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Philip
S. Hill The
name of Philip S. Hill is too well known to the farming community of Malaka
Township to be formally introduced here, since he has long made his residence in
Jasper County, in fact has spent nearly all his life here, having been born in
Henry County, Illinois, May 11, 1869, and in 1872 he came to Jasper County,
Iowa, where he has since resided. He
is the son of W. E. and Rebecca (Emmert) Hill, the father born in
New York, September 15, 1843. They lived for some time in Henry County,
Illinois, emigrating from there to Jasper County, Iowa, in 1872, and here they
established their home. The father
is now living in Newton, the mother having died in Illinois.
Philip S. Hill, of this sketch, is the only living member of the family;
a sister, born in Malaka Township, died in infancy. Philip S. Hill grew to manhood here and
received his education in the local schools.
He was married on October 21, 1896, to Ida Ogg, who was born in Jasper
County, Iowa, September 2, 1875, and here she grew to womanhood and received her
educational training. She is the
daughter of John W. and Elnora (Miller) Ogg, both natives of Ohio; there they grew up and
were married, immigrating to Jasper County.
Iowa, among the early settlers, establishing their permanent home; the father is
now living in Kellogg Township and the mother died in this County on March 22,
1909. They were the parents of four children, all living as follows:
Dottie, born January 3, 1871, lives on the old home farm near Kellogg;
Charles W., born May 24, 1873, lives at Newton, Iowa; Ida, wife of Mr.
Hill, of this sketch; Frank E., born August 24, 1879, lives on the home farm
near Kellogg. These children were born and reared in Kellogg Township. To Mr. and Mrs. Hill have
been born five children, all living, named as follows:
Ethel Mazoe, born December 22, 1897; William Wesley, born July 10, 1899;
Bessie Elnora, born October 12, 1901; Roy Edward, born February 29, 1904:
Dorothy Aileen, born June 7, 1911. These
children were all born on the Hill farm in Malaka Township, which consists of
two hundred thirty and forty-eight hundredths acres, on which are two sets of
improvements and on which stands a modern home. Politically, Mr. Hill is a
Republican. He has been Township
trustee for a number of years, and he has been a member of the board of
education of Malaka Township, and is now president of the same. His father was a
Township trustee for a number of years. Fraternally,
Mr. Hill belongs to the lndependent Order of Odd Fellows at Baxter, being a
charter member of the same, as well as its first noble grand. He is also a member of Baxter Lodge No. 168, Knights of
Pythias, of Baxter, and the Yeoman Lodge No. 432. The Past and Present of Jasper County, Gen. James B. Weaver, Editor-In-Chief, 1912 B.F. Bowen Co., Indianapolis, IN, p. 1083. |
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