice of the peace for  a number of years after moving to Enid, relinquishing the office  after his hearing and sight had become impaired. For many years  he was a member of the First Methodist Church here. He is mourned  by scores of friends.- typed by kbz
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