Allegany County MD Archives Obituaries.....Hill, George May 22, 1910
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NONOGENARIAN PASSES AWAY
Venerable George Hill Died on 
Yesterday Afternoon.
HIS NINETY-FOURTH YEAR.

Frostburg’s Oldest Citizen Succumbed
to injury Sustained a Week Ago Leaves
Seventy Living Descendants - Funeral 
Tomorrow.

The venerable George Hill, progenitor of seventy living descendants,
and in his 94th year of age, died yesterday afternoon at 1:55 o'clock at
the home of his son, Robert M. Hill, on the Borden Farm, about one mile
west of Frostburg. Mr. Hill had been in ordinarily good health, especially 
for a man of his years, until one week ago, when in walking out through
the yard, he slipped in a gateway and fell, breaking his left hip. The 
injury was so severe that, notwithstanding every possible effort to 
prolong his life, the wasted condition of his constitution was not able 
to combat the shock and pain. After lingering at times during the week
perfectly conscious and rational, he lapsed into an unconscious state
about daylight yesterday morning and passed peacefully away at the 
hour above stated.
He is survived by one brother, Mr. Robert Hill, of Elizabeth, Pa., who was 
with him when the end came, one sister, Mrs. Margaret Campbell, of 
Webster, Pa., who arrived in Cumberland yesterday too late to reach
his bedside; two other sisters, Mrs. Sarah Arden and Miss Mary A. Hill,
of Fall River, Mass. Three sons and one daughter also survive: Robert M.,
with whom the venerable old gentleman made his home, where he was 
given every comfort and attention that could be had to make his declining
years peaceful; George W., a prosperous merchant of Dixon, Ills.; 
David T., farmer of Jerseyville, Ills. and Mrs. Mary Robinson, of Allegheny,
Pa. The long list of his living descendants include 50 grandchildren and 
20 great-grandchildren, about 12 having died prior to the demise of their
grandparents. The late Thomas Hill was a son of the deceased, whose
widow, Mrs. Elizabeth G. Hill, and two sons, Messrs. R. Mason and 
Howard C. Hill, and one daughter, Mrs. R.J. Flesher, reside in this city.
The deceased was born in County Antrim, near Belfast, Ireland, on Jan.
6, 1817, and came to this country 31 years later, residing in Fall River,
Mass., until March, 1858, when he came to Frostburg to enter the 
employ of the Borden Mining Co., in whose service he remained over
40 years. He was well known during part of this time as the manufacturer
and jobber of a soap that was sold by nearly every business house in the
county. He retired from active work about 10 years ago and has since
made his home among his children and grandchildren, who were all 
devoted to him. 
The funeral services will be conducted at the late residence tomorrow
Tuesday, afternoon at 2 o'clock, interment being made in the family 
plot in Allegany cemetery.

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