Families of Harley James Hills

HARLEY JAMES HILLS, son of LUCY ELLA SAWYER and WILLIAM EDWIN HILLS, was born July 8, 1877 in Clear Lake, Polk, Wisconsin,⁵¹⁹⁴ and died October 31, 1935 in San Francisco, San Francisco, California.^{5194, 3893}

He married (1) FRANCES SHULTZ.

He married (2) EVANS MONTGOMERY. She was born August 12, 1874 in Indiana,¹¹⁵⁵² and died August 9, 1968.¹¹⁵⁵²

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Children of FRANCES SHULTZ and HARLEY JAMES HILLS:

1. MYRON EDWIN HILLS, b. March 28, 1905, San Francisco, San Francisco, California;⁷³⁷⁷ m. RUTH HELEN WHEELER on April 16, 1927 in Oakland, Alameda, California⁷⁵⁴⁰; d. September 5, 1996.⁵⁶

Children of EVANS MONTGOMERY and HARLEY JAMES HILLS:

2. LAURA ELIZABETH HILLS, b. November 22, 1910;⁴⁵⁶ m. (1) FRANK JOHNSON on February 1, 1930 in Modesto, Stanislaus, California¹¹⁵⁵⁶, m. (2) LEWIS PETER STEARNS on December 6, 1936 in Alameda County, California⁷⁵⁴⁰; d. May 19, 1988.¹¹⁵⁵⁵

Personal Information

• Harley James Hills served in the Spanish-American War.¹¹⁵⁶¹

• Evans Montgomery graduated from University of Oklahoma, Norman, Cleveland, Oklahoma in 1900.¹¹⁵⁵²

Obituaries

Modesto Bee, November 1, 1935¹¹⁵⁵⁹

James Hill Dies Suddenly In S. F.

H. James Hill, well known Modestan, who formerly conducted a small advertising agency here, died suddenly in San Francisco last night at the home of relatives.

News of Hill's death was received by the Shannon Funeral Chapel.

Mr. and Mrs. Hill were visiting at the home of Mrs. Hill's brother at 625 First Street, San Francisco, when he died.

Hill was prominently identified with the Spanish-American War Veterans here and also had other lodge affiliations.

Besides his widow he leaves a son, Ed Hill, an employe of The Modesto Bee.

The body will be retruned to Modesto for funeral services.

Modesto Bee, November 3, 1935¹¹⁵⁶⁰

Rites Are Planned For H. James Hill

Funeral services for H. James Hill, 58, of Modesto, who died suddenly Thursday night in San Francisco, will be held in the Shannon Funeral Chapel Monday morning at 10 o'clock.

Rev. L. L. Loofbourow, pastor of the First Methodist Episcopal Church, and Whitmore Camp, Spanish-American War Veterans, will officiate. Interment will be in the Modesto Cemetery.

Hill leaves his widow, Mrs. Evans M. Hill; a daughter, Mrs. Elizabeth Johnson, and a son, Edwin Hill, all of Modesto.

Modesto Bee and News-Herald, August 14, 1968¹¹⁵⁵²

Evans M. Hill

SONORA — Mrs. Evans M. Hill, for whom final rites were conducted Monday, led an active life before death claimed her at the age of 93 on Friday, three days before her 94th birthday.

Mrs. Hill was active in the Spanish - American War Veterans and the Order of the Redmen. A graduate of the University of Oklahoma in 1900, she attended her class' 60th anniversary reunion in 1960.

A native of Indiana, she moved to Modesto in 1920. She had been a resident of Yankee Hill in the Sonora area, living at the Hatler Lumber Co. residence for 10 years.

Mrs. Hill was preceded in death in 1936 by her husband, James Hill. She leaves a son, Edwin H. Hill of Menlo Park; daughter, Elizabeth Stearns of Empire and a brother, Ira Daniel Montgomery of Modesto.

Census Records

Date	Location	Enumerated Names
June 1, 18807010	Alden, Polk, Wisconsin	William Edwin Hills Lucy Ella Sawyer Harley James Hills
April 20, 191011558	Larkspur, Marin, California	Harley James Hills Myron Edwin Hills
February 5, 192011557	San Rafael, Marin, California	Harley James Hills Evans Montgomery Myron Edwin Hills Laura Elizabeth Hills
April 7, 19301172	Modesto, Stanislaus, California	Harley James Hills Evans Montgomery