Mower County transcript., 1908-12-30
AMOS H. HILL.

Amos Halnes Hill, aged 80 years,
died Thursday evening, Dec. 24th,
1908, of old age at his home on
Allegheny street. He has been fail
ing perceptably for the past year but
was confined to bed only three weeks
before the end. The las time he was
up town was on election day to vote.
He was born in Sandwich. N. H.,
March %, 1928, and grew up there.
His parents, James and Sally
(Brown) Hill, were of the old New
England stock. He worked with
his brother Orin at the shoemaking
trade in New England for years.
In the fall of 1854, the mother with
her sons, Amos, Orin and JOSIAH,
and her daughter, Abbit, came from
New Hampshire to Oshkosh, Wis.
Amos was married at Oshkosh in
1855 to Mrs. Calista Clemens Bemis
In the spring of 1857, the family
concluding that there were brighter
tory of Minnesota. They left Oshkosh
in wagons drawn by oxen May Is.
June 4th they arrived at Lacrosse
and crossed to the Minnesota side.
June 18th they reached Brownsville
and on June % Amos and Orin took
their claims in Section 33 south of
Brownsville. Amos and his family
lived in their covered wagon for over
month while he built frame
house made from lumber sawed out
in Browns mill in Brownsville. The
first roof was Of shakes. They exper-
fenced all the privations and hard
ships of pioneer life. One daugh-
ter, Alice, was born to Mr.. and Mrs
HILL Mrs. Hill died Apr. 6, 1871,
and Mr.. Hill with his daughter went
east to visit relatives at Biddeford,
Maine. Mr.. Hill was married at Bid
deford, May 2, 1872, to. Mrs. Sarah
Lucretia MakepeaCe. They went to
Lowell, Mass. for awhile and while
there, Alice was taken sick and died.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hill came west in the
fall of 1872 and settled on their
farm. In February, 1876, they
moved into Austin and Mr.. Hill went
into company with John Lambert in
the grocery and shoe business on
Main street opposite the courthouse
Subsequently Mr.. Hill bought the en-
tire business and conducted it until
he retired few years ago on account
OF old age. Mrs Hill died in Austin
March 20, 1900. Mr.. Hill was mar
ried in Austin to Miss Elizabeth +.
Dunkel June 26, 1902. She survives
him. Only one child was born to Mr.
Hill, Alice, who died early in Massa-
chusetts. He leaves a brother, Orin
]. Hill of this city. and two sisters.
Mrs. Emma Perkins aged 80 years
last January, living at Carthage,
Mo-, and Mrs. Abbie Staples of Mary
land, Wis. She has been here for the
past two months helping to care for
her brother. Mr.. Hill was a life long
member of the Universalist church.
He inherited the sturdy New England
character with honest insticts and
high ideals. He was man of great
physical endurance in his younger
days. He was a Master Mason, being
one of the very earliest members Of
Fidelity lodge. He made all arrange
ments for his funeral before he died.
Funeral services, conducted by
Rev. G. D. Belden. assisted by Rev.
G. w. Lutz, were held at the resi-
dence Sunday afternoon. large
<concourse of old friends and neigh
bors being present. Interment in
lakewood. the Masons having charge
Of the burial service. We feel per
sonal loss in the departure of our
brother Hill. He was our neighbor
for over thirty years and we knew al
few did Of his worthy traits and
sterling friendship. 81 ss5