Edwin L. Hill Biography, Tuscola County, Michigan

This Biography extracted from “Portrait and Biographical Record of 
Genesee, Lapeer and Tuscola Counties, Michigan…”, published be Chapman 
Bros., Chicago (1892), p. 990-991

This copy contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives.




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EDWIN L. HILL. Among the representative residents of Kingston Township, Tuscola 
County, is this gentleman, who was born in 1859, in Ingham County, Mich. He is a 
son of Lyman and Jane (King) Hill, and is one of five children of the parental 
home, all of whom are still living, namely: Augusta (now the wife of Alvin 
Cutler, of Rhode Island); John B., of Oklahoma, I. T.; Edwin L., our subject; 
Charles W. living in Illinois and Frank P., of New York City.

   The father of our subject who is yet living in this county has through his 
life mainly engaged farming. hut has often taken up different branches of 
business and is at present engaged with his son Edwin in the insurance business 
in Illinois. Our subject came to Tuscola County with his parents when but seven 
years old, they being among the first settlers, and he saw much of the hardships 
of a new country as well as its amusements and sports. He was fond of the chase 
and had the pleasure of shooting game with which the great forests abounded.

   Mr. Hill is now the owner of three hundred and sixty acres of fine land, over 
two hundred acres of which are well improved. His married life began in 1884 as 
he was then united with Viola B. Chatfield, daughter of Daniel B. and Charlotte 
M. Chatfield. The father of Mrs. Hill was born in New York in 1825, and was a 
miller by trade, although he had been reared upon a farm and had followed the 
calling of a farmer for about thirty-five years. It was late in life when he 
undertook the miller's trade and followed it for about fifteen years when he 
moved to Kingston and again undertook farming, which lie carried on until his 
death which occurred in 1889.

   In 1848 Mr. Chatfield married Charlotte M. daughter of Harmon and Pauline 
(Kelley) Payne, and to them were born ten children, seven of whom are still 
living. Their names are Nora H. now the wife of Wilber Lockwood, of Tuscola 
County; Jefferson, who lives in Genesee County; Charles F. of Tuscola County; 
Arthur L., Clinton, Viola B. (Mrs. Hill), Lulu M., wife of Albert Chatfield, and 
Ray M., of Kingston. To our subject and his wife have been granted three 
children, Lucy B., Edna V. and Cassius E., all of whom are bright and 
interesting children and promise to be a joy and comfort to their parents.




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