Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Hiller, Christian G. October 11, 1918
************************************************
Copyright.  All rights reserved.
http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm
http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/mifiles.htm
************************************************

File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by:
Maureen Cross mcross3454@gmail.com May 7, 2020, 12:34 pm

Lake Odessa Wave - Times
           CIVIL WAR VETERAN AND PIONEER DIES
                             ------------  
        STURDY GERMAN AMERICAN LIVES GOOD 
  LIFE OFSERVICE TO HIS COUNTRY AND TO FAMILY
                            -------------
   Christian G. Hiller living north of town for over fifty years, died at his home
Friday, Oct. 11.  He was a pioneer of Sebewa and more especially Odessa township, settling 
in Odessa after his return from the Civil War.
   He was of German extraction, but a loyal American citizen.  He leaves a splendid
family as a liegacy to his adopted country.  although for some years his health has been 
poor, he lived to the age of seventy-four years.
                             -----------
                             OBITUARY
   Christian G. Hiller was born in Germany, January 31, 1844.  Died October 11,
1918, aged 74 years 8 months and 11 days.
   He came to America in 1856 with his mother, two brothers and two sisters and to
Sebewa township, Ionia county.
   Feb 1, 1864 he volunteered and enlisted in the 14th Michigan Infantry of
Volunteers for Odessa township at the old Russell school house in the town known as 
Bonanza, and served during the rest of the war.
   After the war he returned to the place he owned at the time of his death.
   In the year of 1876 he was married to Isabelle Henderson.  To this union two
children were born, Ernest J of Charlevoix and Archie L. of Odessa.
   He leaves besides these to mourn his departure one brother, one sister and three
grand children.
   The funeral was held at the home Friday.  The sermon was preached by Rev. F. H.
Mourer.  Burial was at Lakeside cemetery.
                               ---------------
                            CARD OF THANKS
                                      ------
   We wish to express our sincere thanks to our relatives and friends for their
kindness and sympathy shown during the sickness and death of our husband and father.
                           Mrs. C. G. Hiller,
                           Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Hiller
                                      and family,
                           Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Hiller
                                      and family,
                           Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Hiller
                                      and family,
                           Miss Barbara Hiller

File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/h/hiller36433nob.txt

This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/

File size: 2.9 Kb