Floyd-Clarke County GaArchives Obituaries.....Hillyer, Eben December 1910
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The Atlanta Georgian and News, Wed, Dec 21, 1910
Dr. Eben Hillyer is called by Death.

Rome, GA., Dec. 21.-- Dr. Eben Hillyer died here Monday afternoon at the aged 
of 78 years.  While going into his room last week, he stumbled over a chair and 
fell to the floor, breaking his leg and inflicting other injuries, the shock 
causing his death.

Dr. Hillyer was born at Athens August 12, 1832, his father being Judge Julius 
Hillyer.

After graduating at Mercer university he matriculated at the Jefferson Medical 
college and graduated in 1854.  Beginning his practice as a physician in Rome, 
he met and married Miss Georgia Cooley, of this city.  At the beginning of the 
war he took up the duties of surgeon, with the rank of major, in the 
Confederate army.

At the close of the war Dr. Hillyer resumed his practice here and soon became 
one of the wealthiest men of the city. Retiring from active work as a physician 
in 1885, he took up the duties of president of the Rome railroad, holding this 
position until his retirement from all business affairs a few years ago.

Surviving Dr. Hillyer are his wife, one daughter, Mrs. Ethel Harris, of Rome;  
two grandchildren, Mrs. Ben Yancey and Miss Eleanor Wilcox, of Rome; three 
brothers, J. George and Henry Hillyer, of Atlanta, and Carlton Hillyer, of 
Augusta, and three sisters, Mrs. Mary Whitfield and Misses Katie and Eva 
Hillyer, of Decatur.

The funeral will be held here on Thursday.

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