Benjamin Franklin Hillis

1859 - 1935  (75 years)

• Name	Benjamin Franklin Hillis
  Birth	22 Dec 1859	Dresden, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1901	Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada   [1]
  	1 59 Hillies Benjamin F. M Head M Dec 22 1858 42 b. Ont. 2 59 Hillies Olivana F. Mother M Apr 29 1837 63 b. Ont. 3 59 Hillies Hazel M..F. Daughter S Jan 14 1895 5 b. Man. 4 59 McLachlan Chas.? M Boarder W Oct 21 1852 48
  Death	10 Jan 1935	Lakewood, Cuyahoga County, Ohio   [2, 3]
  Obituary	11 Jan 1935	Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada   [2, 4]
  	B. F. HILLIS, FORMER LOCAL PRINTER, DIES Formerly composing room foremen for The Winnipeg Tribune, B. F. Hillis, aged about. 70 years, died Thursday evening at Cleveland, Ohio, after an illness of four days. Born at Dresden; Ont., Mr. Hlllis was educated at Chatham. Entering the printing trade In his youth he was employed with the Cleveland Leader for some time. In the early 80 s he moved to Winnipeg where he became composing room foreman for the old Telegram, a position which he later held with The Tribune. Some 30 years ago he returned to Cleveland, where he again was employed by the Leader. While in Winnipeg he married Lovina Mabee. If he had lived, the couple would have celebrated their golden wedding anniversary in April. Besides his widow he is survived by a daughter, Hazel, a registered nurse in Cleveland, and a son, Milton, a printer in Philadelphia. Mrs. J. F. McIntyre, of Winnipeg, is a sister of Mrs. Hillis.
  Reference Number	22380
  Burial	Lakewood Park Cemetery, Rocky River, Cuyahoga County, Ohio   [5]
  Person ID	I22241	Maybee Society
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024

  
  

  Family	Lovina Abigail Mabee,   b. 29 Aug 1864, Ingersoll, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada d. 11 Mar 1950, Westlake, Cuyahoga County, Ohio (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	15 Apr 1885	Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada   [6]
  Children	1. Hazel Muriel Hillis,   b. 14 Jan 1896, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada d. 11 Jan 1967, Holmes County, Ohio (Age 70 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Robert Milton Hillis,   b. 7 Jan 1907, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio d. 25 Nov 1945, Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota (Age 38 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F6397	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024

  
  

• Sources

  [S241] Barbara Miller, Emails from Barbara Millar; Compiler Address: millarbje@sympatico.ca, 1901 Census of Canada. Manitoba, Winnipeg (City/Cité) (#12), Subdistrict: Ward/Quartier No. 5 E-8 Page 7, Family 59, Schedule 1 Microfilm T-6439. [S241] Barbara Miller, Emails from Barbara Millar; Compiler Address: millarbje@sympatico.ca, Obit in the Winnipeg Tribune, Friday, January 11, 1935 – Page 16. [S1] Ancestry.com online; Url: http://www.ancestry.com/, Ohio, Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-2007; Certificate 2145. [S483] Newspapers.com; Url: https://www.newspapers.com/, The Winnipeg Tribune (Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada), 11 Jan 1935, Fri, Page 16. [S380] Find A Grave; Url: http://www.findagrave.com/, Memorial IDs 198697782 & 198697802. [S241] Barbara Miller, Emails from Barbara Millar; Compiler Address: millarbje@sympatico.ca, Manitoba Marriage Registration Number: 1885-001145.