1 Bible8. Bible owned by Hiram A Hills, In possession of David Hills, descendent, quoted in correspondance in 2004.

2 Bible9. Bible owned by Hiram A Hills, handwritten copy by grand-daughter Ella Maria Hills in 1882; In possession of Jan Smith, quoted in correspondance to me in 2004.

3 C87. United States Federal Census, year 1870.

4 L2004.2 Corresponance by email, "Descendents of Hiram A. Hills" (by Jan Smith, a descendent, to Irene Rowley, 2004).

5 Knapp/Aldrich Cemetery (of Novi, Michigan), (cemetery records), Nine Mile Road, Novi, Oakland Co, MI; published by on the internet by Find-A-Grave at http://www.findagrave.com.

6 N97. Northville Review (Northville, MI) (newspaper, obituaries) transcribed by David Charles Hills, 2005; online link at http://www.genealogy.com/ftm/h/i/l/David-C-Hills/index.html.

7 A186. "Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995" (database and scanned records) indexed by the Michigan Community Department of Health; Published on the internet by FamilySearch.org at https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1675357, and at .

8 L2004.3 Corresponance letters, "Descendents of Hiram A. Hills" (by David Hills, a descendent, to John Hills and Hills family group, 2004.)

9 C86. United States Federal Census, year 1860.

10 CM076. Find-A-Grave (cemetery records) as contributed by the public; published on the internet at http://www.findagrave.com/.

11 N97. Northville Review (Northville, MI) (newspaper, obituaries) transcribed by David Charles Hills, 2005; online link at http://www.genealogy.com/ftm/h/i/l/David-C-Hills/index.html, 1897 July 9, page 1. " George Hills was [killed] by his horse Monday Night.
WAS ONE OF NOVI TOWN'S MOST
SUCCESSFUL FARMERS.
Had Often Expressed a Desire for a Sudden Death
The news that during Monday night George Hills , a well known and wealthy farmer living three miles northwest of town, had died from the result of a kick from a horse reached here early Tuesday morning.
Mr. Hills had been to Novi during the evening and returning about nine o'clock drove to the barn where he unharnessed as usual and let the horse go at the stable. The first known of the calamity was when a few moments later Mr. Hills came toward the house with head bent and arms held tight across his stomach calling for help.

Upon getting into the house about all he could say was,"I guess the old mare has done me up. She kicked me as she ran out of the back stable door." The mare's stall is in the farther end of the stable and instead of entering it she went on out into the barn yard through the open door and it was assumed when Mr. Hills tried to head her off she let drive with her heals. If this is the way of it, Mr. Hills could hardly have realized the extent of his injuries for he not only went on out into the yard and caught the animal but brought it back into the stall and tied her before starting for the house.
Physicians from Novi were hurriedly summoned but all they were able to do was to relieve the pain , and death resulted about three o'clock Tuesday morning.
Just every particular of the accident will never be known, two marks from the horse's hoofs show that he was either kicked at two different times or from both the horse's feet at one time. One bruise was over the right breast, the other on the abdomen. One of the older boys says that when his father drove into the yard he was up stairs in bed near the window overlooking the barn and heard his father say to the horse as it ran on out through the barn "You can't fool the old man that way." Then he heard the horse snort considerably as though his father had caught her in the nostrils, after which he heard him lead her into the stall again. The next he heard was the horse's heels kicking against the sides of the stable as though being punished and soon after he saw his father coming out of the stable calling for help.
Whether Mr.Hills received a kick as the horse ran out of the door and another after he had gotten her tied again in the stall, or whether both were received at the door and he still had will power enough to catch and tie her is only a conjecture. The mare was of a very nervous temper and was quick as a flash although apparently very gentle as the children were permitted to drive her repeatedly. Mr. Hills had often been heard to express a hope that when he came to die, it would not be with a lingering disease. He wanted to go quickly when the summons did come.
George Hills, the last of a family of three children, was one of the wealthiest and best known farmers in the township of Novi. He was born in Batavia, N.Y, Feb 13, 1837. When a mere child he came to Michigan with his parents who settled in Highland. At the age of thirteen he came to Novi town where he has since resided for nearly half a century. In January 1880 he married for his second wife Louise N. Lercheon[1] who with five sons and two daughters, besides two children by the first wife, survive him.
The funeral occurred from the home yesterday afternoon. Rev. Mr. Boyden of Kalamazoo officiating. The burial service was under the auspices of the Northville Masonic lodge of which the deceased was a member. Hr. Hills was also a member of the Knights of Honor and the Northwestern Masonic Association in which orders he carried something like$2,000 insurance."

"Transcribed by David Charles Hills, December 29, 2005 From a microfiche copy of the July 9, 1897 Northville Review Front Page article / The document was obtained at the Northville District Library, located at 212 West Cady Street, Northville," Michigan 48167"

[Note]
[1] Louisa M.Lerchen was actually George Edward Hill's third wife.

12 M017. Genealogical Death Indexing System (GENDIS), Michigan, 1867-1882, (database) by Michigan Department of Community Health, and published on the internet at http://www.mdch.state.mi.us/gendisx/index.htm, 1999.

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