Robert Milton Hillis

1907 - 1945  (38 years)

• Name	Robert Milton Hillis  [1]
  Birth	7 Jan 1907	Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Witness-Obituary	11 Jan 1935	Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada   [3, 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.
  WW2 Draft	16 Oct 1940	Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota   [2]
  	Robert Milton Hillis of 836 Iglehart Ave, St Paul, Ramsey, Minn, born Jan 7 1907 in Cleveland, Ohio, registered for the draft. He was employed by Brown D Bigelow, St Paul. The person who would always know his address was his wife, Mrs Ethel Hillis at the same address. He was White, 5' 6 ½", 148 pounds, had brown eyes, brown hair, and a ruddy complexion.
  Reference Number	38863
  Death	25 Nov 1945	Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota   [5]
  Person ID	I38599	Maybee Society
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Benjamin Franklin Hillis,   b. 22 Dec 1859, Dresden, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada d. 10 Jan 1935, Lakewood, Cuyahoga County, Ohio (Age 75 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Lovina Abigail Mabee,   b. 29 Aug 1864, Ingersoll, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada d. 11 Mar 1950, Westlake, Cuyahoga County, Ohio (Age 85 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	15 Apr 1885	Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada   [6]
  Family ID	F6397	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ethel Smith,   b. Abt 1909, Arkansas d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	3 Dec 1934	Mississippi County, Arkansas   [7]
  Family ID	F14167	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024

  
  

• Sources

  [S1] Ancestry.com online; Url: http://www.ancestry.com/, Ohio, Births and Christenings Index, 1774-1973. [S493] U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; Url: https://www.fold3.com/. [S241] Barbara Miller, Emails from Barbara Millar; Compiler Address: millarbje@sympatico.ca, Obit in the Winnipeg Tribune, Friday, January 11, 1935 – Page 16. [S483] Newspapers.com; Url: https://www.newspapers.com/, The Winnipeg Tribune (Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada), 11 Jan 1935, Fri, Page 16. [S1] Ancestry.com online; Url: http://www.ancestry.com/, Minnesota, Death Index, 1908-2002. [S241] Barbara Miller, Emails from Barbara Millar; Compiler Address: millarbje@sympatico.ca, Manitoba Marriage Registration Number: 1885-001145. [S1] Ancestry.com online; Url: http://www.ancestry.com/, Arkansas, Marriage Index, 1933-1939.